GERMANY WITHIN.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 December 1918, Page 3

GERMANY WITHIN.

fAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIMWMV, AMERICAN CORRESPONDENT’S (Received This Day at 11.15 a.m.) NEW YORK, December 26. * Frederick Smith, the Chicago “Tribune’s correspondent for a fortnight has been travelling in Germany, being the first American dorrospondent to enter the country since the armistice. He cables that there are three phases of the German situation. Firstly, the revolution is complete and apparently genuiue, tho country striving to assume its former peace vacations, but shuddering at the prospect of feeding millions of returning soldiers; secondly Germany is suffering grievously iroin Jack of food especially in unproductive regions where influenza is causing widespread mortality; thirdly, all Germany is united in the belief that Mr j Wilson can savo the country from 'am

Sine and Bolshevism. He is inclined ti believe that women and children wi starve iu the coming winter unless brent stuffs and fats are available quickly. CHURCH AND SOCIALISTS . ((Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) COPENHAGEN December 33. Owing to German Socialists demanding the abolition of all rights belonging to the church in Spain, the leader of the Catholic Centre Party is calling on all adherents of the Church to engage iu fighting the Socialists. A ROYAL SOCIALIST. (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) COPENHAGEN December 23. Berlin reports state Dr Liebknecht is suffering from opthalomia. He is iodg ed ,in the Kaiser's palace, sleeps in tho Kaiser’s bed and uses the royal box where the Soviet Congress meets. BERLIN RIOTING. I (Received This Day at 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, Pec. 26. A section of Berlin garrison has joined the revolution of sailors. It is believed there is a danger of the whole irarrison revolting and leaving the Government without troops. One hundred were killed in street fighting on Tuesday. Eventually Government troops captured the Royal stables, the mutinious sailors surrendering. Armed civilians assisted the sailors. PROPOSED CONSTITUTION. FOR GERMAN REPUBLIC. (Received Thfe Day at 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 23. Advices from Berlin state Breuss,

of Stiite for tile Interior assisted W experts on international huv, has drafted the constitution of the new German Republic-. He proposes a Government headed by a President elected by the people, and that the President’s authority shall be intermediate between that of an American President and an English King. The President jo nominate a Cabinet like United States, Instead of the old Federal ~ Council, llreuss proposes delegates lrom various German states shall constitute a- second Chamber resembling the United States Senate, The President and Governments will have a*> much power as is reconeiliable to the independence of each individual of State, including control of railways, post and telegraph, customs and army. It is expected fifteen States will make tip tfie new Confederation whereof the area and boundaries will be very different to those now existing, THE RIOTERS. (Received This Hay afc 8.45 a.m.) ' LONDON, Gee. 2(5. NEW YORK, Dee. 26. The United Press Copenhagen correspondent says according to a despatch from Berlin civilians and troops are joining the revohiting sailors. The position of the Government grows more precarious, POOD SUPPLIES STOLEN. NEW YORK, Dec. 26. A United Press correspondent reports a large quantity of food supplies were stolen by the German population from the American camp. The Commandant has ordered a search of the houses. INTERNAL GERMANY. (Received This Day afc 10.35. a.m.) NEW YORK, December 26. Do sell Fleurot telegraphing from Bering says with the exception of half a dozen men, who are too ill to remove all the American prisoners have been > einove<l from Germany. General Harris who accomplished the removal is now giving attention to other Allied prisoners. In one camp in North Prussia there were four thousand Serbian prisoners without proper food or clothing. Measures 'or feeding these are already in hand. In one Roumanian camp there were one hundred prisoners unable to leave for tho want ol shoes. The Russian situation is almost complex. There are twelve thousand Russian prisoners who arc unable to get. away. They must face serious hardships if they remain. Many Russian prisoners were turned hack at the frontier by tho Bolsheviks. All those who have returned to Russia are concentrated iu a large camp by Bolsheviks near Moscow. So many of them die daily that thenbodies ai'e removed by carloads. The United Press Berlin eorrospon- ' dent interviewel Herr Scheidmann who said wo are all heartily in accord with President Wilson’s principles. I am convinced a stable constitutional Socialist Government in Germany will soon Do established able to deal with the Allies and United States. Sparfieism is .-apil]y dying and all disorders in Germany will shortly disappear. XMAS FARE . (Received This*Day at 10.35. a.m.) COPENHAGEN December 23. The correspondent says although there were not big dinners in Berlin on Christmas Day and some of the poorer people had not enough food, nobody starved. Cafes, Caterers and Confectioners displayed gaudy sweotmets which tasted peculiar not containing sugar. The streets and Theatres were crowded with soldiers, who looked better fed than civilians. RED CASTLE CAPTURED. (Received This Day. at 0.25 a.m.) BERLIN, Dec. 26. Eight hundred sailors captured Rod Castle, a former Royal residence, and arrested the military commander of the Berlin Republican Guard. They machine-gunned tho castle from the balcony from which the Kaiser made his war speech declaring “I have no party.” The castle was wrecked, much damage being done.