PEACE TREATY.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 June 1919, Page 5

PEACE TREATY.

ALLIES' REVISED TBBaiS. I _. . [ HANDED TO, GERMANS, • I By Telegraph—P.-ess Assn.—Copyright. Paris, June 16. The secretary of the conference handed to the Germans the Allies' reply, with (the revised treaty, at six o'clock. Count Rantzau departed for Weimar it 10 o'clock. 'lt. is understood that the Allies, at la* eleventh hour, reverted to military ■Overnmeat of the Rhine, instead of civil pommiseion. LM. Clemenceau's covering letter to the Germans is virile and' biting as regards Mermany*« responsibility for planning *ne war, as well as the savage and infranuit manner in which they conducted ft by air and submarine, also the savage *BMlaving of thousands of men, women 5 d children. Opinions whether the Germans will px or refuse are divided. Count Bantu ta divided against himself; he thinks it advisable to sign, but his self-pride (fcvolts against it.—Aus. NZ Cable As•ociation. WILL GERMANY SIGN? • DIVERGENT VIEWS. Received June 19, 5.5 pjn. Copenhagen, June 18. The Politiken's Berlin correspondent t»ys it is expected the National Assembly will reject the'peace terms. The Vorwaerts anticipates the reopening of hostilities. The frankfurter Zeitung saya Gerluny must sign. \ The Hamburger Fremdenblatt deieribes the tremendous excitement in East Prussia. The population is ready to rtopen the fight—Aus.-N.Z. Cable 'AMU. r .VALUE OF LEAGUE, OP NATIONS. AMERICAN SENATOR'S STATEMENT. Washington, June 18. Aerator McCumber, speaking in the filiate debate on the League of Nations, kid -that the United States knew all itabg that Germany intended to domi•lute by force all the nations of the world, out was unable to interfere because there was no machinery. The ittague of Nations would provide such Machinery in the future —Aus.-NZ p&le Asia. rHE GERMAN PUBLIQ. RELIEVE SIGNING INEVITABLE. • Received June 19, 1.15 pmBerlin, June 18. ihe Berlin press are almost unanimously opposing the signing of the Peace flfreaty. Cabinet is divided, but the majority is said to favor signing. \ The public are not excited, knowing that signing is essential and inevitable, whatever attitude ficheidemann's Governfaint adopts.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

-7AVY IN READINESa IF GERMANY REFUSES TO SIGN. Received June 19, 8.50 p.m. London, June 18. fl» navy has been reinstated on a war footing and hat completed its loading of munitions in readiness for eventualities consequent on Germany* tefusal p> sign the treaty. All leave is stopped. It is authoritatively stated that the ' 'Army ii equally ready for any emer- ' jjeney. -. • The amy airship IR3* has postponed Its Atlantic flight and has proceeded; fully equipped with bombs and machinefcuns, to cruise along the German coast; BLOCKADING THE BALTIC. BRITISH CRUISERS ARRIVE. Received June 19, 8.50 pjn. Copenhagen, June 19. S telegram states that twelve British ■ light cruisers and many destroyers have arrived, and others are coining, to blockade the German Baltio coast it Germany does riot sign. Four steamers, carrying 00,000 tons ,of floor, meat, beans, and other foodstuffs for Germany, are held Si at Daal pending Germany signing e treaty—Aua.-N,Z. Cable Assn. f WILSON SATISFIED. ", . ,'i . .Paris, June 1* . LeMaijMJ states that President Wilson is satisfied that the German treaty en- ;' »Wl'y conforms to his fourteen points. _ MILITANT NATIONALISTS. > ',..•. Paris, June 18. A meeting of the Irish-American dele;g£tes and 1 Indian, Egyptian, and South "African Nationalists resolved to form a general committee to fight for their '<'■•<" TERMS "E<M IOTKEY. rr ;. -" Paris, June 10. fhe Conneil .of Four, invited the Turkfc* W ftopose of naking a treaty with Turkey, probably . ifter fltaiparian treaties.... It to, understood Shat TniSftywfll be required to renounce Constantinople; The treaty 'Will also rive one or more gfcaA Powers authority tOfntpervisetne financial administration at Turkey. .' Several Manommedan delegations have i*n>e to Paris and strongly protested apvinst the partition of the empire. ; hence the decision to make a treaty re- - snertinsr Turkey.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assffeiation.