GERMANY’S TROUBLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 29 January 1918, Page 5

GERMANY’S TROUBLES.

UNPRECEDENTED TUMULT IN

BERLIN.

HOWLS OF RAGE FROM PAN GERMANS.

Received 8.45. AMSTERDAM, Jan 28

The Frankfurter GazettS reports an unprecedented tumult in Berlin political circles. The Pan-Germans are kicking up a tremendous row again, declaring that Hindenburg and Ludendorff threaten to retire.

The Deutsches Tages Zeitung assails Kuhlmann, Czernin, Hertling, and Count Rodern (Finance M.inistprJ. The Tages Zeitung begs , the Confederated German Princes to intervene energetically and prevent. Germany sinking into the abyss these four men are preparing fpr her, adding that the King of Bavnijia has already approached the Kaiser on the While Count Czernin’s declaration that he had senfn, copy of his speech to President Wilson was cheered in the Austrian House, the was greeted .with howls of .rage by the German annexationists* .-i t ; -V, u.‘ I ! • ~v v • ■:

The Deutsches Zeitung says Czernitt’s- speeches raise serious questions regarding the Austrian Alliance.

AUSTRO-GERMAN WAR AIMS.

AMSTERDAM, January 27

Count Czernin (Austrian Foreign Minister) informed Austrian delegations that the text of his speech was forwarded to President Wilson before its delivery. He refused to discuss with the delegations Germany’s internal affairs, but frankly referred to the difference between the Austrian and German war aims. Germany, he said, possessed extensive colonics, which she had to fight to get back, therefore, Germany would not consent to abandon the occupied territories in Europe without guarantees for the restitution of her colonies. Austria was differently situated, standing everywhere on enemy territory, except in Eastern Galicia.

WARNING TO THE KAISER,

LONDON, January 28

Berlin newspapers startlingly announce that Count Roderis has sent a memorandum to the Kaiser warning him that the Condition of the nation renders the further development of the offensive inadvisable. Other influential authorities arc trying to induce him to chock the operations.

THE KAISER AND THE WAR , LORDS,

PARIS, January 27.

A correspondent in the "Humanite” in Switzerland, who recently saw the Kaiser at Berlin, says that the military clique has convinced him that Germany’s military situation is excellent. The Kaiser was recently silent and melancholy, but he is now noisy again. He talks incessanly, and believes that he will still march upon London. The acceptance of peace pourparlers by the Bolsheviks brought back his old dreams.

all meetings prohibited.

BERNE, Jan 27.

Owing to political excitement, all meetings have been prohibited in Germany.