GERMANY’S TROUBLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3464, 19 April 1920, Page 5

GERMANY’S TROUBLES.

NEW JUNKER PLOT. _._...__.o____ COUP D’ETAT PLANNED. TO OVERTHROWVREPUBLIC. LONDON, April 16. A majority of the Berlin newspapers print warnings of a new junker plot, with headquarters in Pomerania and Bavaria. The attitude of the Government troops is very doubtful. Moreover thel'e are large supplies of arms and aeroplanes on Pomeranian estates, where the owners threaten to cut off food supplies from the German towns as a means of assisting the revolt.

The Vossische Zeitung says that there is no longer a. doubt of the existence of another Monarchist plot in Germany. The conspirators are in constant touch with the Communist leaders. The plan is to overthrow the Berlin Government and march against: France together with Soviet Russia. The paper adds that the situation is causing anxiety,

M. Millerand, interviewed in Paris, confirmed the seriousness of the news from Berlin. He saysthat he had a visit from Lord Derby, British Ambassadcr, this morning, who told him that he feared a fresh reactionary coup d’etat. M. Millerand added that the workers.’ movement in the Ruhr -was not inthe least Bolshvik. but was directed against the revolutionary .tl'oopS. Thus far no Reichswehr troops had been withdrawn from the Ruhr, consequently there was no question of evacuating Frankfort. The German Government is strengthienng the military guards at the Government buildings in the Wilhelmstrasse and Unter den Linden. Fifteen tanks and twenty armoured cars have arrived in Berlin. The Minister of Finance states that the funded. delbt of the Empire is now 92,000,000,000 marks, and the floating debt I’)s,ooo,ooo—,oOormarks. '

TH E GERMAN -SITUATION.

CAUSING GRAVE ANXIETY.

‘, ALLIES WATCHING CLOSELY. l LONDON, April 1;? The Australian Press Association learns that the situation in Germany continues to cause grave anxiety. ‘There is little doubt that the militarist party is only awaiting a favour-;-able opportunity to effect a Royalist Ecoup. Lord Curzon informed the Gerfiman charge cl’affaires that Germany imust give evidence of honourable inftenticiis by immediately withdrawing some of the Reichswehr from the ißuhr Valley. Evidence is now avail;able that German troops in the neutral zone far-exceeded the "four battalions mentioned in the official estimate. It is now believed that between 30,000 and 40,000 are there, which is roughly doubletthe number permitted under the Treaty, The German Governments attention -has been drawn to the Treaty’s requirements with reference to the surrender of guns and material and the demolb~ilisation of troops. The whole question will be closely reviewed at San Remo. It is not improbable that in the event 0-f Germany’g failure immediately to fulfil Treaty obligations, enforcement will be demanded by means of an ultimatum. and a definite time limit fixed. Proposals suggested for enforcement of the demands include a threat of withholding delivery of foodstuffs.‘ One of the chief difficulties arises out of the German. Govei-nment’s inability to control the troops, which are under the direction of Kappist officers and high spirited students, and win not be satisfied until a change of Government comes about. This is almost certain to lead to a general strike and possibly civil war. ' Paris messages indicate that the Allies have taken collective action to demand strict execution of the disarmament clause of the Treaty. Monday's conference is arousing the keenest interest. Paris messages state that the British have drafted a stern Note to Germany, demanding -disarmament. It will possibly take the form of an ultimatum, and be dispatched after the conference. It is understood the draft will form thei basis of discussions at San Reine. 1

Newspapers" regard the fact that the British are initiating the discussion as intended to mark the end of the Franco-British difierences regarding the Ruhr. It is believed Mr Churchill, after the ‘recent conference with Foch and General Vveygapd, drew’ up the document.

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