GERMANY’S TROUBLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 13 March 1919, Page 5

GERMANY’S TROUBLES.

Bolsheviks and Germans

A PLOT DISCOVERED,

UPRISING IN HOLLAND FRUSTRATED.

Received 10.15

NEW YORK March 11

The New York Times' Geneva correspondent learns that the American secret service has discovered a secret understanding between German general staff and the Russian Bolsheviks whereby the Bolsheviks and Germans were to attack Poland simultaneously the German purpose being the retentio of Posen in the German Empire. Germany attacked Poland, but was frustrated by the Allies.

The Dutch Government has discovered a Bolshevik plot to seize the reins of government. Many revolutionists had been armed, but the Government's prompt action in taking counter measures saved the country from a succesful uprising. A despatch from Paris states that if the Monroe doctrine is specifically recognised in the Peace Treaty Japan will demand that her special rights be recognised—that no nation shall take action affecting China without first consulting Japan.

BERLIN A HUGE BATTLEGROUND. TERRIBLE SIGHTS. LONDON, March 11. Berlin on Monday was like a huge battlefield. The Government occupies the centre, which is cut off from traffic. The retreating Spartacists are bitterly resisting in the eastern suburbs, proonting trains from reaching the city. Foreign postal communication is suspended and trains stopped. Rival aeroplanes ■Rover overhead, machine-gunning and bombing. There were 150 bodies in the Berlin morgue to-day. Many neighbourhoods arc strewn with debris and masonry, which resound with the clatter of machine-guns and bursting hand grenades and shells. Terrorism is increasing alarmingly. Murdering and plundering were never more prevalent. The shortage of food in some districts increases the misery. It is significant that the workers largely sympathise with the Spartacists.

SPARTACISTS OVERTHROWN AT LEIPZIG.

AMSTERDAM, March 11.

Noske’s troops attacked Leipzig at several points. It is reported they secured possession of the city, overthrowing the Spartacists.

DANGEROUS POSITION INGERMANY. FOOD AND COAL SHORTAGE. LONDON, March. 11. The latest Paris reports" bear out the newspaper commionts that the British delegates are fully alive to the dangers of the situation in Germany. Semi-official reports emanating from au Englishman who is in :a. good posi tion to judge the political and economic conditions in Germany, have greatly impressed the Council of Ten. According; to this authority the most dangerous section of the Spartaeisfe consists in the sincere idealists and inSocialists aiming at a regime of strict equality. They are exploiting tbo shortage of food and coal ita the fullest extent, and are ready to Resort to extremist measures to secure

the overthrow of the Government authority. He considers the outlook is a menacing one. The question of the Entente feeding Germany has become a matter of life and death for the majority of the people.

MARTIAL LAW IN BERLIN. LONDON, March 10. Martial law has, been proclaimed in Berlin.

LEADERS LOSE CONTROL OF REVOLUTION.

NEW YORK, March .10

The United Press Berlin correspondent states: The ireovlution. appears to have gone beyond the control, of the leaders. Street fighting continues, despite calling off the strike. Five hundred have killed land more than a thousand men and women injured as a result of the fightin gduring the past few days.