SETTLING PEACE.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 January 1920, Page 3

SETTLING PEACE.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) PEACE CONFERENCE NEWS. PARIS, Jan. 23. The Supreme Council have adopted tho list of war criminals whose surrender is demanded. M. Millerand (French Premier), Marshal Henry Wilson attended the sitting. M. Clemencean presided. It is expected that Clemenceau will resign the Presidency of the Council after the evening sitting. Mr Lloyd George returns to London to-day, (Wednesday).

CONFERENCE BREAKS. PARIS, Jan. 21. The interruption in the Supreme Council’s sittings, owing to the French Ministerial situation, was generally deplored. The Adriatic deadlock is regarded as disquieting. Apparently the Conference accomplished little. The delegates will rc-ns-semble at London twp or three weeks hence.

LLOYD GEORGE RETURNS. (Received this day at 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 21. Hon. Lloyd George has returned from Paris.

SUPREME COUNCIL. ' PARIS, Jan. 21

M. Clemeneoau has relinquished the Presidency of the Supreme Council to M. Millerand. During the morning sitting, the Council decided that a conference of Allied Ambassadors opening in Paris on the 26th, should take over the Supreme Council’s duties, referring the' most important questions to the Abed Governments.

HOLLAND’S REFUSAL. TO SURRENDER THE KAISER. LONDON Jan. 21. It is understood ITlat Holland has definitely refused to surrender the Kaiser.

UNITED STATES NOT IN IT(Received This Day at 8 a.m.) WASHING ON, January 21. It i s authoritatively stated that the United States is not associating itself with the efforts the Allies are making of securing the extradition of the exKaiser. It is felt that the United States, not yet being a party to the Treaty, cannot join in this step. It is also pointed out that the American Peace Delegation has been opposed to the criminal trial of Wilhelm.

SUPREME COUNCIL POLICY. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) PARIS, Jan. 21

The policy which is emerging from the Supreme Council appears to be the Allied defence of the border states of Finland, Livonia, Courland, Lithuania and Poland, as well as Caucasus, Republic of Georgia and Azerbaijan. If the Soviet leaves Caucasus undisturbed they will lie an effective buffer between Bolshevik and Turkish unrest, and bar the road to Persia and India. Otherwise the Allies will support the Republics with an armed force.