GERMENY WITHIN.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 September 1919, Page 1

GERMENY WITHIN.

(By Electric Telegraph—Cony light.) AN IMPUDENT GERMAN. BERLIN, Sept. 27. -The “Tnglische Rundsthan” states the chief officer of the Allied Military Mission requested Yon Dcr Goltz to furnish a list of German soldiers guilty of unlawful acts in Courland. Von Der Goltz insolently refused, and threatened to break off intercourse and expel any Englishman front territory still occupied by German troops,

VON DER GOLTZ’S ARMY. ' LONDON, Sept. 28,

Particulars of General Von Der • Goltz’s refusal to disband his army in the Baltic States, Show that it is believed Von der Goltz is defying the Berlin Government, and it is certain the Berlin Government does not. possess sufficient authority to compel Von Der Goltz to disband. Therefore the Allies problem in the Baltic is concerned with Von dcr Goltz direct. Th!c Allies available armed forces consist mainly of French Divisions in’ the Rhine area.

STRIKES IN GERMANY. (Received This Day at 8 a.m;) LONDON, September 29. The “Daily Chronicle's” Berlin correspondent says strikes are the order of -tfio day. ■ Nine thousand are striking in Berlin steel works. The trouble is extending to light and power works ; also there arc serious strikes among dock workers at Hamburg, Bremen, Stettin. Many agricultural workers are striking. The food situation in Berlin is serious. 'Butter lias disappeared completely, and no -meats to be bead. Land interests threaten to cut off the supplies from towns unless high prices are forthcoming. Power is growing in the storm towns whore the townsfolk threaten to march out and burn the farms down.