POLITIC CRIME.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 August 1921, Page 5

POLITIC CRIME.

ERZBERGER’S MURDER.

CONSTERNATION CAUSED. SIGN OF A STORM. By Telegraph.—-Press Assn.—Copyright. London, August 27. Herr Erzberger’s murder has caused consternation in Germany. The Press regards it as a portent of the coming storm, and the first sign of the seething unrest beneath the surface. They are agreed that the erime is the outcome of political animosity and the dangerous recklessness of the Extreme Right Party, which bitterly hates and blames the ex-Miniater for the taxation schemes of the Wirth Government.

The Morgonpost states that the murder was planned by half-a-dozen mon of high standing, titled person' and rich industrialists who are acting with a small group which is undermining Germany.

The Socialist organa angrily predict ft new revolution and -serious and bloody concussions. They denounce the hangmen’s assistants of the world war who are systematically murdering the leaders of the Left Party. The Observer's correspondent says that Herr Krzberger’s enemies arc already alarmed by the impression the murder has created. There have been workers’ in Berlin and Munich which the troops quelled. One of the Munich demonstrators was killed.

DANGER TO GOVERNMENT. TO SAVE THE REPUBLIC. Received August 20, 5.5 p.m. London. August 29. Herr Erzebergcr is more dangerous to the Government dead than alive. His assassination ia drawing the Socialist parties together, and they arc demanding that the Government shall take all steps to save the endangered republic. The masses are. horrified at the assassination, bur th? more wealthy people, especially the oflliers, are openly gloating over it. Students sang songs in the streets celebrating the event. —Aus.N.Z. Cable A-sn. GOVERNMENT OFFERS REWARD. FOR CAPTURE OF ASSASSINS. Received August 29, 9.35 p.m. Paris, August 28. The two students who were arrested at Offenburg have been released. The German Government has offered n. reward of 100.01 M) marks for the capture of Erzeberger"' assassins.—Reuter Service. TWO STUDENTS ARRESTED. Berlin, August 28. Two student* have been arrested on suspicion of having murdered TTerr Erzberger. Labor organisations and political parties ar- strongly urging the Government o end the Chauvinist agitation, to which the murder is attributed. The Government has forbidden the festival at Potsdam arranged by the PanGermans <o- celebrate the German victory at Tannenberg over the Russians.