SETTLING PEACE.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1920, Page 2

SETTLING PEACE.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) THE FEACE ELi'rHSJiENT. NEW YORK, February 20. New 1 ork State Republican Conven. tion endorsed the ratification of tile Fence Treaty with the inclusion of the Senate reservations, _ which -ensure retaining tiie right of the United States to withdraw froiii the League of Nations ; the rejection of -article Ten; the protection of the Monroe Doctrine; and the liberty of the United States to refrain from being drawn into the net of International Socialism.

ADRIATIC DIFFICULTY. WASHINGTON", February 20. It is understood that President Wilson’s reply to the Allies’ Note regaiding the Adriatic question points out the following things: First: America cannot accept the changes in the Auglo-Franco-American agreement signed last December, con. coming the Adriatic, since the United States has not been consulted by Britain and France respecting the changes they have made in this Secondly: The States especially, cannot accept the changes made dealing with the Volosca territory.

Thirdly: All questions relative to the future status of Dalmatia, should he determined by negotiation through diplomatic channels, and the United States should have been consulted regarding the changes now proposed in the boundaries of Albania. Fourthly: The United States is unalterably opposed to the application of the Secret Pact of London in any circumstances Fifthly: President Wilson expresses the hope that a general conciliation as to their views may bo reached between the powers of which both Italy and Jugo-Slavia. may approve. WASHINGTON, February 21. An official states that the view of the State Department is that President Wilson’s reply to the Allies while firm and conciliatory, will allow room for a discussion. It is believed that President Wilson is receding from his first stand regarding America ing from the Treaty.

THE GERMAN ARMY AND THE FUTURE. PARIS, February 20. The Foreign Affairs Commission has discussed the disarmament of Germany, and the Commission has disclosed the fact that Germany is not complying with the Treaty requirements These limit the maximum of nien to a hundred thousand troops by the Ist of April. The total of the old army and the Reichswehr is now 430,000. Although the military power in its original form was being destroyed, it was being reconstituted by the immense police forces, despite any apparent diminition in the regular troops. NEW YORK, February 20. The ’‘New York Times” Paris correspondent interviewed General Nies--sel, who made a report for FW ce con " cerning the military situation in Germany. General Niessel said there is a vast conspiracy afloat in Germany to deceive the Allies and to escape fulfilment of the Peace terms, especially in regard to the military clauses. -Hoi r Noske (Military Head), absolutely refuses, to submit to these clauses. The Treaty provides Germany shall have a military force of only 700,000'men, but she has a Reicliwehe of nearly 400,000 men. He also says that 100,000 of those comprise former officers and the v are fully armed with field artillery. ‘ There, also are organisations of demobilised special officers and athletic culture societies of'various districts. Germany would have no difficulty in putting several million men in the field in a short time. Germany is also camouflaging the ammunition factories, apd has amassed huge stores of shells.