THE VERSAILLES PROBLEM
ATTACK m GOVERNMENT POUCY USELESS OF DIPLOMATIC WEAPON n»* tblegkaph.—united press association.-'-coptei&ht.) (Australian-new Zealand cable association.) ■'.■■'' , LONDON, 13th February. ' In the House of Commons, Mr. R. D. Holt (Liberal member for Hexham) moved an amendment regretting thai by the decision of the 'Versailles War Council the only immediate task of the Government r.'as the prosecution of our ; military effort. !; ■■ . 1 Mr. A. F. Whyte (Perth, Liberal) deprecated any aitempt to detach Austria from the Central 'Alliance. ' Mr. Balfour, in his reply, dissented from any such doctrine, and added tha-t if it were possible to break up the enemy coalition, nobody would rejoice mote than himself.. The Versailles Council Was faced by Count Hertling's and Count Cze'rnin's speeches, and members sew in these no attempt to approach the Entente's standpoint. It was obvious that Count Czerniu refused President Wilson's terms. The Kaiser's dud Yon Hertling's speeches proved that they were as far away now as they were three years ago from accepting President Wilson's ideals, which were comttion to the whole of the Entente. The diplomatic, weapon was therefore useless. ,
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Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 40, 15 February 1918, Page 7
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182THE VERSAILLES PROBLEM Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 40, 15 February 1918, Page 7
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