EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
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INSTITUTE OF BANKERS,
EIR C. ADDIS ON THE ENDEMNITY
QUESTION.
LONDON, March 6th. Speaking at the Institute of Bankers last night, Sir Charles Addis suggested that the indemnity should be a moderate ambual. Germany ought to pay, but there was nothing weak or unmanly in practising the Christian law of forgive Me Penal indemnity was a bad busi-
The argument for ladicting na indemnity such as would, tripple “Gor mahy economically and prevent her from preparing for another war appeared to be_sall-destructive. Obviously. erippled Cenant could not pay a penal indemni- 65. It was a chimers to suppose, penOC would be guaranteed by crippling a nation.
After the prior claims of France, Bel- gium, Italy, Greco, Serbia, Rumania and Montenegro had all been satisfied. and our pre civilias damage repaired,. be feared little would be left to defmy our military expenditor, even if Get- many, was skinned.
To secure the maximum indemnity with. the minimum injury to Britiky trade it wold be necessary to afford Germany free neense to raw materials and freedom. to arrange bør own mode of paying the Indemnity, which should for a moderate
ampant well within her taxable capa city, end on much torta as" would rep alire in the debtor. the hope of redemp tion within a reasonable time,
VIRTUE NOT ITS OWN REWARD.
PARIA, March 11th.
A Havas message says:
M. Deschanel said at a meeting at the Trbendero Innocens Franer is ruin ed whild guilty Germany is intact. Ske shall pay
INDEMNITIES CANNOT PAY DEBT...
Loxpos, March 6th.
In the House of Comirons, during the debate on foreign affairs, Mr. Bopar Lai said that. Government realised that the country expected to get the bat possible indemnities from Germany. He emphasised that it was our business to get every penny wg, could, but it was aseless holding ont the hope that the Indemnities would wipe ont the country's imjiens war debt.
He agreed that it was urgent to get peace aickly, because there was a real. danger of Germany sinking into Bol-
szcz, there was the greatest nécessity "
to get our own trade and industy re-starteď most effectively. Therefore, the sogner. the blockade was ended, with the know- ledge that we could depend upon an other weapon, the better it would be for Great Britain and the world.
DEADLOCK AT SPA.
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PARIS, March 7th, The deadlock at Spa is the centre of all attention, but it must not thought that beeruse the Allied delegates" left Sp the negotiations have been broken off, Both the Allied and enemy delegates have returned to their respective countries for instructions, in view of the new situation.
ARMISTICE TERMS.
PS March Sch Now that Mr. Llord George has re thraed, it is expected that the Supreme. Council will settle down to the immediate solution of the Armistice difficultirs,
The chief reason for the delay has been the confusion of the aims of the experts entrusted with the drafting of the térios. Bone have drawn up temporary condi tions, others worked on a permanent basis. It was therefore considered neces sary, resterday, to refer the conditions back to Marshal Foch and his advisers, who hope to have them co-ordinated for to-morrow's Council,
Le Temps expects that Mr. Lloyd George will ask the Council of the Powers to adopt speedier methods of work in view of the disquieting conditions in Ger Many
It says that Mr. Lloyd George considers it necessistice Convention, to hasten the signa which alone will enable the Powers to end the blockade and preserve the credit of the Allis
tare of the new
PARIS, March 5th,
At the instance of Mr. Lloyd George." the discussion of the military terms of the Artistice has been adjourned until to- morrow in order to frame a motion embodying his views.
The Council has adopted the naval terms of the Armistice, but the qucation of the fate of the German Fleet and its apportionment, among the Allies has been reserved. The sitting has been charac terised by absolute unanimity regarding the disarmament of Germany.
FOCH'S OPINION.
PARIA. March 11th
A Havas message:
LEC Bay— The Supreme War Council will hear Marshal Foch's report on the proposals of Mr Lloyd George for Germany's "military disarmament, requiring Ger. mady not to be allowed more than 100,0% men under arms, including policy and customs officers,
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are not fully shared by -Boch, who objects tu a profes army
the ground that it would' be a nursery of cadets for the eventuality of a mobilisation. It would be better to reduce the General Stuff of endets than the number of men spending a few months in barracks,
Parch 7th.
The question of the duration of naval and military terma is beginning to asaume-a more important-aspect than the terms themselves.
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EVIDENCE.
