GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 April 1919, Page 5

GERMANY.

A PEACE OF CONQUERORS.

NOT APPRECIATED BY GERMANS.

Received April 8, 7.40 p.m.

New York, March 27. Mr. Dosch Fleurot writes from Berlin stating that he interviewed Count Rantzau, who will be the head of the German peace delegation to Paris. He said: *'l cannot believe the Entente expects the German delegates to go to Paris merely to receive a set of peace conditions. Germany should not be treated in that summary manner. I believe now is the time to apply the modern ideals of international relations. Justice instead of force must be established as the basis of international affairs. The world must follow a middle course between Imperialism and Bolshevism. It must be admitted there is a natural tendency among the victors to desert democratic ideals and impose the peace of conquerors."—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. GERMAN PAYMENT FOR FOOD Received April 8, 7.45 p.m. Paris, April '7. German financial experts plead that Germany is unable to pay for food in gold owing to the stock being soon exhausted by having to meet credits due to neutral countries, and the, lack of freedom of trade precludes the adequate financing of food payments. The Allies doubt this, and are now conferring witji prominent neutral bankers regarding the alleged credits.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Association. DRASTIC ACTION. AGAINST GERMAN THIEVES. Received April 8, 8.5 p.m. London, April G. Aix la Chapellc advices record drastic measures are being taken against highlyplaced individuals found in possession of valuables looted by the Germans from occupied regions. Two professors were imprisoned, and Lieutenant Honningham, a multi-millionaire, was sentenced to four months' imprisonment and fined three thousand marks for stealing medals from the Brussels museum. The arrests were the result of the Entente s commission of inquiry, EXTREMISTS' PLANS. TO OVERTHROW GOVERNMENT. New York, April 0. Mr. Doseh Fleurot, telegraphing from Berlin, says that the Communists, in conjunction with the Russian Bolsheviks, fixed the middle of April for the overthrow of the Ebert Government and the establishment of a Soviet Government in Berlin. The Weimar National Assembly is scheduled to be seized on April 18. A general strike throughout the country will be simultaneously started. The Russian Bolsheviks will co-operate and compel Herr Noske to send German troops to the eastern frontier to meet the invasion of the Red Army, thus preventing loyal troops interfering with the Soviet uprising.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. PLOT TO FORM SOVIET GOVERNMENT. LEADERS ARRESTED. Received April S, 5.5 p.m. Berlin, April 7. The Government has discovered an extensive plot to proclaim a North German Soviet Republic, and has arrested the leaders. There is intense excitement throughout the country.—Times Service. GENERAL STRIKE IN BERLIN. Received April ?. 5.5 p.m. Berlin, April 7 A genera! strike lias been declared in Berlin.—Reuter. BLUFF AND PLOTS. New York, April 7. The Gr leaders are convinced, because of ,abor unrest in England and the incidents at the Paris Conferences, that the Allies can be bluffed into important concessions by the threat of passive resistance. The correspondent learns on excellent authority that the Russian Soviet Government offered the Berlin Government to restore Germany's former frontiers east and west if the Gorman rulers would consent to make important political concessions to the Spartacists and conclude aii alliance with Russia—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. MUNICH ABANDONED. London, April 1. The Bavarian Government has abandoned Munich and is moving to Bamborg. THE GOVERNMENT CHALLENGED.

Berlin, April 0. There were stormy scenes in the Prussian National Assembly, the Conservatives openly challenging the Government and declaring that the revolution was the greatest crime ever committed against the German people. The movement is regarded a.* a. declaration of war by the reactionary forces.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.