GERMANY’S PLIGHT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21409, 10 August 1931, Page 7

GERMANY’S PLIGHT

ASSISTANCE FROM ITALY - ASSURANCE GIVEN BY LEADERS (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, August 8. (Received August 9, at 8 p.m.) The Daily Telegraph’s correspondent at Rome says that Signor Mussolini and Signor Grandi held a conference with, Dr Bruening and Dr Curtius, and assured them of Italy’s co-operation in Germany’s economic revival. The big Italian banks will place credits at the disposal of exporters. T ECONOMIC NEGOTIATIONS. ROME, August 9. (ißeceived August 10, at 1 a.m.) Dr Bruening and Dr Curtius returned to Berlin after completing satisfactory economic negotiations and agreeing to support Italy’s motion at the Disarmament Conference, which is to the effect that she will disarm only if and when France disarms to the same extent. The Pope received Dr Bruening and Dr Curtius, and it is revealed that the German Ministers and Signor Mussolini and Signor Grandi knelt together in prayer at the Tivol Chapel. • Signor Mussolini accepted an invitation to go to Berlin in September. This will be his first visit abroad since his march on Rome. THE PRUSSIAN DIET. PLEBISCITE ON DISSOLUTION. BERLIN, August 7. The Prussian Socialist Government has launched a mass attack against the plebisciste which is being held by the Nazis and Nationalists next Sunday on a proposal to dissolve the Prussian Diet. Whether they like it or not 2500 daily newspapers under the recent emergency decree had to print a front-page Government manifesto declaring that' a dissolution was inimical. President Hindenburg, annoyed at the manifesto, asked the Government to withdraw the decree and also to prevent future abuse of the freedom of the press. FEELING RUNNING HIGH. SEVERAL CLASHES REPORTED. BERLIN, August 8. (Received August 10, at 1 a.m.) Germany is at fever heat over Sunday’s plebiscite for the dissolution of the Prussian Diet. Twelve thousand policemen patrolling Berling during the week-end were ordered to shoot if necessary to quell riots. Already there have been several clashes involving bloodshed.