GERMAN PEOPLE POLITICALLY INSANE.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 2734, 4 June 1915, Page 4

GERMAN PEOPLE POLITICALLY INSANE.

London, June 2

Dr. Charles Sarolea, the well-known Belgian publicist—he has been head of the French and Romance Lecturers at the Edinburgh University since 1894, is a frequent writer of books, and has a library of 50..000 foreign books—lecturing in America, said that before the Allies obtain a victory j not only must the military machine j be overcome, but the tremendous moral and driving force of fanaticism behind the machine. He has come to the conclusion that the whole German people are politically insane and that the country is one vast lunatic asylum. This is not a metaphor nor an epigram., but a medical fact. It began with vicious pride expressed in the delirium of her own greatness, and the spread of the doctrine that her people were a 6uper-race. The ( next stage was when the Germans thought Britain ■> was conspiring | against them: that brought the de- ; lusion of persecution. Tho third stage was tho delirium of violence-, which is now seen in the most horrible form. Already hero are signs of the fourth stage—depression and melancholia. The last stage will be suicidal mania. After turning in impotent rage against civilsation, Germany wil turn against hcr6olf, and the end will ho civil revolution and intermcine strife. DISTINCTIONS FOR SOLDIERS. Twelve Australians and New Zeaiandors at the Dardanelles havo boon awarded tho Distinguished Service Order, ton Military Crosses, and 33 Distinguished Conduct Medals. For gallantry and devotion to duty at the Dardanelles Distinguished Service Orders havo been awarded as follow: Colonels McNicoll and 0. AVhite, Majors G. Bran," J. Denton, J. Hoane, AY. Mansbridge, and-Rankine, and Captain A. Butler (Australians); Majors Hart, E. O'Neil and F.'-"White (New Zealanders); and Captain Critchley Salmonson, of the Munster Fusiliers, wlio is attached to the New Zealanders. Military Crosses. — Australians: Magee, C. Richardson. J. H. Simpson, Lieutenants A. A. Dorham, C. Forteseuo, R. Legge, Sergt;-Major D. Smith. New Zealanders: Captain Wallingford, Sergt.-Major Porteous. Distinguished ; Conduct Medals .-=- Australians: Sergeants A. Anderson, W. Ayling, W. A. Comiell, M. E. Corbott, H. Jackson. A. Steel, Corporals R. Moore.JE. Robson. P. Black. "W. Francis. H. W. Fream. F. Kennedy, J. Kenyon, Privates W. J. Birrell, L. W. Burnett, A. Farmer, F. Godfrey, A. C. Merrin, R. Humbnrton,. George Rob, W. Upton,. J. G. Weatherill, A. Wright. G. Rean, G. F. Mackenzie. New Zealanders: Corporals C. ."W. Salmon, C. W. Saunders, H. Singleton. G. Steadman, W. Imos, Privates T. Stockdill, J. W. Swarm. "WOMEN FOR AVAR SERVICE. Seventy thousand British women have registered for war service. Fourteen hundred are engaged, mostly in the clothing and ammunition trades. The majority of the women belong to the better classes, and are offering their services for patriotic reasons. Positions are being given to the most needy.

The Government permits 20 per cent, of the eligible men to enlist, but apparently believes that women cannot replaco men earning £300 a year. "Woman's new occupations includo those of paymasters, ticket-collectors, gardeners, 'bus-drivers, bailiffs, and telegraph messengers. Six hundred are employed in tho Vickors' munition works. NEW ZEALAND NURSES. The Hon. Thomas Mackenzie (High Commissioner for Now Zealand) farewelled the New Zealand nurses leaving for tho Dardanelles. Sydney, Juno 3. New Zealand's contingent of thirtyone nurses sailed by the Moldavia on Saturday.

GERMAN GENERAL CAPTURED

Petrograd, Juno 2

A Russian patrol captured General yon Prittwitz, the Gorman commandant at Libau, who was motoring with several officers and an escort. Most of the escort wore killed and the rest made prisoners. Gonoral yon Prittwitz was slightly Avounded.