Panis March 11th- AHAvás message xays:- Gercian official documents discovered.. in Brasscist demonstrate the organised destruction in occupied districts in France and Belgium. The pulling down Department was a branch of the. Governor General'organisation at. Brüssele,
COAL PROFITS.
REMARKABLE REVELATIONS. Logros, March 3th. Remarkable revelations regarding the increase of coal profits during the war were made at the first sitting of the Coal Cournission, in the Houso“ of Lords,
by Dickinson,
tɅ the Conl Controller, who stated that while, on the average, during the five years ending 1913, the output of coal in Great Britain was 270,000,000 tons and the proft $13,000,000, the corresponding figures for 1918, up September, were $18,000,000 tons and £39,000,000.
Mr. Dickinson admitted that the Goy- ernment increase of 9%, 6d, per ton in June 1918, meant that £25,000,000 - had boca taken from the public. - The incrense would not have been granted had the Governans had the above figures before it
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Dickinson estimated that the granting of the miners' demands would increase the cost of production of cond by 63. 7d. per ton compared with Septem- ber, 1918.
TRADE DISCUSSION IN PARLIA MENT.
Lespos, March 7th.
In the House of Lords, replying to a question, Lord Somerleyton on behalf of the Board of Trade, said that the Board of Trade licences issaed during the current year had not operated dis advantageously to the trade of the Dominions..
The Government earnestly desired to give the Dominions, the utmost posible markets for their exports, and to foster trado within the Empire for those com modities which each part of the Empire was best fitted to produce.
A Conference between representatives of the Canadian Mission and the Govern ment was recently held at which the views of Canada were fully stated and consid 'ered. It was hoped that the Conference would produce good results to the Mother country and Canada.
LONDON, March 7th,
In the House of Commons, Mr. Bridg piza announced that the Government had decided that no import restrictions should continue to be imposed on goods coming from any part of the Empire, without the consent of the Cabinet which would not be given unless some unforeseen neces sity zone. It was impossible at present to remove all the restrictions or importa from foreign countries, but all raw materials would be free from import re strictions.
COMMERCIAL AVIATION.
LONDON, March 13th. The Times Correspondent in Paris, dealing with commercial aviation, em- phasises that the British Empire holds a very strong position, since, two " great world air routes, namely from Europe to Australia vid India, and From Cairo to the Cape, le largely over British territory.
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He urges the establishment of supply and repair stations on these routes as An Imperis and the appointment of Air Commission to decide what
proportion of the should bo burze by the
the Dominions and the Colonies, And, the standardisation of one type of engine and aeroplane for the route.
He contends this there mest boa standard British engine for the whole Empire because stations on the Imperial air routes will be unable to stock spare parts for more than one type of engine ore staffed with mechanics expert ja more than one machine. The immediate adoption of a standard engine would compel other countries vaing the British routes to adopt British engines and British machines, giving British indus try a practical monopoly in commercial aeroplanes in the Eastern Hemisphere.
He concludes by emphasising strategic value of the above routes, co- abling the Imperial Air Forces to speedily concentrate in Egypt.
PARIS, March 11th.
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A Havas message. Bays: -- French aeroplane firms are planning aerobus routes to London and various French provincial towns, also to Algeria and Morocco. The English aerial service is to be started very soon, the London to Paris return fare being £15:
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LONDON, March 13th. It is officially stated that Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig has been appointed Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief the Forces in Great Britain.
KAISER'S EXTRADITION.
LONDON, March 11th. "
A. Havas message says:-- Well-informed quarters in Paris state that, as a result of the report of the Conference Commission dealing with the responsibility for the war, the Kaiser' extradition may be demanded from the Dutch Government,
The
proposal is that the National Tri bunals shall try all offences against the common law and the International Tri bunal shall deal with questions affect
ing the Heads of the States and the lead. ing Generals incriminated.
PARIS, March
The Attorney-General, Bir Gordon Hewart, arrived yesterday and attended "the War Crimes and Responsibilities Commission, which has completed ita report, indicting, the authors of the crimes, both high and low.
ALLIES, PREDICAMENT.
PARIS, March 7th. Thoro was a discussion yesterday at the Quai d'Orany. Mr. Lloyd George vielded the view that for England to tako some German capital ships would involve her. naval competition with the United States, rent Britain and Atrierica were now agreed on this question, and, in order to harmonise their view with that of France, and Italy, some ships would possibly be apportioned to the latter. countries, ibated of being destroyed.
