REPARATION TERMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 167, 9 April 1919, Page 7

REPARATION TERMS

PEACE COMMISSION'S REPORT ADOPTED POINTS OF AGREEMENT THE RHINELAND AND TF P SAAR VALLEY By Tekßitiph-Preßß ABBociation-CoDyrlKlil ,„ .Paris, April 7 Tho Peace Commission on reparation lias adopted its report as to the duniuses to be claimed and tho methods to he used for their valuation.—Aus.-N Z. (.'able Assn, POINTS. OF. AGREEMENT. ■• London,.April 6, The "Daily Mail's". Paris.correspondent states that' agreements have been reached on the' following points:— >' Tho left bank of the Rhine is to he the military frontier. The coal pits and coal seams in the oaar Valley are to : become French property in perpetuity. No fixed sum will be mentioned for reparation, but Germany must agree to' 1-ay -war damages on land and sea. This ; does not include the war expenditure or pensions, .excepting -those for victims of air raids and submarine outrages. Payment is to be by a special-income-tax on German industry and trade for thirty years, tho.amount to be based every two years on the maximum amount which, can ho i>aid without injuring Allied trade or bleeding German industry to death. Rhenish territory to be occupied for thirty' years as a. mortgage. A emnll Ttritisli and American force is to assist? the French and Belgian armies, as a, mandate of the I.eaguo of Nations, thus / .making non-payment of the indemnities a casus belli for Britain and' America equally -with France and Belgium. Undecided points-aro the statusof tho Rhenish provinces, the method of the collection of the revenues.of tho Snarcoalfields without destroying the inde- 1 pendence.of.the Germans, and the di»< tribution of tho reparation revenues.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn '■•■'-,

LEAGUE COVENANT DRAFT COMPLETED ' ' (Roc. April 9, 0.35 a.m.) ~ "'. Paris, April 7." •.--.Tho Drafting Committeo of the League . of Nations'has completed its work. The covenant, as revised, contains twentyseven. Articles. A full meeting on Tue* i day.'will consider.jtho draft.--Reuter. AN INDICATION OF THE END PRESIDENT ORDERS HIS STEAMER. Z;U ;,( Kcc - April.B, 9.40 p.m.) '•' ■'"' ' '- Paris, April 7. ,It..is reported that President Wilson on. defed tho Georgo Washington, to return Jtq Brest forthwith, indicating that the ■President- • contemplates returning to America ahout April 15. American newspaper circles hint, that the Americans are dissatisfied with the outcome o£ 'the' Conference.—Ans'.-N.Z. Cable Assn, ■'■ ■'; THE GERMAN DELEGATION COUNT RANTZAU ON PEACE ETI- . QUETTE. (Rec. April 8, 7.40.p.m.) : New York, March 27 (delayed) ; Mr. Arno Dosch Fleuror, writing from Berlin, states.that he interviewed Count Rautzau,-. who..will head tho German peace delegation to Paris. He said: ."I cannot believe that, tho Entente Powers . expect' : tho' German delegates to go to ■ l'aris'Tnerel.v'to receivo a'set of peace conditions. Germany should not be treated in that summary manner. I believe that now 1 is .the time to apply modern ideals of international relations. Justice instead, of force niust bo cstab- , lisheil as' the basis of international affairs. The world must follow a middle •course."'between Imperialism and Bolshevism. It must bo admitted that there is a natural tendency among the victors to desert democratic ideals and imymso a peaco of conquerors."—Aus,« N Z. Cablo Assn.

•. GERMAN BLUFF AT WORK ATTEMPT TO PROMT BY ALLIES' ...... . LABOUR TJIOUBLEa. New York, March 26 (delayed!. Tho Germans have lieltl.sscret confer* cnces- at-Berlin and Kolberg. Tho Germun'leaders are convinced that becauso of Hie labour unrest in England and th» incidents of the P'lris Conference, too ■Allies can bo bluffed into -nrwrtimt con. cessions by the threat of.r.passive resist-, ance.—Ausi-N'.Z. • Cable Assn.- - TWISTING AND EVASION. - "V-f v (Rec. April -8; 0.40 p.m.) ' ' : ' Paris, April 7. • : German financial experts plead that Germany is unable to pay for food in sold, owing to-the. fact that her stock, Will soon be exhausted by having _to ..meet"-credits duo to neutral countries, and that tho lack of freedom in t'' a <l a precludes adequate financing of the food payments. Tho Allies doubt this, and; are now conferring with "prominent neutral banters, .regarding the alleged credits.-rAus.-N.: Gable Assn NUNDjpRMANY m. plbEßEWSicrs demands. '" : Paris, April 7 M. Padorowski, Premier of Poland, in nn interview, declared that any union, hetween Germany and Poland was iniposeible."Poland must secure Danzig, aa it was her property in years past.—Aus.* N.Z. Cablo A6sn. '■■ MR. LLOYD GEORGE ILL; London, April.7. Mr. Lloyd George is confined to bed by a severe chill.—Aus.-N.Z Cable Assn.