PEACE CONFERENCE.

Taihape Daily Times, 25 March 1919, Page 5

PEACE CONFERENCE.

progress of peace negotiations. A NEWSPAPER FORECAST Received a.m. . LONDON, March. 23. The Manchester Guardian says the concensus Of opinion in British official quarters is that there will be three preliminary treaties: The first dealing ■with naval and military matters, the second, territorial; the third, reparation and indemnities. The first will soon be ready for signature. The third proving the most difficult, will prouably not be completed before June, when the first meeting of the delegates of the Plenary Conference wm he held, probably at Brussels. It is expected the blockade of Germany will he finally lifted in June. The Allied statesmen will depart from Paris after the preliminaries are signed, leaving diplomatic officials to work out the details of the final peace, which will he completed towards the end of tnc year. - C DELAY AT PEACE CONFERENCE. CHORUS OF CRITICISM. Received 9.10 a.m. LONDON, March 14. There is a growing chorus of criticis|ra at the so-called dilatoriness at the IPfeace Conference. Many newspapers complain of delays last week. It is asserted that the revolution In Hungary proves the need of expediting peace. The question of indeminities will be formally raised in the House of Commons this week, because a section of the Unionist members is dissatisfied with the Government’s pronouncements. WILL BE AN ACCOMPLISHED FACT. WITHIN next few weeks. v Received 9.10 a.m. LONDON, Mafch IS. The Exchange Telegraph’s Paris correspondent states that preliminary •peace terms will embody not merely the principle of the League of Nations, but the actual covenant; thus ■#> League will be an accomplished fact within the next few weeks unless the Germans refuse to sign the preliminaries. It was found impossible to settle certain questions affecting Germany without referring to the principles embodied in the League. The Conference devoted considerable at? tention to the Kiel Canal. With regard to Germany’s cables *ithe proposal to distribute them among the Allies finds more support.

COUNCIL OF TEN. DECIDING ON THE LEAGUE. • PARIS, March 23. The Council of Tea has. taken up conversations between President Wilson, Mr. Lloyd George and M. Clemenceau, anid meets to-day, when presumably the question of the inclusion or the League of Nations covenant in tire preliminary peace will be threshec out. The revising body of the League dealing with the various amendments is hopeful with that the new draft or the covenant and text of ehe preltminary peace treaty will be ready for the Germans by March 29. It is reported that President Wilson favours the idea that the German delegates, after signing the preliminary peace, should remain in Paris to discuss with the Allies the details of the final treaty. President Wilson is actively speeding up the new draft. The League’s sub-committee this morning conferred with representatives of Hotland, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. It is believed that the amendments in the original covenant are not important. fi. LEAGUE OF NATIONS. PARIS, March 25, The amendments are mainly textual, including a clause safeguarding the Monroe doctrine. Switzerland asks that her neutrality be safeguarded regardless of any future war This is owing to her geographical position, which will projahiy be (on- cdod. The amended covenant may Como before the Plenary conference on Saturday, President Wilson being unwilling to risk, the charge I delaying the preliminary peace ‘,o ifuro the incluof the covenant. President iWlson favours the Kiel Canal being placed on the same footing as the Suez, and it is believed Mr Lloyd George, and Mr Balfour support him iff this view.

HUNGARY DECLARES WAR. AGAINST ENTENTE. Received 9.10 a.m. VIENNA, March 23. The situation in Budapcsth is , critical. The Government has declined the Ententefs ultimatum, and is Issuing a proclamation declaring a stale of war between Hungary, and the En- I tente. SUPREME COUNCIL CONSIDERING SITUATION. IMPORTANT MILITARY DECIS lONS PENDING, FRENCH AND SERBIAN TROOPS IN READINESS. Received 10.35 a.m. PARIS, March 24. A special session of the Supreme Council is considering the situation at Budapesth, and important military decisions are pending. The Exchange’s wireless from Buoapesth states that Lenin has congratulated the Hungarians on the overthrow of the Bourgcoise. It has been reported that French and Serbian divisions at Budapestn have been ordered to hold themselves in readiness to take the field. It is undrsto.od the Allies intend to dispatch General Heller’s Polisn troops to Danzig. NEW YORK, March 24. A United Pcrss message from Basle says a Bolshevik army of 70,000 is reported to have crossed the Dneister and entered Galicia.

HUNGARIAN CRISIS. KAROLYPS PROTEST. COPENHAGEN, March 23. Count Karolyi has issued a proclamation stating his resignation has been tendered as a protest against the Peace Conferencefs decision to occupy almost the whole of Hungary doubtless as a base for operations against the Russian Soviet army. APPEAL TO RUSSIA FOR HELP. ALLIED MONITORS MOVING. Received 11.40 am. AMSTERDAM, March 2-: The new Hungarian Government Is openly communistic, and has proclaimed the socialisation of the land, mines, railways, transports, banks and important industries. They have announced they will raise a proletariat army to fight capitalists and the bourgeoise. They have sent a message to the Russian Soviet Government, requesting armed intervention against the Government. PARIS, March 24. Allied monitors have started up the river from Belgrade towards Budapesth. The Czecho-Slovaks arc reported to have dispatched an array against Hungary. BOLSHEVISM IN HUNGARY. CAUSES ALARM.

Received 11.40 a .in. VIENNA, March 24. It is stated in reference to the Bolsheviks’ army crossing the Dniester I that it is commanded by General Jort gey, and is composed mostly of Hungarian iand Bulgarian prisoners of all parties. Austria and Hungary are alarmed at the Bolshevik revolution in Hungary, and are convinced the Budapest Soviet must be suppressed before it joins hands with Russia. RUSSIAN BOLSHEVIKS MARCHING IN COPENHAGEN, March 23 The Berlinske Tidende' says the new Hungarian Government includes representatives of the Worker’, Peasants’ and Soldiers’ Councils. A large Russian army which ;ls marching to the assistance of Hungarian Bolsheviks has f cached< the Brody-Stanislau line, fourteen days* march from Budapesth, It is believed the Hungarian crisis will affect the Czecho-Slovak State where Bolshevism has made great progress. HUNS TO DEFEND DANTZIG BERLIN, March 23. The Government has decMed forcibly to resist the Polish troops landing at Dantzig.