BULGARIAN PEACE TREATY

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 306, 22 September 1919, Page 5

BULGARIAN PEACE TREATY

OFFICIAL SUMMARY OF THE TERMS SMALL VOLUNTEER ARMY STIPULATED THE INDEMNITY PAYMENT v - By Tf.lecraph-Press Aflßociatlon-OopjTlglit (Rec. September 21, 0.5 p.m.) London, September 19. > Tho official summary of the Bulgarian Pence Treaty' is as follows:— v The frontier between Bulgaria, and Rumania remains unchanged. Small portions of territory are celled to Jugo-Slavia, of which the most important is tho town and district of Strumnilza. The southern frontier ■ follows a tfno'from a point eight miles south-west of Rassmakli to Kilkik, passing close to Ardadasni and Danders, which remain Bulgarian. South-east a. small piece of Turkish territory is introduced into Bulgaria, which renounces in favour oi the Allies all rights in Thrace, which has not been assigned to anybody yet. The Allies assure Bulgaria that the outlets to the Aegean will be fixed later. Bulgaria recognises the British Protectorate over Egypt. The military terms stipulate that the Bulgarian army will be recruited on a voluntary basis, the strength not to exceed twenty thousand. No new fortifications shall be constructed, nor poison gas or liquid fire manufactured or imported. Also thero shall be no tanks or armoured cars. Tho ' manufacture of munitions 6hall be confined to a single factory contrfflled 1 by the State, the>itput being strictly limited to the needs of the above force. The Bulgarian warships and submarines are to bo surrendered to the Allies or broken up. The wireless station at Sofia is to be under Allied supervision. The armed forces must not include military or naval air forces. While.recognising that the resources of Bulgaria are insufficient to enable adequate reparation to be made, the Allies agree to accept such reparation as is possible, and have fixod the sum of 2,250,000,0K) francs (about 000) in geld,- which amount will be discharged by a series of half-yearly, payments, including interest at 5 peT cent, on the capital sum outstanding, nnd provision for a sinking fund sufficient to extinguish the total amount on January 7, 1958. In case of default in payments, an Allied Commission shall 'be entitled to' control, colfect, and disburse certain taxes and revenue for the purpose of payment of the indemnity, • Bulgaria' undertakes 'to return to .• . Greece and Rumania and Jugo-Slavia all records,' archives, and artistic archaeological articles: which were stolen during the war, also to deliver up live stock in restitution for stolen animals, whffio by way rf special compensation for destruction of Serbian coal mines Bulgaria will deliver to Jugo-Slavia during the next five years fifty thousand tons of coal ; annually from the State mines in Pernik, provided the Inter-Allied Commiaion i? Satisfied that sueh deliveries will not interfere unduly ■with tho economic life of Bulgaria.— ; Aus.-N.Z. CabCe Assh.-.Heutor.

PRESENTING THE TERMS ' A DULL CEREMONY.(Rec. September 21,-5.5 p.m.) Paris, September 19. The presenting of the Bulgarian peace terms was a-dull ceremony, thero being only a meagre attendance of spectators. The Bulgarian Premier, in a speech, Enid the Bulgarians were impelled by sinister influence to enter an insensate war. against the wishes of -the Bulgarian, people. All the authors, of excesses would be ruthlessly punished. The Bulgarian delegates have been given 25 days in which to make observations on the Peace Treaty.—Rcuter.

