GERMAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 April 1923, Page 3

GERMAN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. FRiANCE FRLPAR ixc;. (Received this day .at 11.-15 n.:u.) LONDON, April 23. The “l’nll Ala 11 Gazette” draws ntlection to the significance of Lhe appointlneut of Al. IVeygajid. Marshal Koch's Chief of .Staff as rommundcr ia • 1 1 iof at Syria, in view of any unfavourable outcome at I.aiisanne. It is iindorstoed that NN'eygnnd ucicptcd the appointment only on comlition that sufficient troops will be placed at his disposal to hold Syria. M. POIXCAR M’S ADVICE. A (Received this day at 11.10 u.r.i.) KARLS, April 23. Addressing the Comity Coun'-il at Bark-due, M. Poincare gave the Government’s programme in regard to foreign relations. He said: “Keep our alliances intact and maintain them loyally. It was to oer cowmen interest to bring Germany t ; the adm:s-ion of her responsibilities and obligations without media lion In anyone, arid also the complete reparation lor damages and tiio obtaining of icinianent guarantees against new invasions. This ■v was our task.” GERMANY' WILLING WILL GO EXTRE.M !•’. I.IMV! (Received this day at. 11.15 a.m.i RERUN. April 23. The newspapers describe Lord C.'iirzon’s speech as the most Important declaration Coin Britain since the signing of the pence treaty. The ‘'VorwaeiTsays the time hucame for Germany to submit proposals, not to Fiance, hut to all the Alii' s and believes that this will be clone in a few days. Herr Gunn, interviewed, said : ‘‘We are willing to go to the extreme limit of our menus in paying the reparation claims, but 1 will not accept cunditon.s which T do led think Germany can carry out.” ALL HOLE RUST. THE FALL OF TilH MARK. (Received this day at 11.-15 a.m.) EON DON, April 2.1. The ‘‘Daily Telegraph’s” Berlin correspondent. says that it must be remomtiered that the German newspapers regard the country as at war anil so admissions of weakness and anxiety for peace are supposed Lo prejudice tbs' country’s chance of securing favourable terms. Germany has now reached a state of mind analogous to that in which, she addressed president Wilson in her appeal for the armistice. She has lost all hope of victory and the change of mood is largely due to the fact that the Ruhr industrial magnates are suspected of using the fall in the mark to their own advantage, thus netnally paralysing the arm stretched out to help them. These werlh.es ditl not merely want the dollars and sterling as hiding places for the money -* which they swindled Government rml < f hilt they wished to effect a fall in the mark with the object of delramling the public, believing that if the mark icll it. would be- much easier to refund the money they bo’rowed from the Government. Tho “Vonvncrts” accuses Herr Ktiulies of taking a large part in Urns.' schemes and adds that Germany - defence cannot he continued now that it is known that the overthrow of the A Govenimout’s linaiuiiil schemes, deliberately brought about by the Ruhr magnates with the object of lining their own pockets, is inrniiueut. All the Reichstag parties agreed that the ('n no Govern men fc should remain in power till the problem is solved. If Herr ('itno, however, does not reach n decision quickly a settlement will be .sought through a new Government.