ALLIES' PEACE POLICY

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 61, 6 December 1918, Page 5

ALLIES' PEACE POLICY

SETTLED BY THE LONDON CONFERENCE.

London, December 1. The conclusions reached by the InterAllied Conference were submitted this morning to the Imperial War Council for endorsement before adoption, as agreed items of policy to be pursued at the Peace Conference. The Prime Ministers of Canada, Newfoundland, Australia, and other Ministers who did not participate in the InterAllicd Conference attended this meeting, which lasted half an hour, after which tho Intor-Allied Conference deliberated at length, when the War Council was called in to attend a joint meeting. This lasted for an hour, and marked the conclusion of tho conference. It is emphatically declared that the Allies absolutely agree, and have the backing of the representatives of the entire British Empire. It is confidently anticipated that French and Italian opinion will support the conference's conclusions.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE ALLIES' ARRANGEMENTS EVERYTHING'READY FOR THE PEACE PRELIMINARY. (Rec. December 5, 7.30 p.m.) London, December 4. Tho Inter-Allied Conference has completed arrangements for the preliminary Peace Conference on December l(i, and also the preliminary arrangements for the general Peace Conference, which is certain to be held in Paris, probably nt the end of January. In the event of a Coalition victory at the general flection, the British delegates will likely be the Premier (Mr. Lloyd George), Mr. Bonar Law, and Mr. R. J. Barnes, accompanied by panels of expert advisers in Imperial, militarv, economic, transport, and other questions. Mr. Bcnair Law, in a state. • ment, has announced in regard to tho peace terms that Germany mu6t pay. He promises that tho Germans will be kept out of Britain.—Aii6.-N.25. Cable Assn.-lieuter. COULD GERMANY PAY? HER ABILITY ANALYSED. (Rec. December C, 0.30 a.m.) London, December 4. Mr. Harold Cox Ims niade an exhaustive analysis of Germany's ability to pay the Allies' war costs. These total .£25,000,000,000, including Britain's .67,300,000,000, France's .£5,300,000,000, the United States' .£.3,600 000,000, and Russia's JM.,300,000,000. Tho value- of the territorial annexations, including the colonies, must first be deducted, also the value of Alsace-Lorraine. Franco would also demand tho Saair coal basin, which was lost in 1815. Tho Germans must hand over .£150,000,000 in gold, and her merchant ships and lier investments abroad, valued at about .£500,000,000. When all those assets have been taken, Germany may owe the Allie3 .£10,000,000,000. on which (he interest, would be £500,000,00. Some of this may be paid by royalty upon tbu .'nnHields of Westphalia, and the potash mines in Saxonv, and the Test would be an annua tribute, for which the taxpayers would 'be responsible. Thus tho Germans would be compelled to work and remain poor, while the Allies, relieved of the burden of the war debt, would enjoy a high standard of comfort and fewer hours of labour. , , , ~ Mr. Cox concludes: "What better punishment can be devised?"—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. BRITAIN'S SEA SUPREMACY MR. ROOSEVELT CONCEDES Jffitt FIRST PLACE. . Nov/ York, December 4. Ma\ Roosevelt, in a statement, says that tho British Empiro imperatively needed tho greatest navy in the world, and the United States should instant y concede this. Tho United States should have the second greatest navy in the world. Franco needed greater military strength than tho United States, but all American young men should be given military braining. There must not be any interpretation of "freedom of tho was that would prevent tho British Navy from repeating, in any possible future conflict, the tremendous service it had rendered in this war. Britain must retain the German colonies Hie had eon-qucred.-Aus.-N.55. Cable Assn. BRITISH PREFERENCE TO SOUTH AMERICA New York, Jecember 4. Mr. Chnrlc3 Grasty, London correspondent to tho New York "Times," says that Britain was drawing up preferential trade treaties with the South American countries Wore tho »uded.—Ans.N.Z, C*blo Aesn.