PEACE CONFERENCE.

Taihape Daily Times, 1 March 1919, Page 5

PEACE CONFERENCE.

PEACE SETTLEMENTS fci ARMENIA'S CLAIMS. INK3PI CONFEEENCE ABANDONED,. i~ Eeceived 9.5. " PEIS, February 27 The Armenian claim, in addition to ritories properly styled Armenia, ludes a number of neighbouring vilets containing Armenian subjects. ese claims are considered excessive, many scattered grounps exist witht any territorial link. Such villayets lid not be incorporated in Armenia thout grave injury to other people's Tardieu stated, in view of the fai•e of Bolsheviks to comply with nditions the Brinkipi' s been abandoned. LEAGUE OP NATIONS. ACCLAIMED BY ITALIANS Eeceived 9.20 WASHINGTON, February 28 ignor Orlando cabled President Willi that the whole Italian people enusiastically acclaim the League of itions project. WILSON-TAFt" CAMPAIGN LONDON, February 28 Wilson proposes addressgafdemonstration in New York in njunction with Mr Taft prior to his parture for Europe on March 4th.

PRESIDENT WILSON'S

ON LEAGUE OF NATXONS..

'0 AMERICAN CONGRESSMEN, j Received 10.20. ■ NEW YORK, February 27. i "The Worlds" Washington corresndent understands that President ilson. in discussing the League of itions before Congressmen at a hite House dinner, pointed out thatitain would not dominate the sague by controlling the votes of Jw Zealand, Canada, Australia, and >uth Africa, because the dominions' licy would not be the same as Brim's. The League would not make ir upon a dissenting member expt ij the case of territorial aggres)n, and then only when arbitration ,d failed. The League would not terfere with the. United States' ntrol of its own armament. The Jague constitution, as adoj>ted, was oposed by Britain, Italy, America, id France. Plans were rejected oviding that any nation could from membership of the sague. The action of the Execute Council of the League must be tanimous, and the League constituan will be an integral part of the eaee Treaty. The League would >t absolutely prevent war, and it luld not interfere with domestic lestions in any country, such as imigration. The basis of the League good will and good faith to its embers, and not power for compulon. President Wilson told Con-

President Wilson told Con•essmen .that Germany would not be jrmitted to join the League for iveral years. It is reported that enator Lodge demanded a -fundaen'tal nevi'sion of ":he e'ague inasmuch' as it struck at jmerican soverleignty, and contrasned Monroeism to benefit EUrop«, ad chiefly because it substituted injrnationalism for nationalism. Tl*ey ust build no bridges across the iasm separating Londons' Govern.ent from Trotsky's Soviet. The nited States must not be drawn ito international Socialism, each tmke .ought to be allowed' to withraw from the League at choice, or the United States to undertake

> preserve national boundaries rerywhere was an enormously unlstifiable policy. It was likely that ations would be quarrelling" a few lonths after they had signed peace.

'HE LEAGOEJS OPERATIONS'

WRONG IMPRESSIONS BUT RIGHT. / NEW YORK, February 27, President Wilson said that under ie constitution of the League, in fhe vent of a conflict, military" intervenlon by the "United States would not e mandatory. The impression Conressmen gained was "that there was thorough League control over the lanufacture of munitions of war, nd that the League would play an ihportant part in controlling the shse f -armament. Congressmen asked President Wilon many questions, which were f»nklP answered; The correspona*entj*l&ys the opinion

r official circles- is that the talk Present Wilson had with Congressmen ill haye a decided effort in strenglening the sentiment of many, legisitors in favour of ike League. , .. ..._ .... - ■ ■/■-. •■•■... •: ■

I PEACE CONFERENCE LONDON, February 28. The Press Bureau statec: A Paris -communique states that £&e Ministers of the Powers decided to organise a central*, commission for territorial questions. They afterwards heard Zionist representatives.