FOMENTING OF REBELLIONS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 93, 16 October 1914, Page 7

FOMENTING OF REBELLIONS

YON BERNHARDI AND OTHERS -■' \ GERMAN HOPES REGARDING SOUTH AFRICA (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) (Received October 16, 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, 15th October. , The Times, in a leader, says :— Readers o{ General yon Bernhardi and other German writers of his kidney knew that they had built high hopes of fomenting rebellions in various parts of the Empire. Whenever Germany was at war with Britain, South Africa was always the region where these hopes were strongest. Germany had been intriguing there for years, and, of course, had redoubled her efforts since the outbreak of war. The treason of Maritz shows that the corruption practised has notteen wholly in vain. AN OFFER DECLINED (Received October 16, 10.40 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The South African Minister for Defence (Mr. J. C. Smuts) has declined the New South Wales offer of a j-egiment of the Legion of Frontiersmen to assist against the Germans in South-west Africa. The reply expresses hearty thanks £>r the offer, but states that the authorities have all the men required, and many more afe offering. "NOT GOOD NEIGHBOURS" (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) m , „. ' LONDON, 15th October. The military correspondent, of the Times says : "There might have been some lingering doubt before whether, it was wise to clear the Germans, bag and baggage, out of Africa, but there can be none now. This aspiring and, intriguing people are not good neighbours in Africa. Colonel Maritz's crime has led to a remarkable outburst of South African patriotism, and there is no sign yet that his treacherous example will be followed. It will not be difficult to break up a gathering mainly of Germans in which Maritz places such foolish confidence, and there i^a feeling of pity for a good fighter who has fallen a victim to German wiles." A proclamation icsued at Capetown says fcha Government has grave reasons to think that the Government of German South-west Africa, nae, through

numerous spies and agents, corrupted other citizens of the Union under the false and treacherous pretext of favouring the eetablishment of a Eepublic in South Africa. MARITZ'S COMMAND ONLY A SMALL ONE LONDON, 14th October. Heuter's telegram* from South Africa states that Colonel Maritz's command, including the Geimans, is a force only five hundred strong. General Botha has despatched a strong force to oppose him. Colonel Maritz ha 3 a large quantity of Gorman cannon, rifles, ami ammunition near Upington. [Upington, Bechuanaland, is the capital of the district of Gordonia, and is situated near the right bank of the Orange River. It is a transport centre of some importance.]