THE PEACE TREATY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1735, 9 February 1920, Page 5

THE PEACE TREATY.

AMERICA’S RATIFICATION. POSITION STILL UNCHANGED. By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Australhui-Now cJabio rt^twouition WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. Hope that the Peace Treaty would speedily be ratilied, since it will shortly again bo brought up on the floor of the Senate, has once more been dispelled. Senator Hitchcock has stated that he do,;s not think President Wilson hat? changed his attitude regarding the reservations, despite Viscount Greys letter; and if the President does not accept Senator Lodge’s reservations, and the Republicans do not make a measurable modification in connection with the reservations, there cannot be a change in the Treaty situation. Thirty Democratic senators held a caucus at which it was unanimously decided to do everything possible to facilitate the calling up .of the Treaty on the floor of the Senate on February 9. Senator Hitchcock said that the Democrats would also support the recommitment of the Treaty to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. _ President Wilson, in a letter read at the Democratic senators’ caucus, said he would accept Senator Hitchcock’s reservations, but could not. accept any reservations that would cause the United States to reject her international obligations under Article 10 of the League of Nations Covenant. The letter reaffirmed President Wilson’s stand against any but interpretative reservations. BRITAIN’S TRUST. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. NEW YORK, Feb. 7. Interviewed by the New York 'rimes’ London correspondent, Mr Lloyd George said: 1 might have hopes as to what the United States may see her way to do, but I could not presume to advise her about her business. The United States came into the war when she was most needed; her coming was like an avalanche. President Wilson, the whole administration, and every branch of the Americans co-operated everywhere and worked effectively with Europe against Germany. Finally the American people put every ounce of their might into the war on issue offering no direct or immediate menace to their interests. 1 can only say I trust them and their sound judgment. THE ADRIATIC PROBLEM. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association, PARTS, Feb. 6. Lo Temps says that in order to dissipate the .Tugo Slav _ objection, the English, French and Italian Governments have decided to communicate the Treaty of London to the Belgrade Government. The former Governments adhere to the Adriatic solution already forwarded to Jugo-Slavia. FRANCE STANDS FIRM. GERMANY MUST PAY. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. Received February 9, 12.40 p.m. PARIS, Feb. 6. In the Chamber of Deputies, in the debate on France’s foreign policy, M. Millerand said that Cabinet would follow the Clemencoau Cabinet’s policy. Germany had not taken steps to deliver the stipulated quantity of coal, and the measures provided in the Peace Treaty would bo adopted to collect this debt. M. Millerand significantly referred to the clause relating to the extended military occupation, where Gorman engagements wore not fulfdlod. He stated the Government’s intention to notify Germany that in view of the flagrant non-fulfilment of one of the most important obligations, the reference being to the war criminals, ho had urged that the Allies had the right to apply economic and financial reprisals where the obligations wore wilfully disregarded. The Allies also had the right to resort to military coercion. M. Millerand emphasised the Government’s intention of exacting everything Germany owed under the Treaty. Ho stated that the Charge d’Aff a ires in Berlin had been notified that the .Foreign Minister expressed regret at von Lersnor’s action, which was purely personal. Disciplinary measures would b*' taken against him. A motion of confidence in the Government was adopted by 513 votes to 68.