THE PEACE TREATY

Taranaki Daily News, 27 June 1919, Page 5

THE PEACE TREATY

"HEAVY AT HEART." 4N IMPASSIONED PROCLAMATION. by'president EBEaa,-, Received June 27, 1.10 a.m. London, June 26. it is reported from Berlin that Herr Muller declines .to sign. Von Haniel's wife will not permit him to sign. A Berlin wireless states that President Kbwt has issued an impassioned proclamation that the Government is heavy •t heart,' And,, under pressure of brute ioree, has. agreed to sign. AH efforts tattft he directed to the fulfilment of the Iw»ty. : Bath unfulfilled obligation waans the extension of the blockade. TUmi Government sympathises with the troops* emhitterment against delivering (lermany to., enemy courts, but unles} internal order is defended millions, instead of a few houndreds, will be enticggeredV Peace is impossible without tbi fulfilment of the treaty. Signature i» valueless without the co-operation of •H. fcehjy by days may cost their childwn years of slavery. The preservation of the Empire and the National Asaetably through unity of work are the Only ways out of the treaty's AusaNZ Cable Assn.

GERMANY'S DEFIANCE. A$ ULTIMATUM PROBABLE. Received June 26, 9 p.m. By Telegraph.—Press Asan.- -Copyright. Paris, June £4. The Allies are astonished that they 'hare not Been informed of the names of the German signatories. Marshal Foch and the Allied army chiefs have been -warned to remain on the. alert. , .Probably the Allies will send an "•*■ ultimatum to Germany demanding the Immediate appointment of plenipocenti-,tties.—Aus.-NZ. Cable Assn. ! LABOR'S PROTEST. SIVISION OF TREATY DEMANDED.

Received June 26, 10 p.m. London, June 25. At the Labor Party's conference at ' (Sontliport the president, Mr. McGunc, laid Labor disapproved of the compromises and violations of principles in the - Wftce Treaty. Labor must insist on the . toaintenanco .of the world's' peace, and , the United, efforts of the workers in all . "Itertries should be directed to a revision 4f the treaty, making it a strict embodiV feint of fundamental democratic prin*,l.,..'cl)les. Labor disapproved of the operalf"timt in Rtalßia. The perpetuation of j Cdfescriptloh in Britain would be serious \ ft* Britain if the Government's folly recited in the strike weapon being used ■ Jft political purposes. . A deplored the prospect of in- -' Sntttftl action against the Government, anarchy, / X' , Two French Socialists, en route) to SOfcttpoTt, ware stopped at Folkstbne. Ittßab, Swedish; mad other foreign aeleg»t«s attended—AUß.-N2. Cable Assn. 1 1 ' "

MB*. WAfrjU ALLEGED MESSAGE

f - - {ttHNVfiStiaATION ORDERED. - &eo*rf»d June 28, 9 pjn. <: Melbourne, Jons 26. ik* crifia of Jtr. Wa,tfs message .fctjtynnien* that peace was signed \a a ifckfe the Nary Department asked to investigate. It is ttsmisted iiat'tlie message was mutikt- '«*& W^llWon. . ArafiieT-theory is that the wireless imitator, on some snip in the Indian fl|tas«ntita*ahoax.-Aus.-NXCfrMi

PBLAT Etf SUffISQ (SAGE. RKerfal Jtme 20, 9 pin. '-.''' t Vancouver, June 24. ?ttis telegrams say that owing to no jtauraaieafion arriving from Germany Mr 4i OMeted that pease will not be etasd before Saturday or Monday.— Cable Assn. IBS CELEfiaATIJpWS. !.' r , Wellington, June 20. ■ >«#-jfHist«r for Internal Affairs an,)H»isM tits* the Cabinet decided that |W BWgrimme regarding p*tce '|Kln|i|i|M » *> be carried out. Tie '«MlittMtf -Wifl be spread over three mml : 'fM»? will be observed for >j»JM Wpil » the churches, Monday gatherings, and TueSfljftrelttUipn'e day. It It also feeomlirp jjfcfc. Saturday be Utilised for inentqrial trees. It is hoped ,wmm wfll. meie a feature of litis. The Jfcpinswnl k still under instruction not M-dtWlge the dates on which the celftjmtio<at wiß fee Mid, but have been ad- . Mmi ccatfdonfisTly Of the dates.