MUST BE READY FOR PEACE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 68, 20 March 1916, Page 5

MUST BE READY FOR PEACE.

DECIDING EMPIKE POLICY. ; OVERSEAS' VOICE. IT MUST BE HEARD. (Received 5.15 aim.) LONDON, March 19. The "Times" deprecates any attempts .to_tie.Aha.liands.'of-the-Government at the Paris Conference, but says it is impossible to ignore a subtle movement to postpone a settlement indefinitely. _ • ""There is good reason to Believe," says the paper, "that a firm united policy would tendj to shorten the war] Moreover, the matter concerns the future relations of the Empire. Mr. Hughes, who is making the most notable contributions towards the formation of a sound Imperial policy, stands for~ exactly those robust' principles of, national security which the war is slowly restoring to British politics. y "Whoever the British representatives may be, they should include so sane and vigorous a spokesman .from the Dominions. -If the Government are going into peace as unprepared as we went into war, they know singularly little of public feeling.''The people expect decisive action, and' want the effective consolidation of "Empire,' and they intend thi»t' the views "put forward at Paris shall bCjthe views-of the five Brit-, ish democracies; and not'the views of a', little oligarchy of English Liberals." ,~- ■ The Iron. R. D.~ Denman, M.P., points out the importance of Mr. H. Samuels' declaration that the Government is ready to admit the Dominions to a share in the decision of the Empire's policy as soon as they desire admission, and adds: "When the Government:is faced witapcace negotiations an adequate consultation of the Dominions is quite impracticable. Therefore the Cabinet should previously be made of the Empire by the addiron of representatives from the' Dominions. Canada has as much direct right to share in the decisions as, say, the Labour, party." MERELY TO DISCUSS. ECONOMIC CONFERENCE IN . .parish;'"' "* ? -' v OTTAWA, March 19. A cablegram from Mr. Bonar Law (British- "Secretary of "State for the Colonies), read in the..Senate, stated that the economic conference to be held in Paris will be for.the purpose' of discussion only.- If any action should bo contemplated as a result of the conference no steps will be taken without full consultation with the Dominions. _ DESPICABLE HUN. THINKS ALL MEANS FAIR. :-'. BJO aim.) . j LONDON, Mareh ; -19. | The Paris "Journal" says that Germans in America recently put tiny steel spikes in the oats being shipped to France in > order 'that they would perforate the horses' insides, and are now putting i small steel hooks with double prongs in the preserves intended for the French troops. OVER 200*000 MEN.J AUSTRALIA'S ARMY. MEN SHOULD STICR.-TO THE SOUTHERN CROSS. MELBOUjfeNEi: March lfi ( The Federal Minister for Defence, _Mr . G F Pearce, does not fayo.ur Australian, . men joining the •imperial forces many, eanaatv He considers the Australian j, anmy ought >' be good for Aus- , tralians. ' ' ' ...... ..««'.., I Official figure* \saow that IoO,OW v troop* had,been diapatched to the front < m to February 14 laet, and that there ti war* WW i* *m&t m aincfc 1». 'i