GERMANY WITHIN.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1917, Page 2

GERMANY WITHIN.

(Per Tress Association. —Copyright.)

SOCIALIST STATEMENTS.

LONDON, July 6th

The German Press state that during a debate in the Second Chamber of the Saxon Diet, several National liberal members stated that the country was seething with distrust of. the King and the Government. The Socialist Vice President Frassorf, recently returned from the front, stated that he wa s qualified to give warning that the (troops at the front were no longer actuated by, a spirit of loyalty to the Throne, but by patriotism. Dr. Dophel endorsed those remarks. He said that he feared grave conso quences unless there is some sol. .tion. The. Biot passed a resolution urging immediate democratic and administrative reforms throughout the Empire.

A REMARKABLE .MANIFESTO

(Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.)

LONDON, July 6th

The Daily Chronicle's Amsterdam correspondent says: The leading Com servative professors in Germany, including Herr Delbruck and Herr Emil Fisk, have issued a remarkable manifesto urging the immediate passing"of general secret, and equal franchise and thus keep faith with the people. This will show that the Government trusts tho nation as the nation deserves.

SOCIALIST RESOLVE.

I"AUSTRALIAN' it N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION]

AMSTERDAM, July 6

The Constitutional Committee of the Reichstag discussed suffrage. Both Socialist parties urged immediate legislation.

Herr Meuller (Progressive) affirmed that, the Reichstag possessed sovereign powers in connection with suffrage. The Naitonal Liberals support the movement, but the Conservatives and the Centre Party oppose Herr Mueller’s views.

According to the Socialist majority organ, the International Correspondence, the Socialists will henceforth make their vote on war credits dependent on internal political reforms

GERMAN HEROES.

(Australian <k N.Z. Cable Association)

AMSTERDAM, July 6

49,000 iron crosses of tho first-class and 2,200,500 of the second class have been n warded to German troops.

GERMAN FOOD

v AMSTERDAM, July 8

Von Roekef, the president of the German War Supplies Department, informed 'the Reichstag Committee that while June and July were th© most critical months, the danger of a reduced bread ration was past,. and he was hopeful to increase it early in August, when the meat ration would b e reduced to conserve the milch cows. The prospect of the potato crop !>et,ter than that of 1916.

OSTEND NEWS

AMSTERDAM, July 7

A refugee from Ostend has reached Holland. He says that the German officers openly confess that the 'British are likely to force the Germans to quit :he coast, General von Hindienuurg has already taken precautions to that end and if compelled is prepared to enter Holland and establish a naval base in the Scheldt,

Ostend recently was a veritable den of submarines, but as a result of the British attacks th« naval workshops were completely destroyed. Many Germans were killed, including eight insidlo the lighthouse.