TRIUMPH FOR TIRPITZ.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 167, 15 July 1918, Page 5

TRIUMPH FOR TIRPITZ.

THE POUCT OF REACTION. VOW HINTZE'S APPOINTMENT. STARTLING PERFORMANCES FORETOLD. i I (Received 10.25 a.m.) LONDON, July 14. Newspapers in London consider the appointment of Herr yon Hintze as German Foreign Minister as" a distinct gain for the' Allies, as yon Kuhlmann's policy of compromise was more dangerous, because more feasible, than the reactionary idea of crushing the Allies- A telegram from Amsterdam states that the uneasiness in Holland due to yon Hintze's appointment is reflected in the fall of almost all securities on the Amsterdam and Rotterdam exchanges. I The "Berliner Tageblatf says that, despite all official assurances to the con-. trary, yon Hintze's appointment is a triumph for the yon Tirpitz clique, and is well recognised as such at Home and, abroad. 1 The "Vorwaerts," commenting on in-1 spired reports, asserts that a change of policy is impending which will produce an absolutely devastating effect on German interests. French commentators predict startling performances from yon Hintze as the military clique's willing tooL—(Router.) HINTZE AND PAN-GERMANISM. COPENHAGEN, July 14. Speaking in the Reichstag the German Chancellor (Baron yon Hertling) sdld that changing the Foreign Minister would not change Germany's foreign or internal policies. The change was not caused by any real difference of opinion, but arose out of personal discussions revealing matters which ought not to be made public. The Government intended to j adhere to the foreign policy laid down in replying to the Papal Peace Note. The closest union existed among the political leaders and the army leaders regarding readiness to receive peace proposals from the enemy if offered in a sincere spirit. The utterances of Mr Woodrow Wilson and Mr A. J. Balfour forced Germany to continue the struggle. I It is reported that the new Foreign Minister (Herr yon Hintze) has pledged himself to follow the Chancellor's policy. The Liberal parties will give Hintze a triaL—(Reuter.) Herr yon Hintze, the new German Foreign Minister, interviewed by the i Berlin correspondent of the "Amsterdam' Couraht," denied that he ■ was a panGerman, being merely a good German. He was glad to co-operate in yon Hertling's programme, which the Reichstag had repeatedly approved. The annexationist journals claim that yon Hintze is nobody's candidate but the Kaiser's. The Socialist paper "Vor- ' waerts" states that it is the conviction of the whole world that yon Kuhlmann was unshipped in order to pan-Germanise the Government. —(Renter.)

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