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THE SITUATION IN GERMANY.

THE STARVATION ENTERING À DECISIVE STAGE."

LONDON, March 30.

OTHER SPEECHES IN THE REICHSTAG...

AMSTERDAM, March `80 After Dr. von, Bethmann Holly weg's speech in reply to the debata' on emergency taxation, in which a As evidence of the strain anduruber of speakers urged tranchise anxiety in Germany the Muenighnerelor and demanded is officiat Post, referring to the Allied blockade, assurance that tiermany would not ags that the starvation owing to the attempt to restore Cardon in war is elitoring a decisive stage. All Russia, the Socialist Noske, said he Germans will realise the meaning of hoped that peace would oon be concluded with Russia und declared that the German socialists did a the abolition of Prussia's reactionary system).

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LONDON, March 80. Speaking in the Reichstag," Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg referred to the forthcoming extraordinary session of the United States Congresa ut.

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repeated offer to the United States to abandon unrestricted submarinism was due to England's intensified blockading of Germany. We shall not have to bear the responsibility if Americs regarded that as reason to declare war on Germany, be said..

"HANDS OFF OLD PRUSSIA.” INTERESTING DISCUSSION IŃ THE PRUSSIAN DIET.

AMSTERDAM, March 30, Diet discussed Electorial Reform sinnt The Upper House of the Prussian taneously with the Reichstag.

General Kleist declared that the reform of the Franchise would simply

GERMAN ATTITUDE TOWARDS lead to a Republic Ea concluded by

shouting "Hands off old Prussia.”

RUSSIA.

Count Roon said Dr. Bethmann Holi wag's panegyric in the Reichstag war only done "is damned duty" in the quite uncalled for. The Reichstag had voting of war credits tways the

Referring to Germany's attitude with regard to the recent events it Russia, Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg stated that the time-honoured friend- ship between the two countries ended Reichstag's franchise that needed with the death of Alexander II. reforming." The Tear Nicholas, drifted into the Entente wake because he was a

partisan of the war party and dis: regarded the Kaiser's friendly advice in 1005 to no longer oppose the nation's justified wishes for reforms.. If Russia had concentrated on in- teral reconstruction there would not

GERMAN LYING. EXCUSE FOR THE "1,000 BRITISH

DEAD.

*** SAVING THE FACE OF THE KAISER.

Losnos, March 30

Mr. Pullip Gibbs, writing from

have been room for the restless policy of expansion which led to the war, and such hatred of the Headquarters, says the Kaiser, bas old régime that no pity is left for recently been on the British front the rulers of the downfallen House. It was he who ordered villages like Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg em- Boisel and Lagnicourt not to bự phatically denied that the Kaiser abandoned without fighting herce, was desirous of abolishing Russia's probably, the false a hardly-won freedom or of re-estab German communiqué that a 1,000 lishing Czordon over enslaved sub-Britisir dead were lying in Lagni jects: We will not meddle with court. In reality our casualties the Russian reconstruction and we there were few and not a singls only hope that Russia, will become a corpse was left on the ground. Such bulwark of peace," he declared...

alie i aignificant of the necessity

statement in 6.

CHINA'S ATTITUDE...of encouraging the Garman people Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg as strength of the positions they abans and troops, but the latter know the serted that China's rupture of doned, and the fictitious strength of relations was the result of outside the Hindenburg line, which rune

pressure.

He was confident that

the old friendship with China would along low marshy ground completel revive after the war, when Germany harved by the Brisah on the would recover her trade in East Asia. plateau aboye.

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He said that warm thanks were due to Marshal von Hindenburg and Generel Ludendorf for, what they had accomplished on the Western front. He als boasted of the sue écas of submarinism.

FRANCHISE REFORM The Cha

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questions and

jin the

GERMAN INFAMY,

BRITISH MEASURES

LONDON, March 80, Router authoritatively that Great Britain will further warning,

such ensures de will perhaps bring German Goverment some realisa tion of its infamy,"

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