PEACE CONFERENCE.

Taihape Daily Times, 12 March 1919, Page 5

PEACE CONFERENCE.

THE PEACE PROBLEM THE MENACE IN GERMANY Received 9.15 LONDON March 11. Paris reports hear out newspaper comments that British delegates j fully alive to the dangers the situation in Germany who send an official report emanating from an Englishman who is in a good position to judge the political and economic conditions in Germany. This report has greatly impressed the Council of Ten. Aeording to this authority the most dangerous section of the Sparticists consists of sincere idealistic intellectual Socialists who are aiming at a regime of strict equality. They are exploiting the shortage of food and coal to the fullest extent and are ready to resort to most extreme measure to secure the overthrow of the Government's authority. He considers the outlook is menacing and the question has become a matter of life and death for the majority of the people. If the problem is not solved promptly Germany may be landed in a formidable Bolshevik movement.

The Sunday Express' Paris correspondent says that all the Allies now accept the American standpoint that Bolshevism in Germany can only be killed by food. British confidential reports state tthat existing corn stocks will last till of March. The continuance

underfeeding and unemployment is seriously playing into the hands of the Sparticists whose influence would rapidly disappear with the arrival of supplies.

An American estimate is that 400000 tons worth twenty millions sterling must be sent monthly. Mr Lloyd George took a leading part in yesterday's War Council. A prolonged discussion on the deadlock at. Spa ultimately reached an agreement. I>ut details are unknown. Lloyd George read a letter from British soldiers, who complained of the suffering of German women and children Owing to food shortage. >

THE INDEMNITY.

THE UNITED STATES' SHAKE.

PROBABLE GERMAN SHIPS' SEIZURE.

*fy Received .5.

PARIS, March S.

American delegates told the Peace Conference the. United States would be satisfied with amounts collected by the Alien property custodian in the United States as payment for reparation from the Central Powers for property seized; ;< Ths .amount is eight hundred million dollars.

The New York Times' Washington correspondent says that President Wilson in a letter to Congressmen declared his opposition to the proposed sinking of the German navy. The New York Tribune's Washington correspondent, it is likoly the Allies will seize Uerman ships if Germany refuses to accept the Allies' food terms.

CLIPPING HUN WAR WINGS.

Received 9.5

WASHINGTON, March 8.

Military terms imposed on Germany include prohibition to manufacture poison gas, tanks, guns of oyer 6 inches, destruction' of surplus war material, abolition of the war training at schools, and the navy is limited to 15,000 sailors.

MR LLOYD GEORGE HURRYIING THE WORK.

LONDON, March 10,

The Pall Mall Gazette states:—Mr Lloyd George's return fco Paris has resulted in a great speeding up of work. The Conference's scheme for feeding Germany is rea'/y. Thousands of tons of foodtuffs have accumulated and will be poured in directly peace is signed, which is definitely assured before the end of the month. The Allies will retain control of the distribution of other necessaries.

THE POPE APPEALS.

FOR A SPEEDY PEACE

Received 11.20

PARIS, March 111

The Pope has appealed to the Powers to make speedy peaeo. with Germany because of the danger of Bolshevism.

THE ARMISTICE

lEGOTIATIONS TO BE RESUMED.

_ PARIS, March 10. Negotiations which were interrupted it Spa will be resumed at Brussels on SVednesday, when Admiral WemysS, 'or the Allies, will demand the unconlitional surrender of merchantmen.

WAR CRIMINALS TO BE HANDED

OVER.

PARIS, March 10

The preliminary treaty will include a clause requiring Germany to surrender officials found responsible for war crimes by an international tribunal.