THE PEACE PROTOCOL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 61, 5 December 1919, Page 7

THE PEACE PROTOCOL

GERMAN UNWILLINGNESS TO SIGN

THE REASON WHY

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London, December 3. Germanv has refused to sign the pro-tocol—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Berlin, November 30.' Germany resists the protocol annexed to tho Peace Treaty, as it empowers Prance at any time to inako a military advance into Germany for tho enforcement of the conditions—Aus.-N.Z. Cable. Assn. London, December 3. Germany has offered' to sign the Treaty if the Scapa conditions are eliminated — Aus.-N.Z. Cabio Assn. PAN-GERMANS APPLAUD THE REFUSAL. (Rec. December 4, 10.10 p.m.) s Berlin, December 1. The Pan-German newspapers applaud the Government for refusing to sign the Peace Protocol. A semi-official journal declares that the Government will not vield.—Reuter. THE REAL REASON. Berlin, December 1. ■ According to.the newspaper "Freiheit," the real reason for the withdrawal of the German delegates from Paris was not. the . prisoner auestion. but the desire to postnone the enforcement of tho Pence Treaty. as the Government fears a reactionaryl outburst when the Allies present the lists of those accused of war crimcs. —Reuter. THE SECRET ARMING OF GERMANY DECISION BV THE PARIS PEACE COUNCIL. (Rec. December 4, 9.15 p.m.) Paris, December 2. Tho Supreme-Council has adopted Marshal Foeh's resolution calling upon Germany to suppress all military organisations formed contrary to tne Treaty terms.—Reuter. GERMAN PRISONERS FROM INDIA. Berlin, November 30. Britain will begin the repatriation of German prisoners of war from India in December—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. TERMS OF PEACE WITH HUNGARY (Rec. December 4, 9.40 p.m.) Paris, December 2. The Supreme Council has decided to request the new Hungarian Government to send a delegation to negotiate terms of peace. Aus.-N.'Z. Cable Assn. U.S. SENATE AND THE TREATY A CONFERENCE OF PARTIES. ' New Yori<, November 30. . The Washington correspondent of the New York "Times" says it is now believed that the Senate will not take up the Peace Treaty until a conference of the Republicans and Democrats has decided on the terms of a compromise which will secure the necessary G4 votes. Tho Treaty will then come up for a vote, hut until then the Senate will mainlv devoto itself to internal prob-lems.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. PRESIDENT TOO ILL TO BE INTERVIEWED. (Rec. December 4, 9.15 p.m.) New York, November 30. Tho New York "Times's" Washington corresDondent states that Senator Hitchcock was unable to confer with President Wilson, as the Inttcr's physicians advised against it—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE LEAGUiToF NATIONS CONGRESS AT BRUSSELS. Paris, November 30. Eighty-five delegates, representing societies which support tho League of Nations, are expected at .Brussels on December 1. The meeting has been convened principally at the instance of Britain and France, and is likelv to hnve an important influence on the future of the League.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.