GERMANY'S TROUBLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 5 February 1918, Page 5

GERMANY'S TROUBLES.

STRIKES DYING DOWN.

FACTORIES UNDER MILITARY

CONTROL.

Received 11.5.

LONDON, Feb 4

The Daily Chronicle's Amsterdam correspondent, caoling on Sunday, says the severity of the German censorship prevents the readers of newspapers gaining a precise idea of the course of the German strikes. The impression is that the strikes are dying down everywhere. Apparently the strikers are largely resuming work under threat of enforced military service.

Beports from other centres, notably Bremen, indicate a resumption of work_ The authorities have placed many Berlin wat, factories under military control. Monday will probably be the decisive, day .-in view of the summary order to resume under the threat of court-martial. The strike at pres v seems doomed.

.INTERNAL UNREST.

SOCIALISTS RAISE OBSTRUCTION

COPENHAGEN, February 3

The Majority Socialists in. the Reichstag refuse .to. negotiate with the Government unless . the workers' representatives participate in the conference, [it;

THE STEIKEBS WAENED

RESUME WOEK OE DIE.

COPENHAGEN, February 3

The commander of Brandenburg announced that workers who fall to rework on Monday will be courtmartialled. The court has been authorised to impose the death sentence, which will be carred out within twen-ty-four hours.

Eenewed rioting occurred in Berlin and suburbs on Saturday.