PEACE AT HAND
LLOYD GEORGE ASKED TO REMAIN IN PARIS CONTROL OF THE RHINE. (UNITED PRES3 ASSOCIATION.—COPTRIGHT.) (AtJSTIUnAN-NEW ZEALAND CABIB ASSOCIATION.) (Received March 19, 3 ]#h.j PARIS 18th March. President Wilson, M. Clemenceau, and Signor Orlando in a letter to Mr. Lloyd George asked him to postpone his return to Britain for a fortnight, in view of an early peace, at which Mr. Lloyd George's presence is absolutely essential. The signatories of the letter realise the urgency for his presence in England, but contend that the world settlement at this stage is all-important. Mr. Lloyd George has decided to submit the letter to his Cabinet. _ The Commission of Control of International Waterways has decided that an Allied Commission shall control the future navigation of the Rhine. Holland, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden have asked the subCommittee of the Peace Conference to grant neutrals larger representation on the League of Nations. In other respects they are willing to accept the plan.
PARIS 18th March.
LONDON, 18th March. Answering a question in the House of Commons.Mr. Bonar Law said that the Committee on the Wealth of Germany, tof which Mr. W. H. Hughes is chairman, had ■ reported confidentially to ■ Cabinet. The report was not intended for publication. Britain intended that Germany should pay in full the war bill, but if unable to at present payments would be demanded on account.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 65, 19 March 1919, Page 8
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228PEACE AT HAND Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 65, 19 March 1919, Page 8
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