THE CENTRAL POWERS

Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13891, 17 October 1918, Page 5

THE CENTRAL POWERS

GERMAN NEWSPAPERS EXTRAORDINARILY OUTSPOKEN ON INTERNAL AFFAIRS. THE SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE DAILY BECOMING MORE ANTI-MONARCHIST » _____ DEMAND FOR PUNISHMENT OF AUTHORS OF SUBMARINE WARFARE. (Australian and New Zealand Cable Association.) Received October 16, 7.40 p.m. BEBNE, October 15. The German newspapers are extraordinarily outspoken in discussing internal affairs. The Schwabcische Tagewacht states: "We in future will speak with much less respect concerning Walhelm, for the spirit of the German people is daily becoming more anti-monarchist." Many journals formerly pan-German, with annexationist sympathies, are now demanding that the authors of the submarine warfare be made publicly responsible for their crimes and blunders, which caused America's entry into the war. DEMAND FOR SELF-GOVERNMENT FOR THE GERMAN STATES. (Reuter's Telegrams.) / Received October 16, 7.40 p.m. ■•' BERNE, October 15. A meeting of the Bavarian Socialist Party passed a resolution urging the Reichstag to appoint a State Court to try all—even the highest—who are guilty of frustrating peace efforts. They are also demanding self-government for the German States. AUSTRIAN PREMIER'S RESIGNATION ACCEPTED BY THE EMPEROR. ~•-—., Received October 16, 7.40 p.m. -^ » * - w ****~"" ....-•■ . -EMM October 15. " Advices from Vienna state ttiat the Emperor ha_ dWe'pied Herr Hussarek's resignation, and charged Count Tarouka with the duty of fot'fliing a Ministry. " —— ,_*,, KAISER'S REPORTED ABDICATION SEMIOFFICIALLY D_Nl_B. (Router's Telegrams.) Received Uctober 16, 7.40 p.m. Tf . ■ «, . „ AMSTERDAM, October 15. cate semi -°fficialiy denied in Berlin that the Kaiser intends to abdi--11 a ■"•• > HERR DELBRUECK, CHIEF OF THE KAISER'S CIVIL CABINET. PRUSSIAN POLES DEMAND A UNITED AND INDEPENDENT POLAND. PRESS COMMENTS REVEAL A WIDE GULF BLTWEEn'tHE™ BELLIGERENTS. GERMAN REQUIREMENTS: "ARMISTICE FIRST, EVACUVHON AFTERWARDS." INDICATIONS OF PREPARATIONS FOR EXTENSIVE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN. WITH THE OBJECT OF FORCING THE ENTENTE TO GRANT PEACE. (Australian and New Zealand Cable Association.) Received October 16, 7.40 p.m. AMSTEBDAM, October \\ Herr Deflirueck, a former Home Secretary, has been appointed Chief of me kaiser's Civil Cabinet. Owing to Germany's acceptance of President Wilson's 14 points, the Prussian Poles have issued a manifesto demanding a united and independent Polann, with access to the sea. In this connection the Lokal Anzeiger cynically comments: "The Government will know how to reply to this new found courage." The German Press comments on the reply to President Wilson reveal "now wide is the gulf between the belligerents. Despite Germany's avowed agreement with Mr Wilson's terms, the newspapers' comment is: "Armistice first, evacuation afterwards." The papers foreshadow lengthy pourparlers, after which, K unsuccessful from the German viewpoint, Germany will not be defeneclesss after the evacuation. The statement that Germany is preparing for an intensified submarine campaign is confirmed by various announcements in Germany. For instance, the Rcinkche Westfaclisehe assures its readers that the submarine will reach its climax during the winter, and will produce an economical crisis :n the Entente countries of unexpected dimensions! Captain Perseus, writing in the Tageblatt, speaks of an impending great increase in submarine?, to which Germany can confidently look should the Entente refuse peac.