GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 July 1920, Page 5

GERMANY.

BURDEN OF THE TREATY. MQRE HUMBLE ATTITUDE, By Telegraph.—Fresr Asaa.—Copyright Berlin, June 28. At a meeting of the new Reichstag, Herr Fehrenbach (Prime Minister) said that the Germans had scarcely recognised the heavy burden of the Versailles Treaty. The German Government had no alternative but to try to fulfil the engagements. Germany must carry out the disarmament and reparation stipulations. If all were not executed this would not be due to a want of goodwill. He appealed for mutual confidence between the nations to resume the economic development arrested by the war. "We consider it our principal task to end the fatal reaction resulting from mistrust of our opponents and our own failure to carry out the peace conditions by convincing our former opponents that among the German peoples the dreams of political might or thoughts of revenge would iind less foundation the more sympathetically they were met. Germany must also convince her opponents that every good German recognises that the sole rally cry is reconstruct in tranquility what the war destroyed." Pastor Dr. Braun has been appointed Minister of Labor. ■ Berlin, June 29. Herr Fehrenbach, addressing the Reichstag, referring to the deep suspicion with which the • Allies regarded Germany, said the Government would do its best to end this by convincing tliem [ that Germany had no dreams of re- | venge. Herr Scheidemann promised his support if the Government adhered to the Labor policy.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. , GERMAN ARMY REDUCTION. Berlin, June 29. Herren Fehrenbach, Wirth, and Simons (Foreign Minister) will represent Germany at toe ftps Conference. Bavaria has protested against the Allied demand for a reduction of the army to 100,000, which would probably lead to a Left Radical revolt in North Germany.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.