WITH THE ENEMY.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15723, 17 October 1916, Page 7

WITH THE ENEMY.

THE KAISER'S MANA

STILL PREVAILS "WITH THE

PEOPEE

(tiy Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) ("Th<j Times,") LONDON, October 10. Mr Curtin. the American correspondent who spent ten months investigating conditions in Germany, states t-iiat Germany is sending criminals to tho front, where they are chained to ma-chine-guns and given a chnnco to fight for their lives in the most dangerous spots. Mr Curtin says that the Kaiser is still wonderfully popular, and gets great receptions everywhere, lib looks older, but otherwise unchanged. Id is personal _ entourage has spread statements til tit he strongly opposed tho frightfulness of submarines and /ioppclins, but it is well known that the Kaiser is seriously alarmed at the threat that lie will be deported like Napoleon in the event of defeat.

ADDRESS TO THE SOLDIERS. (Australian and N.Z, Cable Association.) AMSTERDAM, October 15. Tho Kaiser, in a speech made on tho Eastern front, after acknowledging the bravery of the Germans jincj their Austrian comrades, said :—"When you next engage 'the enemy, remember two things. First, ho will never breakthrough; second, he will bo beaten. Each ono of you knows wp are figJiting for a just cause, while many of our enemies don't know why they are figiiting. Every one of you hag proved that, ho can fight threo, or even six enemies. Numbers do not impress you. Let the enemy's forehead break on your iron wall. God will protect you in your great task.'-'

CONDITIONS IN GERMANY.

NATION HARSHLY ORGANISED

NEW YORK, October 15. Mr Herbert Swope, who was sent by tho "New York World" to investigate the real conditions in Germany, says:— "Tho search of travellers on their entering thp country is incredibly severe , even fountain pens are emptied. Thero are no young men in Berlin Women do all the work. The mental change from the certainty of victory to tho fear of defeat is reflected ir> terrible depression. Dancing is forbidden. I heard no laughter in the theatres. I was astounded at the all-pervading and unreasoning hatred of America. Mr Gerard, our Ambassador, is disliked because he is not violently pro-German. The staple food is lish, but there is a suspicious absence of dogs. The Berlin censorship is unbelievably severo. Tho 'Berliner Tageblatt' was suppressed ior a whole week for a cause unknown. Internal politics have reached an important crisis. I am convinced that Liberalisation of tho German Government is inevitable."

THE SLAVE RAIDS

A REICHSTAG DISCUSSION

(Realtor's Telegrams.)

AMSTERDAM, October 15

A committee of the Reichstag discussed the Lille deportations. Herr Helferrich and representatives of tho Home and Foreign Offices contended that the deportations were internationally legal, as there was a shortage of workmen in Germany, and idle foreigners could not be allowed to a burden on relief funds. It was admitted that blunders were unavoidable.