CAILLAUX AS ACCOMPLICE OF HUNS.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 6965, 21 January 1918, Page 3

CAILLAUX AS ACCOMPLICE OF HUNS.

Amazing Revealations llec Jan 18, 12 '25 p ni

London, Jau 17

The Daily Chronicle's Milan correspondent saya it is understood that with the connivance of Germany, General SarraiJ and M. Caillaux were to organise a fictitious offensive, culminating in a German offer of peace to France. Thereupon there was to begin official pourparlers in virtue of a secret preliminary agreement, w hereby Germany was to cede a small portion of Lorraine. In consideration of this pledge France was to inuneeiately sever all connections with Britain. France was then to constitute with Italy a Latin bloc, which would conclude a formal pact with the Central Powers, with the object of forming a single federation of European States, from which England and Russia clone would be excluded . France and Italy should rather aim at an undemanding with Germany, France being content ' to return to the status quo, and Italy foregoing major pretensions ageinst Austria The Giollitian organs and other newspapers actively advocated j these schemes. This damning dossier had been lying for a year in a hcker j at a Florentine bank, hired by , Madame Caillaux. It was opened by the Italian authorities upon a request, froiu the French Government. The contents were taken to Rome under an | escott of military police, where each document was copied and photographed. Copies were forwarded to Captain Bourchardon, who is colleetinp, evidence in Paris against Caillaux. It ia anticipated that the jawete were worth £25,000. The Secolo points out; that these! amazing revelations tally with Cail- j ]«ux propaganda in 1017 among Italian politicans, in which he urged that the war was aim ply a struggle Tor world dominion between England and Germany and the interests of France and Italy weie diametrically opposed to Britain's triumphs.

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