THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1623, 28 April 1919, Page 7

THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

GERMAN ARMY. (A. & N.Z.) NEW YORK, April 25. The Berlin correspondent of the "New York World" "interviewed ;Herr Noske, who said that Germany would plead hard at Versailles for the retention of the present strength of the army as the irreducible mini-', mum, no secreTalliance.

(A. & N.Z.) NEW YORK, April 25. The Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" states that it is officially announced that statements published in some papers saying that Mr Wilson had entered into a secret alliance with certain great Powers, had no foundation. LEAGUE 67 NATIONS. (A. & N.Z.) COPENHAGEN, April 25. The German Government has issued a draft constitution of another League of Nations, of which all the belligerents and neutrals who are * parties to The Hague Convention ate eligible for membership. The constitution provides for a reduction of armaments, the internationalisation v. of all straits and canals, and the abolition of armed ships, except those required for coastal defence and the League's police force. JAPANESE VIEW. (A. & N.Z.) NEW YORK, April 25. The Tokio correspondent of th<J "New York Herald" cables that members of Parliament and publicists, at a mass meeting, passed a resolution that Japan should not join the •■ League of Nations. The correspon-. dent adds: The Japanese Press has published a cablegram from Paris containing a statement attributed to Mr Hughes, in which he said the statement declaring that Australia led the opposition to the Japanese racial equality amendment originated in a certain country which is opposed to Japanese immigration, but is unwilling to appear unfriendly to Japan, THE PEACE TREATY.

(A. A N.Z.) LONDON, April 24. The Peace Treaty will be published world-wide as soon as the text is handed to the Germans, in order to prevent the latter wirelessing garbled versions. It is expected that a 6000 word summary will be cabled to Australia and New Zealand. Mean-' while, the American Government Is elaborating plans to wireless . the whole text and reduplicate it to various parts of the world. japaneseTthreats. (A. & N.Z.) NEW YORK, April 25." The Paris correspondent of the,. "New York Herald" says the Japanese delegates are unofficially intimating that if they are defeated on the Kiaa-chau question, they will. quit the Conference like Italy. The Poles are also threatening a withdrawal . unless Danzig becomes completely* WARNING lb WILSON. I 1 ("The Times") NEW YORK, April 9 X.« Tlfe Paris correspondent of» flflraß "New York Times" says a nuinbcjoßM the Japanese delegation stated CM if Mr Wilson issues a statement ™pfsfl cerning Shantung similar to i ' | statement 'on Italy's DalrnatK* claims, Japan will withdraw f<Bp=l the Peace Conference. f f , ITALY LEFT OUT. * % (A. & N.Z.) PARIS, April Bfl.' The United Press is authoritatively informed that the Allies are preparing to make peac3 with Germany without Italy's signature.