CRISIS IN GERMANY

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 106, 29 January 1919, Page 5

CRISIS IN GERMANY

SHORTAGE OF AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MEN IDLING IN THE TOWNS By Telegraph—PreEs Association—Copyricht ,(Rec. January 28, 5.5 p.m.) London, January 25. The "Daily Chronicle's" Rotterdam correspondent slates that the German, Government is dealing drastically with unemployment. Though agriculture is endangered by a shortage of half a million workers in the provinces, hundreds of thousands are idling in the towns. The Government is about to withdraw ttnancUil assistance from those refusing to work except for good reasons. Thieves in Berlin are most daring. They shut off whole streets to enable accomplices to plunder the ehops. In fine instance sailors, after lending a motor lorry with valuable booty, seized tw6 policemen who were attempting to fit , - rest them, and, handing them over to Government soldier.?, drove off with the booty.—Aue.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SPARTACIST OUTBREAK IN BERLIN SEVERE FIGHTING IN THE STREETS. (Rec. January 28, 5.5 p.m.) Amsterdam, Januarj' 23. There was another Spartacist outbreak in Berlin on Thursday night. .Severe fighting took place in the streete. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aesn. LIEBKNECHTS FUNERAL BURIED WITH THIRTY-THREE SPARTACISTS. (Rec.; January 29, I a.m.) Amsterdam, January 26. ' Dr. Liebknecht and thirty-three Sparta, cists were buried at Friedricbsfeldp cemetery. The city was filled with eoldiers. There were ;io disturbances, though many of the workmen stopped work.—Aue.-N.Z. Cable Assn. CRUELTIES AT LANGENSALZA GERMAN AUTHORITIES ADMIT THEY WERE INEXCUSABLE. (Rec. January 29, 0.10 a.m.) x Copenhagen. January 28. A Spanish inquiry into cruelties at Langensalra. shows that the German authorities admit the massacre was inexcusable, the German guards showing a singular lack of eelr-possession.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE NATIONAL ELECTIONS VOTES POLLED BY THE PARTIES. (Rec. January 29, 0.10 a.m.) Copanhanen, January 26. The Democrats in Germany polled five millions and a half, votes out of, the bourgeoiso parties of fifteen millions at the poll, while the Majority Socialists polled eleven millions and the Independent Socialists two millions.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable- Assn. '