THE PEACE CONFERENCE?

Taranaki Daily News, 11 March 1919, Page 5

THE PEACE CONFERENCE?

THE NAVAL TREATY. QUESTION OF GERMAN FLEET. Paris, March 7The committee which is considering the naval terms of the peace treaty h;u been told by the United States deh-ji. s that if the surrendered German Dreadnoughts are given to Britain it will compel the United States to increase her naval programme so as to reduce the British lead in naval armaments.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.

. FOOD FOR GERMANY, WHEN SHE GIVES UP HER SHIPS. Received March 10, 8.25 p.m. Paris, March 9. M. Pichon states that the conference recognises the urgent necessity for supplying food to Germany, which will be carried out immediately Germany decides to fulfil her undertaking to hand over her merchant ships. M. Pichon denied that the conference had sanctioned German Austria becoming a republic—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. AMERICA AND THE KAISER'S RESPONSIBILITY. Paris, March 8. The American delegation on the commission for examining the responsibility for the war declares that it is unable to judge the Kaiser's responsibility as America came into the war after events occurred. This is regarded as a weak argument, as America, being neutral at the outbreak of the war, was in a position to form an independent judgment-—Aus.-N.Z. Gable Assn. COMMISSION FOR AUSTRIA APPOINTED. Paris, March 8. A communique states that the Supreme War Council has appointed Generals Gordon (Britain), Savy (France), Treat (United States), and Serge (Italy) to form a commission at Laibach, Austria. M. Tardieu has presented the report of the 'Belgian Commission. Its conclusions, which favored the revision of the treaty of 1839. were adopted. The council discussed the Interruption of the negotiations at Spa—Aus.-N.Z. Gable Assn. THE AUSTRO-GERMAN UNION. New York, March 8. The Paris correspondent of the Tribune, on excellent authority, learns that it is purposed to prevent Austrc-German union. The Allies mav offer to guarantee Austria's neutrality- Iby "treaty Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. '