THE PEACE CONFERENCE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17533, 27 January 1919, Page 5

THE PEACE CONFERENCE

THE GERMAN COLONIES. *

FORCES COST THE WEST FRONT.

LONDON, January 23. Mr Hughes and Mr Massey attended the conference and explained their demands regarding the German , colonies.—A. and N.Z. Cable,

PARIS, January 24. During ithe afternoon session of the conference the colonial Premiers explained the dominions' interests with reference to territorial adjustments of the German colonies.—A, and N.Z. Cable.

J.t has been decided to appoint a committee to inquire into the strength of the forces necessary to be maintained on the western front during the period of the armistice.—A, and N.Z. Cable.

POINTS OF THE PROCEEDINGS.

SOME DEBATABLE QUESTIONS.

PROPOSAL FOR DISARMAMENT.

PARIS, January 24- ' It is understood that Mt Botha will join the Polish Commission, while Lord Robert Cecil and Sir R. L. Borden will be the British delegates to the Sea of Marmora. ■ The Council of Powers to-day completed the appointment of various commissions. Mr Hughes pressed for a repatriation com mission.

It is reported that Mr Wilson has abandoned his opposition to demanding punitive indemnities from Germany. The Supreme Council is now discussing disarmament. Mr A. J. Fraoer states that there is a possimEfcy of the colonial question coming before the Supreme War Council tomorrow. , *'

There was a long debate on New Zealand's representation. It is understood that the British delegates are agreed that Sir Joseph Ward should have a place in their panel. Sir Joseph Ward will attend to-mor-row's conference as a British representative on the Supreme Council.—A. and N.Z. Cable. BOLSHEVIST TYRANNY. PEASANTS SHOT IN HUNDREDS. PARIS, January 22. The Petit Parisien says that M. Seavenhis, in his statement at the Peace Conference, favoured immediate and energetic intervention, Russian peasants in several provinces, when trying to resist Bolshevist tyranny, were shot m hundreds by the Red Guards. Committees formed in the towns allegedly for the purpose of quelling a counter-revolution continue to hunt the bourgeoisie. 1 Only a few of the intellectuals have escaped imprisonment or revolutionary tribunals. The remaining bourgeoisie and intellectuals have been forced to subsist on starvation rations, whereas the Bolshevist partisans are allowed ample food.

It is understood that M, Seavenius greatly impressed the conference.—A. and N.Z. Cable.