PEACE TREATY.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 June 1919, Page 5

PEACE TREATY.

RECONSIDERING TERMS. SEDUCTION OF GERMAN INDEMNITY. Received June 4, 7.10 p.m. Paris, June 2. !■ connection with certain undisclosed peaee terms, it is understood the Council of Four is reconsidering the inclusion of * reduction of the German indemnity, th« dissolution of the Allied financial commission, and a .plebiscite in Silesia in order to guarantee German coal from the Silesian mines.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Association.

ENEMY PROPERTY. TO BE USED AS A SET-OFF-Received June 5, 10.15 pjn. London, June 4. It is understood that enemy property in the surrendered colonies will be sold, any debts due by the enemy owner being settled Out of the proceeds and the balance befalg devoted to meeting the reparation claims against Germany. The enemy owner trill thus have to make a claim on Germany for the balance taken by the Allies on the reparation account." .—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. 'iRAIi INTERCHANGES PERMITTED. OVER ESSENTIAL MATTERS. By Tefoerapb.—Press Assn.--Copyright. New York, May 23. The Paris correspondent of the World statei: "I am able to state, on indisputable authority, that oral interchanges between the German and Allied representatives will be permitted regarding certain essential matters in dispute. I am informed that the French suggested that total exchanges be arranged, fearing the possibility of Germany refusing to sign the treaty."—Aus. and N.Z. Cable

IMPORTANT CHANGES UNDER DISCUSSION. ■ ■ ■ " . Paris, June 3. Jto Council of Four is considering tw» important undisclosed changes in the peace terms.—Aus. N.Z. Cable As(•cfation. AUSTRIAN PAPERS ASSAIL THE TERMS. ' Received June 4, 10.15 p.m. * Vienna, June 3. ..Ae Nieue Freie Press, the Wiener Journal, and the Arbeiter Zeitung all veheffiehtty assail the peace terms, declaring that they are unacceptable because they mean the annihilation, of Aus-tria.-Aua.-NX Cable Asm. MILITARY MISSION IN 'GERMANY. New York, May 23. New hds been received that Japan Am dispatched a military mission to Aermatty for the purpose of studying the conditions in Germany during the fcext three years.