ANZAC DINNER.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 April 1919, Page 2

ANZAC DINNER.

Ml< HUGHES AND PEACE

PARIS, April 20. Five hundred Australians and New Zealanders attended the Anzac dinner in Paris. Mr Hughes presided. General Pan was present and received a great ovation. t ... Captain Wise of tlie 29th. Division, proposed “The Commonwealth.” Mr Hughes, responding, said that every Australian gloried in the achievement of their soldiers, who were proud to fi<dit alongside the New Zealanders and share in the glories and name of Anzae. Hu had no wish to criticise the Council of Four for not revealing the Peace terms before they were handed to Germany, but it was a grave error fixing the terms within President \\ nson’s points. The public arc grave, ly perturbed over tlie delay. He hoped the Peace terms would compel Germany to repair the war’s ravages and oosa. Bolshevism was sweeping over Hungary and Bavaria and smouldering in Germany. The Allies were retreating in Southern Russia and were menaced with destruction in Archangel and Murmansk. It was a hollow mockery’ to say that the world was safe for democracy, in the face of such facb&, yet no one know what kind of peace we were yet to have. Would that it would be that to which wc were entitled. Although the great war was over other wars wore menacing. Germany should definitely notified that she must sign the Peace and preparations should im_ mediately be made to compel her to do HO.