ARMISTICE TERMS

Evening Star, Issue 16994, 17 March 1919, Page 3

ARMISTICE TERMS

SHIPS FOR FOOD.

IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. GERMANS GIVE IN. Prcsa Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON. March 15. The German delegates at Brussels have accepted the Allies’ conditions. Negotiations interrupted at Spa were resumed at Brussels, whore Admiral Wemyss met the German delegates and informed them that they might ask questions, but were prohibited from discussing the terms, namely:—The Allies undertake to feed Germany provided Germany supplies merchant ships and discloses the securities she possesses for the payment for food. The handing over of German merchantmen to the Allies will commence immediately. Germany will deliver 3.500,000 tone of shipping to Britain. France and America will divide the large steamers. Britain takes over three-fourths of the cargo tonnage. GERMAN PEACE DELEGATES LONDON. March 14. The German Government have appointed as peace delegates Herr Rantznu, Dr David, Dr Mueller, Professor Schuekin. Herr Giesberts, Herr Breene, Herr Warburgs, and Herr Baker. *1 HAMBURG. March 14. The delegates have been ordered to refer the Allies’"terms to the German Cabinet. RHINE BUFFER STATE. NEW YORK. March 12. The ‘ New York World’s ‘ Coblenz correspondent says a widespread movement has been launched for the formation of an independent republic in the _ Rhineland province. Westphalia may be included in the republic. PARTITIONING AUSTRIA. PARTS, March 14. \ proposal has been made that Yorarlberg (in the N.W. Tyrol, S.E. of Lake Constance, between Bavaria and Switzerland) should become a canton of Switzerland, but the Italian and French cantons oppose the proposal on the grounds that it .. . I accentuate a preponderance of German population. THE ADRIATIC, IT.ELY’S CLAIMS. PARIS, March 14. It is understood that the American representatives on the Greek Commission are opposed to upholding the Italian Treaty of 1915, on the ground that it conflicts with President Wilson's 14 points. It is believed that the Commission’s report should be based on the integrity of the treaty, leaving a Council of Ten to adjudicate on the objections. Signors Orlando and Sonnino have returned from Italv. They exchanged views with representatives of the leading Powers, pointing out that Italy will stand firm on securing Fiume. It is rumored that if Italy fails in her aspirations it may seriously affect her attitude towards her confederates. BOHEMIA. PARIS, March 15. The C'zecho-Slovaks’ Commission have completed their labors without great difficulty. BELGIUM AND HOLLAND. LONDON. March 14. There were enthusiastic scenes at Brussels following the announcement that the Interallied Council had granted Belgium's request for a revision of the 1839 Treaty. SCRAP OF PAPER FALLACY. PARIS, March IS. The Commission find that the violation of Luxemburg and Belgium's neutrality is strictly penal, and recommend the Conference to form a tribunal to deal with the criminals concerned, whatever their rank.

POLAND.

PLANS FOR RESTORATION. GERMANS RELUCTANT TO LOSE DANZIG. NEUTRAL STRIP ALONG BALTIC. PARTS, March 13. I Le Matin’ reports that the German military delegates at Posen have broken off negotiations with the Entente Commission and have left the city. The immediate cause of the rupture is hoped and believed to Tic due to the Germans’ re-1 fusal to comply with the Entente’s demand to withdraw their artillery in the region of Danzig. The Polish Commission have furnished r report that they believed Poland has pvac.ically regained the frontier existing beiore ihe partition in 1772. Danzig and its '■eaport of Netifahrwasser are given to Poland, which is thus assured of a cnastine of 40 kilometres. The Danzig-Tborn md the Danzig-Mlawa Railways will be Polish. There will also be a Polish month io the Lower Vistula. General Barthelemy, a member of the Allied Mission, reports that the Poles will soon he able to place 750,000 troops in the field to resist the Bolshevik aggression. The Supreme War Council have agreed o send General Henrys to Poland to assist Seneral Pilsudski. It is reported that the Council of 'leu favor making a strip of territory along the Baltic, between Elbing 'near Danzig) and Lithuania (?), a separate and independent State. Reuter's Telegrams. COPENHAGEN. March 15. A British squadron has arrived at Liban with a British Commission which, has been ■eat to negotiate with the Lettish Government. MR HUGHES AND INDEMNITIES. PARIS, March 14. Mr Murdoch (Australian correspondent) writes that there is every prospect that the indemnity discussion will he cut short by an agreement amongst experts that Germany cannot possibly pay mo» than a certain amount. Americans mention six thousand million dollars. The Hon. W. Hughes continues in lonely isolation the fight for putting the whole hill of all costs of the war into the peace preliminaries. The British delegates de-sc-ibe this as “ affronting every _ expert opin on, »nd is merely haying for the muon.” LEAGUE OF NATIONS. PARIS, March 15. President Wilson cabled to Washington that a Plenary Conference has definitely decided that the League of Nations will % be part of the Peace Treaty. The Csuncil of Ten have invited neutrals to furnish views and criticism of the League of Nations by March. 20, with a vr»w to amending the covenant, consonant •with their deaiiea m far as practicable.

