THE DEMOCRATISING OF GERMANY

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3050, 11 April 1917, Page 6

THE DEMOCRATISING OF GERMANY

PURGINQ THE RUSSIAN ARMY

NEW SOUTH WALES .ELECTIONS

"PUGNACIOUS PACIFISM"

XAISER'S--REFORMS REVIEWED GERMAN PRESS COMMENT Amsterdam, April 9. Theodor Wolff (editor of the "Tageblatt"), writing in hie paper, says that the Kaiser's roforms must include ■equal voting, and must be extended to ■their constitutional limits, otherwise a sound foreign policy will be impossible. The "Vorwaerts" insists that the reforms shall apply to the whole Empire. ' The "Lokal Anzeiger" saye th& reforms will have an immense,'influence internally and abroad. The "Vossischo Zeitune;" says the proclamation, binds the Kaiser and his successors.. Tho Kaiser.only promises a, secret general vote: the fight for equal votes must continue. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. corrupiion~aW imminent bankruptcy ' ' 1' GLIMPSE OV TNTER?£AL' AUSTRIA,. London, April 9. The "Daily Mail" states that the internal condition of Austria-Hungary was illuminated by the trial of Dr. Krajiz for corruption and peculation of armv stores, for whioh he was heavily fined. V This blow to public confidence Has been increased by the arrest of five Praguo bankers on a charge of treason. Prince Odescalchi: committed suicide owing to imminent charges of corruption. The value of the kroner has fallen one-half. j

TWO GENERALS REMOVED REORGANISING THE TRANSPORT Patrograd, April 9. The War Minister (M. Gutchkoff) nas removed General Loch, commander of the Stpchod Army, and also Genoral Janouchevski, commander of the defeated army corps. ; • The Government is recalling from the Army skilled railway workers to relieve the transport difficulties.—Aus> N.Z. Cable Assn.,

, - INDEPENDENT NATIONALIST WINS 'A SECOND Sydney, April 10. In tho second ballot for tlio "Durham electorate Mr. W. Bennett, Independent Nationalist, beat the selected Na- , tionaliet, Mr. W. Brown, who represented the constituency in the last Bouse.—Press Assn.

LABOUR M.P. DENOUNCED IN ■■:..-■ CONFERENCE.

'.'■"-. . London, April 9. ' At the ■Independent Labour Confer>nce,.Mr. F. >. Jowett, M.P., said that, America's participation had not altered ; the party's hostility .to war. If the Allies had announced the same declaration as President Wilson we oould; have peace now, but President .Wilson, despite pacifism,,, would'not permit America to be invaded or her rights to be violated. > He wanted the conference, before its election of him to any office, to understand that his views were the same on these points. "If Britain had not secretly tied herself to Russia, the'-letter's Government would have crumbled years ago." , r A subsequent : speaker denounced Mr. Jowett's "pnenacious pacifism."— Aus.-N.Z. Cable - •