GERMAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 October 1923, Page 3

GERMAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. G Eli MA\ Y' S TH 0 Uls LES. LONDON, October 25. The ' Daily Chronicle’s” Berlin correspondent says that chaos and contusion ar,. worn-out terms in connection with Germany. Between a peiinvhalfponny and twopence would buy at the present rate as many marks as there were in circulation before the war. Prices have risen IGO per cent., in 21 hours.

Herr Conitz, an East Prussian landwas hastily appointed pood .Minister and has reintroduced bread cards. He announces that the Government are buying corn themselves and will re-sell it to the millers end fix 11io price of bread. Th 0 “Daily Chronicle's” Berlin correspondent is of opinion that the Communists failed in a big eflort to capture the port of Hamburg!, though their plans were carefully laid. By seizin"’ the railway stations and tearing up the suburban lines, they hoped to make themselves masters of the city and prevent help mining from outside. Trenches were rbi" in the Hamburg streets and barricades constructed by youths and men decorated with the Soviet Star on th<. collar. They tore up pavin'; stones, dragged seats from restaurants and cut down many line Dees. The police have now retaken the great est number of stations by means of attacks with hand grenades. Meanwhile money is potuing into Bavaria from sympathisers, not only from Germany, Hitt from Czecho-Slo-vtikia mid Hungary, who believe that the Bavarians by achieving a military autonomy will rouse the Nationalist elements throughout the old German Empire. Yon Seen lit has asked the Government to allow him. to march into Bavaria and bring von l.ussoti and his troops to their senses. The greater pan of the German army favours military action against Bavaria and Yon 1 .os soil. BElt DIN. October 2d. Deports from various sources indicate that the Palatinate, which hitherto lias been part of Bavaria, is being declared an autonomous German State. One version attributes this to the 'liscontent) amvuig the population at the recent happenings at Munich. Another report says that French reprootlier report says that representatives on the Inter-Allied Rhineland Commission announced its decision to the rnomof the Palatinate Diet. Tn view of tli« dangerous situation tin Bavaria, the President- replied that the Diet was lint competent to deal with the matter. EH ANTE AND BELGIUM. I ON DON. Get . 21 i. The “Daily Telegraph’-" unlit ieal ohserver says: It is now certain that the French and Belgian replies to the suggestion for a new Depurations Conference Isoth contain an acceptance of the idea in principle, hut. with Ihe limitation that it must he convened as :r committee under the Depuration Commission, whose authority, created hv the Ycrsniles Treaty, must remain complete and unchallenged. Both Governments have deemed it their duty, its the loyal Allies of Britain, to leave no doubt regarding their intentions. It is understood the same objection will be made against any propositi to create a new Commission ol Experts independent of the Reparations Comi pinion. Lord Cur/.on had a conference with Ihe Belgian Ambassador. It is uiidoritood Lord Curzne will shortly make !i slatemnt. to the Imperial Conference or to the Cabinet regarding the new aspect of the foreign situation. The Daily Telegraph says: It lm< boon decided, on General Smuts' proposal. to piolong the Imperial Conference until the third Meek in November. AMERICAN ATI PIT DP.

(Received this day at 10.10 n.i'.i.) WASHINGTON, October 20. Although the American Government stands ready to enter a. European reparations ennferenee, having a lull attendance of Allied Powers it is unwilling to agree beforehand to a meeting at which there might he empty chairs. I'or the moment, officials are content, not to elaborate on Air Hushes’ pronouncement or predict what cllcct it may have on the 15riti.sk attempt to obtain some semblance ot a- world-wide etlort id solve flic ills of Uu. K n ropes 11 1011linont. Indications are that with the subject reopened, important developments might lollow and rtiih Biitain friendly to the principle of the conference attemptin': to turn to France whose objection heretofore to make hill participation by all the Allies in such consultation impossible. What measure of eonliden.ee in French co-operation may have actuated Lord f'urzoii in dispatching the message of inquiry to AVnstii is unknown here. Ofhcmls are inclined to await the official expression from Paris before venturing the opinion as to whether Ford Cuiw,n's overture succeeded or failed. 11 France adheres to the position sl'e has held, it is admitted here that the contributing factor to such a decision map he the insistence of .Mr 11 Oldies that tlie international debt question must l'e kept seoarute from that of reparations from the outset. There is no indication that Fnited Stales Government Ims am- intuition of cancelling the debt-' owed it. as a result of the war. by Franco or any other nation. Air 11 uglios replied in the negative to Lord Cur/.on’s question regarding the posibilitv of A.uiericam representation on the Reparation Commission. He Jkeld this to lie the natural unseatahle result of the policy followed bv t "i----tod States ever since it refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles. 011eials are pleased that official notice is'taken of Air Hughes \evhaven suggestion and that the British officials at. least had seen in it the p.issiinhty Of a final solution. The position of tb,. State Department is that Ah lies' reply to lord CtirKon shouh. be "leaft to speak for itself as a redefinition of American policy.