GERMANY WIHIN

Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1919, Page 1

GERM ANY WIHIN

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.,. CONTINENTAL LAND TRANSPORT. LONDON, November 20. The “Daily Chronicle’s” Berlin correspondent states that the whole'transit system of Germany is chaotic. The old trans-European trains no longer traverse Germany, hut instead they go by Brussels and Metz, while the Constantinople express goes by-the Simplon Tunnel. Germany fears that prance will develop Bordeaux into the leading Atlantic port instead of Hamburg. ° The only hope is that the Czecho ’ Slovaks will use the river Elbe as' their sen outlet, and will make Hamburg their port. Czecho-Slovakia, however, desires to do a direct trade with 1 England, instead, of the old time trade, via Hamburg. Czecho-Slovakia is hampered.by a lack of railway waggons, but nevertheless she hopes to export twenty’ millions’ sterling worth of sugar per yeari which will be the backbone of her economic life.

BERLIN FEELING. (Received this day at 10.L* a.hi.) LONDON, Nov. ,19

A Berlin correspondent stresses theimportance of the Hindenburg demonstrations which have seized the popular; imagination, particularly the young soldiers, students and the whole of the. rising generation. The movement was: skilfully fanned by professional and scholastic castes, officers and the milk tary monarchists party. There is plent\ of combustible material ready to. take fire at any time. The only question is, whether the wire-pullers consider the present moment appropriate for action. In any case events .may precipitate a crisis.