PEACE TREATIES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 304, 19 September 1919, Page 7

PEACE TREATIES

STILL MUCH TO BE DONE

AUSTRALIAN DEBATE IN PROGRESS PRESIDENT WILSON'S TOUR By Telegraph—Press ABsociation-Copyriglit Paris, September 17. The Peace Council, in its present form, will adjourn sine die in ten days' time. The Press draws attention to the lengthy list of unfinished matters,'including peace with Bulgaria, tho Hungary problem, the Gerraan-Polisli conflicts, tho status of the Baltic countries, the relations of tHe Allies with Russia, the fate of Turkey, and the financial solidarity between the A'liios.—"The Times." AUSTRALIA AND~THE TREATY . DEBATE IN PROGRESS. (Rec. September 18, 7.25 p.m.) Melbourne, September l#. In the Federal House, the Peace Treaty debate, after Sir Joseph Cook had review;, ed at length the terms of the Treaty and its probable effects on Australia, Mr. Catts moved as an amendment that owing to tho limited amount of information regarding the commitments and responsibilities of the Treaty placed befoge the House, the whole matter be referred to a committee for inquiry and report. Sir Joseph Cook expressed the opinion that the Pacific Islands, which Australia would administer very shortly, would prove a source of profit. Ho hoped that soon a definite movement would be madd to develop these new territories.

The debate was not finished.—Press Assn. SOUTH AFRICAN TREATY BILLS PASSED (Rec. September 18, 7.55 p.m.) Cape Town, Septomber 17. The Union Senate read the Peace Treaty a third time and the South-West African Mandate Bills without a division—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.

PRESIDENT WILSON'S CRITICS SPEECH BY SENATOR JOHNSTON. -New York, September 17. Speaking at Omaha,, Senator Johnston said President Wilson's idea wag to Tush the Peace Treaty through ' the ■ Senate before tho people understood it. The Bulgarian, Turkish, and Austrian Treat, ies were based on secret agreements made before the United States entered the war; yet the League of Nations would require them to guarantee American blood to sanctify" these agreements.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assr.

PRESIDENT AT SAN FRANCISCO. (Rec. September 18, 5.5 p.m.) New York, September 17. President Wilson, speaking at San Francisco, said that no words were 6troug enough to depict the rest of the world's reliance on United States leadership. "The Americans," he said, "nro the trustees of humanity. If they desert it, nil will 'be lost. Shantung was not taken from China, but from Germany. A new international policy for the protection of China is certain to come upon the initiative of tho Great Poivers, under which China's full integrity will be protect-ed."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable' Assn,

SUPREME COUNCIL TO CEASE (Rec. September 18, 8.55 p.m.)' Paris, September 16. The "Echo do Paris" says that the present Supreme Council of the Allied head;! of Government, with power to decido all questions submitted to it, will shortly ceaso to be—Aus.-N.Z.'Cable Assn. •THE BRITISH DELEGATION. (Rec. September 18, 9.15 p.m.) Paris, September 10. Sir Eyro Crowo has been appointed British representative on tho Supreme Coun-cil—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ' THE BULGARIAN TREATY Paris, September 17. Bu.lgaiia. w"l receive the Treaty on Friday.—Aus.-N.Z. Caaro Assn. SYRIA ANITPALESTINE THE ADJUSTMENT OF FRONTIERS.. 1 • Paris, September 17. Tho "Temps" says that Mr. Lloyd George and M. Clemenceau havo agreed that British troops on November 1 will evacuate all territories north of tho provisional frontier between Syria and Palestine. Tho Peace Conference will later adjust the frontier. Tho departure of British troops will not entail French occupation in Damascus, Hama, Boms, or Aleppo, which are in the zone considered as a possiblo Arab Stat? or confederation of States. Nevertheless Arab power here must henceforth depend on French support. The. French will relieve the British in Silicia— Router. (Rec. September 18, 8.55 p.m.) Paris, September 16. Mr., Lloyd George and M. Clemenceau have agreed on a temporary arrangement in regard •to Syria, whereby British troops will bo withdrawn to Lower Syria and Palestine, leaving the French Upper Syria. The Frencji will negotiate with tho Emir Feisul concerning tho territorial boundaries.—Aus.-N.Z.' Cable Asm. THE SHANTUNG DISPUTE. Washington, September 17. The State Department has formally denied having sent cny communication to Japan- on the subscct of the return o Shantung—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. fit was reported that the United States had asked Japan to announce at what date Shantung would be restored tij China.]