GERMAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 September 1923, Page 3

GERMAN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. CESSATION OF RESISTANCE. LONDON. Sept. 25. It is ollieiiilly announced that Ucrinany lias ended tho passive resistance, and the Ruhrite leaders have undertaken that work will he resumed. LONDON, Sept. 2d. The “Daily Chronicle's” Merlin correspondent states: “1 learn to-nigl: that Chancellor Stresemanii’s last act was to append to London and Home for intervention, hut these moves were fruitless.” BE.iII.IN, Sept. 23. At a meet ini; of the German party leaders, Chancellor Stresomami accepted the responsibility, on behalf oi the Government, of ending the passive resistance. The representatives ot the occupied territories undertook to lead the population there hack to orderly work. (LEHMAN PARTY’S VIEWS. LONDON, Sept. 21. The “Daily Chronicle’s” Berlin correspondent says:—“The Democratic party to-day passed a resolution that the passive resistance he continued i: it is financially possible, hut that if the Government is unable to find the funds, it. must he called off. It also resolved for the purpose of coming to a settlement, the ambassador should he sent to Paris, and authorised to act as negotiator regarding the coming cessation of the passive resistance.

CONFLICTS IN BAVARIA -/ LONDON, Sept.

The “Daily Express’s” Berlin '.-:>rlespondent states: “Germany is threatened and chiefly from the Right, whose partisans are till over the country, preparing to strike hard at any moment. At Munich the Nationalist organisations are feverishly preparing for a rising. Different grottos are carrying out night nianiioettvres. They came into conflict with armed workers. “The Oberbtnd section of the Nationalists, led by Ehrhurdt Brigade officers, set out in full uniform, and armed .with machine guns, carbines, pistols and grenades. They ordered a special train to convey them into the country. The railway staff refused to drive them, whereupon they organised i, punitvo expedition to .Munich, forcing the people in the streets to show their papers, attacking workmen, stopping tramears, shooting at open windows and searching houses.

“Captain Hass, the military chief of n patriotic organisation at Munich, declared at a meeting attende bv Generals Von Ludendorlf and Hitler, font the German problem would be solved .it Berlin by Bavarian fists. “The meeting openly declared war against Chancellor Stresmann, whom it denounced as ‘the employee ol Marxism.'

“The Saxon Socialists, following the Bavarian example, fired at flu* members of the National organisation, and wounded several.” It is considered in reliable circles that if the Stresmann Cabinet resigned, rather than capitulate, the alternative would be a reactionary dictatorship, with all the attendant disorder which follows repression. It is diftiotilt, to see how this would produce a solution of the reparation, problem, as reactionaries are even more bittcrlv antagonistic to France. It is agreed here that a. dictatorship would eventually lie engulfed by Hie lorees of disintegration and disorder, which would not bring France nearer reparations, or Europe nearer peace.

FURTHER STRIFE. BERLIN, Sept. ‘.’4. Two were killed and 21 seriously mirfc in a collision near Stiililliclm.

The Socialist group, have passed a resolution of ini-cniifidei-.ee in tho appointment of Herr Gcrsler, as Minister of Defence.