THE PEACE TREATY.

Taihape Daily Times, 30 May 1919, Page 5

THE PEACE TREATY.

PEACE TERMS,

GERMANY'S COUNTER-PRO-

POSALS

COPENHAGEN, May 27.

German newspapers contaii the text of the counter-proposals. These declare that Germany is willing to Teduce armaments to more than the demand.

Germany proposes a special commission of all belligerents to settle territorial and colonial questions and to deal with the League of Nations. Germany definitely declines to surrender Upper Silesia or any part of Prussia.

Germany demands Danzig to be a free port and the Vistula neutralised. Germany offers to assume the directions of German colonies under the League of Nations.

Germany refuses to accept punishment terms, but is ready to give an indemnity of one hundred milliard marks in gold and a further twenty milliards before 1926.

PARIS, May 28.

The Allies will decline discussion •of the Peace Treaty beyond methods of application.

A GERMAN VERSION.

BERLIN, May 27,

The German counter-proposals are to disarm all (battleships; make conditions for the restoration of part of her mercantile fleet; she refuses the cessation of Upper Silesia; occupied territory to be evacuated in six ■months; Germany to be accorded .membership in the League of Nations, no tentorial changes without the population agreeing thereto; Germany offers to pay an indemnity totalling 100,000 million marks.

ITALY AND JUGO-SLAVIA.

EFFORTS AT RECONCILIATION.

Received noon, PARIS. May 17.

French and American efforts to bring about an understanding between the Italians and Jugo-Slavs have had some success, but an agreement about Fiume has> not yet been reached. Nevertheless, both countries are moving towards reconciliation.

FIUME QUESTION SETTLED

Received 12.10 a.m. PARIS. May 29

It is understood that the Fiume question has been settled, the city becoming- autonomous, Italy receiving the Adriatic Islands in exchange. EXTRADITION OF KAISER. HOLLAND MAY CHANGE THE LAW. Received noon. ROTTERDAM May 27

The "Courante," in an article' which was probably inspired, hints that the Government may change the constitutional law to grant the Entente's demand for the extradition of the Kaiser, but the consent will be conditional on certain provisions regarding the constitution of the court and the character of the trial.