GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 April 1916, Page 5

GERMANY.

THE CHAMELION KAISER. " TOADYING TO THE SOCIALISTS. Stockholm, April 23. Tlie Kaiser, either for reasons of astute politics or foreseeing an inevitable social democratic post-war wave., ostentatiously manifests an interest in the Socialist, and congratulates and decorales them for acts of courage at the front. He told a Socialist non-commis-sioned, officer that the Socialists had saved Germany, and reminded Heir Sclieidemanu that he had never opposed Marxian economies. He added: "Now the Socialists are upholding patriotism, order and discipline The gulf between \\i is narrow and Germany is leading the Socialists."

WAR COUNCIL DELIBERATING. ON AMERICAN SITUATION. COMMENT BY THE PRESS, Received April 24, 0.35 p.m. Berlin, April 24. A great war council at headquarters is engaged in deliberations upon the American crisis and the proceedings are expected to last some days. The position is viewed with the utmost seriousness in government) circles, which demand that | the situation shall be examined in all its aspects. In order to meet the later danger, not only politicians but military and naval representatives are participating in the council. Newspapers supporting the government advise caution and an appeal to America's sense of justice, but the majority of the press refuse to hear of Germany abandoning [the submarine campaign.

The War Office sneers at American interviewing and places little importance upon it.

The Vossische Zeitung accuses President Wilson of dropping the last semblance of impartiality by his demands for the renunciation of our effective weapon against a warfare by starvation. ,

A HUN MEDAL. JOKING ABOUT THE LUSITANIA.

Received April 24, (1.50 p.m. | Paris, April 23. The latest catalogue of German commemorative medals that is circulating in Holland contains the "Lusitania medal," illustrating the ship sinking, and treating i the disaster as a joke. DOCS AS FOOD. RESULT OF DOG TAX. Received April 24, 9.50 p.m. Copenhagen, April 23. The Keillor Zeitung says that the prohibitive dog tax makes it only possible for the wealthiest people to keep dogs, and has resulted in the death of thousands, whose carenses have been converted into "flcischmehl," and used in different disguises for human consumption.