THE PARIS CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 June 1916, Page 5

THE PARIS CONFERENCE.

M.'BRIAND'S ADDRESS.

ECONOMIC SOLIDARITY WANTED. Paris, June 14. The Conference, met at the Foregn Ministry. M. Briand outlined the objects of the conference, and delegates and Ambassadors lunched at the Palais d'Orsay and resumed work in the afternoon.

Received June 15, 5.5 p.m. Paris, June 14.

M. Pliand. addressing the Conference, said it was insufficient that the Allies should merely conquer. Our military success and diplomatic union should likewise guarantee an intense development of our material resources, and add to the exchange of the produces of the Allied countries'and their distribution in the world's markets. The war had been forced upon us, and we should not onlj consecrate the restoration of right and the triumph of liberty and justice,/ but demonstrate to the Allied nations that peaceful tasks could only be resumed and carried on with success if they were inspired with the ideas of solidarity and common defence, thereby guaranteeing against a return of past errors, of which the enemy had taken advantage, Jn commercial enterprises there must be no conflicting interests, but one unique firm with a determination to meet danger for the peneral welfare if it faces us. It had heen clearly shown that past errors had nearly allowed the enemy to exploit irreparable tyranny over the productive forces of the world. Those errors must resolutely be abandoned and better methods adopted. We must, after the war, s.' arrange our internal affairs that we may secure an economic alliance and secure the realisation of our arms. Received June 15, 8.5 p.m. Paris. June 14. M. Briand, continuing, said the war had shown that economic slavery was what the enemy intended for us, and the evil was already great. The enemy had nearly succeeded, but our immense sacrifices will not be in vain if we know that we can now restore healthy commercial relations by the full co-operation of the Allies, and thus ensure the economic liberation of the world. In order to accomplish this we ought to resolutely open fresh paths by unification and co-ordination of actions, and strike a blow at the vitals of the enemy's industrial activity. "It is also necessary to achieve the economic restoration of those countries which are victims of hostile occupation. The Allies, acting together, will have to exact exceptional measures for defence, protection, and compensation from the vanquished enemy, and we muse internally organise our economic alliance against the common danger."

A FORECAST. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received June 1.5, 5.5 p.m. London, June 14. The Times' correspondent at lT, aris describes the Conference as one for the education of the Allied Governments in the economic meaning of war, and it must help to win the war. He foreshadows measures for indemnifying the victims at the enemy's expense, and repairing havoc, and the building up of a solid economic defence against the German economic frame.