THE PEACE PROTOCOL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 36, 6 November 1919, Page 7

THE PEACE PROTOCOL

TO ENFORCE ARMISTICE OBLIGATIONS ! ■ i THE SCUTTLED FLEET . \ By Telegraph-Pross Association-Copyright Paris, November. 2. The protocol to the Treaty of Versailles, designed to enforce full compliance with the armistice terms, contains a clause relating to the sinking of tho German fleet at Scapa Flow. It com- : pels Germany to surrender to the Allied \ and Associated Powers a number of light : cruisers and destroyers now.in German waters, and 400,000 tons of naval ma-terial—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. ; TURKEY SURRENDERS THE GOEBEN PRECAUTIONS AGAINST ! SCUTTLING. ■ i (Roe. November 5, 10.30 p.m.) ; London, November 3. ' Mr. Long (First Lord of the Admirultv) ! announced in the House of Commons that Turkey had surrendered the Goeben. which had been partially repaired, and that a British skeleton crew had been placed on board to prevent' scuttling of the warship.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ; JAPAN AND~THE TREATY DISCUSSION BY THE PRIVST COUNCIL. Tokio, November 2. It is understood that during the consideration of the Treaty by th" Privy, Council, members blamed ihe .Tanruieso Pence Delegation for nnprotesliiigly nc- ; cepting the waiver of the indemnity for I 1 lie maintonanco of prisoners of war by Japan. It was pointed out that there were no Japanese prisoners in Germany, while Japan was compelled to care for a ' largo number of 'enemy prisoners in Japan—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. NEW SETTLEMENT FOR FIUME OVERTURES TO .AMERICA. > Washington, November 4. France has made overtures to the . '. Unit»d States for a now settlement; of tho Fiunie problem. Britain lias notified her adherence to the latest Italian solu-tion.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE. PLEBISCITE IN SCHLESWIG ! GERMAN PROPAGANDISTS, BXJSST. Copenhagen, November 2. Under the pressure of public opinion, the German troops sent to Flensburg have been withdrawn. The German Chnnoollor is coming to North Schlcswig to take part in the German propaganda. Huge sums of Gorman money have been spent in the effort to frustrate the vote in favour of freeing the province.—Aus.N.Z. Cubic Assn.

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE

DELEGATES SEVERELY CRITICISED,

(Rcc. November 5, 0.10 p.m.'l Washington, November t. Senator Sherman, lattacking in ths '

Semite the International Labour Conference, said that amongst those present were men who were not merely Socialists ! but Radical aliens and firebrands, but a few degrees removed from believers in Soviet principles. The German delegates eamo merely to promote industrial mischief in America.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE EIGHT-HOUR DAY. (Ttec. November 5: 11.55 p.m.) Washington, November 4. The Canadian group objected to an eiglit-hour day resolution at the International Conference, on the ground that it provided a forty-eight hour week instead of forty-four. The Canadian group preferred the Women's Conference resolution, making an eight-hour day basio -, without overtime, providing thirty-six hours' rest in each week—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. U.s. senatelnd shantung SETTLEMENT , (Kcc. November 5, 9.40 p.m.) Washington, November I. The Senate, by tfi to il, voted down a motion bv Senator Root to strike ont the Shantung section of, the Peaco Treat}-.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.