PACIFIC QUESTION

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 18, 23 January 1919, Page 6

PACIFIC QUESTION

GERMAN MENACE MUST EH JOINTED AMERICAN COMMENT. Australian itud N.Z. Cable Aweciauou.j (Rec, Jan. 23, 2.15 p.m.) NEW YORK, Jan. 20. The New York Sun, commenting edioriady regarding Australia’s claims at he Peace Conference, said the Islands if New Guinea, in the bands of an unriendly Power, would constitute a serine menace to Australia. Both Ausralia and New Zealand! were determinid to lid themselves of German inuence in the Pacific. Australia will jontmue to depend on England for the efence of her coast. This defence is iikely to form a strong link betweeu Lustralia and’ England. . The New York World’s Plymouth correspondent states that Mr Massey on lauding said, “We are determined, to banish the Germans from the Pacific. SIBERIAN ARMY. (Rec. Jan. 23, 1.40 p-mO NEW YORK, Jan. 20. Dispatches from Archangel say that the Siberian Army captured taping, and Is nearing the junction with the Archangel Government’s troops. CZECHOSLOVAK ASPIRATIONS. (Reo. Jan. 23, 1.40 p.m.J NEW YORK, Jan. 20. Czecho-Slovak National Council representatives at Washington announce that the Czecho-Slovaks will demand control of Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia at the ‘Peace Conference. GERMAN AND RUSSIAN BOL* SHEVIKS.

] ARRESTED AT LAUSANNE. PLbT TO KILL ALLIED LEADERS. (Rec. Jan. 23, 1.40 p.m.) ; , «. NEW YORK, Jan. 20. ; The -New York Evening Telegraph’s Geneva correspondent report© that according to a dispat'cE from Lausanne several German and Russian Bolsheviks, armed with passports to Paris, were arrested because they plotted! to compass the death of M. Clemencean, President Wilson, mid Mr Lloyd George. \ ANOTHER AMERICAN LOAN. (Rec. Jan, 23, 1.40 p-m-) WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. ■ 1 The Secretary of the Treasury ■ announceiS~that the final Victory Loan will [iie .floated in April for five or six billion dollars. PRESIDENT WILSON AND THE j , ’ SENATE. (Rec. Jan, 25, 1.40 p.m.) NEW YORK, Jan. 20. &, Senator Jones, in thu Senate, attacked President Wilson for his failure to reSnove the restriction on the construction <bf steel ships on foreign account. Senator Jones declared that other Countries were already securing world trad©, while the United States was not Allowed to compete. . ...

SMALL GERMAN MERCHANTMEN. (Rec. Jan. 23, 1.40 p.n*.) NEW YORK, Jan. 20. ! ' s The New York Times Paris correspondent says :— The British Government "will use small German merchantmen 1 to .transport Australian soldiers home via Suez.