GERMAN GLOOM.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 181, 9 June 1916, Page 3 (Supplement)

GERMAN GLOOM.

PESSIMISM ITEYAILS ALL OYER THE COUNTRY. PAPER'S ADMISSION FEARS OF THE POWER OF THE BRITISH ARMY. Pes.-iniisin IS widespread in Germany. This is shown by an article in the Koelnisclie Yolkszeitung, which, although intended as a rebuke to grumblers, is highly .significant of the state of feeling in the country. The article was quoted in r. Renter telegram received irom Amsterdam :

The Koelii'.-ehe Yolkszeitung contains an article directed against preachers of pessimism It says—"Now it is anx'ety le.;t, as tho result of the adoption of compulsory service, the Hritish Army may become especially dangerous to us. Then it is tat cards and meatless days about which they believe they must become unneces. sarilv excited

Wo iiiul prophets of ]>cs-i]ii! ,ni in tav--01 n and t:i])i*o mi, in cigar sl-oj>s and railway station*, always busy giving the benefit of 111oii wisdom to their IV--1()U' men. Much worse are tho grn.n >!or> and pessimists in the domain of home politics from whom one may hoar, "Tl.ngs cannot go on much longer, as wi> aio suft'otijiii from a lack or ••viytii ...y----cattlo, butter, fat, hread, flour, and what wiP the I'o.-ult lie'' "'ln a few months we shall he at the Ind of our supplies. Even iio;> it is ir tended to introduce two more mo.ttlv.-s days, and two breadless 'lays a.so. " These nre Mime of the lato-t news in tho domain of pessimism, ('the: circles again cannot toll you en --eg!'. ehoi;t tic alleged diffoienoes of opinion sup posed to exist lntwoen the K .isor and Marshal von 11 indenburg. "They whisper the.t the Kaiser wants to prepare for a de.-Moli iu the West, Von II11:>.l nburg for 011 c in the Eist."

A lawyer wa.-> examining • Scott i-h farmer. "'You affirm that when this happened von were going home to e. meal. I.et ns hj" quite certain on this point, 1 cause it is a very important one. Fe good enough to toll mo, sir, with ns little prevarication as possible, what meal it was you were going home to.'' "You would like to know what meal it was?" said the Scotsman. "Yes, sir: I should like to know,'' replied the counsel, sternly and impresMvelv. "Bo «uro you toll tho truth." "Well, then, it was iu.st oatmeal:"