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WASHINGTON, June 11, In the senate the Republican lead FARIS, June 11.
er Senator Knox introduced a re The Council of Four is now solution which declares it is impos~ actually in possession of all reports sible for the Senate to concur with and conclusions of the commissions the provisions of the League of appointed to examine the various Nations as drafted and asks that the chapters of the German counter pro- covenant be separated from the peace posals, except the report on economi- treaty before it is submitted for cal questions,
The Council of Five dealt this morning with the delimitation of the Hungarian frontiers.
The commission on reparations and the commission on finances examined to day the clauses to be inserted in the treaty of peace with Bulgaria.
Bela Kuhn has forwarded a reply to the ultimatum to cease hostilities against the Czecp-Slovaks. Accord ing to the Temps he expresses certain conditions.
M. Clemenceau had this morning an interview with Marshal Foch at the Ministry of War.
Versailles reports that a financial conference has been held between the Allied and German delegates.
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THE AFGHAN BOTHER
SIMLA, June 2 The Hazara, Peshawar, Bannu, Kohat and Derawat areas are quiet The situation at Zhob is satisfactory
ratification by the Senate. It pro poses that the peace treaty permit any nation to reserve the question of the League of Nations for further consideration.
The resolution was referred to the foreign relations committee. It is understood the resolution was intend ed as official notice to the peace con ference that the Senate will oppose the ratification of the peace treaty,
AN ANTI-WILSON MOVEMENT.
NEW YORK, June 11.
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BRITISH SUBMARINE-
MISSING.
LONDON, June 11. The Admiralty reports that a British submarine operating in the Baltic is overdue since June 4. It is presumed she is lost with all hands.
THE BOLSHEVIST WAR.
LONDON, June II.
The War Office reports that General Denikin's troops are making encouraging progress. The cavalry on the Mani:ch front has been placed under the command of General Wrangel. He crossed the Manitch river on a wide, front and is pressing. forward.
The volunteer army up to May 29 had captured 16,000 prisoners and sixty guns and reduced two Bolshevist cavalry and three infantry divisions to skeletons. Consequently it is estimated that the Bolshevist tenth army is reduced to 10,000.
Later news of the volunteer army and the Don Cossacks is that they have considerably advanced all along the front "Jutovo, Tsaritzin, also Popova, Slavyansk, Bakmut, and Berdiansk were captured.
LONDON, June 11.
The newspapers lengthily comment on Senator Knox's resolution to separate the League of Nations covenant and the peace treaty. The World and the Times condemn' the resolution, pointing out that the
An Ukrainian diplomatic mission peace conference will be far more has arrived in London. Another is impressed by the action of the American Federation of Labour in submitted its case to the government going to Washington. The mission endorsing the treaty and covenant
and
its as a triumph of freedom and justice and democracy. They say the differ ence between Senator Knox and the Labour resolution is the difference between political sabotage, and
Was
satisfied with sympathetic reception. The mission informed Reuter that its great aim is. to co-ordinate the military action of the Allies in the Ukraine against
except for a minor disturbance beatriotic Americanism. The Sun Bolshevism, and to secure formal re- tween sections of the Khetran tribe-Herald which are opponents of the
Quetta reports that an Afghan camp
is pitched at Murgha eighteen miles League support the resolution. .north northeast of Charman. Reuter's special Peshawar correspondent on
SOUTH AFRICAN, HOME RULERS.
the 15th says a serior Afghan official, escorted by a couple of troopers, brought the Amir's reply yesterday SNUBBED BY LLOYD GEORGE. to our lines at Dekka. Its contents will be announced..
AUSTRIAN PROTEST,
They declare that General Koltchak cognition of the Ukrainian republic. recently asked General Pemlura to co-operate against the Bolsheviks.
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SOME ALLIED PREPARATIONS.
