PEACE TREATY.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 May 1919, Page 6

PEACE TREATY.

IMPRESSION DT BEBIiDt; ; SJOMMimXY STUNNEE. A THREATENING ATTITUDE. London, May 8. | The Berlin correspondent of the Daily Chronicle states that the Peace terms have stunned Berlin. Berlin business is at a standstill, and the Bourse has closed for three days. Messages from Paris state that the delegates are despondent. Ludendorff refused to give an interview to the Daily Chronicle correspondent, but sent a message: "If those are the peace terms America can go to hell." Cabinet meets to-day, and a pronouncement is expected to-morrow. Copenhagen, May 9. Hcrr Giesbert, interviewed, said: "Our only course is to arrange peace with Russia and invite Russian troops into -Germany."

OPINIONS OP DELEGATES. IMPOSSIBLE TEBMB London, May 9. German correspondents at Versailles transmit the opinions of delegates. Hcrr Giesbert says: "Germany can only sign a treaty which permits rebuilding our economic life. The occupation of districts important for the production of raw material is tantamount to a slow »nd painful death. Better return emptyhanded than with a signed treaty containing terms we shall be compelled to leave unfulfilled. Germany will simply collapse under the proposed indemnity." Herr Melchior said: "We cannot consider a Blavery binding the German workers to the French Government." Another delegate said: "Since the armistice the strikes and revolution have lost us more money than the whole war. We could have borne the indemnity if demanded in November. The heavy load is now impossible 1 ." It is announced that the delegates will make counter-proposals which will be the utmost Germany can agree to. German newspapers protest that the terms are impossible, especially the indemnity. They protest against the veiled annexation of the Saar Valley and the loss of the colonies. Germany must reject the disposition of Danzig. Paris, May 9. The Germans intend to object to any indemnities eucept for damage caused in France and Belgium. Paris. Hay 5. M. Vandervelde, interviewed, said that Holland and Belgium were negotiating regarding the Scheldt and a satisfactory solution bad already been virtually readied.

FEELING IN ITAIX - PRESIDENT WILSON DENOUNCED. Rome, May 5. Signor Dannunzio addressed man; thousands at Augusteum. He violently denounced President Wilson and the Pesice Conference. A resolution was carried warning the Allies not to open peace negotiations with Germany while Italy was absent, which would eonstitnte violence of the treaty. Dannunzio was afterwards carried triumphantly to his hotel amidst a procession of 10,000 people.—Aua.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

OPINION OF BRITISH LABOR. London, May 8The British Labor Executive has issued a manifesto in which it states that some of the essentials of the treaty are opposed to the declarations of President Wilson, the Inter-AJKed Conference and the Berne Conference. The treaty is defeqtive Irani the standpoint of world peace and bears evidence of compromise influenced by capitalism and imperialism. The Labor Party declines responsibilty for the volations of principle, inasmuch as organised Labor was not represented at the conference, and the general Bpirit of the document is contrary to the working class conception of peace, of rightß and. of justice. Labor therefore looks to the people and the forces or organised democracy to safeguard, and develop the Hea of a peaceable ■■community of all' nations. Germany ought to make reparation, but should be represented on the Reparation Commission and the amount of compensation should have regard to her ability to meet the needs of her own population.

The manifesto regrets that the treaty, while imposing on Germany drastic disarmament, does not provide for the proIgreßsive limitation of armaments for the rother signatories and protests at any attempt at the permanent separation of tile Star Valley from Germany. T It hopes that Prance will agree to consult tl*e people of Alsace-Lorraine under the Leagne of J&fiosa, in accordance with tfte principles of self-determination. The People of QwiMß-Anstria should haive [t**e free ami mmatrkted right to deI fot themselves whether they will fesoame one of t&e Germaa Federal [-State* or remain independent.—Aus.hA CaNe Acaa.

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THE HUME FEUD. SPECULATIONS AS TO WILSON'S MOTIVE. Paris. May 9. | There is a good deal of speculation as to what led President Wilson to act suddenly with reference to Fiume. One version is that he informed M Clemenceau and Mr. Lloyd George on Sunday of the contents of his manifesto, I but agreed after consultation to withhold it and thai later his colleagues announced the deadlock and he then published the document. Another version is that President Wilson learned of some overt act contemplated by the Italians with reference to the annexation of Fiume and he acted on this. His attitude over Fiume raises the. query of how he can reconcile it with the agreement to yield the Saar Valley to France. American circles report that President Wilson will probably shortly state his reasons for this, which he is likely to defend on the ground that it was necessary reparation to France for the enemy | destruction of her coal mines.—Aus,i NJZ.-Cable Assn.

THE AUSTRIAN TERMS. Paris, May 8. The Austrian peace terms provide for l the wiping out of the navy.