29 MARCH 1919, Page 1

German Ministers and others continue to utter more or less

vague threats that Germany will not accept the terms to be dictated by the Allies in the near future. It is more important to notice that the enemy is surrendering his merchant ships in tardy compliance with the Allied demand, and that a number of these ships have been taken over by Allied crews. Food is now being sent to Germany, and German gold to pay for the food has arrived at Brussels. The political situation in Germany is still obscure, but the Bolsheviks have been repressed for the time being.