ALLIED REPLY

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 137, 10 June 1919, Page 5

ALLIED REPLY

TO GERMAN PROPOSALS. DELIVERED ON FRIDAY. TTVE DAYS TO SIGN TREATY. (By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright.) (Received 9.45 a.m.) PARIS, June 9. The Allies intend to deliver their reply to the German counter-proposals on Friday next. They will allow five days for the Germans to sign the treaty. The Council of Four to-day further discussed the political clauses of the Austrian peace terms.— (A. and N.Z.) SECRETS DISCLOSED. DETAILS OF THE TREATY. (Received 12.30 p.m.) WASHINGTON, June 9. A Senatorial investigation disclosed that copies of the details of the peace terms to Germany were brought to the United States by an American correspondent. Senator Borah presented a copy to the Senate. Messrs. J. P. Morgan, M. L. Sell iff. F. A. Vanderlip, and other New York millionaires are to be summoned as witnesses with a view to discovering whether financial interests are benefiting by knowledge of the treaty's details.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.) MOST CRITICAL PHASE. RUMOURS OF DISSENSION. NOT WITHOUT FOUNDATION. PARIS, June 4—Delayed. An uneasy feeling prevails that the Conference has reached the most critical phase of its career. The persistent rumours of discussions over concessions to Germany are not without foundation. It is believed that some favour a plebiscite in Silesia, as they consider the principle of self-determination should be maintained. I

tt is understood that China will sign the treaty wtih reservations respecting Shantung.

Aji Italian Socialist circular says that M. I.onguet and Mr Ramsay MaeDonald, on behalf of the French and British Socialists, have acepted a proposal for a 24-hour strike in France. Britain, and Ttaly in sympathy with the Soviet Governments, as a protest against the Versailles peace.

According to the German newspapers the International Workers Lieagues are organising a European strike of three days in co-operation with the Germans for a "just peace."

■Messrs. Clifford Meyer. Sidney Webb, C. P. Scott, and a dozen others have sent a memorial to Mr Lloyd George and Mr Wilson in favour of impartial and symTmthftie consideration of the German appeals for a modification of the treaty with the desire to meet them wherever possible. They add that a peace willingly signed would be of infinitely greater value that one forced by threats of famine, and a far better foundation for the new world of order to which the world was lookinsr forward.

Owing to representations from Sir William Orpen. A.R.A., numerous alterations have been made in the arrangements for siening the peace treaty in the- Hall of Mirrors. It was first proposed that the tonus should he handed round for signature, then suggested that the signing should be at a small table facing the windows, so that the rest of the gathering could see only the delegate's hack. Upon Sir Wm. Orpen's suggestion the treatywill he signed at a table behind that :i*t which the plenipotentiaries sit. The i-.Tiresentatives of the various nations will walk np the platform, turn round fnoinsr the lisht. with their backs to the mirrors, and then sign the document* — fA. and N.Z. Cable.)