GERMANY

Hokitika Guardian, 30 August 1921, Page 3

GERMANY

\USTII.i: lAN AND N.Z. CABLE /ASSOCIATION. ARRESTED ON SUSPICION. BERLIN, August 27. Two students have been ; i '-ested »u suspicion of murdering Erzelierger. Labour organisation and political parties are strongly urging Government to end the Chauvinist agitation, to which the murder is attributed. Government has forbidden the festival at Potsdam (arranged- by to celebrate the German victory «*t Oannenberg over the Russians. PAN-GERM A NT C PER M ENT. LONDON, Aug. 29 The Daily Express Berlin correspondent states that the conservatives celebrated the battle of Tannenborg, against the Government’s order, at Potsdam. A 1000 Communists met them there while in the procession, from which they tried to capture the Royalists’ flag, upon which the police fired on the crowd and two were killed and many injured. Ery.eherger is more dangerous to the Government dead than alive. His assassination is drawing the Socialist parties together and they are demanding that the Government take all steps to save the endangered Republic. Masses are horrified at the assassination, hut the more wealthy people, especially officers, are openly gloating over it. Students sang songs in the streets, celebrating the event. LABOURITES V. MILITARISTS. LONDON. Aug. 28. The Daily Telegraph's Berlin correspondent says:—“An organised artisan action against the militarist demonstrations have begun in Brandenburg. Workers broke tip the Tannenhurg fete and bombarded the celebrants with chairs, bottles, and glasses, and demolished the restaurant in which it was being held. The Berlin workers stopped the suburban celebration and hemmed in the military procession, tearing off the officers epaulets. Several thousand Brandenburg workers prevented Von Stein, a former War 1 Minister addressing ex-soldiers.