MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 November 1918, Page 6

MOTHER COUNTRY.

THE PEACE SETTLEMENT.

THE COLONIES WILL BE HEARD.

London. Nov. 10.

Air. Lloyd George, at the Guildhall, said: "We must not forget what we owe to our sturdy overseas children. Their share in the victory i? conspicuous mid they must have a voic? equal to their sacrifica?. Nothing was done at Versailles to preclude us pressing, as we intend to do, all the Dominion claims. They have won a place at the council table."

Mr. Hughes informed the Australian Press Association that there was nothing in Mr. Lloyd George's speech which affected the position he was contending for. He emphatically reaffirmed that the terms were settled without consultation with the Dominions.

Mr. Wade says the British Government should immediately declare that it will insist on the non-restoration of the German colonies, and suggests an immediate protest from Australia. The Westminster Gazette, commenting on the absence of the Dominions' representatives at Versailles, says that someone aeems to lhave blundered badly, but hopes that no attempt will be made to blow up the incident into a serious slight to the Dominions. The Government should admit frankly that there was an .oversight. On all points of substance Mr Hughes was clearly calling out before he was hurt. The 14 points are not a precise policy, and before they are embodied in any document there should be ample opportunity for the expression of all the views of the Dominions.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Aesoc.

DEMOBILISATION PROBLEMS. 1

London, Nov. 9. The Press Bureau states that Mr. Churchill, addressing the representative committee of the Boards of Management, dwelt on demobilisation and urged Mie necessity of carrying on the war-making machine at full speed until the enemy resistance was finally quelled and order restored in the various disturbed areas. He emphasised, on the other hand, the duty of the immediate study of transition problems, and pointed out that the task was greatly facilitated by. the fact tlhat 60 per cent, of those employed were in' munition factories, in which they would in ordinary circumstances be working for peace purposes. Ho invited proposals concerning the whole problem, especially the extent to which female labor could be employed by various districts if released from munition work.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

LABOR AND THE CABINET. London, Nov. 9. Mr. Barnes has decided to remain in the War Cabinet. He declares that he is now free of the Labor Party, and will not stand again as its candidate. The Miners' Federation yesterday decided to support the proposal to withdraw from the Cabinet at the dissolution.

The Daily Telegraph; says the Unionist and Liberal members have signed an agreement for the avoidance of mutual opposition at the elections. —Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.