MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 July 1918, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

>- -- '¥,■ ■ KUHLMANN'S INTENTION. THAT BRITAIN AX J) GERMANY COULD COME TO TERiMS. Received June 30, 5.5 p.m. London, June 29. Router interviewed Lord Robert Cecil, who said it was evident that Baron von Kuhlmann's intention was to suggest "that Germany and Britain could come to terms if Germany were allowed a frohand in the East. He was studiously vague in regard to the colonies, but he had not stated that Germany must regain all her colonies. His reference to the freedom of the seas probably indicated that Germany demanded the right to transport the necessary raw material, this being the chief pre-occupation of the Germans in the future. The real interest in the speech concerns the internal situation of the country. The Germans are apparently growing wiser, and the Germans were getting very alarmed, especially over the Austrian defeat. The speech, which was pointedly addressed to Britain, does not alter the situation, and was a clumsy effort, as the Allies will never accept the present Eastern situation unless forced to submit to German terms.— Press Assoc. THE LABOR CONFERENCE. Received June 30, 5.5 p.m. London, Jun« 28. The Labor Conference resolved to add equal rights for women io their political platform, including equal pay and equal civil liberties. The conference passed a resolution in favor of immediate Home Rule for Ireland, llr. o'Grady appealing to statesmen from the Dominions to insist oh ai settlementThe conference agreed to conscription of wealth in view of the war expenditure, with exemption below a thousand sterling.—Press Assoc. CLOSING GERMAN BANKS. Received June 29, 5.40 p.m. London, June 2S. It ;s understood the Government is closing the German banks immediately, the Treasury taking over the securities and providing the money.