GERMAN DUPLICITY.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 15089, 11 December 1919, Page 5

GERMAN DUPLICITY.

• A DISQUIETING SITUATION. '■ HUNS' .ATTEMPTS AT EVASION. ■ (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association! , •'■ -LONDON,, Dec. 5. i .The Daily i Chronicle -s. Pai?is?.rcorres- ;. - states- -that official circles Regard ■ the xO.erman-. . situation as disquieting; ■•• Affliction vof ':the French' press;; -blame: .the- -^vacillation- of the Supreme Councilp which .made a foolish :attempt.\toi be' conciliatory; . towards a beaten v but : :-i'e vengeful, enemy.. Now; .fyqwever . .Crevmany 's: : attitude has* ex-; .aspjeratM- the Council,- . which v. has decided that Germany must . be; taught a salutary . Wesson, and ha.s. apprpyed. „of Marshal Fochls-AndiFieidiMarsiiai son's militaiy plans to 'bring. Germany JLtyih er senses, leaving . America . out' of, l.tlie r question. -Englaaid and .France are "uhdertxaking i : a, : ' cb-opera'tiy.«i chastising •bf '^lio-GermaiLs 'if ; they persist, in i -.-rejlus-' ing.' ; -tp\^sigrij'oe^,p'rotocal/to : .the . Tieftty, is m r.eadiness , for a^j.foi, % w.ard . mbyement. /^^Be^jP^enclv'i"^^}".'-- is sejifc forced ;and^^©""questiiori 'of . peace pi: .war with ~ Gerrnahy 'is 'trembling m the balance.; ilf a,, sjatisfactpry- reply .to th^ 'ultimatum Vis hot , rece|v ; ed; the sworA will be:' bared to deal, with .Oefmin arrogance^ : „ . • r^: v -PARIg,, Dec' 5i; R ■ llie Echo de Pji'ris, 'says; that pnjy an ultimatum to, Grei'many' can free us of embarrassment. '•' ~~.. Marshal Fqch "demonstrated- to. the ; »Sup s renie .j. t Council that he had the necessai^r. mea^hs to-BaQk an ultimatum. . Plans. , were^ formulated m June, and are m readiness to bring the Qermahs to heel. /••-'- V . j . •-. vLONBON. Bee. 5. ' j Speaking at ,Glasg6\v,..s[r v ßonar Law said that there ' Avas :-, q, \\ su'spioion t h at a-^'section of the German people were -delaying the ;■ Gratification ■•"■of pc ( ace,' owing •to , America's . , delay . ,*. T ,1^ thought HjVat, these "Germans vjould; evade thq terihs |if , possible. : Ho spok« for } the 1 British VGoveiTinient/f'. and he : thought ipy our Alb'^s; m" saying, that' they had p,6we>. to v enforce:, the/ terms - .and ' would "urso'-'it. '„.,;•.< f '1;..,-.' „ „; '•■'."..:'..,.■