THE CHINA MAIL.
U.S. WARNING TO ITALY.
WARRINGTON, March 7th. The United States has warged Italy that unless the latter onda the delays being caused to the transmission of sup- plied to the newly wtablished Jago Stay- and Crecho-Slovak States, stepa will ba taken to cut off the supply of American foodstuffs to Italy,
PARIS, March 4th g In connection with the discussion in the Council of the Powers on the feeding of Austria-Hungary, the Czecho-Slovaks eta.. it was pointed out that 800 tons of foodstuffs were at present being despatch- ed daily, but what they wanted was 300,000 tons.
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ITALY CLOSES HER FRONTIER During the discussion the Italia delegates were asked why Italy had closed the frontier after the Laibach incident, thus hampering the feeding of Central Europe
The Council continues the discussion on March 7th when a decision will be taken. GERMAN MERCHANT SHIPS NOT
YET HANDED OVER
In the House of Lords, Lord Wimborne. drew attention to the question of the feeding of Europe.
Lord Crawford replying, said that Austria was fed partly by army sources and partly by Italy.
Much bacon and condensed milk was going to Germany, via Rotterdam
He said that the mercantile tonnage demanded from Germany in order to relieve distress was not forthcoming. It was estimated at two miflion tous, yet not a single ton had been delivered "in Allied ports.
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This put a new complexion situation. The Allies had just enough tonnage to meet their own requirements. The Supreme Council in Paris was aware of the seriousness of the situation in Europe. It was hoped, in the next Tew weeks, to concert emergency measures: pending the transfer of the German Mar castle Marine.
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TRAGIC SITUATION,
Loxpoy, March 7th.
Spending Newcasts, declared, at Newcastle, the Food Con troller, Mr. upan unimpeachable authority, that the food situation throughout large tracts of Europe was tragic.
The people of Romania, Serbia, Aus- tria and Germany were actually starving.
It was a question of whether we could supply suficient foodstuffs to these coun- tries in time to prevent a catastrophe.
The Supremo Economic Council, was straining every nerve in this direction.
U.S. FOREIGN TRADE.
WASHINGTON, March 14th. The Government is taking steps to gather extensive information in connec tion with the cedit condition of other countries, to be prepared in order to encourage American investments in for cign countries.
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The work, which will be undertaken by the Department of Commeres, asisted by the War Trade Board and the Treasury has been started on a comparatively small scale with a report to the Consular agen that it has been planned to extend the scope of its enquiries by assigning a special financial
of certain jects.-meriçun. Wirelen... ·
WASHINGTON, March 6th. "A Cobference State Governors and Mayorg heatedly donated the resolution. of Majur Rolph of San Francisco calling on President Wilson immediately to con vene Congress to
to pass overdue legislatien for the relief of the unemployed!
CANCELLATION OF CONTRACTS.
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Major Rolph demanded to know what had been done to provide work for the discharged American troops stranded in New York. His resolution advocated the cancellation of the contracts for building Amerienn ships in Japan and China, in order to afford employment for workmen in America. The resolution was referred to a Committee for report.
SITUATION IN GERMANY,
BALE, March 5th.-
A message from Berlin, dated March 5th, stated that a crowd tried to hold up the troops marching to protect the Police Presidency. The troops Bred, dis persing the mob,
An attempt by the Spartacists to atorm the Alexander Barracks was repulsed. Numerous barricades were erected in the thoroughfares and many tanks
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used to clear the streets of demonstrators. Pillaging had increased. Food-shops and drapers' establishments were exten- sively looted.
A message from Prague reported that the general strike in the German towns in Behemia proved a fasco.
The Bolshevist agitator, Nona, was arrested to save him from being lynched by the crowd..
LONDON, March 6th Reuter learns that all authoritative information confirms the report that the situation in Germany is very serious.
Since the murder of Herr Eisner, the. Central Council of Baveria, which is the only existing organ of the Government. has been dominated by a small hand of Bolsheviks, supported by an armed mob formed of soldiers, sailors, and the worst" elementa in the town. Thus, for the first time, a purely Bolshevik Government has been set up in Germany, controlled by Russian agitators, who are in close touch with the Bolshevik headquarters in Moscow.
