MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 July 1919, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

,TOE PEACE BILL. PLEAS FOR GERMANY. • f ' By Telegraph.—Press Aun.—Copyrlglit. SeeeWed July 22, 5£ p.m. London, July 21. Airing the peace debate, Sir Donald aeLeafc paid a warm tribute to Mr. byd George's skill, energy and indom(table fptimism at the Peace ConferMice. He feared that unless trade witl i Germany revived she would be unable to repair the damage. Ho unhesitatingly . •upported the trial of the ex-Kaiser, but ' disagreed with conducting the trial in London, contendingthat a neutral country was preferable.' British people did ttot want a Soman triumph. to J. B. Clpes said there was a (Ming among the working classes that Germany should tie admitted to the League of . Nations at the earliest moment. Germany's .crimes were colossal but there Was a fear that the punishtent provided' in certain sections of the ; treaty was. .too severe. The Labor party was. anxious there should ba iw excesses. Regarding the standards ot utMetannination, he said that we did not want another Alsace-Lorraine. The Government's attitude on the conscription question was causing suspicion and dSttrusft, Mr.v-J. A. Seddon, Labor member for Hanley, said .there was no sign that .flwmnnv had repented, and her early admission to the League was impossible Lord Robert Cecil commented on the Indeterminate amount of reparation. Mr..J. Delvin (Belfast), urged thtft " IreUnd'it claim for self-determination was no longer a domestic matter, but a world question. Mr, H. Bottomtey (Hackney) moved on-amendment regretting' the absence '- of * definite obligation on the part o* Germany to compensate for Britain's, * total war toimes.-TAna.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Received July 23, 12.5 a.m. London, July 22. . After Mr. Lloyd George's speech the * amendment wa9 negatived and the Ratification Bill was read a second time. Received July 23, 1.20 a.m. , London, July 22. The House of .Commons passed the Anglo-French Treaty Bill. SMALL RHINE ARMY. , RETURN TO VOLUNTARISM, . Received July 22, 9.15 p.m. London, July 16. Mr. Churchill announced that the Rhine Army of' Occupation will shortly be reduced to two divisions. He also promised a complete volunteer system iB 1920.—United Service. v ■ . %■ BLUEJACKETS ENTERTAINED. Received' July 22, 9.45 p.m. London, July 21. • The Lord Mayor of London ejitertamed four, thousand bluejackets engaged in "the Peace' celebrations.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.