THE PEACE TREATY

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 85, 5 January 1920, Page 5

THE PEACE TREATY

AMERICAN OPPOSITION PROGRESS OF THE FORCES FOR COMPROMISE (By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright (Rec. January -4, 5.5 p.m.) Washington, January 2. It is understood that tho Republican 1 Mild lloservationists will consult with the Democrats and formulate a compro--5 mise, which they will then submit to ' Senator Lodge for acceptance. Demo- • crntic Senators conferred amongst themselves to-day, and the Mild Reservationists conferred with several Democrats. It is felt that the forces for compromise aro progressing satisfactorily.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ' THE IfIRECONQLABLES i l New York, January 1. ■ (( Tho Washington correspondent of tho ■ "New York Times" state,? that Senator Borah and a small groun of irreconcilable Republican Senators'hnvc started to organise a movement to make the Treaty an issue in the coining Presidential campaign. They have sent letters to several aspirants to tho Republican nomination for the Presidency, asking them to make their position on the Treaty ' clear. It is understood that this has ! been dono without consulting tho leaders ; of tho Republican Party, and mav result in a schism in tho party.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ' POWERFUL INTERESTS AT WORK. (Rec. January 4, 11.5 p.m.) , Washington, January 2., _ Senator Borah, in his letter to Republican candidates, says that powerful American and Euronean interests aro seeking to induce tho United States to abandon its traditional foreign policy and toSallow itself to bo drawn into European affairs by secret tacit agreements. Tho United States' operations in Russia aro a direct violation of the Constitution and against tho wishes of the people — Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GERMAN SUSPENSE RELIEVED DOLOROUS NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE. (Rec. January 4, 11.5 p.m.) Berlin, January 2. Suspense has been relieved by the announcement that peaco was signed in Paris on Tuesday. There is deep gloom in Government circles because the Aljios did not relent regarding the delivery of the Kaiser, his officials, and officers for trial. Herr Ebort, in a New Year's message, says: "Under pressure of ruthless compulsion, wo must concludo a peaco threatening to place at the mercy of foreigners our honour, welfare, and tho fruits of past and future labour." nerr Ebort called upon Germans to closo up their ranks and do tholr utmost to reconstruct tho Fatherland—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. shawtdhclmewdmekt DISGUST WITH JAPAN'S POLICY. Now York, January 1. Tho Washington correspondent of tho "New York Times" stoles that Mr. Yada, Consul-General in Now York, in an interview, said tho Senate's Shantung amendment was inspired by disgust with Japan's policy towards China. Amoriea always suspected Japan's territorial ambitions In China. Frankly speaking, flic relationship between Japan and tho United States was iii a dangerous condition. A proposal was now afoot to send a delegation composed of Japanese statesmen and business men to the United States for tho purpose of ro-establish-ing friendly relations between America and Japan—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE RETURN OF TSING-TAO. (Rec. January i, 5.5 p.m.) New York, January 2. Viscount Yasuya Uchida, Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, has written nn article declaring that China will bo benefited by the Shantung settlement. He says Japan is determined to return Tsing-tao with full sovereignty to China, retaining only tho economic privileges formerly granted to Germany, and will enter into negotiations with China for such return as soon as the Treaty comes info force—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. TREATY JAPANESE SEND NOTIFICATION. (Roc. January i, 5.5 p.m.) New York, January 2. Tho "Now York Times" Washington correspondent states that (ho Stato Department . has been informed that Japan's ratification of tho Treaty was sent to tho Secretariat of the Peaco Conference on December 26'.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. germaTdkception REPARATION COMMISSION HAS TO INTERVENE. (Rec. January 4, 5.5 p.m.) London, January 2. The Reparation Commission has intervened in connection with large sales of German horses and cattle to neutrals, the discovery of which illustrates Germany's continued deception, as recently she incTicfltefl that sho was unable to comply with certain reparation demands owing to tho necessaries of agriculture and tho need for revictualling hor popu-lation.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Router.