THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 February 1919, Page 5

THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

THE ECONOMIC SITUATION. LIFTING THE GERMAN BLOCKADE. ABOLITION OF NEUTRALS. Received Feb. 20, 7.10 p.m. New York, Feb. 16. Interviewed at Paris prior to his departure, President Wilson said the most tremendous issue in the world is the economic situation. The people are more interested in where the day's food is coming from than who will be their rulers. Lifting the blockade is imperative unless we wish tc see Germany becoming the same as Russia. He said he considered that the Russian situation was almost insolvable. The invitation to the conference at Prince's Island had attracted the least desirable Russian factions. "Until I arrived here I did not realise that there are not any neutrals under the League of Nations. By abolishing neutrals we automatically eliminate the question of neutral rights in war time; therefore there is no issue over naval sea rights.—Aus. and N.Z, Cable Assoc. THE WAR EXPENDITURE. EQUITABLY DIVIDING IT. Paris, Feb. 17. Le Temps says the plenipotentaries "ised the question of redistributing the , ar expenditure and discussing how the burden could be most equitably divided. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE CHINESE DELEGATES. Pekin, Feb. 17. The Government has instructed its delegates to acquaint the Peace Conference with the contents of a number of Chino-Japanese agreements and continue to act according to their discretion.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. TREATY WILL BE SIGNED IN JUNE. Received Feb. 20, 8 p.m. Paris, Feb. 15, President Wilson is confident that the peace treaty will be signed in June.— Reuter.