This may lead to a series of conversations or informal conferences with the representatives of the neutral nations. Switzerland desires to see more definite rules regarding future admissions to the League, bv which the Executive Council will be able to say judicially whether any nation has lived up to these rules. Geneva is mentioned as the Leagues probable home, notwithstanding views m favor of The Hague and of Brussels.

IN GERMANY.

LULL SUCCEEDS STORM. AMSTERDAM, March 15. Despite Spartacist threats, the Prussian National Assembly opened without incident, Troops guarded the building and searched the Deputies for arms before they were admitted. Reuter’s Telegrams. COPENHAGEN. March 13. Berlin advices state that the damages as the result of the street fighting exceed 40,000,000 marks. The dead are estimated at over 1,000. LONDON, March 12. The * Daily Telegraph’s ’ Rotterdam correspondent states that the discovery that the Berlin Military Press Bureau fabricated many stories of Spartacist atrocities has intensified public resentment at the horrors perpetrated by the Government troops in wiping out many innocent people with the guilty. WEIMAR, March 14. The Government have appointed Herr Brockdorff-Rantzau President and Herr Giersbert and Dr David members ot the Cabinet. Dr Mueller has been appointed Minister at Berne.

RUSSIA.

THE RETREAT ON ARCHANGEL. ATTEMPT ON TROTSKY’S LIFE. AMSTERDAM, March 14. Bolshevik commanders declare that they have made plans for reaching Archangel on May 1. They claim that they have reoccnpied territory equal in size to that ot France during January and lebmary. NEW YORK, March 12. Despatches from Archangel state that Bolshevik forces fiercely attacked the village of Vistaokn, on the Yaga front. Although the Allies were greatly outnumbered tlie Red repulsed with heavy losses. HELSINGFORS, March 14. A Bolshevik artillery division mutinied in Petrograd, refusing to go to the Baltic front- A regiment of the Old Imperial Guard was ordered to suppress the mutiny, but joined the mutineers, killing several Bolshevik officials. Trotsky then rushed the notorious Chinese division from Moscow, and quelled the mutineers with unbridled slaughter. The remainder were imprisoned. 10XD0X , lUloh A Red Guard attempted to assassinate M Trotsky in a railway carriage at Vitebsk, an the Petrograd railway. A bullet pierced M. Trotsky’s body, but he was not injured. Two members of iua staff were, however, hit. WASHINGTON, March 14. Advices from Moscow state that human flesh was sold to the famine-stricken population by Chinese soldiers, who were subsequently arrested. Both Moscow and Petrograd are entirely without fuel. The streets of Petrograd are deserted except for soldiers and civilians begging for bread. The deaths from typhoid and smallpox in the city are estimated at 4,000 daily. U BOAT’S DASH FROM SPAIN MADRID, March 15. A German submarine escaped from Ferrol, and the crew sank her when two Spanish torpedo boats were on the point of recapturing her. ALLIED AIR RAID FIGURES. LONDON, March 16. A Berlin official wireless states that the enemy aerial attacks on German territory from August, 1914, to armistice day, were : Killed, 729 j injured, 1,754.

MEDALS FOR NEW ZEALANDERS.

LONDON, March 13. One hundred and twenty-seven Now Zealanders have been awarded military medals. BRITISH ARMY FIGURES. Reuter’s Telegrams. LONDON, March 13. In the House of Commons Mr Guest stated that the total strength of the British armies of occupation in all war theatres was fixed at 92,000 (? 920,000). The strength of the British army in France, Belgium, and Germany, including the Dominions’ forces, on March 1 was 1,324.106. LAST LIBERTY LOAN. WASHINGTON. March 12. A subscription campaign for the Victory Liberty Loan will start on April 2R and end on Mav 10. The amount required is 7,000,000.000 dollars. CLEMENGEAU’S ASSAILANT TO DIE. PARIS, March 15. Coltiii has been sentenced to death for shooting at M. Clemenceau, the French Prime Minister. [The cable news in this issue accredited to ‘ The Times ’ has appeared in that journal, but only where expressly stated is such news the editorial opinion of ‘ Th# Times.’]