FOR REVENGE.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18013, 4 March 1924, Page 7

FOR REVENGE.

GERMAN ARMY READY.

DISQUIETING FRENCH REPORT. CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT-) ("THE TIMES.") LONDON, March 2. The Paris correspondent of "The Tillies'' says that General Bourgeois describes the German military organisation as a vast secret organisation for revenue. The General is reported as saying t'i.it the military clauses of tlio Versailles Treaty are everywhere almost openly defied. The Ueichswehr alrendy posses.se s very modern and complete armaments in rifles, machine and field guns, as well as abundant supplies of munitions.

Preparations are being made to complete the army down to the smallest detail. It would only need the blowing of a whistle for disbanded regiments to bo constituted and for the skeleton German army to recover the flesh, muscle, blood and nerves which it had in PJI4.

APPEAL FOR SYMPATHY.

GERMANY CAP IN HAND.

(Sydnet "Sum" Seevice.)

LONDON, March 2.

A Berlin message states that the German Government has issued in all languages, a statistical volume appealing for sympathy. It pointa out that Germany, in 1913, bought more goods from Britain than any country except tho British Dominions.

The post-war collapse resulted in universal distress, which continues. Not a single prop of industry remains unshaken. The war caused an interruption of the training of manual labourers and post-war conditions have made it necessary for toys and girte to earn money at an earlier age. This dissipates the immediate prospect of Germany recovering her former high standard of skilled labour, and economio stability is impossible without the assistance of foreign capital, together with the restoration of industries.