THE PEACE TREATY.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 1682, 2 June 1919, Page 3

THE PEACE TREATY.

GERMANY MUST SIGN. "IF- -NOT' AT, VERSAILLES, THEN ... - AT BERLIN." . By; Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cabin Asira. PARIS, May 30. Mr Lloyd George, when recently addressing a Welsh Division at Amiens, said that the Germans had been reckoning on this Avar for years, even counting the spikes per yard of the harbed wire. We were bound, in order to prevent a recurrence, to make the terms severe. We must carry out the edict ol : Providence, and see that the people inflicting these horrors would never again be in a position to do so. The Germans, their newspapers and politicians say, will not sign. We say "You must. If you will not sign a* Versailles, you will sign in Berlin. The world's future depends on this peace being imposed. If necessary you soldiers will march to Berlin though your leave may be cancelled and your return delayed." PLEADING FOR THE HUNS. LONDON, May 18. The "Observer," in an article, demands the immediate raising of the blockade, which is inflicting frightful misery upon Germany, especially upon women and children. The Treaty, the ''Observer" says, must be considerably modified, otherwise mankind will certainly drift back to slaughter, following social and international dissension. Democratic forces everywhere must j-esolve that the paper peace should speedily become a real peace for reconstructed and reconciled Europe, abiding by the single commandment "There shall be no war." OPERATIVE WITH THREE SIGNATURES. NEW YORK, May 28. The "New York Times" Washington correspondent says that according to information Received from Senatorial circles, the Peace Treaty contains a clause not included in the summary cabled from Paris. The clause makes the Trea,ty operative when signed by three of the principal Governments and' Germany. GERMAN MILITARY POWER. PARIS, May 30. Germany is willing to agree to the destruction of her military power if allowed to enter the League of Nations on equal terms and according to the statements of the German counter proposals. GERMAN STOCK EXCHANGE. BERLIN, May 19. . A Government wireless states that there was a great drop in prices when the Stock Exchange re-opened. In some cases it was as much as 40 per cent. The decline in State loan and shipping shares was especially noticeable.