FOREIGN MINISTER REFUSES TO SIGN.

Taihape Daily Times, 27 June 1919, Page 5

FOREIGN MINISTER REFUSES TO SIGN.

' ‘ p VANCOUVER, June’ 24. ‘Advices from Berlin state that the Foreign Minister reffifiés to proceed to Paris’ to sign the Tfiaty. Hindenburg has resigned command of the German army. Paris telegrams say that owing to ‘ go communciation from Germany, it is expected Peace will not be signed before Saturday» or Monday GREATEST .TEsNSION PREVAIES_ .- - - LONDON, June 26.. The Daily Chroncile’s ‘;,Berlin correspondent’ reports thatuthe greatest tension prevails. ‘lt is heightened by iNoske’g threatened .¢-.._resign_at_ion. Orderly elements regard Noske as a bulwark against Spartacist terrorism, . militarism and coups. It is reported from Berlin that Muller declined to sign. Von V‘Ha.n—iel’s wife will not permit him to’ sign. ....___._._o.——._. T GERMANY’S ANGUISH. ' ’ LONDON, June 25. ' A Berlin ‘wirclesss states that Ebert issued an impassioned proclamation that the Governmenfiheavy at heart and under pressure of brute force, hag agreed to sigh. All efforts must be directed to the fulfilment”o'f the Treaty. Each unfulfilled obligation means extension of the blockade. Government sympathises with the troops,’ cmbittermcnt against deglivering Germans to an enemy court, iliut unless internal order is defended, millions, instead of a few hundred will be endangered. Paece is impossible without fulfilment: of the Treaty. Signature is valuelcss without the cooperation of all. n

BRITISH LABOUR CONFERENCE. OBPOSITION TO PEACE TREATY. LONDON, Ifiifle 25 At; the Labour Par-ty’s conference at Southport, the President (Mr. McGurk)_ said Labour disapproved of compromises and violations of principles in. the Peace Tr«3alty_"‘”Labour must insist on the maintenance of the worldfs peace. The united éfforts» of ‘the workers in all countries must be direotd to revision of the Treaty, mak. ing it a strict einbodiment of fundamental democratic prinfiplcs. Labour disapproved of the operations in Russia and the perpetuation of conscription in Britain. It would be serioug for‘Britain -if the Government's telly resulted in the weapon being used for political purpose. A section deplored thé“‘§rospct of industrial ac? tion againstthe Government which‘ had thus let loose anarchy. 1 Two French Socialists en route to] Southport Were" stopped at Folkestone. Italian, Swedish and other foreign delegates ~a“ttended. ’