ANZACS IN PARIS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 17552, 23 April 1919, Page 2

ANZACS IN PARIS.

VIGOROUS SPEECH BY MR. HUGH&S.

\ PARIS, April 21. Five hundred Australians add New Zealanders attended tile Anzac dinner nt the Palais d'Oruay rtotW. Mr. VVM. Hughes presided, General Pau was present, and had a great ovation. Captain Wi^e, of the 29th Divjaioii, propose 4 the t«ast of the Comnionw^alth. Mr. Hugh©s ; responding, said *svery Australian' gloried in tije achievement of Australia's soldiers, who were profud to fight alongside &t& New Zealan^ers and to share the glories of the name of Anzax}. He had no wish to criticise the Council of Vmr for not revealing tne peace terms before they were handed to Germany, but it was a grave error to fix the terms within. President Wilson's ; and the publh was grureJy perfc»?rt>e4l over t]i& delay. He hoped .the peitfCe terms woiud ©onipel Germany, to. repair the war's /ravages and cost. Bolshevism was sweeping over Hungary and jßavaria, and wa» in Germany, The..Allies were retreating in Southern Btjssia, and Wtre menaced with destruetiw lift ArchangeJ and Murmansk. It fc&&*- hollow mockery to say the world yrpM safe for democracy is I*-the face of mush fact«, yet no due knew what kind of peace we were to have, or whether it would be that to which we were entitled.. . Although the great; war was over,, further wars were t Germany should be definitely notified feuat she must sign peafte, and' preparation s!,ould immediately be made to otwnjpel her to do bo.