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS " WAR WILIj COME AGAIN UNLESS IT EXISTS" (Rec. September 21, 5.5 p.m.) New York, September 19. An American correspofident in London interviewed 'Lord Northoliffe, w"ho declared that the reservations advooated by United States Senators in the Covenant would exclude tho United States fre«i tho League of Nations, which would thus be destroyed. Lord Northcliffe says: "The Treaty does not entirely satisfy Britain, but it sets humanity on the path of reconstruction, which is a most important thing now. War will come again unless the Leagito exists. No country surenders its sovereignty under the League."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

UNITED STATES OBLIGATIONS (Rec. September 21, 5.5 p.m.) New York, September 19. ' Speaking at San Diego,' President Wilson said that unless the United States accepted, the same obligations as other nations, it would 'be mockery for her to onler tho League. The United States had supported tha claims of Panama nnd Cuba tn a vote oil the League Council, under tho protection of the United States. Tho -votes of Britain and her colonies would be no more efi'eotiv.e than tlitv single vote of tho United States. 'It was a ddhision 1.0 think otherwise. President Wilson stated that tho Council - was largely a debating bpdy, and it would have been unjust to give votes to small independent nations therein and exclude such great dominions as Canada.—Aus-N.Z. Cable Assn.

AMERICAN SOVEREIGNTY NOT' INVADED. (Rec, September 31, 11.5 p.m.) New York, September 20. At Watertown, New York, Mr. R. Lansing, Secretary of State, ill a speech, rtd•vocated the ratification of the Treaty without delay, and without any change. Thcro was nothing in the Treaty invading American sovereignty, and uothing which limited the exercise of such sover-eignty.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.'

> THE LEAGUE CONDEMNED "MERELY A GIGANTIC WAR TRUST" (Rec. September 21, 11.5 p.m.) New York, September 2D. In a speech at St. Paul, Minnesota, Senator Johnston said the League of Nations was merely a, gigantic war trust. It meant that American boys would be obliged to police the world, hold up tho tottering nations by American blood nnd bone, and uijlow the European and Japanese nations t.o drag the Amoricaus into their quarrels. The League of Nations meant tho end of American idAilisib and the triumph of cynical o,'.d World diplomacy. Senator Johnston stated that public sentiment against the league was assuming the proportions of a revolution, and if ratification of tV? Treaty were delayed for sixty days in order to permit people to .express their opinions in positive terms, the League would bo de-feated.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DEFENCE OF"FOB13IGN TERRITORIES. Washington, September 19. Kennlor WadsworFh, epeakjiig in tho Senate debate, said tho question of rati'lying Hie Peace Treaty was not bigger tlni* that of tho future of tho United Slates. For a. hundred and thirty years Americans had lived isolated from Europwtn intrigues. Under article 10 the United States would bo obliged at aCI times to send its children to fight nnd defend foreign, territories and maintain Hi-.- status of 1919. If article ID had existed during tho revolutionary war, wlieu Franco camo to American aid, every nation of Europe

would have combined against licr, and there would novor havo been a free America.—Aug.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. AUSTRALIA RATIFIES TREATY Melbourne, September 20. Tho House of Representatives, without a division, ratiiied tho Peace Treaty. Mr. Catts's amendment (to refer tho Treaty to a committee) was rejected. The House also approved tho Treaty between Great Britain, America, and FrancePress Assn.

THE GERMAN CONSTITUTION provision roi? union with AUSTRIA ANNULLED. (Rec. September 21, 5.5 p.m.) Paris, September 30. A Gorman Noto to the I'eact inference agreeing to'the annulment of the nrticlo in the Herman Constitution providing for the union of Austria and Germany protests against the ironical tune-of tho Allied Note dealing with the German Government's explanations, and says: "Tins Allies are not entitled to wound Germany's foeltegs."—Renter. BRITISH FORCES ON THE RHINE

(Rec. September 21, 11.35 p.m.) London, September 20. According to tho "Morning Post/' it has ten decided io maintain a British division on the Rhino in addition to tho Garrison Brigade.—Router. RETURN OF SHANTUNG JAPAN WILL NOT MAKE CATEGORICAL STATEMENT... (Rec. September 31, 5.5 p.m.) New York, September 19. The United Ptoss correspondent in Tokio says that it. is reliably reported that Viscount Uehida (Japanese Foreign Minister) told the' Diplomatic Council that Japan would not make a categorical statement regarding the time and conditions of return of Shantung.—Aus.-N.Z, Cable Assn.