THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 April 1919, Page 5

THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

THE BILL -AGAINST GERMANY.

BY THE VARIOUS COUNTRIES. Received April 9, 5.5 p.m. New York, March 28. The World's Paris correspondent rabies the result of the tabulated damag»b of the various countries caused by Germany. The figures are subject to final verification, but will serve as a baaia of the claims that will be presented to Germany:— France, fifteen billion dollars. Belgium, seven and a half billion. Britain, five billion. Russia, including Poland, seven billion. Italy, one and a half billion. Serbia, one billion.. Roumania, one billion. United States, 750 million. Greece, 500 million. Czechoslovakia, 500 million. Japan, 250 million. ' Portugal, 100 million. China, Siam, Armenia and others about 250 million. Belgium will be entitled to prior claim against Germany, France and Serbia coming next.—Aui. NJZ. Cable Assoc. THE JAPANESE AMENDMENT. SCOUTED BY MR. HUGHES. 1 Received April 9, 8.30 p.m. Kew York, March 28. Dispatches from Paris say that Mr. Hughes wa» interviewed regarding the proposed Japanese amendment to the League of Nations covenant recognising racial equality. Mr Hughes said: "Australia cannot accept a proposal which strikes at the root of the policy we have bo long maintained, and which is vital to our existence. The amendment, no matter how innocuous it may leem in form, certainly aims at giving the League control of questions relating to immigration, naturalisation, and matters which cannot be surrendered by any State without making it in effect a subject State. Australia could not sign a v covenant containing such an amendment."—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. j ftXjiNOillC CLAUSES,OP TREATY, j CONTROL OP GERMAN EXPORTS. Paris, April 7. The Economic Commission has established a blade lift of articles which Germany is not permitted to export. It includes coal, paper, wood pulp, timber, dyestuffa, products of iron and steel, sugar, windonJ glass, machine tools, machinery and electric machines. The Allied board will control these materials, buying amounts not exceeding two-thirds of the output and permitting restricted neutral purchases The economic section of'the peace treaty provides for close control of Germany's exports for Some years with the view of Strengthening Allied facade. There are also clauses giving Allied shipping the same rights in German ports as German shipping.— Aus. NX Cable Assoc.

Paris, April 7. Paderewski is conferring with members of the Peace Conference on the Polish claims.—Am. NX Cable Assoc. Paris, April 8. A British authority states that the German reparation will be 12,000 million pounds.—Ans. N.Z. Cable Assoc. The Gouncil of Pour met at Mr. Lloyd Georgefo residence. President Wilson was absent. Rumors that President Wilson is abandoning the conference are being circulated, but are little credited. —Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. London, March 29. Twelve million sterling has arrived here from Brussels It will be held as a guarantee, Germany undertaking to export products equivalent to the food from the Allies.

Paris, April 7. Mr Murdoch states that American fieadquarters announce that President Wilson has ordered his steamer to be ready on April 20 to convey him homeward. The announcement is regarded as another threat over the head of the conference. President Wilson's adher- ' ents have been blaming certain delegates for the fluctuations of their attitudes and their indeeisiveness.

The new frontiers are taking shape in the work-rooms of the Boundaries Commission. It has been finally decided that Belgium is to have the Moresnet, Eupen, and Malmedy districts, whilst in return for certain Scheldt adjustments Holland will be'asked to accept Cleve and the Geldern districts from Germany. The Bulgarian seaboard passes towards Greece, but within three months of peace Bulgaria will decide whether she wishes access seaward through Salonika, Dedeagatch, or Kavalla, whereupon Greece will guarantee the Bulgarian rights under the supervision of the Ave Powers Greece will also guarantee religious liberties, especially to Moslems, and safeguard ethnical minorities. Bulgarians over 18 years old have the right during the two following peace to choose Bulgarian nationality, whereupon they will be given a year in which to move'into Bulgaria -with their personal property.— United Service.

Paris, April 7. President Wilson is still absent from the Council of Four. The latter considered General Smuts' report from Budapest. It is understood that the Bolshevist Government controls Budapest, but not the rest of the country. The council also discussed reparations in full An agreement was also reached by the Committee of Three on the Saar Valley formula and the Rhine frontier.

i The League of Nations Drafting Com- ' mittee has considerably rearranged the artielea. The full commission win probably consider the text to-morrow, when amendments dealing with th» Monroe doctrine, Japanese equality, and M. Bourgeois* military proposal will be dtttt with.

It is announced that the transport of General Heller's troops aeross Germany begins on the 15th, and it is expected that they will occupy Danzig for two months.

For some reason unknown the Dutch Government has not yet appointed delegates to discuss a revision of the BelgoDutch Treaty of 1839.—Aus. N.Z, Cable Assoc.

Paris, April 8. Le Matin denies the alleged differences it the American and French viewpoint concerning the financial reparation from Germany, The afternoon session of the CtftmriT of 'Four was devoted to the

question at who was responsible for the ~ war. ftwMent Wilson will be unable j?>,to D NX Ckble