LABOR LEADERS IN FRANCE.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 February 1918, Page 5

LABOR LEADERS IN FRANCE.

SOCIALISTS INTERVIEWED. Paris, Feb. 18. Messrs Henderson and Ramsay MaeDonald interviewed the French and Belgian socialists Mr. MaeDonald declared that he was opposed to peace at any price. NORTHCUFFE AS NEWSAGENT. Received Feb. 18, ,11.10 p.m. London, Feb. 18. ' Lord Northeliffe lias 'been appointed director of propaganda for enemy countries. RETENTION" OF GERMAN COLONIES-' London, Feb. 17Lord Leverhulmc, speaking in London, said we could not return a single one of Germany's colonies because they would sow the seeds of disruption in the Empire. The colonies would feel that the Mother Country had netrayed J.heei. THE MAN POWER SCHEME. London, Feb. 17The York, Manchester and Newcastle committee of tbe federation of engineering and shipbuilding trades adopted resolutions repudiating the resolution of the Clyde committees on January 13 to instruct the executive council to request the Government to withdraw the new man-power Bill before, the end of January. Failing this, they ask the Clyde members to down tools. ITALY MOVE AGAINST TRENTINO. LARGE CONCENTRATION OF THE - ENEMY. Received Feb. IS. 8.45 p.m. Rome, Feb. 17. Correspondents report a large concentration of Germans in southern Bavaria and tbe Tyrol, wiih the object of preventing a move against the Trentino. A BREACH OF FAITH. COMMITTED Bi* BOLSHEVIKS. i Received Feb. 18, 0.15 p.m. Rome, Feb 17. Baron Sonnino, speaking in the Chamber of Deputies, stated that the lifteenth article of the Pact of London was published originally by the organ, of the Petrograd Soviet. He strongly protested against this unjustifiable breach of faith. The Allies had agreed, without Italy's special initiative, that a separate repl'v to the Pope's note was unnecessary after President Wilson's reply. The Bolsheviks' <lisclosure of tbe article was intended to raise distrust ami hostility against Italy. ROUMANIA. TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE ENEMY. A VIENNA STATEMENT' Received Feb. 18, 0.5 p.m. Amsterdam, Feb. 17. The Handelsblad learns from Vienna that Roumania intends to negotiate with the Central Powers provided her sove-, reignty is unassailed and that the solution of the dynastic question is left to RouinaniaARMISTICE WITH RUSSIA. TO CONSIDER PEACE PROPOSALS. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter. Received Feb. 10, 1.50 a.m. London, Feb. 18. Russian wireless: The Roumanian General Staff arrived at Petrograd with a proposal for an armistice, with the object of considering peace conditions. The proposal was agreed to, subject to the suspension of attacks during the armistice. The message admits that the credentials of the Roumanian delegates were doubtful. HOLLAND. RUSSIA'S ANNULMENT OF LOANS. PROTESTS BY NEUTRALS Reuter Service. J Amsterdam, Feb. Kiln the Second Chamber, the Foreign Minister stated that Holland proposed joint action on the part of neutrals, regarding the annulment of Russian foreign loans. Spain had already assented. >.. BALKANS. GERMAN FORCES ON ROUMANIAN FRONT. Paris, Feb. 15. Le Matin's expert states that thirtytwo divisions of German infantry and several of cavalry remain on the Roumanian front. ROUMANIAN AKMKSIICE PROLONGED. Paris, Feb. 17. The Matin's Zurich correspondent states that the Central Powers have prolonged the Roumanian armistice till the i 22nd, in order to enable a reply to be nude to the ultimatum, [