GERMAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 April 1923, Page 2

GERMAN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. GERMANY’S LIFE. BERLIN, April 23.' Herr Steismann (Leader of the People’s Party) in a speech at n demonstration said Lord Curzon’s speech had created a. new political situation, and formed a suitable basis for a continuance of inter-Allied discussion. An understanding could be reached with regard to reparations, for Germany’s life did not depend on whether she paid a million in gold marks, more or less, but it did depend on the Rhine and the ihr remaining German. Therefore, there could be no understanding in regard to the surrender of the German Rhineland. Every German Government and party regarded German sovereignty over tho Rhineland ns an obvious condition to any definite pence inent. NEW MOVE BY GERMANY. BERLIN, April 24. It is stated on good authority thatthe Gorman Government is preparing a positive offer for the Allies, and will declare its readiness to negotiate oil the question of reparations and if guarantees. The Government is conferring with the Ruhr magnates, who, it is under stood, are in favour of an offer of tw-o thousand million sterling. muliieim disorders. * COMMUNISTS MALTREATED. PARIS, iApril 23. Older has been restored in the Ruhr city of Mulheitn, after the unemployed had been engaged with the police and others in rioting’ for two days. The German police put down unontploved Communist demonstrations outside Mrllicim Town Hall. The German police took 50 of the Communists, stripped them to the waist, and submitted them Li German field punishment. They lined them up against a wall, and forced them to crouch on their tip tees, thus intis.ng intense muscular strain. W ho'.iover they attempted to secure a moment s relief, the police brought them ha *k to the desired posture with a blow of a whip across the face or body.