THE RHINE PROBLEM.
COMPROMISE REACHED. (A. * N.Z.) PAIUS/April 22 (ddnycd). A compromise has been reached between the French and American views on . the Rhine problem, by which Great Britain agrees to send an army to France without delay if German troops cross the Rhine, and Mr Wilson has promised to endeavour to persuade the Senate to agree to a similar undertaking. Details of the Saar Valley agreement show that France is assured of full ownership of the coalfield, but a commission under the League of Nations will be entrusted with the government of the valley. There will be no change in citizenship, but after 15 years the inhabitants shall decide by a plebiscite whether they wish the new regime to continue or to belong to France or Germany. In the last case, Germany may repurchase the mines at the valuation of an International Commission. •
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Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1628, 3 May 1919, Page 9
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144THE RHINE PROBLEM. Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1628, 3 May 1919, Page 9
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