WITH RAGE AND REVENGE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 124, 27 May 1919, Page 5

WITH RAGE AND REVENGE

GERMANY WILL SIGN TREATY

ENEMY FURTHERING- BOLSHEVISM

IN ALLIED COUNTRIES

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.)

(Rec. May 27, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, May 15,

The Daily Chronicle’,* Geneva correspondent writes : —The declarations by German statesmen show that they will sign the treaty with rage and revenge in their hearts. They will strive to render the obligations an illusion. It is now revealed from an unimpeachable source that tho Cabinet Council at Berlin ifi rebelling against the 'Saar disposition and has secretly decided to provoke a revolution in Belgium, where labour difficulties »4't‘ considerable, and thereby ehdaugor the British armies’ occupation wh-ch will then be almost isolated between, hostile Germany and Bolsheviks in Belgium. It is calculated that tho movement will spread through Luxemburg and the Saar district, creating general anarchy, forcing the allies to evacuate the entire region. GERMANY’S ONLY HOPE

SIGNING OF THE TREATY

(Aust. & N.Z. Cable Assn. & Reuter)

(Rec. Mav 27, 9,15 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, May 15,

Public opinion, in especially amongst merchants and business men is swinging round favouring signing the treaty as tho only method of termination of commercial and industrial stagnation.

GERMAN COUNTER PROPOSALS

MODIFIED DEMANDS

(Reuter’s Telegrams)

PARIS, May 20,

The Berlin correspondent of the 'Temps, states that the German counter proposals include the following :—Germany is ready to assure to Trance Saar coal, and even certain rights in the Ruhr basin. Germany will accept the occupation of the left bank of the Rhins for the period' fixed bv (he Versailles Conference, biq, will ask that the area remain under German administration, and that the plebiscite clause bo suppressed, Germany will recognise Polish sovereignity over the territory within the Vno of demarcation fixed in the armistice terms, and demand a plebiscite in other districts now proposed to be included in Poland.

Germany will propose a free port at Dan trig, with autonomous Polish admiriktrafioii of the Polish railway. Germany will demand a fixed figure for indemnities, contending that if is impossible to draw up a budget and impose taxes without knowing exactly what the country has to pay. INTENDED INDEMNITIES DETAILS WITHHELD, fAustralian ft N.Z. Cable Association)

LONDON, May 15,

Mr Boivh- Law, in the House of Commons, pressed for details of the intended indemnity claims against Germany, the various allies had made urovisipnal estimates, but they coul'ci not be disclosed.

CREEKS OCCUPY SMYRNA (Australian ft N.Z. Cable Association.)

(Rec. May 27, 11.25 a.fin} ATHENS, May 15. The Greeks' have occupied' Smyrna,

COUNCIL OF FOUR fiume negotiations resumed.

UNITED STATES TO RETAIN CAPTURED SHIPPING.

(Rec. Mav 27. 11.25 a.m.) WASHINGTON, May 26. The Council of Four agreed to allow the United States to retain seized Gorman shipping. The Fmme negotiations have resumed.