GERMANY IN DEFEAT.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 January 1917, Page 6

GERMANY IN DEFEAT.

In one of its articles in support of the war loan, the "Cologne Gazette" gave a blood-curdling account, of tb>; consequences of defeat. It concludes the following: "in English bishop proposes a criminal court, composed of lynitrals—presumably with Herr Wilson as presidentanil its condemnation would simply b. N enforced by the armed power, of the Entente States. Tin Entente at one in the decision not to negotiate either with the Kaiser or Herr von Bethmaim Holhveg. Herr Asquith has himself olliciallv proclaimed that he will take his vengeance on the Kaiser personally. Almost everywhere one meets the pleasant intention to level Berlin to .the ground, to destroj our industrial centres, to burn our warships—curiously enough we arc still to be left a little army—ant" to divide up our mercantile marine among the band of robbers. But, the main thing is to impose upon us a war indemnity, which Herr Crammond —who is secretary of the Liverpool Exchange, and therefore understands fig—reckons at only £8,000,000.000. Until payment is made the thumbscrew is to be' applied until we are black in the face. An army of occupation, consisting doubtless of Zulus, Cingalese, or even white Englishmen, is to remain in the country to eat everything up, and meanwhile the starvation blockade is to continue, so that wo may not fall back into our old life of luxury. How long is it to last? Herr Maeterlinck, the poet whom we used to fete, tells us. 'Happily,' lie says, 'the Germans are an industrious people, and we will compel them for eighty, or perhaps one hundred years, to work for us. The Germans will be the slaves of Europe."