PEACE CONFERENCE.

Taihape Daily Times, 15 April 1919, Page 5

PEACE CONFERENCE.

POOR RESULTS OF LEAGUE COVENANTS.

WHERE DOES JAPAN COME IN?

Received 8.45 a.m. LONDON, April 14

The Press is critical at the poor results of the League Covenants, and point out the absurdity of the unanimity rule by which Japanese Amendment was defeated, although a majority was favourable. PARIS, April 14

The chief opponent to the Japanese Amendment was Mr- Hughes, C Aus ~ tralia), compelling Britain tp withhold her approval, thus preventing its adoption The British attitude Is causing people to ask what effect it will have on the Japanese Alliance. The Japanese delegates intend to reoffer the racial amendment at the plenary conference. GERMANY’S FIRST .REPARATION PAYMENT. TO GO TO FRANCE BELGIUM, AND SERBIA.

Received 8.40 a.m. PARIS, April, 14

Of the first five. billion dollars reparation paid by Germany, four will be distributed between France, Belgium, and Serbia, and other countries which suffered from invasion. The balance will be applied to payments for foodstuffs supplied to Germany by the Allies. Germany will probably bo allowed thirty years in which to pay the total amount of reparation. A special commission will decide the amount of the annual instalments. THE PEACE TREATY. MUST BE WORTHY THE ENTENTE VICTORY. SO SAY AMERICAN SENATORS. PARIS, April 11. Senators unanimously signed a manifesto urging that the Peace treaty should he worthy of the Entente victory and should assure full restitution and reparation by Germany, which should he required to pay all the war costs. The Peace terms should include the exemplary punishment' of the authors of crimes, and territorial and other guarantees against future wars.

A definite agreement was reacheC as follows: The left bank of the Rhine to be demilitarised, hut not occupied, remaining under German sovereignty. The Saar Valley to bo direcly controlled by the League of Nations for fifteen years, when a plebiscite will decide nationality. Danzig to become a free port under uS League of Naions, with customs arrangements with Poland, and accepted as Poland’s port, though in no way under Polish jurisdiction.