Germany.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 307, 5 June 1915, Page 5

Germany.

SUPPLY OF BREADSTUFFS. iiero worship ok Germans. Berlin, Juno 3. Aji oflicinl inventory shows that there are abundant supplies of grain and flour i The maximum prices of flour und bread were lowered on May 7. (limey and Sydney Sun Services.) London, June 3. A correspondent writes that the tier- • mans are given over to ihero worship. > Next to the Iron Cross, the names and portraits of Jlindenburg and Weddigen ure idolised. They were unknown to most before the war, but are now sacred, Hindenburg stands alone in the foreground as liaving saved the country from tho Russian danger, which was so' imminent that eyen Berlin trembled. He is commonly called "Our Uindenburg." Ik probably inspired the absolute confidence in the military position which is pervading the countryi Whenever one analysed the reasons for the spirit of ! confidence one always cainc as a last resort to the name of llindenbuve. and legends arc. woven around his pernon, ! Scores of 'hooks describe him, poets sing his praise, and there are volumes ol anecdotes of his sayings. He is the idol ; of tie German women, who smother him with letters. He is present in every home. Ilindenburg's picture and miniature statues arc sold in thousands. The fame of Weddigen is of a different quality. It touches a deep romantic feeling, even more so than tho deeds of the Emdon. He stands for the vindication of the German sea power against an overwhelming foe, and personifies the ruthless warfare .against Britain. There has 'been a subtle change in the position. The Kaiser is in the background compared with Ifinden'burg and Weddigen, yet he was never more popular. His subjects believe that he tried to the last to prevent the -war. The Crown Prince (lias faded out of sight, and. interest in his doings has waned. He is rarely mentioned in public, but stories of all kinds are whispered.