GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 June 1919, Page 5

GERMANY.

LUDENDORFPS WAIL TEEMS TOO SEVERE, By Telegraph.—Press Assa—Copyright. m. „ ew May 25. _ lhe Berlin correspondent of the World interviewed Ludendorff, who said that President Wilson was unable to maintain gooo. faith in his promises to Germany, because he could not make his idealism effective at the Peace Conference, The terms of the peace treaty were 90 severe that thy could not be carried out. The terms did not allow Germany a sufficient army to maintain internal order. They had not sufficient money with which to import foodstuffs. If upper Silesia and the Saar coalfields were cut off from Germany it would also mean that unemployment would continually menace-Germany. It wquld perhaps be best for Germany if the United Mates took economic control of the country in order to help them to regain their feet. He regarded the proposals for the surrender and trial of the ex-Kaiser and the military leaders, including himself, as questions within the province of international law. He was prepared to appear before an unprejudiced tribunal of the nations. He did not believe the Kaiser could be held responsible for the acts of war.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc,

AMERICAN INTERVENTKffIT DESIRED. TO PREVENT ECONOMIC RUIN. Keceived June C, 9.10 p.m. Amsterdam, June 5. A manifesto addressed by the burgomasters of Germany to the United States urpes immediate intervening at Versailles to prevent Germany's economic rum and the inauguration of a new era of war. The manifesto also declares that America will lose one of hjr largest customers if Germany is economically destroyed.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. AOMEOSTRATION OF RffINELAND.

DESIRED BY HUNSL Copenhagen, May, 25. TBo Pan-German organisation has appealed to the people's representatives at Weimar to secure the return of the Kaiser and Crown Prince to Germany and provide them with a dignified place of residence. The Independent Socialists at Wurtemburg demanded that the Kaiser be delivered up and brought to trial. The demand was rejected, and the Wurtemburg Government called on the Berlin Government to protest against the Allied demand to deliver up German citiien3, particularly the Kaiser—Aus. N.Z. Cahle Assoc.

The Hamburger Fremdenblatt states that tho German counter-proposals include a demand for the German administration of 'Rhipeland, They are ready to deliver wal from the Ruhr and Saa'r di«t,rieK hut ('online the plebiscite in 1934. They desire Poland to be confined to the demarcation fixed at the armistice nnd that a plebiscite he taken in other German eastern districts under neutral or American direction; that Danzig be a free port and Poland be permitted to make its own railway connection with the city. The Mittaj? Zeitung states that speeches in the Cabinet last week caused consid»rabl[> indecision among the peace delegates. As the result of conferences with the peace delegates the committee of the National Assembly has been informed of the Government's chnncred nninioTi on the peace question. The newspaper deplores the secrecy.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. COALITION CABINET. Received June 6, 5.5 p.m. London, June 5. Hoffman's Cabinet at Munich has resigned and a coalition is being formed.