GERMANY

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16504, 4 August 1919, Page 3

GERMANY

A SEARCH FOR SCAPEGOATS'. OWING TO RECENT DISCLOSURES. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received August 4, 8.5 a.m.) BERLIN, July 30. Owing to the disclosures of Germany's rejection of the peace overtures in 1917, the State Court is to investigate the responsibility for the prolongation of the war. —Ans.-N.Z. Cable Assn. lIINDENBURG GIVES HIS VIEWS. ON EX-KAISER’S TRIAL. (Received August 4. 8.5 a.m.) < NEW YORK, July 28. Field-Marshal von Hindoo burg, interviewed by an American correspondent, said that if the trial of the cx-lvaiser \va i held ; it would violate international Vnv and re-esi ablish the ancient Roman precedent that ' for the vanquished it is a crime to defend then own country. lie did not believe Maishals Fnch or Haig and General 1 erst,mg supported the demand tor the exKaiser's trial. , Ho thought: ‘•'The German people will rise again hut not for a time. Von Hui den bung said that only dreamers thought there would be no ivoiv wars, and added 1 ‘ 1 here be wars as long as mankind exists. Von Hindenhurg prated the p.ut taken in the war by the Tinted Slates, —Ans.-N.Z. Cable Assn. NEW CONSTITUTION ADOPTED. (Received August 4, 9.30 a.m.) WEIMAR, August 1. The new German constitution was adopted by 282 votes to 74. MANY WORKERS UNEMPLOYED. A SHORTAGE OF COAL. BERLIN, July 31. There are 180.000 workers m Berlin in receipt of ont-of-work pay. Strikes arc involving tons of thousands daily. . . A serious shortage of coni is imminent, for, whereas ninet.v million tons an> required for industries, only ten million are available, threatening the unemployment of a million Germans in the autumn. The National Assembly passed a Customs Bill- The- duties must be paid l in gold, bur if German banknotes arc used there will he mi additional charge of 210 per cent. —Ans.-N.Z. Cable Assn. COLLAPSE OF GERMAN ARMY. WEIMAR, July 31. A White. Book has been published containing all the documents relating to the collapse, of the German arinv during the 90 days preceding the avmiThe. Kaiser's council on August 14 inaugurated the downfall, as Lndendorff, who previously claimed he could secure victory, was ccrt.'iiu then and admitted it—that it was impossible to win. The Kaiser decided to approach the Allies directly the. Germans scored another success. ‘Unfortunately, by October 1 LmleudorfV declared that the armv could not defer peace overtures for '<lß hours, as a break-through might occur at any moment.—Ans.N.Z. Cable Assn.