GERMANY'S TASK

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10206, 17 February 1919, Page 5

GERMANY'S TASK

FOR FUTURE PEACE DECLARATION OF OVERNMENT'S 'POLICY. By Reu'ter's' Teleeranio. 1 (Received February 16, 5.5 p.m.) BERNE, February 13. Weimar advices state that in the German' Assembly;. Herr the Premier, iij declaring, ihei-pow* GrPYerjjment's policy, .said that the task'in the immediate future 'could be summed up under the following essential heads: — (H Maintenance of the State by means of strong central authority. (2) Immediate conclusion of peace. (3) Adherence to Presidenjijyjlson's, programme?" r ■■■■■: ■-•--■■■ y (4) Rejection'of any" peace of violence. (5) Restoration, of Germany's colonies and territories-. « - . (6) Immediate repatriation of German jmsoWerß.""' - --■■ _;_._„ ' (7) Uermany's admittance^inty^he* 1 League of Nations with equal'~riglrt6. (8) General reciprocal disarmament. (V) Constitution of general arbitration courts. ■ ' ■ : i. (10) of secret .diplomacy. THEtcQLONIAL QUESTION* ~ Australian and N.Z. Cable Association,., (Received February 16, 5.5 p.m.) BERLIN, February 13. ; Herr Erzberger, interviewed at Weimar, said that Germany's roojopial. claims were modest. She was content to'retain as. many colonies as Portugal. She had no wish to compete with England and France in the colonial Germany was tired of contending against the Allies' hardened -hearts:' The ■ freedom of the seas meant the abolition of the right of blockade and the seizure of merchant ships, and aerial, attacks, ought to be prohibited' in -order :topermit the transport of vital necessaries. •- IMMEDIATE 'pEMPBILISATTON. Australian '"aSSf "'Ji?;Z.' , '- r Cable Association. .."WEIMAR, February 14. The Ebert, annqunoed that Germany would demobilise without delay. . ,