GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 April 1919, Page 6

GERMANY.

CIVIL WAR IMMINENT London, Aprjl 8. Nuremberg has become the pivotal centre of the- new Bavarian Government. Herr, Hoffmann has established his premises and office there. The Ministers in Berlin an* silent vegarding their plans for counter-aetioD. The Government will probably adopt ito characteristic policy of inactloc. It is expected that the Republic of North Bavaria will be shortly proclaimed.

The Oongreßg of tbe Workers' and Soldiers' Councils in Berlin opened on Tuesday The- city was comparatively peaceful. The general strike had apparently not materialised. The Bavarian seats were unoccupied. Hen Leanet presided.

The first collision between the parties occurred on the proposal to send fraternal greetings to Hungary and Russia. This was received with cheers, countercheers, and uproar. No decision ,v/ae arrived at.

The Spartacists we highly inflamed owing to the failure of the Government definitely to promise Ledebour's release. Maliska, Majority Socialist, appealed to tie Independents to renounce their desperate policy. This is regarded as significant as a positive proposal to come to an undej-standiiig. There has been violent fighting at Magdeburg. A large number of the garrison joined the Spanac>sts, supplied civilians with arms, and proceeded to attack the police headquarters with the view of rescuing the Spartaciat leaders Anarchy reigns, and. It, is reported that the casualties aro heavy and work at a standstill. The revolutionaries have taken possession o* the railways and post and telegraph offices. There is absolute chaos in Munich, and civil war |is expected to bo announced at anv hour.—Aua.-NJZ. Cable Assti

STRIKES AND COTJNTE.R-STRIKEC Copenhagen, April 2. German Government- troops are occupying ali the. grea*- towns Jr. tht rurai districts the strikers ntanb«.r upwards of 150,000 A proclamation announces that the strikers will be without food, while men working 7% hours a day wil: get more than other people. A strike has begun at Wuriemberg. A counter-strike ie reported at Stuttgart, where the posts, telegraphs and railways are closed The Frankfort ;iot wan due to searcity of food The populace looted the stocks,—Aus.-NJZ. Cable Asse

SERIOUS POLITICAL SITUATION. . Loridor-, Anril 3 The Australian Press learns that evidence from Germany show 9 the political situation to bp serious. Herr Kcheidomann's Government has little power to enforce its measures, particularly in the industrial districts, 'where there is a daily sporadic outburst of anarchy which is the prelude to ac outbreak on a large scale, which is now being arranged. There is a. possibility of the German Government imitating the Hutaglarian by resigning power to the extremists. Count Karolyfr handing ove-: of the Government to the Communists was dictated by national sentiment, and intended to check Roumanians supposed annexationist ambitions, which Hungary fears the Entente will sanction. The now Hungarian Government relies on the support of Budapest. Jand the larger towns, peasants, who are eighty per cent, of the. population, are apa-thetic—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Asan,