PEACE CONFERENCE.

Taihape Daily Times, 5 March 1919, Page 5

PEACE CONFERENCE.

LITTLE^ATIONS

GIVING MAXIMUM TROUBLE?

Received 9.55

r ' LONDON, March 4. Lifted George, at a Welsh dinner, said the position of little nations at th|e Paris Conference, was the outstanding feature, but it was necessary to caution them of any disunion Little nations emulated the faults of great empires; there was a tendency amongst the little nations to expend

beyond the limits of their race, and annex territories not their own. This was a most fatal error.

UNITED STATES FARMERS

PLEDGED TO SUPPORT WILSON,

Received 10.0

WASHINGTON, March *

Mr Baker, Secretary for War, has stated that the war costs of all the belligerents totalled a hundred and ninety-five billion dollars 1 , not Including devastation damages. Five branches of the National organisation representing all organised farmers in the United have pledged President Wilson their support to the League of Nations proposal.

THE INDEMNITY,

THIRTY THOUSAND MILLIONS

SIX HUNDRED MILLIONS YEARLY

Received 8.55

LONDON, March 4

The Morning Post’s Pans correspondent learns it is proposed to demand from Germany £600,000,000 yearly for 50 years. 'lt is estimated this "will leave Germany 280 milliard yearly for internal needs.

DISGRUNTLED POLITICIANS OPPOSE LEAGUE OF NATIONS Received 9.55 WASINGTON, March Forty Republican Senators have signed a petition demanding that the League of Nations be considered apart from the Treaty of Peace, also opposing the present draft of the League because it endangers the Mpnroe afnds the power grafted to Congress under the Constitution of the United States. The petition may be submitted to the Senate for adoption.

Senator Lodge offered a resolution to the Senate rejecting the present draft of the League of Nations and ■urging the Peace Conference to expedite the signing of the Peace Treaty. This resolution is based on the petition.

INTERNATIONAL SYMPATHY

PRESIDENT WILSON’S TEWS

WASHINGTON, March 3

Addressing a conference of State authorities dealing, with after-war problems, President Wilson said that for the tirst time in history international sympathy was developing. It was impossible to secure world peace unless it was thoroughly understood that the Paris gatherings were meant to serve the interests common to man in every country.

THE NEW ARMISTICE DISCUSSED BY COUNCIL x PARTS, March 3. The Supreme War Council discussed the new armistice. There Is unanimity on the military and air terms; but some divergence of opinion exists

the disarmament of Germany and the disposal of her ships. If an agreement cannot be arrived at on the latter point, it will be reserved, though this would prevent the enforcement of the complete surrender /of the German fleet.

, GERMANY MUSS PAY

PARIS, March 3.

The Reparation Committee estimates that the Central Powers must pay the Allies twenty-four thousand millions, payment being extended over a period of thirty years. It win include a thousand millions immediately in gold, foreign securities, merchandise and ships.

A COPENHAGEN SENSATION.

COPENHAGEN. March 3

”■ A grejfc scandal hap been discovered. head of the Je\<t?h congregation, made an enormous fortune out of exporting rubber to Austria. The Rabbi was allowed to send food parcels and use the privilege to conceal illicit traffic. He has been ordered to leave Denmark immediately.