TREATY AND LEAGUE

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10507, 7 February 1920, Page 7

TREATY AND LEAGUE

THE FAMOUS LETTER EXPLANATION BY BRITISH PREMIER. B>' , Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received February 6, 10.45 p.m.) NEW YORK. February 5. The “New York Times’’ London correspondent interviewed Mr Lloyd George, who. said that 'Viscount Grey's letter, was in the nature of a report to the British public upon what he had observed in the United States. “.Whether the United States joins the League; of Nations or stands aloof the people of Britain and Europe are under a debt of gratitude to America which they can never repay.” PRESIDENT WILSON ANGRY.

PLANNING A PROTEST TO . LONDON. NEW YORK, February 5. . The' 1 "New York Tribune’ r states, that President Wilson is angry ,'dvbrVVis-, count Groy’s letter, and ‘ is reported to be planning a protest to' London against his- gratuitous attempt ;to influence 'American politics. > ; The State Department has refused to credit that such a protest is pending. . . , . ..... Senator Kendrick stated in a speech that. President Wilson is ready to accept any reasonable compromise. He expected that, the Senate would 'decide tho question within a week, NON-DELIVERY of coal. ■- TALK OF COERCING GERMANY. , PARIS, February 5. The Premier (M. ilillcrand) address-ing-the Chamber l of'- Deputies,, stated that- th© Government favoured the bc- • enpatdon 'of further tbrritoiy unless the Germans carried out their, deliveries of coal stipulated in the Treaty. - DETERMINED. “ TREATY MUST BE EXECUTED. n Pabliflbed in "Tho Times." (Received February .7, 1.25 a.m.) ; ; PARIS,’ February 5. -HI. Millerand, in an important statement to- the F'oreign Affair^' Committee’ declared that Franco, intended to insist on the execution of .the Treaty with all-tho means in her. power, and possessed a sufficiency-: of Barms' for this purpose. . Germany was-delivering only 300,000 tons of coal- monthly :instead of 1,600,000. . Moreover,, she was evading’tho Treaty in other ways.