GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 June 1919, Page 5

GERMANY.

A REMARKABLE DOCUMENT,

GERMAN SLtMNESS, ROAD TO PARIS OPEN IN 10 YEARS. By Telegraph.—Prtss Assn.—Copyright. Paris;, May 27. As a concession to Count von Rantzau the Big Four are likely to increase the German army to 140,000, the figure originally suggested. Marshal Foch has approved of the change. The Americans desired to reduce the army to 100,000. At the instance of Mr Lloyd George overtures have been mode to Admiral Koltchak that British troops i.hall be gradually withdrawn from Russia, but volunteers will be allowed to remain.

The new treaty with Poland guarantees language, religious and educational liberties to the minorities included in the new kingdom specially to the Jews, whose future had given the Allies anxietv.

The Allies have obtained possession of a remarkable document circulated secretly by Herr Erzberger among influential Germans at the end of April. It asserts that the Entente has steadily weakened since the armistice and that the process is continuing. America and Britain, having destroyed German competition, do not sympathise with France's bid for security and her ambitious aims. The anti-militarists' agitation is reducing the fighting spirit of the Entente armies. Germany must look eastward. The rehabilitation of Poland, which has been created at the instance of France as a second antiGerman Power, is balanced by Ukrainia ar.d Lithuania. Germany, by cultivating Russian friendship, can find the road to Paris re-opened within ten years.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

GERMAN MILITARISTS, ORGANISING RESISTANCE. Received June 3, 10.15 p m. Amsterdam, June 2. German militarists, conferring at Berlin, are opposed to the signature of the peace treaty, and are attempting to organise active resistance to Entente coercion.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc, CONFLICT OF OPINION. Received June 4, 1.30 a.re. Berlin, May 22. The Majority and Independent Socialists held rival demonstrations, the former protesting against the peace terms and the latter favoring the signing of the treaty. Scheidemann addressed 5000 Majority demonstrators. The Independents numbered 50,000.—Au5.-N.Z. Cable Assn.