THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 January 1919, Page 7

THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

SPEEDING UP DESIRED. TO SECUBE AN-EARLY PEACE. PRESIDENT WILSON'S WISE. Paris, Jan. 9. 'Kreaideat Wilson informed Til Clemenceau that "Ho docs not desire to be considered at the head of a State at the conference, but as a Prime Minister and leader oi the United States Government."

The other American delegates are Colonel House, Mr Lansing, Mr. Henry White, former Ambassador-General, and Mr Bliaa. The leaders of all the nations are anxious to speed up the meeting and decisions of the conference in order to secure peace at tho earliat possible moment. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoc Washington, Jan. 10. Thr State Department learns that the Peace Conference preliminaries will probably begin on January 13. —Aus.N.Z. C&ble Assoc. ECONOMIC CONSIDERATION, "■ww- ' London, Jaii. 0. The Morning Post's Paris Correspondent states thai tho impression has gained ground that the economic side will play a small part in tho proposed League of Nations The impossibility of imposing economical conditions, laid down by associated powers, Allied and enemy countries pW-p is the main justification of the League's existence. In the opinion of many judges the league should be the best, means of securing adequate compensation: from Germany without compelling the Allies to bolster up German industries. If the Allies pool all raw materials and fix prices whereat goods may be sold, the associated Powers and their on the League caD simultaneously fix higher prices for Germany. Such groups of associated Powers will ultimately develop into a League of Nations. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoc.

ITALIAN ASPIRATION.

Now York, Jan. 8. Mr David Lawrence, the New York Evening Post's Paris correspondent, states that it weald not be surprising to find President Wilson sympathising with Italian aspirations in the Adriatic because there is evidence of Literalism growing in Italy, end there is less danger of misuse of power than Americans have usually bpen led to helieve.—Aus.N.Z. CaWe Assoc.