CLOUDS DARKENING IN GERMANY

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3110, 14 June 1917, Page 5

CLOUDS DARKENING IN GERMANY

SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN AN ADMITTED FAILURE VIOLENT REACTION LOOMING Rome. June 12. Swiss telegrams declare that the political situation in Germany is darkening. The failure to conclude a soparatc peace with Russia, the lack of success with the submarines, the military disasters on the French and. Italian fronts, showing the impossibility of a satisfactory peace, have produced universal irritation and discouragement. People in public places no longer raise their hats when the Kaiser is mentioned. The adoration of Hindeuburg is ending. Mackenson and Falkenhayn are forgotten. Government circles realise that a violent reaction is likely, and are making desperate efforts to avert the threatened storm. The German newspapers are permitted to speak of the failure of the submarine war. The "Deutsche Tages Zeitung" affiTms that Germany cannot rely that submarines will secure victory.—Aus.-N.Z. Gable Assn. WILD CAT FINANCE Zurich, June 12. Gorman municipal .finances are apparently reaching a desporato stage. Several towns aro borrowing money from Swiss banks on extraordinarily hard terms. They have agreed to take loans in. marks at about sevenpence, undertaking to renay at the rate of over one shilling.— Reuter. CAN GERMANY CARRY ON ECONOMICALLY? London, Ju.ue 12. A distinguished neutral who has just returned from Germany, in an interview, stated that the people have now accustomed themselves to the decreased rations. Ho does hot think that Gormauy can be defeated economically, and believes she is now producing, and will continue to produce, just enough food to keep going.—Routor. • THE KAISER AND THE PEOPLE. (Rec. June 13, 10.40 p.m.) Amsterdam, Juno 12. The Kaiser, addressing Prince Eitol's Division, said: "Germany is only striving to break tho enemy's will to war." Tho "Krer. Zeitung," discussing the Battle of Jlessines. says: "The people long for a jubilant cry of 'Forward!' instead of the daily reports of 'resistance to superior hostilo attacks.' Our brave men are already losing courage while the cowards prophecy misfortune."—A u.sN.Z. Cable Assn. SLAVE RAIDS REVIVED K USER'S PROMISE TO THB POPE VIOLATED. (Rec. Juno 13, 8.10 p.m.) London, June 12. In spite of the German promises to the Pope that the Belgian deportations would be abandoned, wholesale slave-raiding has been Tevivcd on the pretext of auxiliary service. Tho Germans are transporting boys, old men and women for work in the Flanders war zone. Mons has teen ordered to provide 6ixteen thousand war labourers, and Liege and other towns have been similarly requisitioned. The German military authorities are reviving their methods of terrorism and brutality, and are inflicting heavy fiue3 and severe punishment for any evasions. —The "Times."