PEACE CONFERENCE.

Taihape Daily Times, 6 March 1919, Page 5

PEACE CONFERENCE.

FUTURE

PROTEST FROM THE KING PARIS, March 4. The Peace Conference will consider on Wednesday King Nicholas' protest agaipt the Montenegrin Skupshtna's decision in favour of. the union of Montenegro with the Serbo-Croat-Suovene State.

PRESIDENT AND PREMIER

SAILED FOR FRANCE Received 9.25 NEW YORK March 5. President Wilson has sailed fQr

."France.

Mr Lloyd George left for France on Wednesday.

GERMAN ARMISTICE COMMISSION!

Received 5.45

COPENHAGEN, March 4

The German Armistice Commission has departed for Spa. It is expected that negotiations will proceed rapidly. Germany threatens to refuse negotiations if the question of delivering up the German fleet separated from other questions.

IN PEACE AND WAR.

STRONG LEADERSHIP ESSENTIAL

Received 9.15 Y PARIS,MarchS

The absence of Mr Lloyd George and President Wilson, Clemenceau, and Orlando resulted in a deplorable slackening of vigor, every deference ■was allowed free ventilation and bold decisions were wanting. Strong leadership is needed for making peace as in making war. The Peace Conferencee is suffering as the Allies suffered before the adoption Of a military command.

IRISH SELF-DETERMINATION

FAVOURED IN AMERICA

Received 9.15

WSHINGTON March 5.

The Lower House adopted a resolution hoping that the Peace Conference would favour self-determination for Ireland.

EARLY PEACE EXPECTED.

PERHAPS WITHIN A WEEK

Received 1.15

PARIS March 5

Official quarters have expressed the belief that the Germans will be called to Paris to sign the preliminary peace treaty within a week or ten days after President Wilson's arrival in France

The New York Evening Sun's Parrs correspondent thus sums up the French official viewpoint of American Senatorial opposition: "Wilson's followers are saying that opposition is the result of domestic politics rather than real antagonism to Wilson's foreign policy The Allies will stand by Wilson and say with him that the American people's commenflation is necessary in order to make the world's peace durable

WILSON'S FIRM CONVICTION

NEW YORK March 5.

President Wilson in a speech, said: £ am still convinced fait the people of the United States are in favour of a League of Nations. T will not return from Europe until, the world is assured of permanent pvace. The League of Nations is a notice to the Powers that the rest of world will go to war to prevent aggression. President Wilson added: If the | United States does not enter the League it will be the most contemptible nation in the world. He continued: I solemnly warn opponents of the League that they will be overwhelmed by the irresistible tides of world opinion. I hear from Paris that settlements towards peace now occur Tapidly.