THE PEACE ISSUES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 87, 7 January 1919, Page 7

THE PEACE ISSUES

ENEMY'S INDEMNITY E CAPACITY r THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS By Telegrapli-:Press Association- CopyriCttt 1 ... (Rec. January (i, 7.45 p.m.) New York, January 5. 5 Mr., Paul Clay, the noted statistician, 1 estimates that 2,700,000,000 dollars of in- ) demnity. annually U'sifl,COO,ooo) can be '' collected from Germany without' breaking down her industries. This indemnity 1 can gradually be increased to 3,500,000,000 - dollars (.C700,OOOiOOO).-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. FATE.OF GERMAN FLEET r DESTRUCTION OPPOSED. ' ' New York, January 4. ; The Washington correspondent of the [ New York "Times" states that Mr. Dan- . iels, Secretary of the Navy, said he personally opposed the sinking of the sur- [ rendered German warships. He thought I Admiral- Rodman only advocated the j sinking of old-tyo ships, but Mr. Daniels [ believed that even these could be used \ as training ships.—Aus.-N.Z Cable Assn. fßear 7 Admiral Rodman (who was . Commander of the battleships in the ; American Fleet in European waters) rei commended to the Naval Committee of . tho House of Representatives that the ; capita! ships of the Gorman Navy should be .destroyed."] ANOTHER BOTSHIP TO BE (■' '"."■-. HANDEDJVER f . GERMANY'S NEWEST. . , (Rec. January 6, 7.45 p.m.) r London, January 5. s ' The Baden, the newest German battle- ) ship, will shortly be given oyer under i the armistice terms to the Allies. It is authoritatively stated that over two hundred German submarines were 6unk during the war, of which number the Germans destroyed fourteen. • Mine-sweeping is proceeding on a large , scale. Some of the minefields aire a hnn- ■ dred miles in extent. It is estimated ' that 100,000 mines, including drifters, ! have to be removed—Reuter, I THE NATIONS ! A LABOURRESOLUTION *■ London, January 3A Labour demonstration at tho Albert ' Hall adopted a resolution: proposed by 1 'Mr. Arthur Henderson and supported by ' Mrs. Snowden, Mr. Bernard Shaw, and [ Mr. Ramsay jlac'dbnald, calling upon 1 the British delegates to the Peace Con- ' ferenee to make the' definite.' establish- . raent of the League of Nations one .of . the foremost clauses of the Peace Treaty. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ASSURANCES OF FULTRE PEACE ' CLAIMS OF PARENTS OF THE - FALLEN. ■• ■ ..(Rec. January 6, 7.10 p.m.) i . New York, January 5. i ' .Speaking at Buffalo, Mr. N D. Baker • (Secretary ' for .War) said that Anieri- '■ can fathers and mothers surely ~ would • have the right to-some high. assurances of future peace as a consolation-for their sacrifices—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SETTLING THE~RA~CE PROBLEMS . ANNOTJNCF/MENT BY CZF.CHO-' ! • ... SLOVAK PRESIDENT. "' : London, January 3. i The "Daily Express" ' 6ays' a message from'"Vienntv states that Professor Mas- " aTyk, the' new President of the Czecho'Slovak' Republic, has" announced that President Wilson, Mr. Lloyd George, and M. Clemenceau have agreed to the creation of a new German Confederation under the direction of Bavaria, and the I destruction of Prussian supremacy by the , separation of all • .the non-Hungarin-speaking lands, and the establishment' of ! a Danube '■ Confederation under '' tho >' Czecho-Sloyaks, with the adhesion of the - Austro-Germans.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. PREPARING THE GERMAN CASE LICHNOWSKY MAY BE CHIEF DELEGATE. ... ( :(Rec. January 6, 7.10 p.m.) ''.'-.'.. Amsterdam, January 5. The German Ministers are preparing documents for the Peace Conference. .'. Herr. Ebert vetoed Dr Hellferich's and Count Bernstorff's efforts to become delei gates to the conference. It is probable . that Prince Lichnowsky will be the chief ' delegate. Herr Maximilian Harden, destined to be one of the most powerful political influences in Germany, will probably be also a member of the delegation. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.' THE BALKAN ApIES~OF OCCUPATION 1 (Rec. January 6, 5,5 p.m.) ■".,■■■ Paris, January 6. The "Echo de Paris's" Geneva correspondent states that the Entente troops have occupied Cetinje (the Montenegrin ■capital).. The Italians have replaced the French-at Monastir, the Serbians have begun the occupation of Dalmatia, and the Jugo-Slavs are approaching Kligcn-furth.—Aus.-N.Z. . Cable Assn., GERMAN EXPULSIONS FROM CHINA . AND AN ALARMIST 1 ARTICLE. (Rec. January 7, 0.50 a.m.) New York, January 5, The New York "Times's" Peking cor- • respondent states that the Chinese Gov■ernnient has agreed in principle to the repatriation of the Germans. The liquidation of German property is -being, considered. . • _ ' The. correspondent adds: "A distin. guished Japanese publicist has published an article advocating a defensive Chino- ' Japanese alliance, in view of the growing strength of the American and FrancoBritish fleets and armies."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.