PEACE CONFERENCE.

Taihape Daily Times, 27 March 1919, Page 5

PEACE CONFERENCE.

LEAKAGE OF INFORMATION

LLOYD GEORGE'S ANGER.

Reccived # 9U.0 a.m. PARIS, March 26. Itflfe reported that Lloyd George, ex?ressing to the Council of Ten his resentment at the leakage wherny lewspapers learned his Polish opinions, threatened to secure the removil of the Conference elsewhere, possibly in the country.

PRESENTING PEACE TREATY.

TO ENEMY POWERS.

Received 9.40 a.m,

PARIS, March 26

It is stated the Allied plenipotentiaries have virtually decided to present the Peace Treaty simultaneously to the enemy Powers.

RESTRICTIONS ON IMMI-

G RAT I ON.

PARIS, March 24,

The League of Nations Comrtliflee adopted the American amendment projecting nations against the influx of she foreign labour. Most of the committees of the Peace Conference have concluded their labours and are merely awaiting permission from the Supreme Council to submit their reports. tT3he reduction in armaments clause as amended to constitute merely a recommendation to the Governments to reduce armaments. PROGRESS OF CONFERENCE PARIS, March 21, Colonel House, in an interview, saic he thought the preliminary Peace Jreaty might be ready by Saturday "week. The German delegates "were "here.

Three weeks hence \a, commission of five members will visit Syria to Obtain an idea of the peoples* desires as regards mandatory.

DEALING JOINTLY WITH ALLIES.

Eeceived 11.45 a.m.

PARIS, March 25.

Plans are afoot to join Austria;, Hungary, Turkey. Bulgaria and Germany under one peace treaty in order so*toeet Italy's objection to the omission of her special interests, in Austria from the first agreement.

PEACE STILL DISTANT

Eeceived 11.45 a.m

LONDON, March 25,

Lord Milnor. in the House of Lords, said it was impossible to reduce the army and navy considerably, as peace was still distant.

AUSTRIAN FLEET HANDED OVER.

LONDON, March 26

The Austrian fleet was handed over to Italy at Venice on Sunday. King Emmanuel was present. There was r» impressive ceremony. The warships arrived in single file with no flag flying and manned by Italian sailors. Venice was en fete.

The committee appointed to deal with German shipping will have headquarters at Rotterdam, not Hamburg.

The Economic Commission face great difficulty in drawing up the list of goods which Germany may not export to the Allies. Views were ■widely divergent. The Americans take a mild view while the British view is moderate. Othsrs desire a

stringent list. The Council of Ten is still engaged on the Polish question.

GERMANY SHYING.

NEW YORK, March 25

The "New York Times?' Geneva correspondent states that Von Hindenfourg, General Luetwitz, Colonel Reinihardt, Ebert, and Scheideman are conferring on the advisability of refusing to sign the preliminary peace terms.

Rantzau is quoted as saying: "It is a question whether we have not every thing to gain and nothing to lose by

passive resistance."