THE TREATY.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16848, 31 May 1920, Page 7

THE TREATY.

MR WILSON'S INTENTIONS. Cable—Press Association—Copyright.) (Australian and X.Z. Cable Association.) WASHINGTON, May 23. President "Wilson intends to make the national honour the crux of his campaign in the fight for tho League of Nations. He will propose to resubmit to the country the Peace Treaty as drafted, with certain suggestions for interpretative resolutions. j Congress refused to override the veto of the Knox resolution. President Wilson, by vetoing the resolution, declared that the Treaty embodied important things omit,ted by the resolution. In rejecting the Treaty the United States declared in effect that she wished to draw apart and pursue only her own objects and interests. "Such a peace with Germany as the resolution proposed is. oi ought to be, inconceivable, as it is inconsistent with the dignity of the United States and with the rights and liberties of her citizens, and the very fundamentals of civilisation." A CANADIAN CLAIM. OTTAWA. May 27. It is understood that Canada has formulated a War Damages Bill totalling 1,8/0 000.000 dollars, including cost of war and demobilisation 1,715 000,000 doli trs, s^p- 1 ration allowances 80,GC0.000 dollars, Halifax losses 30.C00,C00 dollars ; (due to the explosion of a munitions ■' ship), Army of Occupation B,ooo,ooodollars, and illegal warfare 31,500,000 dollars. This Bill will be handed to the forthcoming conferenco of Empire representatives, and the inter-Allied Conference at Spa. ITALY AND REPARATION. (Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association.) (Received May 30th, 5.5 p.m.) . ROME, May 23. It is reported that the Government will strongly oppose tho financial deci- : sions reached at the Hytlio Conference as <juite inadequate to meet Italy's just claims. The Cabinet has decided to insist on the postponement of tho Spa Conference till July. '' GERMANY MUST PAY.'' (Received May 30th. 11.5 p.m.) PARIS. May '29. I lie French Chamber carried a vot© of confidence in M. Millerand, after his explanation of tho Entente's indemnity policy. He denied that the Hythe Conference had fixed any definite sum. Franco's bill for reparation, compiled to date, totalled sixty-six milliard gold marks. France was not disposed to withdraw from the occupied areas. The Allies admitted the principle of occupation if Germany broke her engagements. It would be scandalous if Germany did not pay the debt to which she pledged herself at Versm'Ucs. She must pay for all losses inflicted.