THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 March 1919, Page 5

THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

THE PEACE TERMS. ALLIED LEADERS CONFER. Received March 8, 3.10 p.m. Paris, March 7. M. Clemenceau, Mr. Lloyd George, and Colonel House have conferred, but are unable to agree finally on the naval, military, and economic peace terms.— ■Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc THE GERMAN ARMY. LIMIT 85,000. Received March 9, 5.5 p.m. Paris, March 8. As a result of Mr. Lloyd George's pressure the conference will probably decide that the German army shall be only 85,000, composed of professional sdldierg, enlisted voluntarily.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. THE MILITARY TERMS. ALLIES NOT YET IN AGREEMENT. Received March 9, 11 p.m. Paris, March 7. M. Tardieu, interviewed, stated that the "Big Five" have agreed upon the naval terms in respect to Germany, but have not yet agreed upon the military terms, because it seems the unanimous desire of -the confreres to make these even more stringent than the Supreme War Council proposed. Germany will be .asked to sign a treaty of peace first, and then, when admitted to membership of the League of Nations, will be asked to sign the covenant.— Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc ABOLITION OF CONSCRIPT ARMIES. LIGHTENING ECONOMIC BURDENS. Received March 9, 5.5 p.m. Paris, March 8. Mr. Lloyd George's motion to reduce the German army is based on the fact that a year's recruitment of 200,000 will give the enemy the possibility of calling up a million in five years. Therefore a voluntary professional army is essential, which will not receive a high strategical tactical training nor have artillery, eucept machine-guns, but be really a police force. The conference's decision should have a widespread effect. With the war power of Germany, Austria, Russia, and Turkey destroyed, and Britain and the United States standing for voluntaryism, the ancient curse of Europe is lifted, and France and Italy will find their terrible economic burdens lightened.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. rEKRITORIAL SETTLEMENT. THE ALLIES' MANDATES, Received March 8, 5.6 p.m. London, March 7. There are indications that the conference's final territorial settlement will be as follows: The United States accepts the mandate for Armenia; Italy for the districts between Smyrna and Armenia, Smyrna beine mtrved to Greece. Tn* French mandate covers Syria, including Alexandretta and Damascus, Britain receiving the mandate for Mesopotamia, Palestine, and German East Africa; while France overlooks the greater part of the Gameroons and Togobud. South Africa receives the mandate for J3outh-Weat .Africa. All the islands in the Pacific north of the equator go to Japan, and those south of the line to Australia, except Samoa, winch goes to New Zealand.— jftnt. NZ Cable Atsoe.

GERMAN MILITARY AVIATION. TO BE ABOLISHED. Received March 9, 11 p.m. Paris, March 7. ."he P«ace Conference's air terms will abolish.. German military aviation, at any rate until the final peace obliga- , tiora ere carried out, thereafter permitting, * strictly limited naval aviation .for locating and destroying submarine jnines.—Aug. N.Z. Cable Assoc. f DESTRUCTION IN BELGIUM. pETATLED GERMAN INSTRUCTIONS. .'' Received March 9, 5.5 p.m. Paris, March 7. Complete documents have been discovered by the Belgian police and presented to the Repatriation Commission, containing detailed instructions to German troops for the work of destruction in Belgium.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. . THE AUSTRIAN RAILWAYS. ', ':,'.' Received March 9, 55 p.m. Paris, March 8. The War Council has nominated Mr. Hoover to control the Austrian railways, .with" a view; to general food relief.— Reuter. FOOD AND RAW MATERIALS FOR GERMANY. • Received March 9, 11 p.m. London, March 8. l'he United States has decided to back the British position by granting food and raw material to Germany in order to enable Germany to pay her debts. Jrance opposes.—Aus. NJS. Cable Assoc.