THE NEW GERMANY

Evening Star, Issue 16993, 15 March 1919, Page 9

THE NEW GERMANY

ALLIES RECAST MAP.

RHINE TO BE WEST FRONTIER.

BUFFER RHENISH REPUBLIC.

FRANCE GETS SAAI BASIN,

ANCIENT POLAND KESTOKED.

DENMARK REGAINS SCMLESWIG,

AUSTRIAN REMNANT AS COMPENSATION.

&lAO-CSIAU LEA'

,SE CANCELLED.

Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Asacfliation.

f • NEW YORK, March 11. I (Received March 15. at 9.10 a.m.) t A cabls from Paris states that the allied 'plenipotentiaries have decided that the Rhine mast form Germany's western frontier The old western boundary of Poland, existing before Poland was first partitioned in 1772, will be Germany's eastern frontier. ' Germany also loses the Danishspeaking population of Schleswig and the Polish-speaking population of I pper Silesia. France will be given Lorraine and tno Saar coalfields of Germany. Austria will probably be allowed to join Germany, and a Rhenish Republic will be created "on. the left, (west) bank of the Rhine. [Presumably Alsace, as well as Lorraine, •will be restored to France. The Saar runs northwards through the western part ot Lorraine, then north-west a little to the east ox the old Lorraine Irtmtier prior to 1871. joining the Moselle at Treves.—The ancient frontier ol Poland included Danzig (on the Baltic). Posen. Breslau (in Silesia) and Cracow (in Galieia). —The bulk of the minerals raised in Germany came from Westphalia, Rhenish Prussia-, Lorraine, and Silesia, all of which districts she is to lose—all that is left of Austria for inclusion in Germany is L'pper and Lower Austria (on the Danube, between Bavaria and Hungary), with Salzburg and Styria. or parts of these provinces, to the Bouth.l PARIS, March 14. (Received March 15, at 9.10 a.m.) The Supreme War Council have decided to compel Germany to relinquish the lease of Tsing-tau and other concessions in China.

It is expected that the financial embargo refusing loans to Germany will shortly be lifted. _ M. Tardieu states that it is impossible that the Peace Treaty can bo signed as soon as March 20. March 13. (Received March 15, at 9 a.m.) M. Tardieu (French delegate), addressing the allied journalists, said that the signature of the plenary terms would largely increase Germany's freedom to resume trade, although some reservations would be imposed, ho thought, 'in fixing the preliminary terms, the military authority, and not the Governments, would come in touch with the Germans. It seemed probable that all the German frontiers would be settled before the end of next wt»ek. It was unlikely that Germany would be allowed to own or make any aeroplanes for a considerable time. There will tie four separate Peace Treaties—with Germany, Austria, Turkey, and Bulgaria ; but an endeavor will be made to nave them signed concurrently. NO SHIPS, NO FOOD. BRUSSELS, March 14. (Received March 15, at 9.10 a.m.) Admiral Wemyss has presented the Allies' decision to the German delegates in reference 'to turning over German merchantmen to the Allies in exchange for food. [The cable news in this issue accredited to ' The Times' has appeared in that journal, but only where expressly stated J8 such newa the editorial opinion of 'Th« Timeo.'"]