LONDON, June 11. Reuter has interviewed a British naval officer just from the Black Sea, LONDON, June 11. who was in closest touch with Replying to the South African General Denikin's administration. Nationalist deputation headed by He described the huge quantities Hertzog, which visited, bim in Paris of munitions, guns, tanks, and PARIS, June 11.
on June 5 in order to advocate the aeroplanes, valued at £17,000,000, Herr Renner sent his first Note to grant of independence to the two which had been accumulated at M. Clemenceau yesterday evening, former Dutch republics, Mr. Lloyd Ekamerinodar. Hundreds of British are there. They are vigorously protesting against the George declared that the South Afri- officers dismemberment of Austria, especially can Union rested on a fundamental mostly specialists, who state that Denikin's troops are the separation of Bohemia and Tyrok agreement between the British and General
the greatest aptitude He declares that Austria deprived of Dutch elements and could not be showing her industries will not be able to live. dissolved by the action of one without in aviation and in working the tanks. Renner's Note declares that Ger the consent of the other. Britain could Several skips with munitions arrive man Austria will be deprived of her not agree to any action which meant weekly. The greatest importance is richest districts and four millions out disruption of: the Union. He em- attached locally to the efforts to effect of ten million German Austrians will phasised that besides enjoying com- a junction between Denikin and be subjected to hostile foreign plete domestic independence, the Koltchak, which it is generally domination. It declares that what Union of South Africa occupied a believed will be accomplished. The the good remains of German Austria cannot very prominent place in world officer commented on live. It would have to import 75 per politics now. It was futile to believe relations of the Turks and Allies at cent. of its foodstuffs. Furthermore that South Africa could ever return Constantinople, where the Committee its necessary imports would not be to the isolation which was possible a of Union and Progress is not much evidence. The restaurants coverable by exports because all its century ago. In the future League in export industries are being taken of Nations South Africa would have exhibited the inscription from German Austria. The coun- the same membership and status and to our Alies." try's transport system would be far more influence than any other Enancially and technically ruined. State outside the ranks of the Great ROUNDABOUT EŽVELATIONS. The Note declares that the country Powers. is at present living on its very reduced capital. It declares that the treaty destroys the state and will create a breeding ground for Socialist and political disease.
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LONDON, June 11. Anti-Japanese feeling in China WELLINGTON, N.Z., June 11.
owing to the decision of the Peace i The war has added £81,000,000 conference with regard to Shantung to the rational debt of New Zealand, has led to serious disturbances at hich is roughly,, £170 per head of Shanghai, where the foreign police PARIS. June 11. population. The national wealth is were assaulted with bricks. The With regard to the question of the equal to £400 per head. Bank de police charged with batons and street. There were admission of Germany to the League posits are £72 per head. Savings bank cleared the of Nations, the French viewpoint is deposits increased from £19,000,000 in several casualties. The volunteers that her admission at present would 1914 to £33,000,000 in 1918. The were called out and maintained be most inopportune and Germany acting Minister of Finance is optimis-order. Twenty thousand students
also endeavouring should be admitted only after a tic regarding the financial future pro- are period wherein the sincerityviding the people realise their res- maintain peace while ensuring a of her pacific dispositions can be ponsibility towards solving industrial continuance of the anti-Japanese! ascertained. It is now taken for problems. He regards industrial boycott. Several Jepapese were granted that the Allied reply to the unrest as merely the outward sign badly assaulted. Germans will be final and that no of a great worldwide struggle for further discussion will be allowed. improvement.
·The' maximum period of a week will be granted the German delegates to go to Berlin to consult their govern. ment and to inform the Peace Conference of their reply.
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It is improbable that the Allies COPENHAGEN, June 11. will reply to the German counterpro A communique states that after After sanguinary fighting the posals before the 2nd week. The the Serbs had occupied Klagenfurt, Esthonians have had to evacuate reply will consist of a composite the Austrians signed an armistice Wenden, which the Germans have memorandum dealing with the Ger establishing a Serbian.zone.comprising occupied. There is the greatest man objections seriatim and giving Klagenfurt and a neutral zone to the indignation throughout Esthonia at reasons for maintaining its own northward of that.
the Germans' treacherous attack.
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viewpoint. The changes in the treaty will probably be tey.
M. Clemenceau opines that Ger many should not be regarded as per- PUTTING ANOTHER POINT TO manently, ineligible for membership
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NEW YORK, June 11. The officials of the Telegraphists Union have announced that a nation wide strike of telegraphists, includ- ing cable operators, is called for to- day. The object is said to be for cibly to attract the attention of Pre sident Wilson by Interrupting his daily cable service.
FRENCH LABOUR TROUBLES.
PARIS, June 11. A considerable number of workers in the League of Nations but that it in the metal industry, and "tube" is for the Allies and not for Germany operatives, have resumed work. to decide the time when she is con- Measures to cope with the railway sidered fit for admirsion to the strike have been taken. The coal." benefits and responsibilities of the miners are now threatening. |League.
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PARIS, June 11. The Allies' reply to the German counter proposals will refuse Ger- many's request for a mandate for the ex German colonies.
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