PEACE TREATY.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16466, 19 June 1919, Page 3

PEACE TREATY.

TREATY HANDED TO GERMANS. DIVIDED OPINIONS. AS TO WHETHER THEY WILL SIGN. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received June 19, 12.40 p.m.) ~ PARIS, June 16. The secretary of the conference handed to tire Germans the Allies’ reply, with the revised treaty, at six .o’clock. Count Rantzau departed for Weimar at 10 o’clock. It is understood that the Allies, at the eleventh hour, reverted to military fovernment of the Rhine, instead of y Civil Commission. M. Clemenceau’s covering letter to the Germans is virile and biting as regards Germany’s responsibility for planning the war, as well as the savage and inhumane manner in which they conducted it by air and submarine, also the savage enslaving of thousands of men, women and children. Opinions whether the Germans will sign or refuse are divided. Count Rantz au is divided against himself; he thinks it advisable to sign, yet his self-pride revolts against it.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. COLLECTION OF FIREBRANDS. HOPE TO CAUSE A BLAZE. (Received June 19, 12.40 p.m.) PARIS, June 16. A meeting of Irish-American delegates, Indian, Egyptian and South American Nationalists resolved to form a general committee to fight for their rights. TREATY WITH TURKEY. TO PLEASE MAHOMMEDANS. (Received June 19, 12.40 p.m.) PARIS, June 16. The Council of Pour invited the Turkish representatives for the purpose' of making a treaty with Turkey, probably after the signing of the Bulgarian and Hungarian treaties. It is understood that Turkey will be required to renounce Constantinople. The treaty will also give one or more great Powers authority to supervise the financial administration of Turkey. Several Mahommedan delegations have come to Paris and strongly protested against the partition 1 /of the Empire, hence the decision to make a treaty respecting Turkey.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. A CONCESSION TO GERMANY. PARIS, June 17; The Allies have conceded Germany the use of merchant ships for two years if she signs the peace terms.—Aus.N.Z, Cable Assn, CLEMENCEAU’S WORK DONE. NEW YORK, June 17. The Evening Post’s Paris correspondent learns that M. Clemencean told the French Labour leaders that ho would resign after peace is signed.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.