CAILLAUX THE TRAITOR

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 99, 19 January 1918, Page 7

CAILLAUX THE TRAITOR

EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF INTRIGUE HOW FRANCE AND BRITAIN WERE TO BE BETRAYED By Telograph-Press Association-Copyright London, January 17. The account of the "Daily Chronicle's" Milan correspondent of the revelations in the Caillaux case states that under the scheme drawn up in tho document found in Caillaux's safe, General Sarrail and M. Caillaux were to organise a fictitious offensive. This was to be with the understood connivance of Germany, and was to culminate in a Gorman offer of peace. France was thereupon to begin official pourparlers in'virtue of a secret preliuiin ary agreement, by which Germany was to cedo a small portion of Lorraine in consideration of a pledgo from Franco immediately to sever all connection with Britain. France was then to constitute, with Italy, a Latin "bloc," which should conclude a formal pact with the Central Powers, with the object of forming a single federation of European Statos from which England and Russia were alone to be excluded. France and Italy were rather to aim at an understanding with Germany, Franco being content to return to tho status quo, and Italy foregoing her major pretensions against Austria, tho Giolittian organs and others newspapers actively advocating these schemes. This damning "dossier has been lying for a year in a locker in tho bank in Florence. The locker was hired by Madame Caillaux, and was opened by the Italian authorities .upon the request of the French Government. Tho contents wero taken to ltome under an escort of military police, and there each document was copied. Photographed copies were forwarded to Captain Bourchardon, who is collecting evidence in Paris against M. Caillaux. It is estimated that Madamo's jewels aro worth £25.000. Tho newspaper "II Sccolo" points out that tho amazing revelations tally with M. Caillaux's propaganda in 1917 among Italian politicians,, in which ho urged that the war was simply a struggle for world dominion between England and Germany, and that tho interests of Franco and Italy were diametrically opposed to the triumph of Britain.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. A COOL REQUEST TRAITOR DEMANDS PRIVILEGED TREATMENT. , Paris, January 17. M. Caillaux has demanded to be treated as a political prisoner, so as to bo allowed an extra mattress, two blankets, and an armchair, and also to get meals from a restaurant. Aus.-N.Z, Cablo Assn.