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39halls after sunset. The majority Socialists gave preference tothe Loewenbraeu, while the Independent Socialists remainedtrue to the Hofbraeu. The Communists liked to sip theirbeer in the Spatenbraeu and the Anarchists in the Pschorr.These places each had their contingent of young men tryingtheir hands at saving the world and of elderly admirers whowere shocked and delighted with the audacity of the young.The majority of the audiences, however, were not sure of theirown minds and fell into the habit of applauding every speaker.The reactionaries were discredited, and the new millenniumwas to be free of their kind.Over steins of foaming beer conspiracies were hatchedand reactionary plots were frustrated. Adherents weregained by direct appeal and a political friend printed on creditone‟s proclamations to the proletarians of all lands. The proclamationsmade good reading and the proletariat liked them,as they promised it heaven on earth without delay.The Loewenbraeu resounded with “hoch” shouting whenthe doyen of republicans stood up to speak. He was KurtEisner, a Socialist, warrior of many battles, former editor ofthe Vorwaerts, an expert on prisons, which he knew intimatelybecause the courts had disliked his political views.He had many followers, for he was always ready for a politicalbrawl and never at a loss for the solution of a problem.His enemies hated him because he had a Berlin accent andbecause he was a Jew.Kurt Eisner stood on the table and his lips curled into acontemptuous smile. He was at his best in routing the foewith his vitriolic wit. When he spoke, Eisner‟s eyes were