ARRANGING PEACE TERMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1515, 22 April 1919, Page 5

ARRANGING PEACE TERMS.

REPARATION BY GERMANY.

RETURNING STOLEN PROPERTY

Australian' New Zealand Cable Association. NEW YORK, April 18. A Tribune's Paris telegram says .that tlio sub-committee considering reparations has reported that within 18 months of signing tlio preliminary peace, Germany should bo ablo to pay 4,600,000,000 dollars, of which 736,000,000 would bo lii specie. Tho committee- also recommended that enemy States should be compelled to restoro all property stolen from Allied countries, or if these are not recoverable an equivalent should bo seized. This would includes rolling stock, cattle, timber, machinery and other property. SECRECY TO BE OBSERVED. AustraliiJi-New Zealand Cable Association. PARIS, April 17. • M. Piehon states that tlio peaco preliminaries will only bo submitted to Parliament after signature. This will be tho policy of all the Allies.

THE DEVASTATED AREAS.

WHAT RESTORATION WOULD COST.

Australian-New Zealand Cable Association PARIS, April 18.

Tho special correspondent of the Australian Pross Association reports that Lauchour, in a statement to tho Radical group of Deputies, declared that the restoration of tho devastated areas would cost 75,000,000 francs. Tho pensions fund would amount to 40,000,000, and tho separation allowances would account for tho remainder of Franco's share of tho indemnity. Lauchour apparently does not expect compensation for business losses, which are included in tho Reparation Commission's categories of damages duo from Germany. ' Tho correspondent adds: "I was unable to ascortain definitely whether President Wilson accepted tho business losses in tho final approved categories, but a pessimistic American correspondent, in closo touch with Amorioan headquarters, includes in his list of approved categories tho loss to labour through the stoppago of industries, and damago to proporty, including tho shipping loss to capital through tho stoppago of industries." INDEMNITY FOR BELGIUM. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. PARIS, April 17. It is understood that Belgium receives £600,000,000 indemnity out of the first £1,000,000,000. Tho remaining portion-will bo divided among tho Allies, Franco receiving 55 per cent.

THE GERMAN DELEGATES. LEAVING FOR PARIS. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association NEW YORK, April 20.. A United Press message from Berlin states that the. Gorman pcaco delegates leave- for Paris on the 22nd. TO BE KEPT SECLUDED. Austral ian-Now Zealand Cable Association. Received April 22, 11.40 a.m. NEW YORK, April 20. The New York Times' Paris correspon-. delit states that extraordinary stops arc being taken to keep the German peace delegates at Versailles completely secluded.'' It is proposed to erect eight-foot high trellis-work barriers from the hotel where tlio delegation, which will probably number 75, will bo housed, to tho. roar of the Trianon Palaco, thus forming a complete enclosure. Tho delegates will not leave tho enclosure until tho day tho treaty is signed. No ono will bo allowed to enter tho hotel unless they bear a special pormit. DELAY ANTICIPATED. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. Received April 22, 9.10 a.m. PARIS, April 21. It is not anticipated that tho peace treaty will be presented to tho Germans on Friday. NO MESSENGERS WANTED. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. PARIS, April 20. Tho Allic3 have, notified tho Germans that thoy must send representatives with full power to act at Versailles. No messengers aro wanted.

GERMAN PRESS OUTCRY.

TERMS DECLARED IMPOSSIBLE. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. Received April 22, 8.50 a.m. BERLIN, April 16. An organised newspaper outcry is being made against tho Saar Valley solution. Vorvvaerts and other papers declare it will be impossible for Germany to sign a peace treaty on tho lines of tho semiofficial messages from Paris, reducing tho "fourteen points" to a sham. Lichnowsky says tho sword _is rattling and that peace is only maintainable by force and must bo rojected in the intorests of mankind.

IMPUDENCE BY GERMANS. WANT TO CONSULT COUNTRY. CRITICAL PERIOD APPROACHING. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association Received April 22, 12.10 p.m. PARIS, April 21. What is regarded as tho culminating woolc of tho Conference's labours opens critically. Tho Germans have replied to the summons to Versailles impudently, intimating that, tlioy ,will send two Legation Councillors cmfioworod to recoivo the draft of tho prciminary treaty, wherewith they will immediately return to Germany. Ifc is understood that tho Allies have roplied that it will bo useless to send dologatcs not empowered to sign the treatv. Tho Gormans hint that tlioy will not sign until the country has boon consulted, and ovon suggest a referendum. PLENIPOTENTIARIES WANTED. Australian-Nnw Zealand Cable Association. Received April 22, 9.10 a.m. PARIS, April 21. Tho Allies have notified Germany that j only plenipotentiaries will bo received at Versailles.