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THE PEACE TREATY.

SOME IMPORTANT CLAUSES

* PARIS, May 5. Germany haa still to renounce the , rights of fifteen ojf the German main , tables, but the Council has not decided how to dispose of them. President Wilson opposes the British, scheme of j ledistribution, and has urged that it , t undesirable that Hiibmarine cables r, which are of great international imyortance should become a British mov nopoly. He suggested that the Allied Associated Powers should act as trus- * ices of these cables pending the esJ tublishment of an International Con- | Vention. The Council authorised Pre- * sident Wilson to draw up a formula h' -this suggestion, providing f that subsequently the Allies and Assort noted Powers determine under what f\"' ii&tionaJ or international mandate they *■* tire to be used. -■'iAJI the Allies bare accepted the Uri- # r tjsh protectorate of Egypt. The clause j'< vtill .require Germany to recognise the ) f ■protectorate and riot interest herself f, . x& anj- negotiations relating to Egypt. t' 'All the powers conferred upon the Sul- *„ t&ti relating to the ijuez Canal by-the j^ /Convention of 18S8 pass to Britain, j* ' < Germany lenounces all rights in IMO--t 'Irfedco to France, and abandons all proh x*' forty, the German Government compenttating the German nationals for the '*! io'ss of possessions. Il* " The Council has decided ihnt it is un» l! ' able to give Poland the tull ownership p 6i, Danzig docks, but the Treaty will ' guarantee Poland power to develop •/■ 'V&rt Grondo, and Brcsc Litovsk will lie L . i , excluded from Pdiand. \* « -4'l»e conditions governing the :e----i\ MGrn of Alsace-Lorraine* will be emm Sf'. ' atytiy favourable to France, as the %'' territory will be handed over lock, X, tl^ock, and barrel, without debt. The i.(,> frontiers will be thow; of 1871. Frenci fa nationality will be ausumed by the m- {•„ t a,bitants. Germany repays the fore* jfts mi 1 levies made on Alsace-Lorraine to* ■§L. ttfir expenditure, and becomes respon- ■| l Vible for civil and military pensions Rf^The Ifrerich Govet'niti«nt secures tho ■If fjght, to liquidate Geiman iiationals' k|i' ( I'ipperty in thesel provinces, Germany ■V ' ffldenauifying tihe daspossessied perKf!/' "'An interesting clause will provide ■p that- landlocked States may possess mfi\ * rflfipsj fi^ye maritime certificates whicft I.'aJl ports' must, recognise. , Germany Hjjll;. will undertake to disgorge the gold Hi | j^iquiiifed by-various transactions dur- ■ feiQg war, iriciuding the Turkish ■ *Kqnd payments in ft#'^C&hgttgje' for paper loans and booty reB^j'] iMOved -/from .Bdsaia and Roumania. WfhJ SSI Germany's claims tor repayment ■ftJi^Cr^injihfer former1 Allies are transferred Ksp t«'the Allies. " GOM&N&"MAY ■ N OT- SIGW. H*^' lP -' Wj./-'- ■ -:: PARIS, May '5. ■j||jffifcfrt' ;li*"underßtoiK* Ahftt the Germans fippointing committees to consider H| ||ft«^ CJ^u'ncil's terms sectionally. A HI liffimotjr:.in\ current that they may reHfpftMe' |^"|ign.' : .;.,'■■ .;■;,■; " ,;_ ' ... . ; B l^^lck on; position. . H&Sii M^:':!--':' ' "',vPMIS r ;May/ 5., HK^yW^l're'ncli Cabinet reviewed the HgM»Bential clauses oftlie'lrenty. - ' T ,;(^le%dnceau ;i;• subsequently inH|^Maowfll^^feßnth;'in.(i.erviewer .'that ■■■hsi :woutd be n good peace. ■Wffi^^l^tm;'.however,' is pessiniistio. peace is. not -here yesy tJIthe Germans are" fit Versailles. H^i^li^ i^lg,Tlii'ee,<Mjntinue to, deliberate HfeV^^ffiiotit conclusions, jj'rnnce's indebt'gluing:,■■'formidably. ; 'Ihe ■!§>tfilbp.l ; -P*oapect3 are exceptionally bad, : Nre:.in;.poor condition. by itg strong opposito M. Clemencea v.'

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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 7564, 7 May 1919, Page 6

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THE PEACE TREATY. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 7564, 7 May 1919, Page 6

THE PEACE TREATY. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 7564, 7 May 1919, Page 6