GERMANY

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16448, 4 June 1919, Page 3

GERMANY

GOVERNMENT ACTION. AGAINST RHINE REPUBLIC. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received June 4, 10.30 a.m.) BERLIN, June 3. The German Government has issued an order for the arrest of the President. of the Rhine Republic. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. OPINIONS DIVIDED. ABOUT SIGNING THE TREATY. AMSTERDAM, June 2. German militarists, conferring at Berlin, are opposed to the signature of the peace treaty, and arc attempting to organise active resistance to Entente coercion.—Ans.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BERLIN, May 22. The Majority and Indepondff.it Socialists held rival demonstrations, the former protesting against the peace terms and the latter favouring the signing of the treaty. Scheidemann addressed 5000 Majority demonstrators. The Independents numbered 50,000.—Au5.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SEPARATIST TENDENCIES. i IN THE GERMAN EMPIRE. (Received June 4, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 3. The Daily Telegraph states that the attempt to establish a Rhineland Republic has led to adverse manifestations. Several correspondents describe the effort as a fiasco. Separatist movements are afoot in Hanover and Bavaria. Active propaganda is progressing in favour of a republic comprising East and West Prussia. —Ans.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GENERAL STRIKE AT COBLENZ. SUPPRESSED BY AMERICANS. (Receiver! June 4, 10.25 a.m.) COBLENZ, June 3. A general strike was ordered in the American area- of occupation witli the object of protesting against the llheinish Republic. The American military suppressed the strike in a few hours.