GERMAN GOVERNMENT

Evening Star, Issue 16995, 18 March 1919, Page 3

GERMAN GOVERNMENT

THREAT TO RESIGN.

BECAUSE OF ALLIED TERMS.

Pkms Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Gable Association.

NEW YORK, March 15. Tha ‘ New York Times’s ’ Paris correspondent states: Unofficial reports from Berlin and Weimar indicate most intense dissatisfaction ‘in German Government Circles at the severity of the military and naval terms imposed by the Allies. Apparently it is suggested that the Ebert Government, rather than accept the terms, may resign and let the Allies follow their own course. This would necessitate the pccupatkm of the whole of Germany by illiea troops. OTHER COMPLICATIONS. BETWEEN TWO EXTREMES. LONDON, March 17. The ‘Daily News's’ Berlin corresponfent states that in consequence of the week’s events in Berlin the Government may be reconstructed by the inclusion of Independents. Herr (Defence Minister) is apparently coming increasingly under tha control of the reactionar.es, whose ultimate object is militarist and possibly monarchical restoration. It is persistently reported that the Bolsheviks are preparing to invade Germany. NEW YORK, March 15. Despatches from Berlin state that a German Industrial League has been organised, with a fund of 12.000,0c0d01, for Si® purpose of opposing Bolshevism.

VON ARNIM’S END.

CLUBBED TO DEATH BY PEASANTS,

PARIS, March 16. General Von Arnim, who was 76 years of ®ge, and who was recently commanding an army in Flanders, has been beaten to death. General Von Arnim fired upon some peasants who were trespassing on his park in search of firewood. A mob of peasants subsequently invaded his chateau, tilled the general with cudgels, and pillaged the chateau.

LUDENDORFF TALKS ON GERMAN BLUNDERS. WASHINGTON, March 15. Ac official despatch from Paris states that the ‘ Social Demokraten at Stockholm publishes an interview with General Ludendorff. in which he says that the German militnrv power has for ever vanished. He atteiibutes the German defeat to General Von Moltke’a deficient strategy, General Ton Falkenbayn’s defective direction. the poor infermatinn supplied by the German Intelligence Service, and particularly to Austria’s inability to help Germany, which was caused by the Italian army’s tenacious fighting.

SERAJEVO MURDERS.

OLD RUMORS REVIVED. BERNE, March 15. A priest who was formerly confessor to the wife of the murdered Archduke Francis Ferdinand has published a pamphlet accusing the late Count Tisza. Hungarian Foreign Minister, of direct complicity in the Serajevo crime. He points out that no Inquiry was ever held, and that there was notorious lack of precautions for the Archduke's safety. PARIS, March 15. The * Journal des Debats ’ publishes from a Serbian Minister despatches sent _ from the Austrian Ambassador at Berlin prior to the war, showing that Germany counted an Serbia refusing the Austrian ultimatum, tnd warned Austria against accepting British offers of mediation.

SECRET DIPLOMACY.

MORE TEUTON METHODS

BERLIN, March 16.

Professor Schumann, the ex-Kaiser’s eonfidential adviser on Russian affairs, discloses that from 1909 to 1914 the Russian Ambassador's desnatches from Loudon to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs were regularly communicated to Germany. The despatches were, concealed from the ex-Raisjfor fear that he would make indiscreet public references to them, and thus put an end to the leakage. Professor Schumann indicates the source of the Ireacherv.

RUMANIA. APPEAL IJY HER QUEEN. LONDON. March 15. Interviewed by a ‘Pall Mall Gazette’ representative, the Queen of Rumania pictures the continued and continuous privations of her people. Germany, she said, had stripped the country bare of everything, including all facilities for transport. The country was ravaged to perhaps an even greater extent than Belgium. Hunger was felt in every" home, ami the great mass of women and children were starving. The hunger position was admittedly serious, hut Bolshevism had no hold. Slu*. urged that Rumania offered great opportunities for British commercial enterprise, but she placed first the country’s dire need of food and clothing. BELGIUM’S TREASURY RETURNS. LONDON. March IT. British destroyers safely" escorted three steamers carrying tin' Belgian State Treasure to Antwerp, including all State document's. bullion, and savings bank securities. which were deposited in England at the outbreak of the war. MINE SWEEPING. LONDON, March 17. The Admiralty" is establishing a voluntary force of 1.300 men. exclusively in England, for mine-sweeping,, which will occupy many months. AIR-FIGHT STATISTICS. LONDON, March 15. Brigadier-general Seely, President of the Air Board, 'stated in the House of Commons that the British brought down 8.000 German aeroplanes during the war, while the Germans brought down 2,800 British m anilines. TROUBLE IN MESOPOTAMIA ARAB RISING SUPPRESSED. NEw"yORK, March 15. y py y n message states that news has recently been disclosed of an Arab rising against Europeans and Armenians in the Euphrates Valiev. The news had been suppressed. Several Europeans were killed. Franco-British troops suppressed the rioters and arrested the leaders. More than 50 Armenians were killed at Aleppo and Adana. RIOTS IN CAIRO. CAIRO, March 17. The military suppressed serious riots. There were a few casualties.

[Tto cable news in this taae accredited to ‘ The Times ’ has appeared in that journal, b'.t!s only where expressly stated editorial opinion pf ‘The

JAPAN. KOREANS GIVING TROUBLE. PEKING, March 15, There is ft widespread movement in Korea aiminc at independence. Thomnd* of demon.stratrns in towns and villages have been arrested. The Korean Nationalists have arranged, for parades throughout tho country. JAPANESE TRADE. HARVEST DURING WAR. _ WASHINGTON. March 15. The United States Tariff Commission have issued a report dealing with Japanese foreign trade, which increased from 670.000, in 1914 to 1,519.CC0,000d0i in 1917. The exports, which amounted to 310.000. 000dol in 1915, reached 801,000,000 do! in 1917. The imports were 364.C00,000d0l in 1913 and 517,C00,000d01 in 1917. Tile greatest gain was in exports to China. Tho exports to Britain and India amounted to 14,000,000d0l hr 1913 and £0,000,000d0l in 1917. Exports to Aus tralia amounted to 4,000,000d0l in 1913 and 14.000. 000dol in 1917. BOLSHEVISM IN AMERICA. NEW YORK, March 15 The police raided the headquarters of the American Union of Russian Peasant Workers, and arrested 200 men and women, among whom were alleged Bolsheviks. A quantity of anarchistic literatmo was confiscated. Sr-mo of the prisoners will probaby be deported. No violence occurred during the raid.