THE PEACE PROPOSALS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16362, 6 November 1918, Page 7

THE PEACE PROPOSALS.

THE VERSAILLES 1 CONFERENCE. 1 UNANIMOUS OX ALL POINTS. J (Bt Cable.—Prt«s Association. —Copyright) Jj (Renter's Telegrams.) 'If LONDON, Novomber 4. a Tiu* Versailles Conference has com- jl pleted tho armistico terms, and is ex- !| poo tod to adjourn. It will meet again l shortly, and remain in continuous ses- 3 sion, -with frequent adjournments. >8 ("Tho Tunes. ') ]f LONDON, Novomber 4. 4 Latest advices confirm tho unanirn- w ity of tho Versailles Oinfcrenco on all ;jjf points. ll THE ARMISTICE REQUEST. | 1? EC 111 MINATION IN GERMANY. | (."The Times.") I AMSTERDAM, November 3. | Recriminations aro raging in Ger. J many regarding tho handling of tlie re- f quest for an armistice. ThoPan-Gor- i mans assailed twelve nonentities in tho I Cabinet for sheltering behind a letter, | which admittedly von Ludendorff wrote, J demanding arnustico negotiations. Vou | Ludondorff's friends cxcuse tho letter | on tho ground that he was always snb- ra joct to cm remos of optimism or pes- | simism, and becamo a nervous wroek | after the second battlo of tho Marno, -| repeatedly being sick. Pan-Germans aro placarding von Hin- | denburg's opinion that tho Gorman n armies aro keeping in closo touch, and | that tho Fatherland will be able to | hold out, and even eventually to tako j | tho oiFonsive. | GERMANY'S PERILOUS POSITION. 1 , WASHINGTON. November 4. j It is pointed out in Washington that j military circles in Germany are now 1 faced with u possible invasion from | threo sides. Thoro will be no cessa- J tion in the attacks this wintor, because j tho Czechoslovaks will enable, the j Allies to use Prague, and it iB pointed i out that Germany is now exit off from j her main supplies of gasolene, which ] camo from Galicia, Baku, and Rouma- ] nia. Hor submarine basos in the 3 Mediterranean no longer exist. It is believed in 6ome quarters that J Germany will bo compelled to accept H whatevor terms aro imposed by Marshal ] Foch. j GERMAN ADVICE FOR FRENCHMEN. | ("The Tim»s.'"v i AMSTERDAM, November 3. The Dusseldorf "Nachrichton" says, that Frenchmen in considering tho. peace torms had batter ask how many Frenchmen there remain for tl» occupation of Alsaoe-Lorraino. Moanwhile commercial and banking interests are strongly rallying for peace t naming Herr von "Kuhlmann, cx-Minister of > Foreign Affairs in Germany, as tho hea<| of the delegation. AT7STRALIANS~DEMAND AN INDEMNITY. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) SYDNEY, November 5. ' The Returned Soldiors' and Sailors* League is supporting a demand that Germany shall fully indemnify Australia's "war outlay. THE TERMS TO BE OFFERED GERMANY. ALLIES' UNANIMOUSLY AGREE. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received November sth, 8.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON, November 4. It is officially announced that the - Allies have unanimously agreed to the ' terms to be offered to Gel-many. If accepted they mean Germany's .surrender and tho immediate end of the war. If Germany accepts the armistice terms tho final peace terms will be left to tho dictation of the Allies. The authorities interpret to-night's official statement as meaning that Ger- ■ many is ready to capitulate. THE PEACE CONFERENCE. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received November 6th, 8.46 p.m.) LONDON, November 4. "The Times," in a leading article, says"Germany manifestly hopes to wheedle tho Allies out of at loast some of tho fruits ot victory. This should warn us to be ready for the diplomatic work before U6. It is high time to assemble representatives of the Dominions to fully participate in the Peace Conference."

WHY GERMANY MUST SURRENDER. HER DIFFICULTIES INSUPERABLE. ' 1 (United Seryioe.) (Received November sth, 7.45 p.m.) ,LONDON, November 4. | Commentators continue to find ever-. more pressing reasons why Austria's ,| surrender brings Germany inevitably to her knees. The Mediterranean has become an Allied lake, enabling the easy transportation of the Palestine armies, and incidentally rehabilitating the Suez route to Australia. When tho coal bases are ro-established tho shipping position will bo generally relieved. The , use of the Austrian railways enables the ! organisation of Bohemian bases for tho 1 junction of the friendly Jugo-Slav and • Czech-Slovak forces, not only exposing tho German frontiers but bringing Berlin within 120 miles, Munich 45 miles, and Leipzig 80 miles of secure aerodromes, whence night bombers will be able to roach the heart of Prussia in eighty minuto3. Germany has only circuitous routes through Poland to her stolen Black Sea bases. She is depriv- i ed of access to the groat oilfields of i Roumania and Galicia, undoubtedly re- I suiting in the hampering of aero- ' plane and transport work, whilst the loss of tho south-eastern granary on which she depends for an early harvest is also serious.