GERMANY.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 16882, 1 August 1919, Page 7

GERMANY.

—♦ - STORMY SCENES AT WEIMAR. \ i ON_OMT regime. '' By 'Electric, Telegraph—Copyright. . ' " Australian and N.Z. C Cable AssnV COPENHAGEN, July 26.' Herr Eraibergef. defending himseli in National Assembly against attacks on past policy, said that ixermany Had been tfept iti ignorance of England's' adbption of and' also, as ! to' —fclie effects of tile blockade and' submarining, which! 1 had brought]' America into* tlie war. For four years Germany, was under a military dictatorship'. He derailed the Pope's suggestions for peace in 1917, which' would have paved the' way tor negotiations, especially providing tor a declaration of Belgium's independence and lcparation. c Herr Erzberger implied that England was ■ willing - but the Chancellor Miehaclis gave an ambiguous lcply. Tins 'statement rpnsed iha Consevatives' and' Herr Erzberger declared fliat tb'oy were the cause or the pi elongation of tlhe wa'r. The Socialists added to the storm by shouting that Oonscivatives ueie murderers. ALLIES' DEMAND' FOR COAL. MET" WITH THREAT OP ~v. BOLSHEVISM. - Received 5.45 n.m.,, July 13st. BERLIN April 26-. It is stated • that the Allies have notified .Germany that they require tlie' immediate delivery of hu2;e quantities of German coal, in accordance with „ the Treaty. This demand caused consternation to'the German Government,'who pleaded that it would provoke Bolshevism. The Allies replied that th'ev knovr'ho'w to deal with that. - PROPOSED' RHINE-LAND REPUBLIC. ♦ ("The Tjmes.") Received 11.55 p.m., July 31st. BERLIN, July £7. At a meeting at Dusseldoff, the Prus- ' siau Premier,. Dr Hirsch., presiding, discussed the-future of the Rhinelands. ' All classes' of society and callings t\cc represented. Dr Hirsch. in summing up, admitted that considerable feodum existed for a Republic. An agreement had been reached that RSiineland should-remain part of Prussia for two years; but the agitation would certainly be renewed then. Dr Hirsch urged Westphalians to accept a limited autonomy, giving Imperial interests, precedence over Rhiueland's.