GERMANY’S TROUBLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 4 March 1919, Page 5

GERMANY’S TROUBLES.

POOR BEWILDERED HUNS

DEAD TO THE SITUATION

Received 9.55

BERLIN, March 3

A great demonstration attended the welcome of German troops returning from Bast Africa. Large throngs sang "Deutschland über Allies," and demanded that American soldiers be thrown out. WASHED WITH BLOOD. GERMAN REVOLUTION. (Received 9.15. NEW; YORK, March 3. Dosoh, Fleur,ot, telegraphing from Berlin, stsates that a proletariat revolution is about to start. The Government knows it, but is unwilling to begin the use of machine guns because they are unwilling to start the flow of blood. Officials are convinced that Germany will be washed with blood when violence begins. Independent Socialists are following into the frenzy against the Government. More than 100,000 workers in Berlin arc preparing to strike on the sth March on purpose to establish a proletariat dictatorship. The correspondent adds: — Authentic reports say a Bolshevist army is preparing an attack on the Eastern border of Germany. LABOUR IN. GERMANY WORKMEN CONTROL INDUSTRIES Received 10.20 BERLIN, March 3 The German Government has issued a proclamation recognising the social i and economic control of industries by workers’ councils, but workmen are dissatisfied with this halfway measure; they threaten a universal strike with> in a week The proclamation adds that further disorders will be punished stringently LATEST FROM WEIMAR STATEMENT BY MINISTER FOR COLONIES

AMSTERDAM, March 3

Weimar telegrams state that female members of the National Assemblyproposed and carried a motion demand ing the immediote raising of of the blockade and the release of German war prisoners. . A motion was also carried demanding the return of the German colonies. The Independents opposed the motion.

The Minister of Colonics declared that Article 19 of the League of Nations covenant had painfully surprised and bitterly disappointed the Germans. It represented veiled annexation. It was vital for Germany to have colonics. He appealed to President Wilson to see his claim settled in such a way as to create anunshakeable League which would guarantee a lasting x*mce for the world.

The Assembly pased a B'ill providing for a moratorium within the Empire# also a Bill empowering the Government to take all economic and financial measures necessary to carry out the. armistice.

MORE STRIKES AND FIGHTING

COPENHAGEN, March 3.

bourgeoise counter strike has begun at Leipzig, resulting i n the closing of shops. It has angered the Spartacists.

BERLIN, March 3

The Civilians ’ Council threatens a general strike of the bourgeoise if the strike epidemic spreads.

The Government troops entered Dusseldorff. The Spartacists made no The employers conceded the strikers’ demands for seventy five per cent increase in wages.

THE GERMAN FLEET.

THE SINKING QUESTION

LONDON, March 1.

in the House of Lords Lord Lytton, replying to a question regarding the disposal of the German fleet, said it must be decided by the Paris Conference. The proposal to sink would Only be adopted if the representatives of the nations unanimously'concluded that it was the best course. The Brtish attached the utmost importance to the view that the ships should not continue to form part of any naval armament, or henceforth be used as ships of war. There remained three alternatives: —(1) To sink; ( 2 ) to break np; (3) to sell under certain condition. . It was simply and an economic proposition—whether Jt would pay to break up ox use the ships for other purposes.