THE PEACE TREATY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1706, 22 December 1919, Page 5

THE PEACE TREATY.

DODGING THE TERMS. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. Received December 22 9 a.m. PARIS, Deo. 18. The Germans tried many dodges when confronted 'at tho meeting of Ministers and Ambassadors which replaced the Supreme Council. They produced figures halving the Allied experts' estimates of Germany s shipping material. The Allies agreed to accept 200 000 tons of dock materia), as .compen-. sation for the Scapa sinkings, plus 50,000 tons of new ships, which the Germans undertook to construct within a limited period. Germany offered half-built Dreadnoughts instead of cruisers and destroyers, claiming that tho latter were necessary to police her shores. M. Clemenceau drily replied: "Why haven't the Dreadnoughts already been broken up in accordance with tho treaty ?" I

THE GERMAN SHIPPING QUESTION.

Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. PARIS, Dec. 18. German experts state that it is only possible to deliver 180,000 tons' out of 400,000, but they are willing to build 150,000 new tonnage. AMERICAN SENATE ACTION. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. ' Senator Knox has introduced a resolution declaring peace with Germany,' retaining on the United States' behalf the material benefits of tho Versailles Treaty and approving of any practical plan for an international | peace. Tho League resolution has been referred to the Foreign Relations Committee. The Demoorats have indicated their opposition. WILSON WIITnOT ACCEPT. | Australian-New Zealand Cable Association j Received December 22, 9.30 a.m. ; WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. ' Senator Hitchcock assorted that President Wilson would never accept the Treaty with Senator Lodge's reservation, ' but would j orobably accept compromises. y TURKISH SITUATION UNEASY.

By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Australian-New Zealand Cable A <nooiation LONDON, Dec. 18. Tho situation in Turkey is uneasy. Tho Government is coming under the influenco of the Nationalist Congress. Tho provinces thus are assuming a more independent attitude. Anti-British feeling is increasing, particularly in Western Anatolia, and the Allies are finding it more difficult to effectively control the Turkish army.