PEACE CONFERENCE.

Taihape Daily Times, 11 February 1919, Page 5

PEACE CONFERENCE.

JAPANESE THREAT TO CHINA Received 8.20 a.m. PARIS, February 9. Th«j.Japanese Minister Ohata told le dGnese Government if & resisted apanese efforts to control the Chinese eacej delegation, the recent twenty dllion taels loan negotiated by Japn for China, of which three million ad already been advanced, would be ancielled. MACHINERY .OF THE I*EAGUE PROVISION FOR TAKING REFERENDUM. BEFORE WAR IS DECLARED JAPAN ONLY A BYSTANDER Received 9.20 a.m. PARIS, February 8. The League of Nations" Commission has decided that the League shali consist of a permanent council, resident in some city chosen by the League probably Brussels, Geneva, or The Hague. The League's Council will consist of representatives of the 'Great Powers and four smaller nations three nations holding the veto. The nations belonging to the League would ibe permitted to designate their own representatives on the Council. Mr Wilson may be chosen the first chairmsfclbrf the council, who will have to appoint an arbitration court and other international bodies and there will probably be a parliament whereto nations will send delegates when the worlds peace is threatened. The freedom of the seas vril not be discussed in detail by the Peace Congress, it will be considered by the League of Nations when that ibody is formed. The nations signing .the constitution of the 'League of Nations will reserve the right not to be bound by any clause considered incompatible with their vital national interests. NEW YORK, Feb. 8 The constitution of the League will require that before- a declaration of war a nation must have a popular expression on the question of peace ot ■war. Japan remains a bystander in League and Commission Conferences she has not participated in any discussion affecting Europe and the N#r East.' " -^-|§ THE MANDATORY PRINCIPLES HUGHES' OPINION. Received •"" 9.5 a.m. NEW YORK, February 7. In an interview, Mr Hughes was lasted if Australia was satisfied with the mandatory plan of governing the former German colonies in the Pacific. He said: The arrangement can ihardly be regarded as satisfactory. It is provisional and uncertain, and I am unable to tell you the nature of the arrangement, but may say it has many possibilities; one of these would be reasonably satisfactory, although it would fall short of . what Australia expected. The arrangement contains' possibilities Australia would not entertain. Australia wants the settlement she is entitled to which •would insure her national safety guarantee her industrial, social, and racial policies. Wie prefer not to accept the mandatory principle, but if we must it is imperative we are given the same power over new territories as is lexercised over Australia. A SUPREME ECONOMIC COUNCIL PARIS, February 8. It is officially announced that in the Supreme War Council, President moved that under present con|3itions many questions not primarily of a military character ,arising daily and which are bound to become of increasing importance as time passes, should be dealt with on behalf of America and the Allies by the civil ••representatives of their Governments experiencieft in such questions as finance, food, blockade, shipping and raw wjater'ilals,, and to accomplish this there shall be constituted at Paris a Supreme Economic Council to deal with them during the period of the armistice. The Council shall absorb or replace such other existing Allied bodies and their powers es may be determined The Economic Council shall consist of not more than five representatives of each Government, who will consult the Allies' high command, but who may report direct to the Economic Council.' Diseusion was adjourned till Monday. Mr. Lloyd George has arrived in London. He announced that the conference is progressing well. J The Countess of Aberdeen, president of the Women's CRmciL requested the Peace Conference to hear the CouneiV's delegates on peace problems.