PEACE TREATY

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 14, 11 October 1919, Page 7

PEACE TREATY

BULGARIAN MOVEMENT TO MAKE SIGNING IMPOSSIBLE

POPULATION BEING ARMED i ■■■'~•■ By ToleeraDli-Presß Asaociation-Oopvtieht Vienna, October 9. According to" Bulgarian newspapers, a movement has been started in Bulgaria, with tho support of tlio Government with tho object of refusing to sign tlio Peace Treaty, and to oppose it if necessary by force. The. population is already armed with a view' to provoking sanguinary cheounlers 011 the frontiers on a given:- date.—Aus.-N.Ji.- Cable Assn.. ■ Paris, October 9. Serious unrest cuntiimes in ■ Southern Kit rope. The new Government'of Bulgaria is. reported to In: supporting a movement to make tho .signing uf peace impossible, The. population. is .being supplied with arms -with the' idea' of bringing about bloody conflict on : the frontier— Aus.-N.Z: Cable Assn. -'■ AMERICAN OPPONENTS OF PEACE ' "USUAUiY .(J£IWIAN T SYMPA- ■ - . THISKHS."(Eec. October 11). •5..") p. 111.) Washington, t'lelober ; !i. .Senator. Nelson, during the Senate debate, said 'evidently lliu object of'the opponents of peace was to wake the United States olimb'into its shell, bearing outside the • label •■".Monroo dortrine." Thoso who. were painting in lurid colours imaginary dangers -from England and from Japan were misleading the country. Such persons' usually were Gernia ]isympathisers. ; -Au6,-N.Z. Cable Assn.- " . .. THE IME~COVENANT MEANING OF ARTICLE X.. . . (llec. October 10, 8.5 p.m.) Washington, October 9. Senator Walsh, a Democrat, in n speech said: "Mr. Hughes declared that Articlo X. was a.ll illusory engagement, and President Wilson'actually savs it is. 110. 011gagemeut, therefore the V«itod Slates can ignore the League Council a advice, if it is interpreted, in President Wilson's ivay;, but-if the article means, anything tlio United States engages to send forces -wherever and whenever - the Council orders.-"—Aus.-N./,.- Cable Assn. I'Artielo X. of tho ]<eaguc of Nations Covenant stipulates; The members of the League'undertake to respect and preserve as against external aggression the territorial integrity and exisiting -political independence.-of all members, of. tho League. 111 case.'of any such aggression or in case of any threat or danger of such aggression) the Council shall ' advise upon the means by whicli tliis' obligation shall be fulfilled.] : '; "

"KING OF JERUSALEM" .. RECOGNITION OF-TITLE HELD H\HOUSE OF SAVOY., •, .'. ■ (Eec.. October 10, 5.0, p.m.) 1 . ... Rome, October 9. . The "Agenzia Nazionale" states . .that the Peace Conference has decided, to entrust King Victor Emmnnuel with n mandate to protect the Holy places ' in Palestine,, thus [recognising the. title of King of Jerusalem which the House of Savoy held for centuries. The Holy See approves' the proposals.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. '