PEACE DELAYED.

Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 11 June 1919, Page 4

PEACE DELAYED.

SERIOUS PERIOD. MINISTERS URGED TO STAY. - London, June 8. Official. —The British Ministers are strongly opposed to the Overseas Dominions' plenipotentiaries leaving Paris before'the Allied terms, for Germany are settled one way or the other. Those who best understand the position consider that the ptcriod through which th» Conference is at present passing is undoubtedly most serious. Since the signing of the armistice the Germans have made a keen effort to gain big concessions, and the Allied Powers realise the need for all the plenipotentiaries to stand by ready to consider the possible proposals.

It is feared the Treaty will not be signed as soon as .was expected a fortnight ago. . The oversea delegates are keenly disappointed over the delay, as most of them had made arrangements for their final departure. .Sir Robert Barden had to return to Canada owing to the gravity of the Labour'trouble, lut the other two Canadian Ministers (Sir George Foster and the Mon. C. J. Doherty) have remained in Paris to sign tlie Treaty, both.being well qualiiied to deal with the last phase of the sittfement as regards Germany.

BOLSHEVIK AND .GERMAN ALLIANCE. Bemc, May 29. Negotiations between the German and Russian Bolsheviks are .in full swing. They are being conducted through the well-known .Socialist; I’arvus, who is a resident of Switzerland, ami who is intimately acquainted with yiieidemann, Ranlzau, and Trotsky. A plmiytu organise the Bolsheviks in most of the European countries, including Turkey and the Bnlknnsj.is being elaborated with a view to possible eventualities arising out of Germany not signing the Treaty. Parvus is seeking to complete the abandonment of terrorism as the basis'of the Russo-German agreement?!

According to German newspapers, ire t. rnatioaal workers’ leagues are organising'a European strike of three days, in co-operation with the Germans’ do mand for a just, peace.