PEACE CONFERENCE

Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 16801, 3 April 1919, Page 9

PEACE CONFERENCE

Jfc ,OOMELAINT OF DELAYS. Australian and N.Z. Cabla Assn. PABIS, April 1. Mr W. M. Hughes, at a banquet, criticised the delays, insisting on the necessity of not allowing Germany ever to be able to repeat the acts of 1914 Mr Wilson explained that he is willing to accept a' share of the the SagWL,Masa-\ The magnitude of the issues matfe greater „haste r ft •>' ' 0 GERMANY AND MOROCCO. H U % trti>i lit <•> ■ ' \o/ - s •<*" V ' J A Committee has been appointed'to deal with the Algeciras Treaty, with a view, to freeing Morocco' froni Gdt-y iiaii-lnterestsr ■'» ™ GERMAN COAL FIELDS. ~Some questfons are cfrnnsction -with the German population in the latter's coalfield area, where there are about 500,000. While all parties are agreed that France should have the use of the coal, the Conference desired to avoid any anangements which might lead to future animosities. TRADE RESTRICTIONS ON GER MANY . s -'> In the on efaemy „trade, two "-policies" tiave been advocated Kefore the Supreme Economic Council. A policy favouring post-armistice restrictions on Germany's imports has been argued along lines securing tnat Allied countries should not suiter from a shortage of food or raw materials or 1 pay inflated prices through German 1 competition for the limited supply, which would also prevent manufacture m devastated districts, where factories were deliberately destroyed so that Germany might profit, and further to save Allied countries from unfair competition by the fact that Germany could sell cheapei Jn either case .She can now import raw materials at a lower price than the Allies paid for such niaterials under war conditions, or' because of her depreciated' currency. Another argument in favour of..re : strictions was to cripple Germany"* future strength, and' thus satisfy natural public feeling in Allied coun. Germany should be made: to suffer heavily for the war. 1 Mr Lloyd George intends to remain in Paris until Peace is completed. ' PLEBISCITES BEFORE MANDATES.

. United Service. PARIS, Apr'l l. The "Biy Four" decided on the d?spatch of a Commission to ascertain the views of nil parte of the Turkish Empire, and to recommend the distribution of the various mandates. .■Regarding tho liberation of tho races subject to Turkey, the council will conduct plebiscites. The Council is also arranging a plebiscite of Schleswig-llolstein. COMPLAINT OF DELAYS. Mr Wilson reported that ho had .'ssucd a warning to the Pence CVnforenco against future delays. Sign or Orlundo insisted on a settlement of the Italian frontier questions during the Conference with Mr Wilson, prior to the. meeting 'oetween the Premiers and the President. THE CRIMES COMMISSION. The Crimes Ccmmiss'on's final report contains nine clauses for incorporation in tho preliminary Peace Treaty, <\z-inrind'-'ng the surrender of a Large number of people, including the Kaiser, and certain submarine commander*, for trial. Tho report is not imanimousr. '