PEACE CONFERENCE.

Taihape Daily Times, 10 April 1919, Page 5

PEACE CONFERENCE.

DOMINION DELEGATES GOING HOME.

Received 8.45 a.m.

LONDON, Paris 8

The Dominion delegates are thinking of going home. The New Zealanders have booked from Vancouver on June 21st.

THE BUGBEAR OF JAPAN.

i FINDING A WAY OUT.

Received 9 10 a.m.

NEW YORK, April 9.

Despatcnes from Paris say tho Australian delegates pointed out the proposed amendment in trie League of Nations covenant recognising the Monroe doctrine -would validate and confirm Japan's claims to preponderance in China.

Orient experts are trying to find a formula for overcoming the objection

FRANCE CLAIMS SAAR VALLEY.

OPPOSED BY AMERICA AND

BRITAIN.

Received April 10 9.0 a.m

NEW YORK, April .8. ' The York Times' Paris correspondent learns that M. Clemeneeau demanded the annexation of the Saar Valley in reparation claims, the view

being it would be payment in kind for the devastated mining regions in Th e United States and Britain opposed the seheme.

CLAIMS OF THE IRISH RACE,

CONFERENCE IN PARIS.

Received April 10, 9.0 a.m

NEW YORK, April 9.

The "Times V' Washington corres- : pondent says three delegates of the Irish Race Conference will be granted passports, and sail for Paris on 20th* April, for the purpose of being present at the Irish Claims Peace Conference. HUGE REPARATION CLAIM. Received April 10 10.25 a.m. PARIS. April 9. The Echo de Paris has estimated Germany's first reparation damages iat 25,000,000,000 francs in cash and raw materials. WILSON STANDS. FIRM. Received April 10, 10.25 a.m. NEW YORK. April & The "Tribune" says President Wilson has authorised the statement, that he intends to stand by his principles enumerated before the Allies accepted the armistice terms.

GOVERNMENT OF SAMOA.

NEW ZEALAND'S MANDATORY POWER.

STATEMENT BY MR. MASSEY,

LONDON, April S

Official: Referring to a telegram dtrom New Zealand to London newspapers, which quote a section of the New Zealand press as being opposed to the Dominion accepting manadatory control of Samoa, Mr. Massey states that he is agreeable to purely British control, [but &.« previously explained, the Allied Powers are opposed to direct annexation of former German Colonies. Therefore there is no alternative to New Zealand mandatory control except the. probability of similar occupation by a Power other than British. This, in

the circumstances, is surely an unthinkable humiliation. Moreover, Samoa can be made to pay its No garrison will be required, and its garrison -will be required, and its trade will be valuable to New Zealand. It is considered by competent authorities that Samoa is one of the most important strategic and trading centres in the Pacific. New Zealand newspapers also state that our administration of the Cook Islands has failed, this proving our incapacity for accepting control of Samoa, flfois, statement ;jb unfair in effeet and inaccurate. The"" British Government authorities say our administration fcf the C<J,ok '.lslands lias been undoubedly a success.