PEACE CONFERENCE

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XVII, Issue 5606, 1 May 1919, Page 2

PEACE CONFERENCE

A Fresh Crisis SUDDEN DELCIAN DEMAND I WITHDRAWAL OF DELEGATES THREATENED (United Service Telegrams.) (Received April 30, 9 p,m.) PARIS, April 20. Another critical (Situation lias developed owing to Belgian dissatisiaclion with the reparation scheme. The six Belgian Ministers here arc claiming that an immediate and large indemnity is essential to avoid an internal crisis and enable' reconstruction to proceed. They threaten withdrawal from the Conference unless the scheme is modified to provide that Belgium will receive priority in the initial payments, and her whole share of the indemnity within ton years. ITALY’S CLAIMS. ORLANDO’S ADDRESS TO PARLIAMENT. CALMNESS URGED. (Australian and N.Z. Cabled (Received April 30, 8 p.m.) LONDON, April 29. Signor Orlando, in the Italian Chamber, urged calmness. He said that England and France wished to loyally adhere to the Pact of London, and that they had asked that Flume he an independent and free city; but such freedom was worthless if it did not respect Finme’s desii'o for union with Italy. NO PEACE 'WITHOUT ITALY ORLANDO S WARNING TO ALLIES (Australian and X Z. Cable.) (Received Mav X, 10.15 a.m.) * ROME, April 29 Signor Orlando, in the Chamber ol Deputies, said ho had warned the Allief that peace was impossible willioul Italy’s assent. Her claims wore basec on justice, and ought to bo granted ir their entirety; then Italy could have f further alliance with any reconstitntec European State. He repudiated tin imperialistic charges, pointing out tha he had not sought overseas possessions and had not displayed greed for indem n,iLies. He had yielded only to senti B\ent. ITALIAN GOVERNMENT’S STAND. SUPPORTED BY PARLIAMENT. (Australian and N.Z. Cable.) (Received May 1, 9.10 a.m.) ROME. April 30. The Chamber enthusiastically ex pressed confidence in the Government Only the Socialists abstained from vot mg. THE CHINESE CLAIM. SOLUTION REPORTED REACHED: (Australian and N.Z. Cable.) (Received April 30, 9 p.m.) PARIS, April 30. The Council of Three met and debated the Italian question and China-’s claim to Kaio-chau. It is reported that a solution of the Kaiochau question lias been reached, China and Japan accepting it. THE SIGNING OF PEACE. SECRET GERMAN CONFERENCE. RESORT TO CAMOUFLAGE. (Australian and N.Z. Cable ) (Received April 30, 8 p.ul.) LONDON, April 29. A Genoa telegram to the Daily Chronicle' reixirts that the Gorman Government ami party loaders, at a secret conference in Berlin, decided to ostentatiously oppose the signing of peace, wlu'o they are organising popula,- demonstrations and creating a fictitious Cabinet crisis in order to secure an emclioration of the terms. FINAL STAGES OF PEACE TREATY. GERMANS RECEIVE TEXT ON MQNDAY- ( (Australian and N.Z. Cable. ) / (Received May 1, 9.10 a.m.), ) PARIS, April 30. All the Allied belligerents except < taly will.attend the Conference plenary ]

secret session on Saturday, when they will be invited to ratify tbj next of the preliminary peace treaty. The German delegation receives the text of the treaty on Monday, A GERMAN REQUEST. MANDATORY OVER. FORMER. POSSESSIONS. I | (Australian and N.Z. Cable.) (Received April 30, 8.50 p.m.) NEW YORK, April I'd. The World's Pans correspondent states that the German peace delegates w : ll ask that Germany be given a mandatory over some of her former possessions in the Far East. As" this will be refused, they wffl ask that Germany be granted unqualified trading priviliges in all lands controlled by th& League o- Nation's stewards. THE LEAGUE COVENANT. VIEWS OF SENATOR LODGE. 'Australia- and N.Z. Cable.; (Received May 1, 9.10 am) NEW. YORK, April 29. 'fhe New York Times' Washington correspondent says that Senator Lodge, who will be the majority leader in the Senate, has issued a statement that the 1/eague covenant wiill bo unacceptable ' unless further amended. ' The correspondent adds that a bitter fight in the Senate against the covenant is contemplated, although many Republicans are for the League. ANTL BOLSIIEVIK OFFENSIVE FOUR TOWNS CAPTURED. TWO THOUSAND PRISONERS. (Australian and K.2. Cab's > (Received April 30, 8 p.m.) LONDON, April 29. Warsaw reports state that an antiBolshevik offensive has opened with good results, .and that Vilna. I.ida, Novogrodek. and Baranovitchi hav>s been captured, with 2000 prisoners. [ BOLSIIEVIK DEFEATS. [ EXPECTED FLIGHT OF LEADERS. ' (Australian and N.Z. Cable.; (Received April 30., 9 p.m.) WASHINGTON, April 30. Reports from neutrals state that Trotsky and Lenin arc about to flc? from Russia, believing that Bolshevism is ruined. THE POLISH FRONTIER. HINDENBURG POSTING BIG ARMY. TWELVE HUNDRED GUNS. {Australian arid N.Z. Cable.) ' t (Received May 1, 10.15 a.m.) [ PARIS, April 29. ' It is reported from Germany ( that Goiwral von Kindenburg is at Kolbtrg, between StetJTn and Danzig, with * e large staff army of 200,000, winch he w throwing along the Danzig-Thorn. '•no, with 1200 guns, many of heavy '' calibre. The German army scattered throughout the empire is estimated at l " 1.000,000. RUSSIAN REFUGEES. ARRIVAL AT MALTA. EXPERIENCE OF NOBLE FAMILIES. (Australian and N.Z. Cable.) (Received May 1, 9.10 a.m.) MALTA, April 29. A thousand refugees have arrived •from Russia, including some of the noblest families, also three Tvussia.i countesses who have been washing '" plates in a military hospital. They de- "" scribe the terrors from which they es- '" raped. It was a favourite plan of the Bolsheviks to lead out a party to shootsome, and march the "others back for another clay's sport.

DEVELOPMENT OF SIBERIA. JAPS WILLING TO HELP RUSSIA.' (Australian and X.Z. Cable.) (Received May 1, 910 a.m.) NEW YORK, AprU 29. Baron Goto, in the course of a speech,, said that if the Russians invited ? Japan's co-operation in the development or Siberia Japan would not shirk the responsibility. Japan had no intention to exploit Siberia. SIMS OX MAURICE. "SHOULD HAVE BEEN SHOT." (Aiistraliaii nnd N.Z. Cable.) • (Received May 1. 9.10 a.m.) NEW YORK, April 29. Admiral Sims refused to appear at the Victory Loan meeting with General .Maurice. Admiral Sims said: "We Sighting men cunnob understand winMaurice wasn't shot when he wrote .the ■ettev affecting the morale of the Allied forces and civilians."

BOLSHEVIK PLOT TO INCITE THE SWISS REVOLUTION THE OBJECTIVE SENSATIONAL DISCOVERY (Australian and N.Z. Cable.) (Received April 30, 8 50 p.m.) LONUOJN, April 29. i The Swiss authorities have discovered at Moscow the Bolshevik Government'* complete instructions for a revolution in Switzerland, which was to be attempted in October. These include the proclamation of martial law at Berne and Zurich, and the arrest of Ministers, Judges, officials, and hostile editors, alio their wives and children as hostages, in the event of resistance the hostages to be shot publicly.