VERSAILLES TREATY

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 288, 1 September 1919, Page 5

VERSAILLES TREATY

CONDEMNED BY AMERICAN SENATOR

SEPARATE PEACE ADVOCATED

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Washington, August 29. Senator Knox, in the-Senate, advocated a separate' peace with Germany, owing to the fact that the Versailles Conference had imposed harsh and cruel terms on Germany. The United State} ought to renounce all claims to an indemnity. The Peace Treaty was merely an alliance of Five Great Powers, and Germany, would seek to form a counteralliance through her domination of Rus-sia—Aus.-N.Z.,Cable Assn. • . AMENDMENTS PASSED BY SENATE AMERICA AND BRITAIN TO BE ON EQUALITY. (Rcc. August 30, 5.5 p.m.) . Washington, August.29. The Senate Foreign delations Committee adopted an amendment to the Peace Treaty providing for the representation of the United States on equality with Britain at the Peace Council.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (Rec. August 31, 5.5 p.m.) Washington, Aueust 29. The Senate, during consideration of the treaty, -passed an amendment providing that no; British _ Dominion may participate in 1 the decision in any dispute to which one of them is a party.-pAns.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ■ LABOUR SAFEGUARDED. (Rec. August 31, 11.55 p.m.) Washington, August 30; Mr. Samuel Gompers (president of the American Federation of Labour) made a statement that the Treaty, including the Covenant, should be adopted unamended without delay. The Treaty s&feguards nil that Laibour has secured.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SSLF-GOVEMEKT CLAIMS FROM INDIA, UKRAINIAN ESTHONIA AND LIVONIA. ; (Bee. August 30, 5.5 p.m.) ( Washington, August 29. India, Ukrainia, Esthonia, and Livonia, through representatives, have presented claims for self-government to the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs. The.v ask for the-rejection of the Peace Treaty because it does not provide such recognition. Mr. Malone, counsel for the .Hindus, asserted that Britain had secured a place for India at the Peace table in ordei to secure another voto.—Ans.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ASPIRATIONS OF IRISH RACE. 'Rcc. August 31, 5.5 p.m.) Washington, August 30. Judge Colahan and Messrs. Dunne and Walsh, before the Senate Committee, demanded the rejection of the Peace Treaty on the ground that it disregarded the aspirations of the ..Irish race, including twenty millions of Irish Amerioans.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE AUSTRIAN TREATY DELAY CAUSING DISSATISFACTION. (Rec. August 31, 5.5 p.m.) Rome, August 30. The delay in concluding peace with Austria, is causing widespread dissatisfaction. Public opinion attributes the delay to France's alleged intrigues to form a new confederation of Danube Slates with Austria, Bohemia, Hungary, Jugo-Slavia, and .possibly 'Rumania, Bulgaria, and Poland, as a-counterpoise to German expansion.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn ■ TREATY TO BE HANDED TO AUSTRIA TO-MORROW. ■ (Rec. August 31, 5.5 p.m.) Washington, August 30. Tho; Supreme Council has decided to hand the Peace Treaty to Austria on Tuesday.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. COLONEL HOUSE WILLING TO SIGN. • London, August 23. Colonel House, in an interview, said he was perfectly- willing to sign the Austrian Treaty, but could not, as requested, promise r.j> far ahead whotlier he would be able to be in Paris when the treaty wa«i ready for signature. Colonel Htkise declined to state whothev lie had a difference of opinion with President Wilson regarding Shantung. He refused to discuss the suggestion that 'lie had ceased to be President Wilson'« agent.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.