IN THE DARK.
GERMANY AND THE WAR. ALLEGATIONS IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, By Telegraph—Pwm Association—Oopyrigkt Australian and N.Z. C*ble Aetocdfctlon. (Received July 31, 9.10 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, July 26. Herr Erzberger (German Finance Minister), defending himself in the National Assembly against his past policy, said that Germany had been kept in ignorance of England's adoption of conscription; also as to the effects of the blockade and the subniarinings, which had brought America into the war. For four years, he said, Germany was under a military dictatorship. He detailed the Pope's suggestions for peace in 1917, which, he said, would have paved the way for negotiations, especially his inquiring for a declaration of Belgium's independence and reparation. Herr Erzberger implied that England was willing, but that the Imperial Chancellor, Dr Michaelis, gave an ambiguous reply. f This statement, roused the Conservatives, and Herr Erzberger declared that they were the' cause of the prolongation of the war. The Socialists added to the storm, shouting that the Conservatives were murderers.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12707, 31 July 1919, Page 5
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