THE CENTRAL POWERS.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14874, 24 September 1918, Page 5

THE CENTRAL POWERS.

POLITiCAL CRISIS IN GERMANY.

MANY CONFERENCES PROCEED- ■ ING.

MOV^IkNT FOR. NATIONAL ■ ..GOVERNMENT.. ' ■ * .■.;....:'; ;. . -i

(Australian and N.Z. Cablft Associati.on>

(Received Kepi. -23, 7.43 p.m.)

London. Sept. 22.

The "Daily Chronicle's" Amsterdam correspondent slates that Uk> Gorman apolitical crisis is-developin;; owing to recognition., by important sections of publicopinion' i bat the" .-Entento diStnist of the Kaiser has make the.' Government unlikely, to respond to aity peaeeovertures pir.anaiing-from them. Many political conferences are prbeeediug.j

; The "Daily Telegraph's' r Rotterdam' correspondent states that the re-assem-bly of the Reichstag.is awaited with the most tense excitement. The position can fairly be said to be that the' Government does not know how it is to* govern, whilo the\ politicians in power do not know what policy to pursue. Certainly Germany's rulers are trying to stave off final disaster by convincing the army and the people that demoralisation must cease, and that a national Government must be established' witfc one policy, namely, to save the Fatherland from destruction.

. Behucke's appointment amounts to a confession that ruthless submarining has failed. Bohucke always opposed the application of ruthlessness to neutrals. He apparently considers it would be suicidal to invite fresh complications, with neutrals.