CRISIS IN GERMANY.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume IV, Issue 1066, 12 July 1917, Page 8

CRISIS IN GERMANY.

HOLLWEG TO REMAIN. TO PROTECT THE FATHERLAND. Australian and XJf. Cat!' Association, AMSTERDAM, July 10. According to German Press reports Dr von Bethmann Hollwcg in the Grand Committee of the Reichstag declared:—“We must continue the war with all our energy. I am sure we can win if we hold out.” He considered it necessary to remain at his post in order to protect the Fatherland from injury. Germany could not declare her terms of Reace. She must light and conquer, [e concluded bv strongly attacking » Herr Erzberger’s unpatriotic altitude. POLITICAL REFORMS. TWO PAN-GERMANS RESIGN. "The T'wrs" Srrr.fr. AMSTERDAM. July 10. Events in Germany are moving rapidly. It has been decided to grant substantial democratic concessions to Prussia, Liberal Ministers replacing five Conservatives in the Prussian Cabinet. Dr von Bethmann Hollweg will remain Chancellor, but Dr von Hellfrich (Minister of Finance) and Dr von Zimmerman (Minister of Foreign Adairs) will resign, the former because of the failure oi his financial poliev. and the latter because of the failure of his foreign policy in the Mexican incident, an;! America’s intervention. Dr von Beth-; mann Hollwcg’s enemies attack him ; for sacrificing his pan-German colleagues to save his own ski*’. The Majority Socialist leaders have drafted a formula of unity. It is understood that it declares that Germany is waging merely a defen-; sive war. WEIGHTY SUPPORT. EX-AMBASSADOR’S PLEA. Reuters Tflf*jrnu*st. AMSTERDAM. Julv 10. Another contribution to the campaign against Dr von Bethmann Hollweg is bv Prince Liehnowsky, exAmbassadnr to London, who in an j article declares that the system of one-man Government is obsolete. | He demands a constitutional parliamentary government, despite the resistance of the Junkers and Con-1 servalives, otherwise, he saws, the country will go to pieces. lie declares that the Kaiser is far more constitutional than he is supposed to be. He never intervened personally in public affairs, apart from a t few impulsive telegrams. DEMOCRATIC DEMANDS. BIG BODY IN SUPPORT. “The Times' Scrrice. AMSTERDAM, July 10. Two hundred and fifty-three Deputies (out of 3',)7 members) support Herr Erzbergcr. The only doubtful point is how fa 1- the conclusion of peace is bound un in the democralisation of Germany. JUNKER OPPRESSION. “The Ti.Pt*" SrrnW. AMSTERDAM, July 10. A Prussian Conservative syndicate is purchasing Sou’ll German Liberal newspapers and endeavouring to destroy the Erzbcrger movement. INDUSTRIAL DISORDER. WORKERS GROW INDIGNANT. Australian and 5.7.. CahU A* aeration. LONDON, July 11. German telegrams show a renewal of disorders in industrial centres, causing great anxiety in official circles. The working classes are indignant at the distribution of food ... and stock, particularly Ihe reports that the wealthy arc hoarding food. Riots in tiic great Rhineland industrial towns were unusually serious. NOT AFRAID OF BAYONETS. GROWING WRATH OF LOWER CLASSES. “J/te Times*' Servire. ZURICH, July 10. During the debate in the Reichsralh deputies from all parts of Aus-tro-Hungary declared that the situation of the mass of the population was rapidly becoming desperate. Galicia, the granary of Austria, w r as completely hare and other districts were famine-stricken. A German Socialist deputy said that the wrath of (lie lower classes could not be kept down by bayonets.