PEACE TERMS AND OTHER MATTERS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 266, 6 August 1919, Page 6

PEACE TERMS AND OTHER MATTERS

. DISCUSSED BY MR. MASSBY. tl Tolcgravu—Press AuoolJ-tlon Auckland, August 5. Tho Parliament of the Dominion will bo given the opportunity of discussing the terras of peace. The Prime Minis* tor stated that a motion to approve would fie introduced, and that tho carrying of oaeli motion would embody a ratification of terms by the Dominion. "With regard to the question of re-estab-lishment of trade with Germany the Prime Minister pointed out that undei the Treaty tho Germans must be sup. plied with material, and this would necessarily lend to tho re-establishment of commercial relations to that: extent. Or the matter of the treatment of enerav aliens already living in Britain mid tho' , various dominions, together with the poficy towards immigration from those countries with which peaco has alreadv been concluded, ho stated that no uniform policy had been adopted,' Each Government was. left absolutely free to make its own arrangements. Passim? to the question of the government of the Empire, Mr. Massey charac. terifcd the statement cabled from America recently declaring tlint a Bill would be introduced in the British Parliament to set UD a scheme of government for the whole fimoiro as being without authority. Nothing had yet been done, and nothing would be done- hurriedly or without- mature consideration. 'V conference of the parties affected would be held in decide on ths steps to be taken and to formulate whatever plans .were held to be necessary. The Dominion, as part of tho Empire, he said, was a party to (;ho .'uislo-American-IYnich Treaty, and ,certninlv had obligations under it. Theso oblitrations, however, were by implication only.