THE DEMAND REPEATED.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 February 1920, Page 5

THE DEMAND REPEATED.

NEW NOTE TO BERLIN.

THE ALLIES AGREED. Received Feb. 10, 1.15 a.m. Paris, Feb. 7. The Council of Ambassadors unanimously decided that the list of German war criminals should again be handed to the German Government. All approved of the text of an accompanying Note. Subsequently Lord Birkenhead .stated tha* the Allien are in compete accord on he point that the list should be pr -ited in Berlin immediately. . iter message, dated the Sth, states it h. transpired the "ituation which has arisen regarding.the Allied list is largely due to misunderstanding. If is' understood the French and Belgian portions of the list were not seen in England. Happily the visit of the Lord Chancellor and the Attorney General to Paris resulted in, completely clearing up the affair. The British lists remain unmodified. -J THEUt TRIAL REFUSED/ . ' GERMAN MINISTER'S STATEMENT. Received Feb. 0, 1.55 p.m. London, Feb. G. The German Minister of Justice states that though Germany signed the Peace Treaty the Black List-contract is enforceable as much as a contract to climb to the moon would be. He added: "We shall not send a single German from Germany to be tried by our enemies.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

THE FEELING IN GERMANY. " MEN ONLY OBEYED ORDERS. Received Feb. 9, 7.30 p.m. Berlin, Feb. ,6. A meeting to discuss the surrender of Tar criminals, which was attended by representatives of the navy and the army, resolved against compliance with the Allies' demand. Field-Marshal ran Buelow declared the men enumerated in the Allies' list only performed their duty to the Fatherland. No German dared to incur the ignominy of such a submission. The Independents opposed the suspension Of a sitting of the Diet, Herr. Hoffmann declaring that -Germany's fate must not be endangered for the sake of individuals. This declaration provoked a tumult.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Received Feb. 0, 7.30 p.m. Berlin, Feb. 0. The Allegemeine Zeitung says the surrender of war criminals is,a question for the whole country to decide. The South German States must be asked if they are willing -to be victims of invasion.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.