The position of the Scheidemann. Gov. ornment is regarded as shaky. Its only effective support is believed to be Herr Noske's 30,000 troops.
COPENHAGEN, March 6th."
An unofficial telegram from Berlin, dated March 5th, declares that the gen eral strika is regarded as a thorough failure. The postul oficials and the big store employees oppose the strike. The smaller manufacturers are busy although the bigger are not working. Government troops are guarding the most important places and have re-occupied the Police Stations. It is stated that the Govern. ment has the situation completely in hand.
COPENHAGEN, March 6th:
A message froin Weimar, dated March 5th, states that negotiations, between the Berlin Maiority Socialist and the Gor ernment have eased the situation.
The Government is proposing to the Berlin etrikers that the Workers and Soldiers Councils shall form an organic part
of the Constitution.
LONDON, March 12th.
A message from Berlín states that the Scheidemaan Ministry has resigned, but President Ebert declined to accept their resignations.
G.O.C. ON RHINE.
LONDON, March 13th General Bir William Robertson has been appointed General Officer Com manding-in-Chief the Army of the Rbine.
PARIS CONFERENCE.
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PARIA, March 6th. The British Delegation the Conter. "chee" is" "now" taller and contains more 10- portant members than since the begin- ning of the Conference, and from the vitally
of the important meeting Preme War Council this afterLOOD the departure of Mr. Lloyd George, a brief visit to London, about March 20th every day will be crowded with work.
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Mr. Chamberlain crossed the Channel Lloyd George. yesterday with Mr. Tho Premier insisted on tha neces- sity for firmness, defalteness, ard. promptitude · ផង the part of the Allies towards German Ele point- ed out that the Armistice had not merely military hit political conse- queada, for which heads of the Govern ments were responsible Therefore he insisted
terma on strengthening the drafted by military experts, especially ba regards the strength of the German Army.
PARIS, March 5th. The Council of the Powers has" agreed to
the American proposal that the Commissions should only have a consultative role but should present, with their reports, conclusions in the form of articles, to be inserted in
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the peace preliminaries. The Conacil would, of course, always be free to alter the texts proposed by the Commissions. but undoubtedly decisions will thus be reached more rapidly.
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PARIS, March 5th."" M. Tardieu, in & reception to jour- nalista, said that the Belgian Claims Commission had not yet considered the question of Dutch Limburg, and addsd that no zone of military occupation would be created in Schleswig because the Danish Government declared that the presence of Allied warships at Blensburg would suffice to prevent German interv ference with the plebiscite.
Refereing to the work of the Belgian Claims Commission. M. Tardieu id that his report would suggest the revision of the Treaty of 180, on which point all the delegates agreed.
PARIS, March 6th.
Mr. Lloyd George has arrived here. It is stated that the Commission on Bolgian Affairs has decided to make no re commendation as regards Belgian claims to Dutch territory, regarding it outside ita jurisdiction to dispose of territory. belonging to a neutral.
PARIS, March 7th. The Albanian Delegation' has requested the Council, if their claims are not sustained to permit the United States to administer the territories claimed for a year. They also ask that American troops should be permitted to occupy Nothern Epirus, which Green claims. PARIS, Harch 5th.
M. Tardieu, conversing with four- nalista, said that the peace preliminaries, Bt present being drawn up, would be applied similarly to the Central Powers, Bulgaria and Turkey: "
NAYAL ESTIMATES.
Loxbox, March 6th. The Naval Estimates for." 1919/20, amounting to £110,000,000, and providing for "s personnel of 280,000, have been issued.
The largest items include £67,000,000 for new construction, repairs and main- tenance, £26.000,000 for wages. and £18,000,000 for armaments and aviation."
ALLIES IN RUSSIA.
MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1919.
Easpor," March 6th. In the House of Commons, during the
debate on foreign affairs,... Mr. Honar Law said that few people now had any illusion
The Alies wore agreed that
regards Bolshevism. must be done for Russin, bus none recommend the
sary forces of the neces not, on this-subject, add. He could
speech of the Premier.
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LONDON, March 6th. Reuter is informed, that the Bolsheviks re-attacked on the Archangel front on the afternoon of March 1st After heavy bombardment in the Vaga, sector, their infantry captured the vilinge of Yersiowskaya, from which the Allied troops, after a gallant resistance, all day and night, withdrew about a mile, early in the morning of March 2nd, after in- ficting heavy casualties on the enemy, Allied block-houses and a village were burned out.
