ENEMY'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 136, 4 March 1919, Page 7

ENEMY'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

CLAMOUR FOR COLONIES LEAGUE OF NATIONS "VEILED ANNEXATION" " By Telcßrnph-Press Association- Copyrlghl (Bee. March 3, 7.40. p.m.) Amsterdam, March 2. Telegrams from Weimar state that th< female members of the National Asseni bly proposed and carried a motion de inanding the immediate raising of th< blockade and the release of German wai prisoners. A motion was also canned demandhif the return of the German colonies. Tin Independents opposed the motion. Her; Bell, Minister for- Hie Colonies, declare! that Article 19 in the League of Nations Covenant painfully surprised and bitterl; disappointed the Germans. It represent ed veiled annexation. It was vital fo Germany to have colonies. Ho appealei to President Wilson to sec their clain settled in such a way as to creato an uu shakeable league which could guarante a lasting world's peace. The Assembly passed a Bill providin; for a moratorium within the Empire, am also a Bill empowering the Governmen to take all. economic and financial mca sures necessary to carry out the armis tice.—Aus.-N.55. Cable Assn. (Rec. March 4, 1.5 a.m.) Berne, Mnrch 2. The National Assembly at Weima adopted a resolution protesting agains the Peace Conference proposals for th disposal of the colonies on tho groun (.hat they are incompatible with Presidon Wilson's fifth point, and demanding th return of tho colonies. Indepjendenf alone did not participate in the protestRouter. THE SPARTAQSTSMTO THE ASSEMBL 1 ■••■' SEPARATIST MOVEMENT IN •■•■ : BAVARIA. London, March 2. The "Daily CluronicloV Rotterdai correspondent states that Herr Haast an Herr Barth, Independent Socialists, b( longing to the first revolutionary Go; erument of Berlin, have arrived i Munich and are actively pnriicipatin in the movement for the separation c Bavaria from the remainder of German] The S'partacusian plan to paralyse th National Assembly and.isolate Weima has beeii achieved for tho time beini Railway communication has been cu and a geniral strike of labourers in th mining and industrial areas, of Thuringi and Anhalt, Saxony, has been proclain ed, including transport and ligkting-worl ers. On the other-hand, officials, da tors, and chemists have struck as counter-demonstration. In the mcai while, whilst the Majority and Indepoi dent Socialists of Bavaria are ondeavon ing to find a common basis, of action, tli Spartacusians are administering Munie on the strict Bolshevik pattern. Foot stuffs aire allocated on the ba«is of doub' rations to'labourers as compared with tl bourgeoisie. Three dictators deal. wit housing, food, and censorship. The Spar tacueians have seized tho Governraci bank-note printing works, and are issuar paper money of their own designing.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable-Aesn. REPORTED RESIGNATION OF SCHIEBEMANN. London, March 2. There is an unconfirmed report th: Herr Schiedemasn (Minister for Foreig Affairs) ha 9 resigned—Aus.-N.Z. Cab' Assn. NO SOVIET REPUBLIC FOR BAVARIA. (Rec, March i, 1.5 a.m.) Berne, March 2. The Soviet Congress at Munich decick by a large majority not to deelai Bavaria a Soviet Republic. The niinorit threatens another revolution—Renter. BOURGEOIS THREATEN GENERAL STRIKE (Rec. March 3, 0.5 p.m.) Berlin, March 1, The Civilians' Council threatens a ger eral strike of the bourgeoisie if the strik opidomic among the workers spreadi Government) troops enteral Dusscldori the Spartacists made no resistance. Th employers have conceded the strikers' d< mnnds for a 75 per cent, increase i wages.—Aus.-N.Z, -Cable Assn.

BOURGEOIS COUNTER-STRIKE AT LEIPZIG. (Rec. March 3, 9.5 p.m.) Copenhagen, March 1. A bourgeois counter-strike has begun at Leipzig, resulting in the closing.of the shops. The Spartacists are angry.—Aus.--N.Z. Cable Assn.- • RUIN WORSeIhAN RUSSIA CLASS WAR PREACHED BY PROPAGANDA. New York, March 2. The New York "World's" correspondent at Berlin says the Independent Socialists, are attempting a clas3 war by propaganda. Through forcing a general strike, it seems likely that sanguinary I fighting will result in every large city in Germany. Kuia worse than Russia's i seems to be 'impending.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable I Assn.-.;;_ , ' BERLIN'S "DAWMACABRE" LUXURY AND REVELRY. London, Match 2. The "Times" correspondent in Berlin writes that whilst the spreading strikes paralyse Germany, luxury and revelry .continues in the cities. He says that the people continue their dance of madness on a volcano. The cities are abandoning themselves to terrible excesses. There is astounding luxury everywhere. It is simply incredible what is spent ou jewels, toilets, and footwear. The places of amusement are always crammed- and money -is hopelessly squandered everywhere. All this gives the traveller only an impression of flickering flames in a perishing Empire* It is a case of "spend all you have got,, for it uin't long bo yours, as either the Allies or the Spartacists will take it."-"The Times." COUNT KOHENZOLLERN "HARD-UP" IN DEBT TO HIS HOST. ""~~" Copenhagen, March 1. " The ex-Kaiser i recently approached the German Government regarding hie private fortune, as he was without ready money, and bad already borrowed 20,000 gulden from his Dutch host. The German Government admitted his claim to private property amounting to seventyfive million marks, and allowed him 000,000 to meet current expenses.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. DRESDEN MILLIONAIRE'S FATE. Geneva, March 1. The body of a Dresden millionaire was found in a, trunk in a Geneva flat, in which it had been concealed for three weeks, after the millionaire had been defrauded of iIOOO.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.