THE PEACE ISSUES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 300, 15 September 1919, Page 5

THE PEACE ISSUES

■ frPRESIDENT WILSON'S TOUR ELOQUENT APPEAL FOR RATIFICATION By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright (Rec. September 14, 5.5 p.m.) New York, Sentemher 12. The New York "Times" correspondent at Courdalene, Idaho, says that President Wilson, who spoke in a huge circus tent, pictured the world again aflamo with war unless the Peace Treaty was accepted. It was inconceivable, he said, that men could favour the complete destruc* tion of the Treaty. There could be no reform or settled order in the world for a gengration unless the Treaty was accepted. Every man who loved justice should stand for the unqualified acceptAnce of the Treaty. "If," he saul, you wish to live in a dmotio Avorld, encourage those who. are opposing the Treaty and the League Covenant." He would not raise any serious objections to the adoption of reservations oi-' interpretations of the Treaty Covenant by tho feenato in a resolution separate from the resolution of ratification, though his own opinion was that such action was unnecesSa she audience listened attentively, though little interest in the Treaty question "has been sliowi-. in Idaho. At Spokane (Idaho;, President Wilson, replying to Senators .who objected to the British Dominions having separate votes in the League of Nations, said that no danger to the Unit-:d States on that score existed, because the decision of the League Council must be unanimous, lhus the United States by one vote could veto any of the Council's decisions.—Aus.-JN.4. Cable Assn. THE LEAGUE AN INSURANCE. (Rcc. September 14,11.15 p.m.) New York, September_l3. _ At Taooma (Washington State), President Wilson asked tho crowd whether they wanted to abandon all that had bscn achieved in Paris. The crowd snouted: "No!" He continued that guarantees tor the world's liberty had been given, but it must be safeguarded. The 1 resident, denouncing Bolshevism, said: 1 am an enemy of the rulership of any minority, however constituted." Tho League of Nations, he added, was almost a complete Insurance against war. Even if it was only a 10 per cent, insurance it was tfi.u worth having. If the League had existed Germany would novsr have begun the war.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.

THE ANTI-TOON CRUSADE (Rec. -September 14, 5.5 p.m.) New York, September 13. At St. Louis (Missouri), Senator Johnson, who is engaged 'ipon an anti-Wilson i'nH-T,prn!ue "f Nations crusade, said tlmt if fto Peace Treaty v/ere adopted Britain and Japan would control United States forei«n policy. President Wilson was unable to explain why under the League of Nations Britain ms given six votes and tho United States only one. Senator Johnson added: "W<- don't have to becomo partners of burglars simply because we cannot prevent burglary. — Aus.-JN.a. Cable Assn. ITALIAN RAIDERS ENTER FIUME WITH MACHINE-GUNS AND ARMOURED CARS. ' (Rec. September 14, 5.5 p.m.) Rome, September 12. Italian raiders, including the poet D'-Vnnunzio, with machine-guns and armoured cars, entered Piumo at noon to.day.—Reutei:. (Rec. September 14, 11.55 p.m.; Rome, September 13. It appears that the would-be raiders comprised detaclunenw of Grenadiers and bands of «torm troovs who started from Ronelii. A semi-official statement says that no disorders followed, their, arrival at Fiume. The Gorernmont has taken energetic steps to check tho movement and discover who was responsible for the -rtwli and harmful act— Aus.-N.4. Cable Assn.

SOUTH AFRICA RATIFIES THE TREATY

NATIONALIST OPPOSITION. (Rec. September 14, 5.5 p.m.) Capo Town, September 12. The Union Senate concurred in the Assembly's resolution ratirying the Peace Treaty by 30 votes -.o 5. Tho minority, were 'Nationalists. , The Assembly earned the second reading of the Mandate Bill by 70 to 23. The minority were all Nationalists. Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. ADMISSION OF GERMANS TO UNITED STATES •NOT TILL TREATY IS RATIFIED. (Rec. September 14, 5.5 p.irf.j Lont'on, September 12. In reference to tlw admission of Germans, the Washington Labour Congress Council has approved of the United States granting passports to individuals permitting them to attend the congress. The United States will be unable to invite tlio German delegates, owing to the Treaty not being ratified by October. Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. 11 GERMAN DELEGATION TO THE WORLD LABOUR CONGRESS. (Rec., September llj, 5.5 p.m.) Piiris, September 12. The Supreme Council has decided that no official invitation can be addressed to enemy countries to participate m the International Labour Conference at Washington, but thi.t enemy delegates will be enabled to enter the United State? as private individuals and participate in the dSioiissions.—Reuter.