GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 December 1918, Page 5

GERMANY.

RE-ASSEMBLY OF THE REICHSTAG, ALLIES REQUIRE STABLE GOVERNMENT. Received Dec. 19, 12.5 a.m. New York, Dec. 17. Mr. Dosch Fleurot, cabling from Berlin* states that Fehlbacher, president of the National Arbeiter Soldatemat, demands the re-asaembly of the Reichstag, and declares that the Government cannot continue with the support of Boldiers and workers only; he says the Entente will nQt deal with the Soviets. The opinion is growing throughout .Germany that before the opening of peace negotiations the Entente will insist that the German' Government most not be based on Soviet power. Troops who are pouring into the city from both fronts are not carrying the red flag, but industry seems to be Bolsheviklsing itself. Berlin's factory suburbs, with three hundred thousand population, considers itself independent of the Socialist republic. While Bolshevism politically under control, it is spreading Industrially. HIGH DEMANDS OF ALLIES.

PROTEST BY HERR EBERT. Amsterdam, Dec. 17. Herr Ebcrt, in a speech in Berlin, said the economic and political situation was serious. He protested against the very high demands of the Allies, and announced the establishment of a new national, defence army, which would protect the National Assembly.—Aug. N.Z. Cable Assoc. I ■" ■ ■ STRIKES SPREADING. THREATEN COAL SHORTAGE. Copenhagen, Dec. 17. The strike is spreading on the Ruhr coalfields. Sixteen thousand men are now out and a serious coal shortage is threatened.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. INTERNMENT IN ROUMANIA. OF GERMAN ARMY. Budapest, Dec. 17. General Mackenaen has been informed that the rearguard of his army in Transylvania, 2000 men and 180 officers, have been disarmed and interned by Roumanian teoopt. Mackensen ha« protested to Budapest.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. RIOTING AT DRESDEN. MILITARY STORES ROBBED. Berne Dec, 17. There was rioting at Dresden, the demonstrators pillaging the military stores, but they were dispersed by Government troops after five had been killed and 40 wounded.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Association.