GERMAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 March 1924, Page 3

GERMAN NEWS.

GERMAN NATIONALISTS. [“The Timms” Service.] (Received this day at 9.15 a.m.; LONDON, March 24. A Munich correspondent says von Knilling (Bavarian Premier) and von Lersuer, who was President of the German peace delegation at Versailles, were the principal speakers at a mass demonstration of the Steel Helmet Dengue of front line soldiers, held in Munich. The League is divided into 2500 groups with over a million members. The object of the meeting was obviously to persuade other Nationalist organisations to make common cause with the League in the forthcoming elections to establish a programme acceptable to all wings of the German Na.t['ona lists. .Lersuer described the Versailles Treaty as the most ’errible weapon, of oppression in the world’s history. Ho declared it was based on the infamous lie that Germany alone was responsible for the war. Germany would go under unless the treaty were fundamentally revised. Germany’s greatest weakness has been the disunion of the Nationalist organisations. If these could be united they would be able to go forward to victory. Knilling used similar language.

GERMAN' JUNKERS. (“Sydney Sun” Cables). [Received this day at 9.25 a.in.) RON DON. March 21. The “Daily .Mail's’’ Berlin correspondent sav.s that for the German election on -Ith. May, the coinpnign is in full swing. The programme- of Nationalists and People’s Party,to which the majority of Junkers belong, provides for the restoration of the Monarchy, the ‘tearui) of Versailles Treaty, and declares “We favour tearing to shreds the lying theory of Germany’s war guilt, breaking away from dictatorship imposed by the Versailles I'ieuty, safeguarding German honour and dignity and training of our youths to bear arms. The Rhine is Germany’s river, not Germany’s frontier and German self-determination must be one people, one Empire, one Emperor.” Other items in the programme, are the abolition of the tyranny of Parliament, loyalty to old German flag and the suppression of Marxists and .lews.