PEACE PROTOCOL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 80, 30 December 1919, Page 5

PEACE PROTOCOL

SIGNATURE IN PRESENT FORM INSISTED ON

DEMAND FOR FLOATING MATERIAL

GERMANY'S ECONOMIC INTERESTS TO

BE. CONSIDERED

Br Tolecr&Dh—Preea Association-OoDvrlirM Paris, December 20. Tlio Allies havo replied to tho German Note, insisting on the signature of tlio Proctocol in its present form, tmfc reaffirming their readiness to reduce tlio amount of floating material to bo handed over as indemnity for the Scapa Flowsinkings if it is shown that tho vital economic interests of Germany justify such a reduction. Nevertheless tho replv points out that tho Allies liavo loarno'.f that floating docks, cranes, and tugs have been recently sold, and decline to recognise such sales. Tho No to rejects tho German proposal to substitute for the five small cruisers mentioned in tho Protocol five others under construction. It states that directly the Protocol is signed all German officers and men interned as tho result of the Scapa Flow affair will be liberated, except those charged with war crimes.—Router.

CONFERENCE TO RESUME ON THURSDAY COUNCIL OF THREE EXPECTED TO SIT. Paris, December 27. Tho Peace Conference will resume sitting on January 1. It is likely to resolvo itself into a Council of Three—M. Clcmoncenu. Mr. Lloyd George, and Signor Nitti—instead of the previous "Big Four."—Aus-N.Z. Cable Assn.

THE SENATE'S DELAY EFFORTS TO REACH A COM- > PROMISE. New York, December 2". It is reported from Washington that the Republican "mild rcservationists" will request Senator Hitchcock to outline tlio basis of a, compromise into which tho Democrats will enter. This outline will be submitted to Senator Lodge, and if he refuses to enter into any compromise they will repudiate his leadership in the Senate and .will attempt independently t« formulate compromises on the Treaty which will bo assured of the requisite votes in tho Senate—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. "FOLLY OF PREMATURE PARTY WARFARE." London, December 28. .Mr. Lloyd George, presiding at a lecture at Llanystumdwy (Carnarvonshire), said that the American failure to ratify tho Peace /Treaty illustrated the folly of prematurely returning to party warfare beforo the difficulties resulting from the Great War had been settled—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. LISTOFWARCRIINALS EXPECTED TO INCLUDE GERMAN CROWN PRINCE. Paris, December 27, It is oxpected that the French list of German criminals whoso surrender is demanded will include tho name of Ihe Crown Prince, on a chargo of looting and. robbery with violence—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.