PEACE CONFERENCE RESUMES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1710, 10 January 1920, Page 5

PEACE CONFERENCE RESUMES.

THE WAR CRIMINALS. WILL GERMANY HAND THEM OVER? By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association LONDON, Jan. 8. Mr Lloyd George, accompanied by 50 officials, has departed for Paris to attend tho Inter-Allied Conference, which will really amount to a second Peace Conference, dealing with the most momentous questions for decision. r lheso include tho trial of the ex-Kaiser and his accomplices. It is stated that the British Government adheres to tho declaration of Mr Lloyd George that tho ex : Kaisor and other guilty persons must bo tried. Meanwhile, Germany is agitating against the surrendering of war criminals. . /Berlin is developing a society called the <l Save Your Honour League. Hie Berlin Government is being turgod to clely the Allies and to tell the* to come and fetch the guilty parties. It the Allies do, surprises 'are promised. v , The future of Constantindp e is another big question. It is hinted that the British may adopt the French view to leave the Turks at Constantinople, but establishing machinery for guarding the bhaits. DISOBEDIENCE URGED. z “‘^ E c fer A l?S“r The question of surrendering the officers accused of war crimes to the Allies is the chief topic throughout Germany, and is likely to embarrass the Government considerably. The Conservative press demands, that the officials should disobey the orders to hand over war criminals. WILSON ADAMANT,

Aurtralian-New ***^ President Wilson hus informed ibe lO mo. crutlo 8 Committee th.l he 1». no objection to interpretations accompanying the ben ate’s ratification of tho Treaty. bißchangcs cannot be made altering the Treaty s rneanino-. If there is a doubt about the people s wishes in regard to tho Treaty, it should be made an issue at next election. THE TURKISH SETTLEMENT. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association PARIS, Jan. /. Franco and England are now in accord about occupying certain parts of the iurkish Empire the internationalisation ot tnc Dardanelles and the institution of a new Armenian regime, but the future status ot Constantinople is unsettled. It is unlikely that the Ttirkish question will be discussed at next week’s conferences. The trench desire to hold the matter over until the now French Cabinat is formed.