LASTING PEACE.
PRESIDENT WILSON’S-HOPES,
UNION OF AMERICA AND BRITAIN.
Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received February 16, 9 a.m.) WASHINGTON, February 15
President Wilson granted an audience to Lord Reading, who expressed King George’s gratification that the United States and Great Britain were participating in a common cause.
Mr Wilson replied; “I believe the righteous cause we are prosecuting will serve to bind closer the peoples of the United States and Great Britain, and ivill hasten the establishment of lasting peace.”
SIR WILLIAM ROBERTSON.
WILL HE BE GENERALISSIMO?
A NEWSPAPER RUMOUR.
Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received February 16, 8.45 a.m.)
LONDON, February 15
The “ Daily Telegraph ” says that Mr Lloyd George has offered Sir William Robertson the position of British representative at the Versailles Council, with the powers of generalissimo. Sir William Robertson has thus far not accepted.
If he does so, Sir Henry Wilson will go to White Hall as Chief of the General Staff.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12244, 16 February 1918, Page 9
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