VITAL QUESTIONS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 45, Issue 14005, 16 December 1919, Page 5

VITAL QUESTIONS.

AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE,

MANY PROBLEMS DISCUSSED,

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association) (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) « LONDON, Sunday.

According to an official statement of the conference between Mr Lloyd George, M. Clemencoau and Siguor Scialoja, they discussed the procedure to be followed in regard to various international questions still . unsettled, particularly peace with Turkey. The utmost cordiality marked the conference and satisfactory agreements were reached on all outstanding points. The three days' meeting served to confirm the complete solidarity of the Allies.

The conferences, which have now concluded, aroused the keenest interest.

The French Press comments freely on the nature of the discussions. The "Matin" declares that the Allies decided 1o inform America . that in order to facilitate a compromise betweeen the opposing parties in the Senate they were prepared to accept to the utmost the Republic's reservations, but Downing Street has issued an oflicial statement w-hieh does not mention the matter and says that the the invitation of the British Government M. iClemcnceau had arrived to confer with the Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister and other Ministers on various questions affecting France and Britain. As many of these related to finance and economics, M. Laucheur, the French Minister of Industrial Reconstruction, also attended.

The Prime Minister took advantage of the presence of Signor Scialoja (of Italy) to have an exchange of views on the Adriatic question, at which the American Ambassador was present.

The Japanese' Ambassador participated in the general conference which discussed the Eussiari problem. »

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