GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 June 1916, Page 5

GERMANY.

If.' THE REICHSTAG. A LIVELY DEBATE. TIIE pHANCELIOR ATTACKED. ALSO PRESIDENT WILSON. Amsterdam, June 1. A stormy debate took place in the Rcclistag. The Conservatives accused Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg with surrounding the Kaiser with a clique of advisers and preventing him learning the people's true wishes. Dr. Hellferich, the new Vice-Chancellor, vehemently retorted that the Kaiser's name must not be introduced, The Conservatives and National Liberals next bitterly attacked Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg and Herr von Jagow (Secretary for Foreign Affairs) for supinely yielding to America on the submarine question. Most of the speeches were accompanied by violent speeches on America and President Wilson. The idea of the latters leadership was strongly denounced. The Centre Party applauded a National Liberal's description of Mr. Wilson as the prot-j.;:or of America's ammunition supply and England's starvation of Germany. Herr von Graefe, a Conservative, suggested that Herr von Bethmann-Holl-weg's speeches should be censored, as the enemy press was interpreting them as a veiled retreat. The result was that President Wilson, after stifling Germany, is posing as an angel of peace. Dr. Hellferich replied that the abolition of the censorship concerning war aims was impossible. The Reichstag passed a 1 resolution that the freedom of the press should only be restricted in the interest of a victorious termination of the war.

MORE PEACE INTRIGUES. Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, June 1. An Amsterdam message «aya that Herr von Bethmann-Holweg is visiting tlie South German States in order to prepare peace terms. Hague pacifists suggest the possibility of Germany offering part of Alsace-Lorraine as the basis of peace in order to embroil the Allies and shake the French determination for a completed victory. ClVir. CEN»OE-SHII' DEMANDED. Received J,me 2. 10.35 p.m. Amsterdam, June 1. • An animated anti-militarist debate in the Reichstag piwed a resolution adopting 9r.:l demanding that non-military matter should b<i submitted to only civil censorship, and demanding the introduction of a bii' guaranteeing that civil right nould not be encroached by the militaiy.