BERNE CONFERENCE VETERAN SOLDIER'S BURIAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 115, 8 February 1919, Page 7

BERNE CONFERENCE

VETERAN SOLDIER'S BURIAL

ADDRESSES OF GERMAN DELEGATES SOCIALISTS' ATTITUDE TO THE WAR , By Telegranh—Preßs Association—Copyright (Rec. February 7, 7.15 p.m.) Berne, February 5. Herr Otto Wels, former military governor of Berlin, addressed the International Labour Socialist Conference. lie said Hint Germany had made war because of the menace of Russia. Germany was starving because of thb requisition of agricultural machinery under the terms of the armistice, "ft a brutal peaco is_ imposed, a desiro for revenge will spring up in Germany.' Herr- Wels protested that M. Thomas ignored the fact that Russia constituted a grave _ menace to German civilisation. The Socialists did their duty in self-de-fence. They protes ted against Austria's ultimatum to Serbia, and endeavoured to preVent the extension of the war. They protested against the Prussian methods, regarding Belgium. Von BetlimannHollweg had admitted that the invasion was aJi offence against international law. -The Socialists, had decided to support reparation. Wels condemned . the air raids and/submarine warfare, but pointed out tlie terrible effects of the blockade, which lmd caused three-quarters' of a million.people to die of starvation. Regarding the Brest-Litovsk treaty, the German Socialists were, lie said, too weak to prevent Imperialistic tendencies, just as the French Socialists were too weak to ameliorate the hardest armistice terms ever imposed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. MILITARISTS DECEIVED THE ENTIRE PEOPLE. , (Rec. February 7, 8.40 p.m.) Bsrne, February G. Herr Eisner said that the militarists of Germany had deceived the entiro people, including himself. A German White Book had established that Germany's rulers were responsible, but it came fonr and a half year.? too late. The Germans did not come to Berne as penitents, but as guilty men.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GERMANY MDSTTOSE HER COLONIES STATEMENT BY MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD.(Rec. February 7, ,8.40 p.m.) 1 ' Geneva, February 6. ' Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, Jin an "interview, said:—"The Gewnans have presented us with a memorandum asking for the restoration of the colonies, but our working classes are intransigent. Germany provoked the war, and the G«rmans acted like barbarians. They must lose tho colonies. Wo are powerless."— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ■ . , i 1

WOUNDED NEW ZEALANDERS PROVIDE MILITARY HONOURS. (Rec. February 7, 7.15 p.m.) London, February 6. ■ Wounded New Zealanders at Walton intervened at the funeral of a veteran soldier who died at tho Chertsey Workhousifand was receiving a pauper's burial. Tho deceased soldier fought m the Zulu War ,and'the Egyptian campaign. The New Zealanders - met the cofliu, threw a Union Jack over it, and formed a bearer party. They proceeded to the cemetery, where an Anzac bugler sounded the "Last Post" at tho graveside.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. STRANDED TROOPSHIP EFFORTS TO REFLOAT THE NARRAGANSETT. (Rec. February '7, 5.5 p.m.) London, February 5. Seven tugs are working to refloat the Na'rrangansett. The weather has become worse, making the work difficult.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. .' iThe Narragausett, carrying hvo thoufand British troops front Havre to Southampton, stranded oil' Benibridge during a snowstorm on the night* of. January 31. All tli9 troops wero rescued.] STANDARDISED MOTOR-CARS PRODUCTION OF BRITISH MANUFACTURERS., (Rec. February 7, 7.15 p.m.) Londop, February 6. A numbor of leading British motor manufacturers are combining to produce u standardised car, costing between JMflfl and They.are considering plans for producing ten thousand yearly,— Aus.-N.Z. Col tie Assn. ATTEMPTED TRAIN ROBBERY Sydney, February 7. Wolfren Larsen has been sentenced to five months' imprisonment for attempted train robbery in December last.—Press Assn. [Shortly oiler the Forbes mail train left IVntlieville for Bat hurst, on December a masked armed man boarded tho engine, and, presenting a revolver, called on the driver to stop. After a violent struggle with tho engine cro'.v', the man jumped from the tarn. He wp.3 found uncoiiscious. and was