GERMANY.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144711, 21 June 1915, Page 3

GERMANY.

A PRUSSIAN VIEW. LASTING PEACE IMPOSSIBLE., (Received June 21, 8.45 a.m.)' AMSTERDAM, June 20. The President of the Uiiper House of tile Prussian Diet states that it had been repeatedly said “we must obtain a peace which will safeguard us against a repetition of the present attacks.” His belief was that no such peace was possible. The greater Germany emerged from the war the greater would be the endeavour of her adversaries to snatch away by a new coalition what she had gained. ANXIOUS QUESTIONINGS., ABOUT GERMAN FOREIGN POLICY. (Received June 21, 8 a,m.) LONDON, Juno 20. A neutral observer writes:—“Some Gormans are beginning to wonder what is tiio matter with Germany, why she has no friends, why everyone is trying to stab her to the heart, why she cannot keep the peace with nations hitherto neutral. Germany to-day has so many hatreds to cater for and enemies to damn that she is not equal to the task. There are signs indicating that n soberer spirit is replacing the ‘Gott strafe’ fever. Every day reveals outspoken criticism of the foreign policy. The man in the street is beginning faintly to realise the wide gulf between Gorman right and tho right of other peoples. A well-defined cleavage is apparent on the Italian question. The Prussians feel that the now war does not concern them, but the Bavarians are enthusiastic about tho war. The Galician successes have elevated Austria m German esteem and cemented the union henceforth. German officers are acting officially in all parts of AustroHungary.” OFFICIAL REPORTS. ALLEGED TREASON OF-A CARDINAL. 'AMSTERDAM. June 20. A German official report says: We recaptured Embcrmcnil and destroyed tho French fortifications, and rbtired to our former • positions. . We attacked tho Russian position at Grodek. Tho Russians are still holding out south of the Dniester. Between the marshes and Stry wo pushed the enemy northward. _ ... ~ _ It is reported in Berlin that the Government is considering whether to prosecute the Cardinal Archbishop of Cologne for treason in publishing a, special prayer and speech containing . tho phrases “to instil into our rulers and nations the thought of peace, and to let the conflict of -nations cease. The Government’s hesitancy is due to the fear of offending Catholics mtho Rhine province and in Western Germany', who venerate the Cardinal. Tho Frankfurter Zeitung deprecates the excessive optimism in regard to the Galician struggle. Tho journal says: We must not forgot that Russia is dangerous because she has human material that can only with difficulty bo exhausted. PARIS, June 19. Lo Matin publishes extracts from a letter froin the Kaiser to a Bavarian Court personage, in which the Kaiser inslsis on the certainty of attaining the sole object of the "war for which ucniduv is ngnting. namely, peace which will ho fruitful for German States. Ho concludes; “Such peace may come sooner than expected. Even' if it only' gives' an incomplete result it will serve as a preparation for the future. It could bo signed to-morrow if I wished it.” WORKERS AT KRUPP’S. COPENHAGEN, June 19. One hundred and fifteen thousand persons are employed at Essen, especially on big guns of a very long range. STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS. AN ENORMOUS FALL. (Received Juno 21, 9.20 a.m.) PARIS, June 20. Although the publication of the Berlin Exchange quotations is forbidden under a severe penalty the Matin has obtained a reliable comparison of prices as follow-. Aug., June, 1914. 1915. Prussian 3i per cents. 75) 59 Imperial 4 per cents 96 54 Austrian 4 i per cents.... 95J 54 COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN FUNDS. MELBOURNE, June 20, The King's Birthday race meeting in aid of the patriotic funds realised £BOOO. SYDNEY, June'2o. The Schools’ .Belgian Fund has reached a total of ,£27,704. EXAGGERATIONS CORRECTED. (Received Juno 21, 9.15 a.m.) MELBOURNE. Juno 21. In the Senate Mr. Pearce announced that arrangemeuts\had been made for tho United States Ambassador at Constantinople to supply information regarding prisoners-of-war in Turkey. Mr., Poarco emphatically contradicted the statement that the casualties amounted to 10,000 monthly. Our men had been fighting over a month and tho casualties had not reached 10,000. Many of those reported wounded had already gone back to the Urine line. Tho hospital ship Kyarra has left Suez with eleven officers and iwentynino men, en route for Australia. Colonel , Leggo’s appointment has been gazetted. Ho has tho rank of Brigadier-General.