A SEMI-DENIAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 45, Issue 13752, 3 February 1919, Page 5

A SEMI-DENIAL.

i Kecked Monday, 9.10 a.m.) LONDON, Saturday.. If is understood that the states Men* tli;i.r. the Imperial War Cabinet. a,ci-<;pt>» the theory of internationalisation of tht) German colonies, goes beyond the facts.

Messrs Hughes t'.iid Massey both attended 'it tl'.o Qnai B'Orsai on Thuri*** day and suggested some modificati.Ot'tf oi' 1 heir original proposals.

President Wilson maintains that tlio Powers agreed to discuss peace on the basis of his fourteen points, and are therefore bound to subordinate individual advantage to basic principles.

The .British delegates appreciate this, but are endeavouring to reconcile President Wilson's principle with Dominifi§ interests.

If true, as is generally believed, 4&# mandatory idea has been accepted principle, it probably can be regarded as a great diplomatic victory for President Wilson, but a practical scheme 3» expected to effect considerable modify* cations. It is understood that the Dominion Ministers are now engaged preparing a plan which "will remove most of the dth jectionable features and safeguard tkf> Dominions' vital interests. It is considered in some quarters that there is no possibility of Australia successfully persisting in her, opposition to the general principle, but her proposals for removing possible further dangers will be sympathetically considered. It is believed M. Clemenceau has to support her therein.

One report states tbat where the nwadatory power is the neighbour of a edh ony, the former will be allowed to ap- , ply her own immigration laws to the colony.