GERMAN ELECTIONS

Southland Times, Issue 18844, 9 June 1920, Page 5

GERMAN ELECTIONS

f L T RT3t E PROGRESS RLTURNS INDEPENDENTS STILL IN THE LEAD (By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) BERLIN. June 7. The elections pa.ssed off without incident. with the execution of sumo disturonnces at Essen. The polling was heavy It is estimated that at least SO per cent voted. It is believed that the People's Party anil Independent Socialists have nude good prog res- in Berlin and the country districts. and that the Democrats and Plural Socialists have los* ground. The figures to date are as follows: Majority Socialists "1 Independent Socialists . . . . 34 People's Party I Liberals .. 3d Democrats KJ National Parly (Conservatives) lo Centre 14 Communists 2 PARTIES !M THE LAST ASSEMBLY. SOME NOTABLE RESULTS. (Baited Service, i BONBON, June 7. The last. German Assembly was composed of Itid Social IMm-crats; S!) Central Bath olios; 74 Democrat;-: 43 National People’s Party; 33 Independents and 33 German People's Party. Those elected include the Democrats Dernberg and the Minister Hauer; People's Party, Dr Helffcneh ; Independents. Trase, Zeetz and George Led; hour. The election of Krzbcrger is regarded as assured. Count Bernstorft has been defeated. COUNTING OF VOTES, INDEPENDENTS AGAIN AHEAD. BERLIN. June 7. (Reeeived June “0 11.10 p.ni.l A total of 1ii.303.000 votes has -o far been counted, which tire distributed as follows : Independent Somali.-ts .. d.107,000 Social Democrats 3.533.000 People's Party 3.1id0.000 National Party 3.173,000 Centre Party 1,803.1J0U Denioerals 1.030.000 Communists d 35.000 Out of ICO members elected 48 are Independents, 44 Social Democrats, 30 Nationalists. 30 Centre ami 40 Democrats. Those elected include von Kiehom. Ledebour, Bauer. Scheidem.ann. Ilellefneh and Krzber£er. Women voted in the .-a me proportion as men. BRITAIN AND RUSSIA. THE KRASSIN NEGOTIATIONS. A SOVIET UNDERTAKING. (United Service.) LONDON. June 7. The P"t:t- Parisien's London correspondent says that a v.in-les; In -,-s.ige Inun Moscow instructs (\ra.---in to inform Mr Lloyd George tha: ih-> Soviet agrees to liberate ail British pri-oners and ab.-tain from commercial am! other propaganda in Britain and no longer to menace British interests in the Orient. HORRORS AT NIKOLAIEVSK MASSACRE AND OUTRAGE. JAPANESE PRISONERS MISSING. TOKLO, June 7. The Japanese have entered N ikolnievsk. Th“ town '.vis m ashes end there was no trace of Japanese prisoners, but evidence of wholesalvi slaughter. Many bodies were discovered of u::i.'ura 1 women who Ini been outraged am! then brutally murdered. BOLSHEVISM IN PERSIA. GERMAN CONSULATE BESIEGED. SUICIDE Or THE CONSUL. (Reuter's Telegrams. ) LONDON. June 7. It is reported tin: Persian democrats besieged the German consulate at Tabriz On June 4 demanding tin- surrender of Persian Bolsheviks who had taken refuge there. Winn v.. dm Bun-id, in refusii..g, turned ’ ;uns on the crowd. The democrats retaliated. compelling negotiations. it- transpired later that Wustrow had committed suicide. Wustn.v.- was expmih-d from Teheran during war-lime He bail since been persistently inciting the iiol.-heviks and Turks against, the Bntish. LEAGUE CF NATIONS. COUNCIL TO MEET This MONTH. THE PERSIAN SITUATION. LONDON. June 7. (Reeeived Jan s. IL.'ill p.m.i Replying in the Home of Commons to l.onl Robert- (ceil and Mr Wedgwood Beau. Mr Lloyd George stated that a special meeting of dm Council of the League of Nations would be held in London on June Pi. on the application of the Persian Governim-nt, to consider the situation created by the Bolshe\ik occupation of Fnzeli. Doubtless opportunity would be taken to consider the dangers and difficulties in Central Europe.