GERMANY’S TROUBLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 5 March 1919, Page 5

GERMANY’S TROUBLES.

GROWTH OF ANARCHY

PARIS, March 3

M. Stephen Pichon, French Foreign Minister declares that undoubtedly the position of Germany is bad. The Sparticist movement is growing owing to hunger and discontent. The Bavarian Soviets have established an executive committee with a view to\ summoning r nationalconferonee claiming power to initiate legislation and to veto parliamentary legislation, equivalent to the establishment of a second chamber.

A CRISIS IMPENDING

SPARTICISTS REGAINING GROUND.

COPENHAGEN. March 3

A Crisis is impending in Germany, owing to the powerlessness of Herr Schiedemann’s Government to get the National Assembly to endorse the moderate workers’ demands. It is expected the Government will resign in a few days.

The Sparticists are gaining ground owing to dissatisfaction with the Government.Sparticist agitatiors are journeying in armoured cars and special trians throughout the whole country, instigating strikes.

General comandant* of the troops guarding the National Assembly, has worked out a plan to crush strikes in Middle Germany. A mob of Sparticists at Seerfurt at.tackeil Moeraker, beat him, tore off his badges and secured a portfolio containing bis plans against tbe strikers.

Berlin newspapers arc not puhlisning owing to tstrikes. Other strikes are reported at Salle Leipzig and Spandau. Strike riots occurred in Dresden Konigsberg and Thorn.

CHAOTIC GERMANY

Received 10.55 AMSTERDAM, March h 3

Telegrams from Berlin state that conditions remain chaotic, and critical. The newspaper strike contiues, Vorwaerts is the only paper publishing. Socialists distributed by aeroplane throughout Germany three million copies of ia. proclamation urging workers to oppose the terrorism of the Minority. The proclamation urged officials to initiate a counter strike, which made a deep impression upon the workers. It is hoped a general strike will be avoided. Serious street fighting took place between Government troops and workers iat Leipzig, winch is threatened with famine. .

Von Lettow, arriving from Africa, had a remarkable public welcome at Badenburg gate. The crowd jeered and hissed Allied officers in that neighbourhood; it became necessary to bar the doors of their hotel.