PEACE CONFERENCE.

Taihape Daily Times, 20 March 1919, Page 5

PEACE CONFERENCE.

SIGNING OF PEACE TEEMS.

SOME DELAY EXPECTED.

Received 9.35 a.m. PAEIS, March 18. The BrMsh Delegation does not see the including the League )f preliminary peace Urms, because" the Germans are not a (party to it; but sees no reason why Ithe League should not be formed concurrently. It is understood there is t perturbation over Mr Wilson's paredness to carry our"" draft of icace terms, to which his repretives subscribed in his' absence. i were one or two points reserved ds approval mainly concerning orial matters connected with thle iland. Though the British were ied the inclusion of the League lot appropriate, they were desiro meet President Wilson's views, delay it now appears is inevitdependcnt on what form the

.e should be included.

If it is

fiten.ded to introduce an extended onstitution serious delay may ensue.

(Ln article in the League covenant providing for signatories to come to the assistance of any Power threatened may induce President Wilson to say that the French have no cause to wo)rry over territorial security fin Rhineland if this particular clause is included in the preliminary peace, as it givias -wcry security \fchey Tant. Sthe other hand France may ask at the League really means and at are the precise terms and methods

Py which assistance will be afforded? Ti is believed President Wilson does not raise any objection to naval and

military terms. f GERMAN FUTILE THREATS. L PEACE TEEMS REJECTION. ' Received 9 a.m^ AMTSERDAM, March 18. Vorwaerts foreshadows rejection of ■flue peace terms, and threatens the Entente with German resort to new measures of defence to resist extrava-

gant terms. Radek reported at Petrograd that 28 Bolshevik organisations were es tablished in Germany.

PEACE AND LEAGUE COMBINATION AGREED TO Received 10.0 PARIS, March 18. Lord Robert Cecil, in a statement to the Press, said the British delegation have agreed that the League covenant should be embodied in the peace preliminaries. Replying to criticism regarding the extent of Britain's representation on the League, he said the Dominions properly desir-ed-representation, to place matters forward in their own interests, rather than have the British Government voice them.

no equality of races Australia's determined STAND Received 10,5 NEW YORK, March 19. The Sun's Paris correspondent interviewed Mr ughes who stated that Australia cannot agree to the incorporation of the principles of equality of races in the League pf Nations covenant. Australia does not agree to the adoption of the principle of equality of races in any other form of the Peace Conference. If it conflicts with our interests we will not deviate an inch from our expressed position on the Japanese question.

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

MANY IMPOETANT PROVISIONS

Received 9.10 a.m

LONDON, March 19.

The Daily Mirror says that Mr Asquith is likely to be invited to become the first President of the League of

Nations.

PARIS, March 19.

The British proposals for an international air code have been accepted by a special committee.

An International Council is to be formed' subsidiary to the League of Nations, to control aerial navigation.

Lord Robert Cecil states that inclusion of the League of Nations will not delay the peace treaty, which he expects will be signed in a fortnight. Switzerland has granted the Rhine navigation demands -upon insistence by Admiral Benson, who objected to American occupation of Germany continuing indefinitely. The military terras of peace Have been modified by elimination of the clause providing for control lof GernSSry's armament for an indefinite period.

The Americans are anxious to return heme as early as possible. ■ It is pr.obsblb. the British proposals

to form a special Mandates Commission will be adopted. The five great Powers will have two representatives each; Australia. Niew Zealand, South Africa, Belgium and Portugal one each wherever their interests are concerned. At least sixteen man.' dates will be given. In the event of inhabitants seeking absorption by the mandatory Power, the latter guar, autees the territory acquired will not be fortified.

The Waterways Commission recommended internationalisation of waters in Prance, Britain, Italy, Holland. Belgium and Switzerland, in addition to German States along the "Rhine banks.