THE PEACE TREATY

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 157, 28 March 1919, Page 7

THE PEACE TREATY

TO BE PRESENTED TO THE FOUR ENEMY POWERS AS A SINGLE DOCUMENT LEAKAGE FROM THE COUNCIL By Telegraph-Press Association—Copyright New York, March 2(1. The Paris correspondent of tho New York "Times" learns authoritatively.that tho Allied plenipotentiaries have virtually decided to present tho Peace Treaty simultaneously to the four enemy Powers.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Paris, March 2G. It is now planned to join AustriaHungary, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Germany in a single Peace Treaty, in order to meet the objections of Italy to thu omission of her special interests in Austria from the first agreements.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. LEAKS FROM TiIoDNCIL ROOM STRONG PROTEST BY ME. LLOYD GEORGE. Paris, March 28. It is reported that Mr. Lloyd George, in expressing to the Council of Ten his resentment at the leakage by which the newspapers learned of his opinions ou the Polish question, threatened to secure tho removal of the Conference elsewhere, possibly into the country—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. INVESTIGATION PROCEEDINGS. (Rec. March 27, 11.20 a.m.) Paris, March 20. The French Government is investigating how tho French newspapers gained their information regarding tho Snnremo War Council. The leakage caused a warm discussion in the Couucil of Ten, culminating in stringent orders upon those connected with the Council to maintain secrecy.. Tlu> "Figaro" retorts bv saying that the French newspapers got the previous day's nows from the. foreign newspapers. —Aus.-X.Z. Cable Assn.

"BIG FOUR" IN SECRET SESSION EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES TO STOP LEAKS. (Bee. March 27, 8.15 p.m.) Paris, March 26. Representatives of the "Big Four" !>&■ (;an <i conference on the peace terms in absolute sccrecy, without stenographers or secretaries, owing to complaints of leakogo of information from the Council of Ten, which at times, when matters regarding tho small nations was under consideration, caused cmTiarnssment through the delegations of the small States clamouring to havo their views placed before the Council. Apart from this, it was realised that tho cumbrous machinery was causing serious delay in reaching peace.—Aus.-N.Z.' Cable Assn. HUGE INDEMNITTCLAIM BY UNITED STATES i FOR LOSSES TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. (Rec. March 27, 8.15 p.m.) Paris, Maroh 21. In connection with the question of indemnities, the United: States ha 9 put in tho maximum claim for losses to life and property during the war. Tho ,£1,100,000,000 life claim is based on a demand for <£5000 on each life lost by the illegal action of Germany, naturally excluding those who were lost fighting on land and sea.—Router. A SIGNMCANT HINT. ACTUAL PEACE STILL DISTANT. London, March 20. Speaking in the House of Lords, Viscount Milner said it was impossible to reduce the Army and Navy considerably a< peace was still distant—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GERMAN DELEGATES EN ROUTE. (Rec. March 26, 0.30 a.m.) ' Copenhagen, March 27. The German financial delegates lifive left Berlin for Versailles.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aesn.