EUROPE TO-DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 December 1919, Page 5

EUROPE TO-DAY.

MANY VITAL PROBLEMS. BRITAIN FATHERING TROUBLES. IHI ATTITUDE OF AMERICA. ■ By Assn.—Copyright. Rscsived December 24, 7.30 pjn. London, Dec. 18. In the How of Commons Mr. Lloyd ■«* foreign affairs, denied the suggestions of seetgt diplomacy during or since the , Peg» Conference. He emphasised the wisdom of reticence regarding the delicate situation in Adriatic, where the Italian Govern■W.W faced with the greatest difficnltiM- • As TKarda the Anglo-Franco-Ameri-can agreement*, lie said we were undoubtedly free to reconsider the decision if the United States failed to rati- 1 fy it, but we did not contemplate that lie United Staes would dishonor its treat representative's signature at ParU. It would-be » mistake to discuss the Wibjecfc oi> a supposition of that kind. •"I have bo reason to suppose that the United States will not agree to the Treaty," added Mr. Lloyd George. THE PROBLEM OF RUSSIA. Continuing, he said the situation in Snail* was a frightful morass, where n«gtfe*r Britain, France nor Italy were gjiitrteking further responsibility, beyosd the first namtd's promise of £17,000,000 worth of material to the antiBoUheviks. The American and Japanese Governments were discussing, with a view to action in Siberia if the Bolsheviks progressed much further eastwards. It was impqsiible to make peace with Russia, Incline the country had no Governsumt able to speak for .the whole of the MOple. If the Bolsheviks claimed to 4Mur for Russia, let them summon a fretfj elected. National Assembly. The Jeßlwnhttoni at Downing Street resulted 'lb fbf conclusion that it was only possible to watch the situation vigilantly - peace immediately Russia emWged from the darkness and some •teftdy form of government was estabHOM. ' THE PLIGHT OF AUSTRIA. Tbe Premier referred to the not inconsUcntt* assistance already given to Aniwt, sut he said this was admittedly 1 inadequate. Sngland could not undertake the whole task. We had been ftslced to help in all directions because of OUT reputation for readiness to Tespond to appeals, but we could not carry burdent beyond our strength. The only remedy was. for America to flrmlv participate *kng with Britain and France. Britain ipust rehabilitate herself. The whole future of the civilisation of the World depended on this- We waited lo the very limit for America to show a disposition to participate in the guardianAlp of Christian communities before concluding a Peace Treaty with Turkey, tat Tie now considered we were entitled to, and we proposed to make, such peace at the earliest possible moment. The prelittinary discussions would be resumed i* a few days, either in London ot taris. TO PREVENT WAR. The Government had done its utmost to further the League of Nations, and • fee was convinced that this country, at Ijij rate, must continue therewith. If (be discoveries .made almost at the end of tlie war had been employed, nnnaralMed horrorß would have resulted. It mi Vital to file world to have civilised ttNß* of preventing the making of war ffitkeqch additional horrors. He eyndttded with an optimistic note Mll$« «i<na of a steady recuperation of BrHtilt trade and finance.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

StAtJEMENT BY FRENCH PREMIER. ON OUTSTANDING. PROBLEMS. Received Dec. 28, 5.5 p.m. Paris, .Dec. 23. • Si a statement made in the Chamber on policy, M. Clemenceau (Prelie did not think the military gwf.l.tauw offered by Britain and Ameriea fa> France would again be questioned, Be went to London to discuss the TirrVith question, and there now seemed * iUf *0 evolve a satisfactory agreea basis for the preliminary which had already been esdeclared that the atf llflllwii' of England was as friendly to j&tMgg could be wished. Mr. Lloyd qjfrfr. had said that our two countries uprt It closer together than ever. I shanS that sentiment. Plume question had been an egeotihig one. The Italian Governigtat had undertaken to concede Fiume t» tbe Jago-Slavs. and upon this pledge the Serbs and Jugoslavs relied, but back on her pledges. TJ, a ut»at indications afforded a promise of a tofation &at would be acceptable. AH tbe questions relating to CongtjmtinopJe, Anatolia, Syria, the Balkans Sd Poland We considered by Mr. Woyd. George and himself. In regard to.the future of Constantinople and the Straits, they were agreed on some njjipM, but others were still being disputed. As regards Russia, they not only wouldn't make peace with Soviet Pnyfo, bat refitted to negotiate there"St scathingly denounced the Bolshevist* as the most abominable, barlereei Government that ever existed, andiedarei that as long as Russia refn a state of anarchy there .y no assured peace in Europe. '-'wBSfV wMßudthig clandestine ef- . • JBi*to eolootoe part of Russia, but we Sjjjtirt maintain around Russia a wall of ~v wka.-Aus.-N2. Cable Assn. •AMERICA MUST HELP." Received. December 25, 5.5 pa. "Washington, Dec. 24. General Tasken Bliss, in the course of 1 itatene&t, «aid the necessity of the Statu Iwlpfog in the rehabili1, . tation of JSurope was revealed by Mar-etail-IWi, wlw offered to resign in April, beaaitM although given power to > eo-<B&*te the efforts of the various ZZESkn he found himself unable to * ether commanders to obey Hi? I* atitn. liatead of accepting his resigr.a'Hm the Council of Allies held at Beaui ddt nUI iitt Generalissimo's authorIt L i li' *