THE ALLIES.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 May 1920, Page 5

THE ALLIES.

THE SPA CONFERENCE. GERMANY SHUFFLING. By Telegraph.—Press Assnr-CopyrlghV, Received May 9, 5.5 pm. Taris,' May 8. It is understood Germany requests tile Spa Conference to be postponed until after the Reichstag elections, which will be held on June 10.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Asan. Received May 9, 11 p.m. Paris, May 8. Reports from Germany indicate disillusionment regarding the Spa Conference. There was a widespread belief that the Spa Conference meant a revision of the Treaty, but messages from Entente countries corrected this impression. Consequently the Government fears to shoulder the responsibility of disappointing the nation.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Asan. GERMANY'S VIEW. FURTHER DISCUSSION SOUGHT, Received May 10, 12.30 am. Berlin, May S. Herr Wirts (Imperial Finance Minister), in a speech at Dresden, said the Germans wore Willing to go to Spa in order to convince the Entente that European solidarity is as essential for the future prosperity of the Entente as of Germany, but if they were only invited to learn that the Entente had already decided, then the Germans would refuse to attend.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. [The Allies had arranged to meet the representatives of the German Government at Spa this month to fix the amounts to be paid by Germany as reparation for war damage.]