THE AWAKENING IN GERMANY

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2845, 9 August 1916, Page 6

THE AWAKENING IN GERMANY

REMARKABLE ANTI-WAR PROPAGANDA

" GERMAN PEOPLE, WAKE UP!"

("The Times.")

London, August 7. "he "Times" correspondent at Am- ■ sterdam states that- thousands of leaflets have been distributed in Germany • entitled "German People, Wako Up!" and containing the following state- , ments: "\ou aro fighting for a Kaisor wlio oppressed Europe' long beforo the ; . war; for tho Crown Prince of Prussia, ..- whoso amusement" is war; for tho ... Crown Prince of Bavaria, who incites y the. murder, of. defenceless ' prisoners; for a Government; and Chancellor 'who are your oppressors, and tho tool wliich has destroyed Germany's moral .credit in the whole world." " \ THE ENEMY'S CHASTENED MOOD (Router's Teleeram.) Copenhagen,*' August 7. . The German publicist, Herr . Maxij milian Harden, has written an article' . on. "The Second Year of War;'' which , is a, remarkable revelation .of a. chasten•ed mood. Ho '-pessimistically warns i his readers that Germany is fighting for • her life,; and that a period of untold' - suffering is ahead.' Nothing can be \ hoped for' until the favour of Hea7on .'or an accident smashes England, which. . ,is still unassailable. ' "EVERYBODY IS PRAYINGFOR PEACE" (Eeuter's Teleeram.) Copenhagen, August 7. Danish Socialists who have returned from a tour of Germany declared that everybody, is praying for peace. The German Socialists the restora- . tion of ( Belgium as a matter of course. -•They say that Germany is willing tp peaco without- annexations . provided that her political and eeo-' ■: nomic independence is guaranteed. FOOD CENSUS IN GERMANY Australian-New. Zealand Cable Association. New York, August 7. ■-.. The -New York "Times" correspon,,'rdenfr at Berlin says that. Here . von ' Batocki (Foodstuffs Dictator) has order- ■ ed a food census, to bo completed .'on > September 1. Tho officials are empowpred to search premises, and take an inventory. Heavy penalties are provide •' ed for failure to report food stocks.