BRINGING GERMANY TO HEEL.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 April 1919, Page 5

BRINGING GERMANY TO HEEL.

FOOH DEVISES A PLAN. Received April 22, 10.20 p.m, Paris, April 21. Conference circles take a serious view of German action, which is likely to upset this week's arrangements. Marshal Foch, in collaboration with the Allied military experts, has prepared a complete .scheme designed to bring Germany to heel. The scheme has been submitted to the Council of Four.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. ALLIES RFTAIN SEBASTOPOL. WILSON'S STAND ON ADRIATIC QUESTION. Received April 22, 5.5 p.m. Paris, April 21. The Journal Des Debats states that the Allies will retain Sebastopoi. President Wilson refrained from attending the Adriatic conference in order to bring pressure to bear on the Italian representatives. lie proposes to make a public statement unless his views pre-vail.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. PRESENTATION OF TERMS. OUTLINE OF ARRANGEMENTS. Paris, April 21. The Allies have notified Germany that only plenipotentiaries will be reemved at Versailles. It is not anticipated Jiat the peace treaty will be presented to the. Germans on Friday. President Wilson absented himself from the final conference on the Adriatic question. New York, April 20. The Paris correspondent of the New York Times states that extraordnary steps are being taken to keep the German peace delegates at Versailles secluded. It is proposed to erect an S foot high trellis work barrier from the Hotel des Reservoirs, where the delegation, which will probably number 75, Will be housed to the rear of the Trianon Palace, thus forming a complete enclosure. The delegates will not leave the enclosure until the day the treaty is signed and no one will be allowed to enter the hotel unless they bear a special permit.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

GERMANY'S PAYMENTS. RESTORATION OF STOLEN PROPERTY. New York, April 18. A Paris telegram to the Tribune says that the sub-committee which is considering the reparations question reported that, within eighteen months of the signing of preliminary peace, Germany should be able to pay 4,000,000,000 dollars, of which 736,000,000 would be in specie. The committee also recommended that enemy States should be compelled to restore all property stolen from Allied countries If these were not recoverable their equivalent should be seized. This would include rolling stock, cattle, timber, machinery and other property. The matter should be entrusted to an inter-allied commission.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.

JAPAN'S THREAT. TO WITHDRAW FROM CONFERENCE AND ARRANGE WITH GERMANY. New York, April 18. The World's Paris correspondent reports that a Japanese official, who wished his name to be withheld, said, in an interview, that if Japan's position towards Kiaochau and Shantung is not improved by the Peace Conference, Japan will withdraw from the Conference and make her own arrangements with Germany. The correspondent continues: The Japanese position is strengthened by the fact that she holds a secret treaty signed by Britain, France, and Italy in 1916, consigning to her certain rights in perpetuity. Japan will not insist upon her treaty rights unless compelled to do so. When the question of the race equality amendment was considered by the League of Nations Commission, six members, namgly, President Wilson, Colonel House, Lord Robert Cecil, and the Polish, Brazilian and Roumanian delegates, either voted against it or did not vote. There is an authenticated story current in Paris that a deal was made between England and the United States on the equality question, whereby the United States would oppose the amendment, against' which Mr Lloyd George stood, in order placate Mr Hughes. In Return, England would withdraw her objection to the recognition of the Monroe doctrine. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

( THE MANDATORIES. New York, April 20. The- Paris correspondent of the New York Sun states that President Wilson is determined to have the whole question of mandatories deferred until the first meetings of the League of Nations, which will probably be on October L Britain and France have lodged the strongest objections to President Wilsons wishes, pointing out that it would leave the territories to which the manditories will apply in a dangerous and unsettled situation.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AMERICAN MANDATE OVER ARMENIA. Received April 23, 12.30 a.m. London, April 17 The Echo de Paris slates that America's agreement to accept the League of Nations mandate over Armenia has been confirmed—Aus. Cable Assoc.