GERMANY'S "WAR OF REVENGE"

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 282, 25 August 1919, Page 5

GERMANY'S "WAR OF REVENGE"

REPUDIATED BY HERR NOSKE A SECOND REVOLUTION POSSIBLE By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Paris, August 22. Herr Noske, Minister of refenee, in an interview at Weimar, repudiated the "absurd idea" of a war of revenge. Germany's policy, lie said, was absolutely clear. She was making an immense effort to carry out the Treaty, but was faced with insuperable difficulties. Hotbeds of Bolshevism existed generally, and a sscond'revolution in the ' winter was possible. The army must be cnily a hundred thousand by April, and this meant that 150,0 IK) men would shortly 'be ■ thrown into the streets, adding enormousi ly to the unemployed. It was impossible I to' hand over the German officers. No j one had yet clearly pointed out a single which could he imputed to an officer. | It was a moral impassibility to intervene and surrender the officers of an enemy aimy.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

WILL THEY BE SURRENDERED? (Rec. Augrust 24, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 22. The/Government lias no official intimation that Germany will refuse to surrender the officers indicted for breach;® of the laws of warfare. The Admiralty's list of the.submarine commanders concerned has been sent to Paris. Some misgiving has arisen owing to the release of Keisewetter, a notorious submarine commander, in direct opposition to the Admiralty's wishes.-Aiis.-N.Z. Cable A6sn. PRESIDENT EBERT TAKES THE OATH REBUILDING THE FATHERLAND. (R'*;. August 24, 5.5 p.m.) Berlin, August 22. There was much ceremony when President Ebert took the oath in tho National Assembly at Weimar. Groat crowds participated. Herr Ebert, in a spcech, emphasised the need of labour in tho Empire's service in order to rebuild thoFatherland, whoso new vital principle would be freedom and right. The Assembly has formed a new Foreign Committee, of' which Herr Scheidemann is president and centralist, Herr Spahn is vicc-prcsidcnt.—"The Times."