GERMANY WITHIN

Hokitika Guardian, 23 March 1920, Page 2

GERMANY WITHIN

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyrglit.

MARTIAL LAW IN BERLIN. (Reuter Service). ' BERLIN, March 20. A decree issued by the Imperial President proclaims Berlin and the Province Brandenburg, in a state of siege. The police arc empowered to search motor ears. Unauthorised arm-bearers will he shot on the sport. An extraordinary court-martial is established.

GERMAN WAR MATERIAL. (Reuter Serice). PARIS, March -20. A Conference of Ambassadors decided to draw the attention of the Dutch Government to German war material repeatedly traversing Dutch territory, contrary to the Peace Treaty. WAR PENSIONS. MELBOURNE. March 22. The Federal Repatriation Bill, now More the House of Rpresentatives, provides pensions to totally incapacitated soldiers of 4s weekly, exclusive of pensions for wife and children. WORKERS COMING TO TOP. BERLIN, March 21 There is a Westphalen Workers’ Rod Army on the march in West Germany. This force, which is variously estimated at from three hundred thousand to sixteen thousand is now reported to be marchipg on Munster. The position at Stettin is also critical, The workers hold Rostock.

LATEST NEWS. COPENHAGEN, March 21

Latest reports from tin* Ulnae and Westphalia state the position remains most serious.

Soviet Republics have been proclaimed in Dusseklorf and Tlambovi. NEiW YORIy, March 22

The “New York Times” Berlin correspondent interviewed Eric Kuttner, editor of “Vorwaerts,” who said that Noske must resign, since his own party demand his retirement. The Army will be thoroughly re-organised and only such officers and men may continue to serve who absolutely refused to serve under Luttwitz.

The Stuttgart Government has already taken steps to reform tne army, which will he its first and principle task upon returning to Berlin. PARIS, March 21

“Le Matin” learns that Adn.iral Evers haw been appointed Govern.)- of Kiel, and is disarming the troops Fighting has heen resumed at Leipzig, where an aeroplane shot clown seven.

A hundred were killed at Dortmand Four hundred wore killed around Essen.

M. Millerand and Marshal Loch favour an Allied advance in order to re-establish order in the Ruhr basin and secure delivery of coal due to France, but there is considerable onposition on tlu> part of America, Lntain and Italy.

“Le Matin” points out the officers who command one hundred thousand well-equipped workers in the Ruhr basin are certainly not Spartncists. A naval brigade and the Tron Division are still in the suburbs of • erlin and declare their determination to fight Communism

SOVIET NOT WANTED. BERLIN, March 20

Tt is announced the Allies have agreed not to recognise any Soviet form of Government established in Germany.

GERMAN DECISIONS. BERLIN, March 21. The coalition parties, at a conference with a commission of ..trades unions, accepted the foPowing conditions for the term in-T'oti of the general strike; firstly representatives of workers to participate in the reconstruction of the Cabinets of Germany and Prussia, while preserving the National Assembly’s constitutional rights, secondly all disloyal troops to he disbanded and formations drawn from nimble sections of the Republican population .especially organised workers to be substituted; thirdly, the Socialisation of such industrial enterprises ns shall admit of the process; fourthly, all implicated in the late rebellion to be disarmed aiul punished, and all known as reactionaries removed from administration. Public opinion is that although the Kapp movement has been a great misfortune to the people, it will be largely

compensated for by this victory by which democracy wj)l )be strengthened and tho rights of Labour against militarism affirmed.