THE PEACE TREATY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1715, 5 January 1920, Page 5

THE PEACE TREATY.

GERMANY ACCEPTS AT LAST.

IN GOVERNMENT CIRCLES

By Electric Teiegroph.—Copyright. Zealand Cable? Association BERLIN, Jan. 2. The suspense has been relieved by the announcement that pqace was signed in itin's on Tuesday. There is deep gloom .n Government circles because the Allies did hoi relent regarding the do..ivory'of tjie Kaiser and his olhcials am. officers for trial.

El/ert, in a xN'cnv Year’s message, says: ■ •'Under the pressure of ruthless compulsion, we must conclude a peace threatening to place at the mercy of foreigners our honour and welfare, and the fruits of our past and future labour.’ Ebert called upon the Germans to close ii]) their ranks and do their utmost to reconstruct the- Fatherland.

GERMANY’S ARMED FORCES

SUPREME COUNCIL’S WARNING

Australian-New Zealand (Table Association

LONDON. Jan. 3. It is authoritatively estimated that tin present strength' of the German armed for cos is over 1,000,000, composed of the arpA of 400,000, navy of 12,000, temporary volunteers or army reserves 150,000 to 200,000. civic guards 300,000 to 400,000, armed Aonotabulary 40,000 to 50,000. The last three are -controlled by the Ministry of the Interior and are regarded as a contravention of the Peace Treaty, and this fget has beer notified la Germany by the Supremo Council. _ , , . The . Reparation Commission lias intervened in connection with large sales of German horses’and cattle to neutrals, the discovery of which illustrates Germany’s continued deception. Recently slio indicated that she was unable to comply, with email reparation, demands, owing to" the neoesSi ties of agriculture and revictualling Innpopulation.

THE AMERICAN RESERVATIONS

Australian-New Zealand Cable Association

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. . It is understood that the Republican mild reservationiste will consult with Democrat and formulate a compromise, which they will then submit to Senator Lodge .for acceptance. Tho Democratic Senators con ferred amongst themselves to-day. and tin mild rcsorvationists conferred with several Democrats. It is felt that the forces for the compromise, are progressing satisfactorily. , * '

JAPAN’S RATIFICATION

Australian-New Zealand Cable Association NEW YORK, January. 3.

The New York Times’ Washington cor respondent states that the . State Department has been informed that Japan’s rati lication of the Treaty was sent to th secretariat of the Peace Conference on December* 26th.

A RUMOURED HITCH.

Australian-New Zealand Cable Association

LONDON. Jan. 3. It is understood that the Peace Conference re-assembly is postponed till the 9th. It is; unlikely that, ratifications ..will be exchanged before tho middle of January. It is rumoured in Paris that some hitch has occurred. r ■

THE INTERNED GERMAN SHIPS

Australian-New Zealand Cable Association ■ . -LONDON, Dec. 31. c

A hundred German ships, mostly interred in South America, many-exceed-ing 10,000 tons- remain to be handed over to the-Allies, beyond tho 250 already surrendered _ and provisionally distributed among shinning companies. This dis&'iblition and' the activity in British shipbuilding lias established British shipping supremacy, which at, present is 5 per cent, more tonnage than before the war, although still short ol requirements.

THE SHANTUNG SETTLEMENT. .v.ii-tralian-New Zealand Cable Aswmtioa i NEW YORK, Jan. 2.

Uchida has written an article declaring that China’will be benefited by the Shantung settlement. Japan is determined to return Tsingtao with full sovereignty to China, retaining 'Only the economic privileges’ formerly granted to Germany, and will enter into negotiations with China for such return as soon as the treaty comes into force.

GERMANY SAFER INSIDE THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Zealand Cable Association LONDON, Jan. 3.

Lord • 'Robert Cecil, speaking at -Leeds said: “Thinks as badly’ as you please about Germany, but you are foo'ish unless vou realise that Germany is instd* than outside the League of Nations.”

THE CONSTANTINOPLE MANDATE

MAY GO TO ITALY. '

Australian Ncm 1 Zealand Cable Association Received January 5, 9.55 d.m. , ' ROME. .Jan. 3. The newspaper Idea ' Nazionale states that Italy is likely to secure, the mandate oyer Constantinople in exchange for I 1 iume.

WHAT LORD ROBERT CECIL SAYS. , v i Australian-New Zealand Cable Association Received January, 5, 9.15 a.m. ( ty v.- LONDON, Jan. 3. In a speech at Leeds Lord Robert Cecil dealt with the attitude of America towards the Peace Treaty. He emphasised that Britain wanted the assent; not of one party in America, but of the whole of America. He would rather have assent, subject to reservation, bv the whole important opinion of America, than full and complete assent achieved by a deep division of American opinion: ■ The objection to they‘Dominions, votes was -bused on an entire misunderstanding.ln international matters it was not numbers that counted but weight. Thf object of the Dominions’ voles was not to enable them to support on every occasion the British view, but rather to enable them to express * the views or differences they might have with Britain, and .get full weight whereto they were* entitled. -oj£ subject had boon used to create bad blood' between Britain and the United Statffis by, the enemies of both countries.