THE PEACE TREATY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1703, 17 December 1919, Page 5

THE PEACE TREATY.

PRESIDENT WILSON’S DICTUM

STRENGTHENS THE REPUBLICANS,

By Electric Telegraph. —Copyright. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association Received December 17, 8.65 a.m. NEW YORK, Dec. 16. The, New York Times published a Washington message which says that leading Democratic senators point out that President Wilson’s announcement that he will not consider further any treaty compromise is unfortunate since it will undoubtedly strengthen the treaty opponents. There are strong indications, however, that both Republicans and Democrats will continue their, _ efforts for a compromise despite the President’s announcement. HUN TROOPS CONCENTRATING. MILITARISTS PLANNING REVOLT. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association BERLIN, Dee. 14. ” Largo concentrations of returned Baltic soldiers in East and West Prussia are arousing suspicion. A semi-official German gazette says the Government is complying with the local demand to maintain the frontier defence, but in some quarters the concentrations are regarded as dangerous. It has been suggested that the Government is yielding to the machinations of the militarists, inchul mg Goltz and Hoffman, who are planning a revolt designed to begin in East Prussia, where the peasants have been secretly armed.

The troops from the Baltic, were recently urged to regard it as a duty to restore the old order in Germany.

Tho Times’ Warsaw correspondent estimates tlie Prussian concentrations at 80,000 regulars, and 15,000 other classes. ..The strongest forces are at Bromberg and Thorn in Upper Si'osia. GERMAN RESERVATIONS, Australian-New Zealand Cable Association PARIS, Dec. 15. Tho German reply has been received. German newspapers state that the tone ot the reply is conciliatory, and accedes all the demands with reservations regarding- Scapa Flow, unci adds that tho surrender of the docks and mate-rial will paralyse Germany.

THE LONDON CONFERENCE. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association Received December 17, 11.2 C a.m. LONDON, Dec. 15. The Morning Post states that the Conference in London was not a continuation of the Supremo Council sittings, but a special Anglo-French conference, necessitated by the United States’ attitude. It is understood u political and economic agreement was reached, amounting almost to an AngloFrench Alliance.

GIVE U.B.A. TIME. MR CHURCHILL’S APPEAL. LONDON, Nov. 30. Mr Churchill (Minister for War), in an article in the Sunday Herald, appeals to statesmen and publicists to give America time to overcome the fierce workings of the party system, and to abandon the threat to destroy the Peace Treaty. American influence determined the whole shape and character of the Treaty, and it was mainly American initiative that caused the breaking up of the Austrian Empire, and as a result the establishment of the rival States which were now plunging Central Europe into grave disorder. Turkey was sinking steadily deeper into bankruptcy, famine, and, anarchy, and awaited America’s decision..- It waa impossible to believe that America would not finish its work, or that she would be willing to see the irretrievable squandering of the fruits of the Allied victory. The Republicans, who were now the strongest party, were not seriously subject to Sum Fein or German influence. < They will probably do their duty in their own time, but would prefer that foreigners should not point it out to them.