CONDITIONS IN GERMANY.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11696, 16 October 1916, Page 8

CONDITIONS IN GERMANY.

A LAUGHTERLESS NATION. DEPRESSION AND FEAR OF DEFEAT. Received Oct. 16, 1 p in. Washington, Oct. 15. Herbert Swope, sent by the New York World to investigate the real conditions in Germany, says the search on entering the country is incredibly severe. Even fountain pens are emptied. There are no young men in Berlin. Women do all tbe work. The mental change from tbe certainty of victory to lear of defeat is reflected in the terrible depression. Dancing is forbidden and be heard no laughter in the theatres. He was astounded at the all-pervading and unreasoning hatred of the American Ambassador, Mr,Gerard. He is disliked because he is not violently proGerman.

The stapJefood Is fish, but there is a auspicious absence of dogs. . Berlin censorship, is unbelievably severe. ' The Berliner Tagehlatt was suppressed for a whole week for a cause unknown. Internal politics have reached an important crisis, and it is conceived that liberalisation 1 of the Government is inevitable.