GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 April 1919, Page 5

GERMANY.

A NEW INTERNAL CRISIS, /fIGKDrnONS MORE CHAOTIC, GRAVE SITUATION IN SOUTH GEBiMANY, Received April 12, 5.5 p.m. London, April 6. Indications are accumulating that Germany is faced with a new internal crisis. Conditions in the western industrial districts are becoming more chaotic. Berlin is apprehensive of the Bolshevist leaders, who are daringly outspoken and agitating far a fresh general strike, having abandoned hope of a successful araed rebellion-

The Sjpartacists seek to achieve their aims by means of numerous local strikes. The numbers idle in Germany on Saturday were estimated at 220,000. The situation in south Germany is most grave. The Bavarian Diet meets on April 8, and it is expected on that day that Soviet rule will be declared over the whole of Bavaria. Thousands WE pamphlets have been issued advocatfag Bolshevism. A general strike has been proclaimed ft Attgtberg, where Socialists-, Communists, and Spartacists are united as a ftwhitienary Labor Party. The strike is intended as a mark of sympathy with the Russian and Hungarian Bolsheviks. There was a great Spartacist demonstration at Swinemunde—Aus.- N.Z. Cable Assoc.

THE RHINE TERRITORY. DEMILITARISATION ADVOCATED. Received April 12, 5.5 p.m. London, April 5. The newspapers are discussing the demilitarisation of German territory west of the Rhine. They point out that in the event of a future Franco-German •war it will probably be fought on Ger{OJMI «»V which, militarily, will be more advantageous than annexation.—Aus. TSZ. Cable Assoc-

THREE MTLLIQN UNEMPLOYED. '1 BANKER'S VIEWS ON INDEMNITIES. Received April 13, 5.5 p.m. .London, April 7. jderlin reports estimate that there are thrge million unemployed in Germany, «nd a mpufter of a million miners are on strike in the Ruhr district. Meetings of Bolshevists are occurring daOy in various parts of Germany. Russiap aeents cross the frontiers unimpeded. | TJwv pVpspre passports on Konigsberg enawtag them to travel throughout Ger- ] many. Von, Gwinoer, director of the Deutsch Banlf, inteivi<swed by the Daily Chron- . icle's Berlin correspondent, quoted the ' German banks' financial transactions in the, European capitals on the eve of war at showing that German financiers were not prepared and were not consulted regarding the war, which he described as CTftdßflS l^ Von Gwinner advocated the postponement for five years T>f the payment of the money indemnity. Then the commission should ascertain what Germany was ;>' to pay. fine cannot pay now, as Europe is rained, and all the countries must help in putting Europe in order politically and finanofolly, ptherwis? Bolshevism will winner declared that Germany must immediately help to rebuild France and Belgium and restore the stolen metals, goads and machinery—Aus. and JftZ, (&bl« Assoc Received April 13, 5.5 p.m. London, April 10.

V<m. Gwianex added that the Allies pre-

■raoualy hejd the trump cards, and could have done what they liked with Germany, The position now was doubtful. The Allie< OT B * either put in a receiver to run Germany for the benefit of her creditors, or allow her to laugh up her gh&ve and get better peace terms than she conceived in her wildest dreams. The should urgently control prices and the, of food. Qermany has only one weapon—Bolshevism. H the Allies delay the German Government will ■imply WW in .ite hand and «ay: "Do whjjt yon. Hke." Then there would be a danger of Bolshevism overrunning and engulfing France and Britain The Peace Conference ought to realise they were dealing with a desperate and hungry nation. The issue was simple—peace or Bolshevism. BRITISH OFFICERS' REPORTS. INJURIOUS EFFECT OF FOOD SHORTAGE. Received April 12, 5.5 p.m. London, April 4. A White Book contains the British officers' reports of the economic conditions in Germany. All state that the poorer people are desperately short of food, and unable to resist disease. A general attitude of injured innocence exists, owing to the suppression of war facts. Children are now two and a half millions below normal. The great scarcity of locomotives retards industrial recovery. Scarcely anyone credits the German atrocities, which should be proved to the people.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc.

LEAGUE OF HOME DEFENCE. APPARENTLY A POLITICAL MOVEReceived April I'2, 55 p.m. Berlin, April 5. A League of Some Defence has been formed, avowedly to urge the Governm«*fc wrt to eign a humiliating peace. Private reports show that the Teal inte*ti6n of the league is to overthrow fte Government and organise a desMrate resistance to annexation or the fermanent subjection of the German na-tion.-Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

ARRIVAL OF. FOOD SUPPLIESReceived April 13, 5.5 p.m. Rome, April 11. Amsterdam reports that a consignment of food has reached the Ruhr district, and that it will soon be possible to issue a supplementary ration to towns with populations of half a million and upwards. ">iAug. and NX Cable Assoc

LOOKING AHEAD. Received April 12, 5.5 p.m. Copenhagen,, April 5. ■' The Lokal Aneeiger states that Ed▼ard Bernstein, a well-known Socialist, W$H *• German Ambassador in London •wlen. peace is ejmjid,—Am. N.Z. Cable