THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 December 1918, Page 5

THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

REPRESENTATION SETTLED. OFFICIAL BRITISH VIEWS FORMULATED. ON THE MOST IMPORTANT MATTERS. POSITION OF THE DOMINIONS. Received Dec. 27, 10.15 p.m. London, Dee. 24. The Manchester Guardian understands that the Imperial War Conference has settled the question of representation at the Peace Conference, and also formulated the official British view on the subject of indemnities, the German colonies, and the League of Nations. It is believed that the five great Powers will probably hae five seats each, but not necessarily always occupied by the same delegates, The smaller nations will have pro-rata representation. The Dominion representatives will not be members of the Grand Committee of the inter-Allied Conference, but will present their case in the same way as the .'-.mail nations before the Conference. Labor will not be asked to nominate representatives, but probably Mr, Clynes or Mr. Thomas will be invited to go to Paris and sit on one or more of the committees.-—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. A SPECULATIVE FORECAST. Received Dec. 28, 1.30 a.m. London, Dec. 24. The Australian press learns authoritatively that the Manchester Guardian's forecast of the peace conference is purely speculative.—Aug. Cable Assoc.