PEACE TREATY.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16726, 8 January 1920, Page 7

PEACE TREATY.

I SIGNING OF THE PROTOCOL I - I £By C»bl»— Pr«*g AMoeiation—Copyrifbt) . (Ur:>d Service.J I LONDON, January 6. The "Daily Express" states that the j path to peace is now cleared. The final details are being arranged, and tho Treaty will corto into force on January 10th. (Australian and X.Z. Cable Association.) (Received January 7th, 7.2-5 p.m.) PARIS, Jar.uam fi. The "Matin" states that the Protocol will be signed on Saturday afternoon, together with a statement dealI inj; with reparation for tho scuttling of | the Gorman Fleet at Scapa Flow. Diplomatic relations between Gcri many and the Allies will be resumed j after the exchange of ratifications. | The Supreme Council has decided I or many r.e.'d hand over only I 275,0D0 tons of harbour material inj stead of ."',00.000 tons in reparation for ! tjie scuttling of the German Fleet at j Sea pa Flow. j AMERICAN RESERVATIONS. j WASHINGTON, January .j. | Senator King has introduced a ratifi- . cation resolution embodying fifteen reI solutions, generally those of tho : mojority reservationists, with the proviso that the reservations will bo effective only if the Allies assent. FEAR, OF JAPAN. WASHINGTON. January 5. Senator Reed, in an interview, paid Jnpnn's position, ns a resuh of the Paris Conference, was such as, within a fow years, would enable her to menaco the W estorn American coast and endanger America's Pacific possessions. THE TURKISH TREATY. PARIS, January 4. Advices from Constantinople " state ; that forecasts of tho decisions of the Pence Conference, opneeially a rumour that tho custody of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus is to Le taken from Turkey have created a cleep impression. Officials dcclare that tho Govern- . ment will send delegates to Paris to bring the Peace Troatv to Constantinople in order to submit it for tho approval of tho country. The Porte will then mako counter-proposals, and if tho Allios do not accept these Turkov will refuse to sign the Treaty. The 'above message is not official. ITALIAN~PROBLEM. DISCUSSION IN LONDON. (Received January 7th, 7.20 p.m.) LONDON, January R. Mr Lloyd George rr.ft Signor Nitti, the Italian Prime Minister, at Charing Cross station to-dny. They will discuss tho Finmc incident, Italy's financial situation, a possible mandate for Italy over Constantinople, and the compensation of TLily in Afriea for the Germnn Colonies going to Britain nnd France. The compensation will probably tak« the form of an extension of Libya (Northern Africa), and of Italian Somaliland.