AUSTRO GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 March 1918, Page 5

AUSTRO GERMANY.

THE ALLIES' ECONOMIC WAR. THE HUNS' SQUEAL. Received March 20, 5.5 p.m. Copenhagen, March 19. rlerr Helfferish, in a speech at Hamh'lrj. violently attacked the British sconoiiiio war. Tie said that if peace i!:ies not restore what our enemies have t:iK"i. Germany will ne crippled for Afar.--, and wo shall be fored to light and bi.ttlc for our daily bread. \Ve demand treatment equal to the most favored nation, open seas am! open doors, and ui'hir.dered delivery of raw material. HERTLiNG'S HEROICS. EXTENT'S BRUTAL HYPOCRISY ' AND UNTRUTHFULNESS. GERMANY PREPARED FOR EVERYTHING.

Received March 20, 3.30 p.m. Amsterdam. March I>. TVt>on I-Tertiing. in the Reichstag, justiV'. the peace terms with Russia, wbi 'i. received the latter's consent. "It is impossible," he said, "to discuss the R'nsian and Roumanian lenns with the Entente, owing to the c-nemy's brutal hypocrisy and untruthfulness. Though Grrmeny had secured peace in the East, the Yy'orM's peace is not yet, as there is not the sliahtest inclination on the part of t!e Entente Powers to abandon their war work, rather is their intention mani-fi-.-.tr'ii to continue the terrible struggle until we are destroyed. Wo will not lose cpura.se on this account, for we aro pvop'-ed for everything and are ready for further sacrifice, being as firm as a rock in our confidence in our splendid command and heroic soldiers. The rcsi)r>'if ib'lity for the ontimiance r.f the n-nr 'ini with the enemy.'' (Loud ehesrs, minded with hissing by the Extreme Lett i A DRASTIC REMEDY. MEETS WITH SUCCESS. Received March 20, 5.5 p.m. . Berne, March 10. A wireless message from Vienna states that after suppressing the railway workers' strike, the authorities dealt drastically with the strikers employed by private firms at Florisdorf and other suburbs. Vienna, March IS. The leaders of the strike were called ;'p for military service, and the followers warned that they would also he called up in 24 hours unless they resumed, wherej upon all the strikes ended.

CONFISCATION OF AMERICAN PROPERTY. Received March '2O, 5.5 p.m. Amsterdam. March 1!). Oiraany has notified America she is confiscating American property in Germany in reprisal for the seizure of German ships in America.