THE COMMUNISTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 29 May 1923, Page 7

THE COMMUNISTS.

Headway in Germany.

STRIKE MOVEMENT GROWS.

BY GABLE—PRESS ASSN.—COPYRIGHT (Received 8 p.m., May 28.) Berlin, May 27. A meeting of the Executive of the Communist Workers’ Council was held at Essen, and decided to extend the strike movement throughout Westphalia and the right bank of the Rhine. An earlier message said: • The “Daily Chronicle’s” Essen correspondent . says that Communist terrorism is spreading throughout the Ruhr. One is almost persuaded that the struggle is between Paris and Moscow, from which 100,000 gold roubles were openly passed through a German bank to the Ruhr Communists. Bolshevik propaganda is equally open everywhere in the Ruhr. Russian flour is distributed free. There are Russian flour distributing centres around Cologne.' At present the Communists are allowed to carry arms because they are playing the same game as the French, but judging from conversation it is apparent that if the Communists get the upper hand they will have little compassion for French soldiery. The Government is alarmed at the reports that armed Communists are seeking the authority of the French to send the German police to meet attacks.

The Hamburg International Socialist Congress adopted resolutions protesting against the Allies driving the German people into the arms of the nationalists and monarchists, and appealing to the German workers to resist to the utmost the sabotage oi German capitalists, who refuse the sacrifices necessary to enable Germany to meet her obligations, and protesting against the occupation of tb« Ruhr.

The British delegates abstained from voting on a resolution protesting against an attempt by the Imperialist Powers to intervene in the internal affairs of Russia.

SOME FIGHTING. By Cable —Presg Association.— Copyright. (Received 10 p.m., May 23). Paris, May 27. Fighting between strikers and firemen and police continues in Bochum; The strikers demanded the dismissal of firemen, and when this was refused, they stormed the fire brigade headquarters, four persons being killed. Many were wounded. German newspapers estimate that 2,000,000 miners and 10,000 iron workers are striking. —A. and N.Z. Cable.