GERMAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 April 1924, Page 3

GERMAN NEWS.

[llY TELEGRAM —I*EU PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

DR. STRESEMANN’S PROTEST.

Received this day at !).0 a.in.) ‘BERLIN, April 7.

lii opening tho electoral campaign Dr. Stresematin reiterated that it was impossible to continue the Micum contracts. Ho vigorously protested against Germany lieing made the starting point for a fresh construction of 1 tussive resistance which was how Paris threatened to interpret the discontinuance of contracts. lie asked if the old gann was to begin again just when the experts’ reports were presented. The States of Germany favoured direct negotiation between State and State. HITLER. PARTY’S SWEEPING GAINS. LONDON. April 0. The Munich correspondent of the “Times” says Hitler’s party appears to have made sweeping gains in the Munich elections for the Diet, chiefly at the expense of the Bavarian Peoples’ Party which formerly was the strongest. The Hitlerites also won several seats from the Socialists. GERMANY’S FREEDOM PROPOSED [“The Times” Service.] _ LONDON, April G. The Brussels correspondent of the “Times’’ states definitely that the experts propose to give hack to Germany her economic freedom', which implies the evacuation of the Ruhr and the restoration of the railways in the occupied territory to German administration.