THE PEACE TREATY

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 23, 22 October 1919, Page 7

THE PEACE TREATY

MILITARY "*uniT\EHY TO BE ■' REVISED. Paris, October 20. Contrary to general anticipations peeco will not Income operative immediately, and will not be signed until General Foch has revised the military machinery. Various committee?' have been appointed to deal with matters connected with the Treaty— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

FIRST- MRF.TINfr OF TE\GUI2 - COUNCIL IN PARIS. <Rec. October 21'. 0.35 p.m.)' New York, October 20. The New Tori? "Times" Paris corresnondent slates that the Fuweme Cnmicil has voted tn hold t'>e first meeting of the Council of the League of JCniionn in l'aris, uu the same day as the formal deposit of ratifications of the Peace Treaty are mud?. President 'Wilson has been renuested to issue the call, which will go to' England- France, the United Slates, .Lilian, Tlalv. 'Rek'itim, Greece, Spain, and'B'-a7,il. The American donation is positive that the United States will not be represented on th« Council unless the Senate' ratifies the Treaty before tlx.- meeting.—Auh.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE AMERICAN SENATE VOTE. (Eec. October 21, 5.5 p.m.) Washington, October 20. Senator Lodge, in a statement, pointed oiiit: that in the event of the Democrats' defeat of the Treaty ratification resolution embodying the reservations, the Republicans would vote down any attempt to recons'der the resolution. Ho said that 49 Republicans and six Democrats would vote in support of the reservations. >

The vote on the Johnson amendment, which is expected shortly, will be extremely close.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.