WITH THE ENEMY.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16151, 4 March 1918, Page 8

WITH THE ENEMY.

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AUSTRIA AND GERMANY CONFLICT OVER UKRAINE SUPPLIES. (Reuters Telegrams.) (Received March 3rd, 5.5 p.m.) LONDO>> March 2. The Amsterdam correspondent,of the

'Daily Express" states that tho Vienna Government has announced that its •liange of policy in sanctioning Austroiungarian military inten-ention in tho Tliraino was due to tho Vienna burgomaster pleading that Vienna was starvng, and her only hop© was tho bread ■hich would be obtained by peace with, he Ukraine. The correspondent now hears that lerman troops are entering the Ukraine r> seize food, and tho Austrians are herefore going to prevent them seuring.the food which Austria considers ] ers. FUTURE OF GERMAN ! COLONIES. By Cable.,—Press Association.—Copyright.) ■ (Eeuter'a Telegrams.) AMSTERDAM, Marcli 1. In tho Reichstag, Dr. Solf (Colonial Secretary, and a former Governor of Samoa), referring to the speech cf Jencral Smuts, on January 28th, dealng with the. German colonies, said hat General Sm.uts's East African lolicy was based on force. This was iot tie peace spirit. Dr. Solf denounced the French and Iritish policy of raising native levies, lermany desired to neutralise all coloies in the interests of the white race, he did not wish to militarise Africa, « ut she had been forced to follow the I teps taken by other Powers. It was rue .ttyt the British public was in- . reasingly demanding an international " nderstanding regarding tho colonies, ut large • masses followed General I muts's views, which were undoubted- 1 t those of the British Government. ( lermany must shape her policy ac- , ordinglv. THE . "DAILY MAIL'S" OPINION, j (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) J (Received March .3rd, 5.5 p.m.) ' LONDON, March 1. j The "Daily Mail," discussing Dr. j Jolf's speech, says:— "There are at least three reasons ] vhy the Germans can never resume l heir colonial career: First, tho self-governing Dominions ; rill never permit it. Australia, New iealand. and South Africa have given - ;heir blood and treasure to the task . >f making an end to Greater Germany, rod they would feel that Downing street had unscrupulously sold them f their old avowed enemy again plantid their flags in the colonies. Any Toposal to surrender the German overseas possessions will go near to lisrupting the British Empire. Secondly, the whole Empire is determined that Germany shall not use ;hre colonies as a military stronghold. . Thirdly, Germany never treated 1 er subject aliens with mercy or justice, rhe native races hate her bloody. >rutal rule. ~ CONFERENCE OF RULERS. WASHINGTON. March 1. Official advices stated that ;!ic i iaiscr has convoked an important : Council of the reigning families in ( lermany. { No details are available. GERMAN SOCIALISTS \ IMPOTENT. 5 ('"The Times.") (Received March 3rd, 5.5 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, March 2. Tho Socialist journal "Vorwaerts/ 1

1 commenting on tho inter-Allied Social- < ists* war aims, states: — 1 '•Germany does not now contain any • party willing to act to the country's disadvantage." < ,; Vorv.-aerts" confesses that the Socialists are impotent. 1 1