ON THE MURMANSK FRONT.
In the ghting on the Murmansk front. last week, the Allied troops inflicted heavy casualties •"on the -Bolsheviko.. Three leading Bolaborik communchers were killed.
The enemy is now withdrawing his forces, probably transferring them in the
· direction of Perm,
LONDON, March 6th, Reuter learns that the situation in Russia at present is as follows:-In the Northern Urals Siberian troops are con tinuing a successful movement south-west of Kungur, south of the Viack-Perm railway, and are advancing on Sarapel.
In the Southern Urais, Siberian troops -occupied Nikolskoe, 52 miles east by south of Birsk. General Dutoft's Cossacks cut the Tashkent-Orenburg railway, Bol- shevik forces in the above regions aro estimated at 123,000:
TROOP TRAIN FATALITY.
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AMIENS, March 3th. A British leave train, proceeding to Roven, collided with a troop train. "The bodies of eleven British soldiers were extricated from the wreckage. Seventy- five soldiers were injured.
Avizys, March 7th.,
The troop-train disaster whe dog to the breaking of the coupling of n recently delivered, Gorman wagon train,
wagons ran backwards ten miles before they crashed into a second train in a tuubel. The driver of the latter, seeing a rear-light approaching, reversed his engine, lessening the shock,
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POSEN, March 4th. The Inter-Allied Mission is going to Kreuz to meet the German Mission hended by Baron von Rechenberg, ex-Governor of German East Africa
German aeroplanes yesterday machine- gunned the inhabitants of Bentschen,
POSEN, March 7th. The Inter-Allied Commission crossed the German frontier yesterday to meet the German delegates at Kreuz. The Gor- mats, who were in civilian clothing. scerded very dejected. Thoy appeared very conciliatory and reasonable, and declared that they were just as anxious to stop fighting is the Polem They stated that frontier fighting had been due to the act of a few insubordinate individuals.
The German delegates will come to Posen very shortly, to continue the Con- ference, which it is hoped, will have a speedy and satisfactory conclusion."
MR. CHURCHILL ON CONSCRIP TION.
LONDON, March 6th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Wing- ton Churchill: speaking on the motion for the rejection of the Military Service Bill, said the Government's policy, via against permanent conscription and for the creation of a Volunteer Army for Overseas garrisons and Honto, defence The scheme was progressing well.
Wo wore Aghaing in Paris for the aboli- tion of conscription throughout Europe; we had demanded its aboli
lition in Ger maay, and advanced detailed proposals. for limiting the German Army on naloog. service voluntary basis, capable of main, taining internal pesce but incapable of menacing the security of neighbouring States
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Ho did not know whether the British ylow would prosil, as we soon would be almost alone in this policy, but di euasicns were proceeding. It was pos sible that Japan, France, Italy, and the United States might all adopt some formi of compulsory service while, as regards Russia, that pioneer of advanced do mocratic thought had already adopted the most violent form of conser
compassed by the most criel con Nevertheless, we were doing our utmost, by precept and example, to procure the universal adoption of voluntaryism throughout Europe, and we had already begun to re-establish the voluntary sys tor, to which, before the war, we were almost the sole adherent. »
STEPS TO SECURE FRUITS OF WAR.
Fle emphasised that the Bill was not wanted for sending a large force to Russia. No one would be foolish enough. to suggest intervening there with con- script troops. He pointed out that, since November 11th, no one had been called up under the Military Service Act. It it became necessary to keep up the Army of the Rhine during the greater part of 1920 he would consult the House about calling up young men to go as ag relicis, but be did not believe that such a step would be necessary.
Our Army of the Rhine was not larger than the army the United States waa keeping there at present, but, naturally. for smaller than the French forces. We should be prepared to reduce our forces it others reduced theirs. He concluded by urging the imperious necessity of the Bill, as without it we could not secure. the fruits of war.
LATER..
The Military Service Bil: passed ita Recond reading in the House of Commons by 301 votes.to 71.
L.C.C.
Losnox, March 7th. In the London Council slections, the Labour Party gained tem seats, and the Municipal Reformers one seat, from the Progressives:
M.P. DEAD.
Losoon. March 7th. The death is announced of Lieut.- Colonel Gordon, M.P. for Central Aber doon.
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