ENEMY'S INTERNAL TROUBLES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3061, 24 April 1917, Page 7

ENEMY'S INTERNAL TROUBLES

GERMAN STRIKERS AND THE CHANCELLOR MAY DAY DISTURBANCES -KFEARED .', '..""London, April' 22. The German Imperial Chancellor (Herr Bethmann-Hollweg) received a deputation of Spandau munition strikers, headed by the Socialist member (Herr Haase). Herr Hollweg said strikers were not true to themselves or Germany"; Ho added that, he had sacrificed his dignity in receiving them. At a subsequent meeting the strikers unanimously resolved to continue the strike. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. .STRIKES AND DEMONSTRATIONS SPREADING ! (Rec. April 23, 10.35 p.m. I Amsterdam, April 22. _ Strikos continue in the big German cities. The police used their firearms to restore order,in Berlin. There are extensive strikes ia the Rhine coalfields, including Hamburg, where 35,000 men are on strike. There was a tumultuous demonstration at Essen. At Magdeburg the strikers adopted resolutions demanding an immediate peace on tho basis of the abandonment of all annexations, the immediate abolition of compulsory service, full political liberty and ...secret universal suffrage for all public corporations in the German Em-pire,—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. MAY DAY OUTBREAKS. Berne, April 22. Manifold precaution are being taken in Germany against May Day demonstrations. Tho former staffs of Socialist newspapers and the leaders of tho discontented munition workers have been sent to.the trenches.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assii' ■■'■"■ RAISING A WAR LOAN BY ' EXTORTION. Berno, April 22. Compulsory subscriptions have been inflicted for Germany's sixth war loan. Insurance companies 'have been compelled to hand over maturing endowment policies in war loan stock. One company thus paid thirty-five million in March. Germans possessing monqy abroad are compiled to realise and iiir vest in the war loan. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ..■!.- I .