BEYOND THE PALE.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 134, 6 June 1919, Page 5

BEYOND THE PALE.

EFFECT OF ALLIED TERMS. DEGRADATION OF GERMANY. THE COUNTER-PROPOSALS. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Received 11.5 a.m.) LONDON, June 5. The "Daily Chronicle's" Berlin correspondent states that the final German reply will be handed to the Allies on Tuesday. It is concise, consisting of about SO foolscap sheets of typewriting. I The German CJoverumont believes that I the reply goes far towards securing peace i but maintains that the Allies' terms put i Germany fur ages beyond the pafe of j white races, so degrading it before civilised and uncivilised peoples that the prestige of the nation of 70.000,000 is irreparably damaged. The reply does not demand restoration of any special colony, though it maintains Germany has colonial rights. If the negotiations fail the German Government says that resistance to Allied action will be purely passive. The "Daily Chronic],.-' is of opinion that the vast bulk of Germans favour the Government's decision not to sicrn away Upper Silesia. The "Hamburger Fremdenblatt" says the German counter-proposals Include'a demand for German administration of the Rhineland. Slu is ready to deliver coal from the -Ruhr and the Saar. but declines the plebiscite in I!W4. She desires that Poland be confined to the lines of demarcation fixed by the armistice, and that a plebiscite be taken of other German eastern districts under-neutral or American direction, and thut Danzig be a free port. Poland being permitted to make her own railway connection with the -ity. The "Mittng says that the speeches of Cabinet last week caused considerable indecision anions the peace delegates. As a result of the conferences th" Peace Committee of the National Assembly has been informed of the Government's changed opinion on the peace question. The All-Gorman organisation has appealed tn the people's representatives at Weimar to secure the return of the Kaiser and the Crown Prince to Germany, arid the i>-nvisi. " of a dignified place of residence for them. Independent Socialists at Wurtemburjr demand that the Ksiser be delivered up and brought to trial. The demand was rejected, and the Wurtemburjr Government called on the Berlin Government to protest against the Allies' demand to deliver up Gorman citizens, particularly the Kaiser. M. Ma./-el Hutin, writing in the "Echo de Paris," say? that President Wilson believes that the Germans will sign the treaty. Marshal Foch is ready at a \ moment's notice to march on the right bank of the Rhine. The Conference is prepared to open separate peace pourparlers with Bavaria. Baden, and Wurteiuburg -in a manner which will astonish the world.The Council of Four h.is agreed to eliminate the limitation of armaments in the ca=e of small nations formerly under Austro-Hungarian rule. —(A. and N.Z. Cable.) LUDENDORFF ON THE TERMS. TOO SEVERE TO BE EFFECTIVE. KAISER CAN BE TRIED. (Received 9.15 a.m.) XEW YORK, June 5. Mr. Cyril Brown, the New York "World's" Berlin correspondent, interviewed General yon Ludendorff, who said that President Wilson was ujiable to maintain good faith in his promises to Germany, because he could not make hir. idealism effective at the Peace Conferpnep. The terms f>f the I*ea.ce r i"rt*jxtv vcere so severe that they could not be carried out. The terras' did not allow Germany a sufficient army to maintain internal order. She did not have rutu- | eienl money with which to import food- ! stuffs. If the Upper Silesian and Saar coalfields wt-rc cut off from Germany it ■would also mean that unemployment would continue and would be a menace to Germany. It would perhaps be best for Germany if the United States should take economic control of the country and help her to regain her feet . He regarded the surrender and proposed trial of the ex-Kaiser, the military leaders, including himself, as questions within the province of international law. He was prepared to appear before an unprejudiced tribunal of nations. He did not believe that the Kaiser could be held responsible for acts of war.— (A. and X.Z. Cable.) SUGGESTED MODIFICATION. V7TLSON UNWILLING. (Received 10.35 a.m.) LONDON, June 5. It is reported from Paris that Mr. Lloyd George is impressed by appeals to modify the treaty and avoid Germany's! passive resistance. Sitrnor Orlando r.ppears willing to compromise. President Wilson is not willing, and M. Clemenceau absolutely opposes any modification. — (A. and X.Z. Cable.)