THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 April 1919, Page 5

THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

GENERAL TERMS AGREED ON. FINISHING TOUCHES AT VERSAILLES. Paris, March 30. Newspapers state that the "big four" have agreed respecting the amount to be demanded from Germany, also the main features of the general treaty, which will be sent to the Council of Ten, whose consideration will occupy twelve days, when the scene will be removed to Versailles.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WAR. ' JUDGING THE EX-KAISER. Received April 1, 12.35 a.m. Paris, March 30. The commission set up to fix the responsibility for the war has decided to condemn the violations of neutrality and all crimes committed by the Central Empires, and recommends an international tribunal to judge the ex-Kaiser and all responsible.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. MATTERS FOR THE LEAGUE'S CONSIDERATION. WOMEN DELEGATES ADMISSIBLE. Paris, March 29. It is now authoritatively stated that neither the Monroe doctrine amendment nor the Japanese demands regarding Tacial equality have been formally before the commission. , A high authority, questioned whether under the covenant civil war between Ireland and Britain would come within the jurisdiction of the league, replied in the negative and said that neither would the question of Ireland's independence be a matter for the league.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. London, March 29. The principle of equality received indirect endorsement in the provision not only for the employment of women on the secretariat and in the offices of the League of Nations, but for their standing as delegates or members of the Executive Council. The new draft covenant will indicate that a State may be a member of the league without binding itself to accept any or all of various separate conventions which are specified. In addition there will be conventions regarding the white slave traffic, the opium traffic, and the treatment of natives. The latter will merely replace the Berlin and Brussels Conventions.—Reuter.

RACE DISCRIMINATION. EXCLUDED FROM COVENANT. New York, March 28. The New York Herald's Paris correspondent interviewed Lord Robert Cecil, who expressed the opinion that the questions of race discrimination will not be disposed of >in the League of Nations covenant. Any attempt to decide these matters in the covenant would be considered a violation of the clause prohibiting interference with internal affairs of members of,the League.—Aus.-N.Z, Cable Association.

REPORT ON ENEMY CRIMES. Paris, March 29. The Enemy Crimes Commission has completed its final report for submission to the conference. SLOW PROGRESS. Paris, March 29. The American delegates are dissatisfied with the continual abandonment of positions on the question of reparation and other problems before the Premiers' Conference. They allege that little progress has been made during the entire weak.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.