PEACE TERMS

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XVII, Issue 5648, 21 June 1919, Page 2

PEACE TERMS

ACCEPTED BY GERMAN PARLIAMENT

THE CABINET RESIGNS

NEW ONE FORiiNQ

PEACE CONSIDERED ASSURED

[By Teleouai’U—Press Association -Comuour.]

(Australian and N.Z. Cable.) ; (Received June 21, 5.40 a.in.) LONDON, June 20. A message from Weimar, scat of the German Government, states that the German National Assembly has accepted tiio peace terms. British and French troops are concentrated in readiness fo r the march to Berlin, all the details being completed. Batteries of artillery have been moving across the Rhine every day. (Rocciovcd June 21, 8.5 a.m.) PARIS, June 20. The Schoidcmann Government has resumed. Peace is believed to be assured. (Received June 21, 9.45 a.m.) PARIS, June 20. Unofficial advices 'indicate that the majority of the German National Assembly are ready to sign the peace, and that Herr Noske is forming a new Cabinet. An active concentration of AEied troops has taken place on the Rhine, and the Overmans are withdrawing thefr war material from the points immediately threatened. The tone of the German press is veering towards a settlement. Although the majority of the Government arc against signing, and some suggest a plebiscite, the people arc increasingly in favour of peace. (Received June 21, 9.20 a.m.) NEW YORK, June 20 The German press denies that the National Assembly has decided to accept the peace terms. The Exchange Telegraph Agency asserts that the signing is certain. GERMAN CRITICISM OF TREATY. MIGHT INSTEAD OF JUSTICE. (Australian and N.Z. Cab’s ) (Received June 21, 10 35 a.m.) NEW YORK, Juno 16 (delayed). In the last of her countor-proposah Germany maintains that the AH es have forsaken the peace of justice to winch they pledged themselves in the armistice negotiations, and in its stead they have concluded a peace of iriight. Germany protests against tire proposed terms individually and eollectivei'y, asks for o:al negotiations, and declares that Germany expects justice based, on equality and reciprocity. If the Allies terras are accepted it will menu the complete enslavement of the German people and a betrayal of the world's cher shod hopes of peace. Germany declares that the right of self-determination has '-.con violated throughout the Treaty.

guns upon the Toulon forts, and that the men threatened to fire if their demands were not granted. It ,is believed that the events aim chiefly at securing quick demobilisation. ITALIAN GOVERNMENT RESIGNS. (Australian am-1 N Z. Cable ) (Received June 21, 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, June 20. The Government has been defeated, and resigned. GALLU’OLI GRAVEYARDS. NOT DESECRATED. NEARLY EVERY GRAVE (Australian and N.Z. Carfuj.) (Received June 20, 8 p.m.) LONDON, June 16 (delayed) Lieutenant Keersing, a Sydney architect, who lias returned from Gallipoli, reporting on the gravers and the battle memorials on the Peninsn'a, strongly denies that the Turks desecrated the Australian graves. On the contrary, the Turks put the Beach and Shrapnel Valley cemeteries in order, adding mounds and lines of stones to each grave similar to their own military cemeteries. The Australian Grave Detachment, aided by maps and photographs, was able to locate almost every grave known when Anzae was evacuated. Though the Turks destroyed the wooden crosses for firewood, there were metal 1 ,, crosses and homc-carvcd stones above many, while the men’s comrades often sank pipes with the name of the* dead sold er stamped in the Morse code. Ills adaptation of an old Australian triqk was used in marking allotments.

FULL TEXT OF THE TREATY. A FORAIII)ABLE DOCUMENT. (Australian and N.Z. Cable.) (Received June 21, 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, June 20. The newspapers have received tiro Hill text of the Treaty, which occupies 209 foolscap pages, and includes 440 articles. HUNGARIANS AND CZECHS. HOSTILITIES CEASE. COUNCIL OF FOUR'S INTERVENTION, (Australian and N.Z. Cable.) (Received June 20, 8 p.m.) LONDON, June 19 The CV.echoslovak-Ronmaiuan-llnn garian struggle Ims ended as a result of tire Council of Four’s Note of the Plthj ordering host(litres to cease and the armies to retire to UTcir national boundaries. The Hungarians accordingly stopped their offensive. SUNK BY THE BRITISH. BOLSHEVIK CRUISER OLEG. (Received June 21, 10 3d a.m.) LONDON, June 19. A British snbpintipe has sunk the Bolshevik cruiser Oleg, a vessel of CO-fo tons and armed with 12 six-inch guns. She had a speed of 21 knots, and was hujft in U'lM, (Received Juno 2), 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, June 20 The o>'og was sunk on the 18th near Tollmchiu lighthouse, close to Kronstadt. THE FRENCH NAVAL MUTIN'V, AN ADAHRAL TAKEN PRISONER. GUNS TURNED ON TOULON FORTS.

(Received .1 urieW), ti p,m.) TARTS, June 11th (delayed). Tart of the navy has ire turned to Toulon. It is still under the complete control of the mutineers. It is understood that the flagship, on which the ptjhpjrtvl tyiis jmsnuevt jnjvnsfJ her