GERMANY’S FUTURE.

Gisborne Times, Volume LI, Issue 5235, 29 July 1919, Page 5

GERMANY’S FUTURE.

HOPES REST ON REVISION OF PEACE TREATY. ADDRESS BY~HUN PREMIER. BIG NATIONALISATION SCHEME FORESHADOWED. Reuter’s Telegram. (Received July 28, 9.30 p.m.) BERLIN, July 23. Speaking in the National Assembly at Weimar, the Premier, Herr Bauer, warned the country against a hasty revolution, which would inevitably lead to a counter-revolution and disaster. He admitted that the people had grievances, which the Government would endeavor to remove. Herr Bauer indicated that the remedy was a law which was now being drafted to regulate Workers’ and Economic Councils. He foreshadowed a Bill nationalising electric power stations andi' the socialisation of the mines, and declared that when the State possessed the railways-, electricity, and mines, the position would assure desirable conditions for 'thq workers. Superfluous luxuries, especially all imports likely to prejudice the labor market, would be banned. He urged that the greatest need was for all to work to renew the national life through the basis of the League of Nations-. Germany’s hope rested l upon a revision of the Peace Treaty, and this hope must spring from the League of Nations’ ideal.' ALLEGATIONS^AGAINST DR. MICHAEL IS. PEACE IN 1917 SAID TO BE PREVENTED. RUMORED RESIGNATION OF HUN PREMIER. United Press Association —Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. COPENHAGEN, July 27. Conservatives declare that Dr Helfferich possesses a document compromising Erzeberger. Conservatives state that the Pope’s peace negotiations were broken off because the Entente demanded that the Germans .should admit their war-guiltiness. The Tageblatt publishes Ludendorff’s declaration that he never knew of the Papal Nuncio’s letter on Dr. Michaelis’s reply until to-day. There was a' secret to the high command early in 1917 that England wanted peace. Ludendorff independently learned that England desired an open declaration by Germany in regard to Belgium. The Crown Council reached a decision on the point on September. lltli, hut Von Kuhlmann opposed it. COPENHAGEN, July 27. Even Opposition Ministers praise Erzeberger’s speech. The Vorwaerts demands the trial ot Michaelis for preventing peace in 1917. , _ VIENNA, July 27. There are reports that Herr Bauer has been compelled to resign because the Entente suspects him of planning a union of Austria with Germany. VON HINTZE—LUDENDORFF SQUABBLE. KAISER STATED REFORMS AND PEACE COULD WAIT. United Services. LONDON, July 23. Von Hintze discloses, that Ludendorff, in the middle of July.. 1918, emphatically promised a decisive victory by means of a fresh offensive. Nevertheless Von Hintze attempted gradually to prepare for peace through Spanish and Dutch mediation but the Bulgarian deflection frustrated the inclusion of Socialists in the Government. Other liberal ; reforms were thereupon decided up!on At a Supreme Headquarters ! Conference, the Kaiser firstly api proved of the reforms, but later, owing to Hertling’s influence, informed von Hintze that the reforms, also peace, could wait. Only the most urgent representations resulted in ni‘ signature in September to a .decree inaugurating the Parliamentary system.