THE PEACE TERMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 67, 13 December 1918, Page 5

THE PEACE TERMS

MR. LLOYD GEORGE STATES

HIS POINTS

CONSCRIPT ARMIES TO BE

ABOLISHED

GERMANY MUST PAY

(Rcc. December 13, 1.5 a.m.)

~ T , London, December 11. Sir. Lloyd George, speaking at Bristol, said that conscription was introduced in Bntoin to meet au emergency. When the need had passed the Act would lapse. There was no intention of renewing it. The Peace Conference would be urged to abolish the Continental conscript nrnues in order to prevent the horrors of war. They would secure a permanent peace at any price. A conference perpetuating European conscription would be a farce and a sham. Tho British Mvy was a defensive, not an offensive weapon, therefor.; we did not mean to give it up. (Cheers.) Tho Premier reiterated his contention that ns far as Germany's capacity permitted sho must pay tho costs of the war to the last penny. Tho Allies's war bill was ,£24,000,000,000, and. it was inconceivable that tho losers, who were in the wrong, should pay less than the winners, who' wero in tho right. The Premier here pointed out that owing to our naval expenditure and the way Britain had paid and treated her soldiers, our war bills were immensely heavier than Germany's.

The Arch-Criminals. Our European Allies were unanimously of the opinion that the ex-Kaiser and his accomplices must bo 1-eld responsible for the war crimes. He hoped that President Wilson had decided similarly. Information in the possession of the Government showed that the ex-Crown Prince was probably the prime instigator of the war. He deprecated Germanv paying indemnities by dumping sweated goods. He was against keeping for a, long time a large standing armv of occupation in Germany, which would bo bad business industrially. The German aliens would not remain Ion? in Britain. They were, going to be fired out, and there would be no more coming in. (Loud cheers.)-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

MR. ASQUITH ONPEACE TERMS (Bee. December 12-13, midnight.) London, December 11. Mr. Asquith, speaking at Nottingham, said he favoured exaction to the uttermost farthing from the wrongdoer, butcondemned an aggressive economic boycott. There must be a, clean slato when repatriation was obtained, and conscription ill Great Britain must be abolished in accordance with the understanding when it was introduced.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter.

1 BRITISH PEACE DELEGATES MB, J. E. CLYNES INCLUDED. (Rec. December 12-13, midnight.) London, December 11. It is unofficially announced that Mr. J. B. Clyiics (Food Minister) will be included in the British representation at the Teace Conference.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter.

PRESIDENT FAVOURS PUBLICITY. New York, December 10. It is understood that President "Wilrion favours having tho Peace Conference open to tho public and newspaper correspondents, with facilities for discussing certain matters privately, if necessary.-■-Aus.-N.Z. Ca'ble Assn. London, December 11. The Borne correspondent: of the "Daily • Express" states that President Wilson will arrive there on December 11, ard will visit the Pope on December 23.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.. (Bee. December 12, 8.30 p.m.) Washington, December 10. Mr. Marshall (Vice-President), is in receipt of a wireless from President Wilson instructing him to preside at the meetings of the United States Cabinet. Mr. Marshall explains that the position is unofficial, and unprecedented in American history.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

DEPUTATION FROMJOUTH AFRICA Cape Town, December 11. An announcement appears in tho Nationalist Pa-ess, signed by Mr. Hertzog and other Nationalist leaders, calling a conference of Nationalists for January 10, 1019, for the purpose of appointing a deputation to visit'the Peace Conference in order to obtain an independent. South Africa.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

ARAB ASPIRATIONS London, December ill. Sherif Eisul, the Arab Generalissimo, has arrived at London to discuss Arab aspirations—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.ReuAer.

TO REIMBURSE THE STATES FROM AUSTRALIA'S WAR, INDEMNITY. (Rec. December 12, 9.40 p.m.) Hobart, December 12. Replying to the Tasmania.ii Premier's suggestion that the Commonwealth. Government should consider the question of reimbursing, the State Governments for amounts directly incurred in repatriation, from any war indemnity received, Mr. Watt (Federal Acting Prime Minister) stated that the Government did not intend to apply to tho Imperial authorities for consideration, in view of tho heavy expenditure Australia had incurred, neither did it intend to allot any portion of tho indemnity which it might receive to the States.—Press Assn.