GERMANY

Taranaki Daily News, 6 December 1915, Page 5

GERMANY

DISCUSSION OF PEACE! TERMS. ON DECEMBER 10. Received Dee. 4, 5.5 p.m. Amsterdam, Dec. 3. The Reichstag has allotted December 10 for the discussion of peace conditions. This is in response to the Socialists' demands. GERMANY BLIND! THE REASON* FOR DISCUSSION. Received Dec. 4, 8.35 p.m. London, Dec. 4. A German wireless message says: "The discussion on peace is necessitated because nobody in Germany understands why the Entente, after its diplomatic defeats in the Balkans, has not begun peace negotiations. The debate will probably disclose that our enemies are still blindly believing in the starvation of Germany and other illusions. Our peace conditions will be dictated by our successes along the whole line, but our enemies will probably regard our proposals as a sign of our weakness and weariness." ENGLISH PRESS OPINION". Received Dec. ii, 5.5 p.m. London, Dec. 8. The Daily Telegraph, commenting on the German wireless regarding peace, sees an indication that Germany feels that if any bargain is to be made on the strength of her successes over the whole line,' it must be done before those successes begin to be reversed. KAISER VISITS CONSTANTINOPLE. Borne, Dec. S. The Kaiser is reported to be going to Constantinople. SIGNS OF DEPRESSION. Copenhagen, Dec. S. Dr. Lindhoek, the well-known philosopher, writes: "There is no longer any enthusiasm or public spirit in Germany. People in the theatres even hiss war songs. The reason is that 000,000 young men have been killed, nnd many are wounded or blind. The German debt is growing and her industries are greatly reduced, despite the German victories." The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger says: "The Reichstag rejoices at the present military situation, but unfortunately we are not reassured regarding the future, considering the number of our enemies. Our Government is always ready to make peace, but our enemies prefer to double their forces in order to vanquish the German Empire, and refuse to confer with our emissaries in neutral countries."