UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 August 1919, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

THE PEACE TREATY. PROSPECTS OP RATIFICATION SMALL. By Teleeraph,—Press Ass;i.—Copyright. Received Aug. 5, 2.15 p.m. Washington, July 30. If the Senators could have their way in regard to the peace treaty the Big Five would be unlikely to recognise its offspring. Senator Fall, of New Mexico, has seventy amendments, and other members are not less enthusiastic. There is a prospect of a complete deadlock. It seems impossible to secure the twothirds majority necessary for its ratification. 100 GOVERNMENT SHIPS. TO BE SOLD TO SHIPPING CORPORA. TION. Received Aug. 5, 8.50 p.m. Washington, Aug. 61. The Shipping Board has announced that it will sell a hundred steel coalburning vessels, aggregating about 230,000 gross tons, to an American corporation. It is believed the sale involves eighty million dollars, and that the Ships have been brought for French and Italian interests.—Aus. N.Z Cable Assoc. PERMANENT PEACE ARMY. Washington, July 31. Mr. ;! Baker will submit plftns to Congress for a permanent peace army of half a million and advocating universal military training. It is stated in authoritative circles tha/t before leaving Paris President Wilson assured the representatives of Britain and Franco that steps would be taken for the purpose of protecting foreign interests in Mexico.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. KING ALBERT TO VISIT AMERICANew Yorkj July 31. The Washington correspondent of the New York Times says that it is announced that' the King and Queen of Belgium will be the guests of President W'.lson and his wife when they visit the United States in October. GERMANY'S REPARATION BILL. MAY BE REDUCED. Received Aug. 6, 32.40 a.m. New York, Aug. .1. Mr. Baruch, economic adviser to tho American peace delegation, made a statement to tho Foreign Affairs Committee of the Senate, in which he said that Germany's reparation bill was greater than she can pay, but that the Reparation Commission will probably reduce the sum. Mr. Baruch added that President Wilson believed the United States should not share the German payments.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.