GERMAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 April 1923, Page 3

GERMAN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION, NATIONALISTS AND SOCIALISTS. BERLIN, April 20. The intensity of the feeling aroused by the growth of irregular armed forces in Germany, both Nationalists and Socialists was illustrated by the simultaneous debates in the Heicbstag and the Bavarian Diet. In tin; latter case the Socialists accused the Government of conniving at the tormalion i f bodies which are leading to a civil war or a war with France. The Bavarian Minister for the Interior, Herr Sehweyer, praised the Nationalist. movement as healthy. and mo-'L welcome, hut be would not allow it to inLcrfoi e with polities or to disturb into; mil peace. T’ne Socinli-l demand lor a dissolution of tile Irregulars was injected. There was a similar debate in the R.-ichstag ' n -ruing the growth ol [hr -Meeting of Protection Guards", which being formed by both sides, against the interference by extremists. Reports from Munich show that the Nationalists heartened by the Vote in tin- Bavarian Diet, are "now more than car determined to prevent the ■irre - L of their leaders, though it is understood some oi the Bavarian Afut-i-ters dissent Irom Herr i-vdiweyer s eulogy of the Nationalists' it re-eating activities. GERMAN RESTSTANC E. AND BRITISH BACKING. PARIS. April 2(3. ••fee Temps" makes a serious charge against the Loudon money market ef financing the German resistance in the Ruhr. It refers to the continued and enormous German coal purchases sent by Britain, in spite of the high prices and dear freights. 'I lieu, il says, came the recent crash in the mark. It was proved that the policy of resistance demanded nure imperiously limn ever idle financial help of the foreign nioiicv market. Accordingly. the Reiehsbant: decided to increase its gold deposits in I.codon, in order to be able to provide security for loans which il might be obliged to request. "Er Temps’’ ill summing up. says: ‘■Germany's whole policy depends cnii,.oiy up..n the English market, flow fin- will the British tolerance go; GERMAN RAILWAY MEN" STRIKE. LONDON. April 27. A Dus-eMorf telegram state, the French and Belgian, are determined te obtain heller railway service, in the Rhineland, where JOO.OOO German railwavinen are now on strike, all receiving German Government pay. Already 31)03 strikers have been expelled. A last appeal is now being made to the others. If they refu-e. they will lv expelled to tho last man. It will be impossible to replace it 11 of them with French and Belgians, so arrangements are bring made to bring Austrians and Poles. At the beginning of the eeeupation there were already 33.000 Polish workmen in the Ruhr. Ihe 1' reiieh admit | fiat work has nut yet been lesumod. A BRITISH DENTAL. LONDON. April 27. '[die la iidi.it money market ridicules fee Paris paper “Le Temp-’’ charges that I. is financing the German iv-i-t----aiice in the Ruhr. It pointed out that the British coal ov. nets arc legit iinnielv trading "ini Germany. '1 here i- <-ertitin 1 v no Id "dl a g dust France. < burn,my dec, not receive any special tavOttr. She has largely secured the wherewithal I.' pay fur coal through shutting down on many other imports, in other words. Germany lms found he- ordinary working balances hare in England sufficient to pay toe ccsi of her except joe..diy large coni I'd,dm- -s. Tims the operations were being done more or less on a eash basis, by the utilisation of German balances abroad. Ylmamver. there lia, been a eesuitmn rf the reparation payments by . Gornmnv following the Ruhr ei'ids itsell. whieh hesitation tended to • increase Germany's free balance. The Cardiff coal exporters say that tliev refused to give Germany credit, whereas erodit was given to France and Italy. ERANTING ATTITUDE DEFINED. PARIS. April 27. The ■■Matin" in an editorial, oelincs France’s attii.udo in the event ol' (b-rmaiiy makiitg any reparation proposals worthy of consideration, w 1 1 it-1 1 is still douhit id. Enmcc would demand, as a first condition, the laying down ol all aim, c,m| the abandonment oi every provision designed in encourage resistance tlm Allies. Until Herr Cum, can give a clear and precise undertaking to that effect, Frame mil only regard anv at tempt to open negotiations as a manoeuvre unworthy oi serious alien-