PEACE TREATY

Taranaki Daily News, 20 May 1919, Page 5

PEACE TREATY

GERMANY'S REPLY,

A DELAY PROBABLE,

•eceived May 19, 5.5 p.m. Paris, May 18. j As the 21st is the last day allowed the Germans to - consider the Treaty, it is realised that Count Ton Rantzau's visit to Spa will probably settle the question of signing or refusing to sign. It is understood that Count v<tn Ranti&u meets Herr Scheidemann, and it is generally'expected that Rantzau will intimate Germany's readiness to sign, at the same time indicating minor changes in ethics which, the Entente may concede, though there will be no change in the main principles. Copenhagen, May 18. The German Government has received froin Paris the preamble of the German i?ply. It is doubtful if a complete reply will be ready by the 21st.—Aui.-NJI Cable Afsn. STRONG CRITICISM, * 40 HOPE FOR GERMANY BUT REVENGE. Received May 19, 2-30 p.». London, May 11. ilia Observer makes a slashing criticism of the peace treaty, which it doscribes as "a peace with vengeance" instead of being "a settlement with security." It is a patch-work, hinting at * trouble in every seam. The terms raise more dingers than they lay, and scatter dragon's teeth aoross Europe. The only hope lies in strengthening the League af Nations; otherwise the treaty will not last Ave years. The English-speaking democracies will never mobilise again on behalf -of the proposed arrangements. The victorious democracies had a just quarrel, 'and will demand a real sane peace. What is now suggested is based on militarism. After receipt of the Ant thousand million nothing about the indemnities wilf be sure, but the vanquished race is vaguely expected to keep ■working for others decade after decade. This is against human nature. The peace must be altered by a revisory council, or general disarmament must be indefinitely postponed. The treaty opens up a hopeleu vendetta between the Poles and the Gtnnanj, while the Russians, Magyars, Bulgua, Germans, Austrians, and Jugoslavs all have new feuds. The root and vice of the treaty is that it leaves Germany no hope but revenge.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. RANTZAU TO VISIT SPA. AMOKS DELEGATES- ' Paris, Ifry 18. Count Rantzau has bees grated a passport to visit Spa for the purpose of meeting the German financiers and other important personages from Berlin. There is a strong impression -in Paris that Count Rantzau has decided to sign the treaty. It is expected that negotiations will conclude between June 5 and ' B0 -~Aus. NX Cable Assoc. It is reported that there have been kerioos disagreements among the German delegates regarding the treaty. A heatled discussion ended in the delegates refusing to confer. They are dining separately. * Berlin, May 10. Owing to Allied protests Germany is krrsnging to recall troops from Lettland land Lithuania. Tip Prussian Prime Minister states that fho peace treaty contains no trace of jqgtfet. It is a peace of violence, from \rhiefc trill result farther bloodshed and (tear*.—An*. "SJL Cable Assoc. \■■ i ■ TREATY. fiwl'LlNß- HOME QUESTION. AUSTRIAN TREATY COMPLETE. , Received May 20,12.10 un. ' Paris, May 18. ite Council of Four deals with the ►eriskm of the Belgian Treaty of 1839 »n Monday. The council is hopeful to be able to inelnde the Frame settlement in the Austrian treaty. - Le Matin says that acute differences exist among the German delegates. Count von Rantiau is willing, but his colleagues are unwilling, to sign. Rantasu and his staff have gone to Bpa to meet financial experts from Berlin. Possibly Herr Scheidemann and the plenipotentiaries will return on Monday.

The Saar Note offers alternative com* pensatlons to France for the destruction of mines.

The Americans expect the Senate will approve of the Triple Defensive Entente, i—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Count von Rantzau and his staff are Jeaviilg fof Berlin to-night. A full meeting of the German delegation decided that this step was necasstry in order to get into personal touch with tlie German Government. Bantzau ex.pucts to return within three days. The Austrian treaty is pnustieally . complete. It is largely a duplicate of tte German treaty, even a responsibility ekuse is included. There is to 1m an fcinrangement concerning Emperor K«ft— Jbts -N.Z. Cable Asw. TEE GERMAN TREATIES. Received May 20,1226 a.m. Paris, May 17. The Lokal Anzeiger's Versailles corresLsonrtent says the Allies will not insist Vdq.i the abrogation of German treaties V Vitli Finland and Ukrainia.— bible Assn. -rmiMAGINED SEVERITY." Amsterdam, May 10. • inm-h newspapers consider the treaty •*<' of tmimagined severity, whieh GerUfiiy cannot accept. They predict that fly? German delegation will withdraw fyfm Versailles if the Allies reject the rniM '•'■-proposals.—Aus N.Z. Cable Association.