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TO BRITISH
FRENCH PRESIDENT
KING.
PAB Je Prezident Poincaré, replying to tele- gram of congratulations from H. M. King George on the occasion of the signature of the rest of Peace, anys that France ECCO
ratitude, the good wishes. min, and expresses her thand congratulations to His Majetteto the British people, and to the Dominions and Colecies of the Empire
Bhavill, never forget the marvellous. effort put forth during more than four years by your valiant forces on
Land
LAD sea. She is proud to have shared with then the glory of fighting for our com mop ideal of justive, and by their side i to have gained victory, which is not only that of our two countries.bat that of eternal Right and Liberty.
"She rejutera, also, at the peace, which, succeeding so-long-o comradeship in arms, ju will allow our nations, delivered from the horror of twas, to collaborate with confident intimaży the progres of humanity. Your Majesty knows I am profoundly convinced-as is France-
of the edited a permanent/ågreement. between Great Britain and Frares. The closer.our union is henceforward the more v, surely, will be guaranteed, the maintenance.
of peace, the, resumption of productive, activities, and the fiture of civilisation."
RATIFICATION TO END BLOCKADE.
PARIS, June 8th. An Allied Note has been handed to the German delegation, dealing with the ratification of the Peace Treaty by Ger- many, which is closely connected with the length time that the blockade will bo maintained
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PARIS, June 9th.
Havas message sites:- Note from the Supreme Council of the Peace Conference was handed Get many and her Allies informing them that the flockade will be automatically lifted na soon as they ratify the Treaty.
PARIS, June th.
GERMAN NOTES..
BERLIN, Jung 28th. Herr Von Hanièl yesterday, sent two Notes to M. Clemenceau.
The first declares that the German Government concludes, from the Allied Note of June 21st, that the Allied and Associated Governmenta regard the pro mises embodied in the memorandum of June 18th, which is not expressly included in the Peace Treaty, as equally binding and do not object to such promises being Laid down in a final protocol to avoid misunderstandings."
The arcvnd Note states that the German Government recognises that it is unable to refuse to sign the Rhineland Agree meat; nevertheless, it considers this necessary. It suggests that, mandatorice. from both parties meet to supplement and correct the stipulations in the
the Agreement.
VERSAILLES June 28thi
THE PREMIER'S SPEECH.
IN DEFENCE OF PEACE TERMS,
Bobes, July 3rd The House of Commons was crowded, Wales who as in the Peers gallery, when the gathering including the Prince of Mr. Lloyd George rose to speak on the Peace Treaty The Premior, who was enthusiastically welcomed, said he had to lay on the table two Bills to enforce the
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must convince our peoples of her good faith and complete sincerity,, through a real, honest difort to full ber Treaty obligations as fully as possiblė. Tho Germans will then find Britons disposed to meat them half-way in unexampled difficulties and perplexities, but
ACCESSORIES
482.
A GERMAN MARCUS CURTIUS.
BERLIN, June 25
SMUTS ON THE TREATY.
NOT ALTOGETHER SATISFACTORY.
LONDON, June 9th. General Smuts has issued a statement document, but because it was imperatively only revive old suspicions, arouse anger, in which he says he signed the Peaco Treaty not because it was a satisfactory resort to sübterfuges or underhand means May to, addressed a communication to to defeat or evade the Peace Treaty will
necessary to close the war, and because the world needs peace above all, and nothing could be more fatal than the continuance
of the state of suspense between war and peace. The six months that bad elapsed since the Armistice had, perhaps, been na upsetting, insertling and ruinous to Europe as the previous quadrenaium was,
most momentous-Cocument to which the British Empire aux bad affixed seal-000 was to give effect to the provisions of the Trendy and heather to obtain sanction to the Anglereneb, cervention.
The Premies paid a tribute to the SerHe regards the Treaty as the close of one vices, to Mr. Balfour, to Mr Barnes sad to the Overset representativen g
The terms of the Treaty were in many respecte, terrible, but so were the deeds, and the consequences they ficted on the world. These consequences would have bean mare terrible had Germany succeed-
Herr Mueller, Herr Bell and Bity Gored. The terms were stern, but just man members of the Peace Mission left in the evening for Germany,
Forty secretaries remain at Vereailles for the present.
GERMAN PRESS IN MOURNINO.
SHOULD BE SACKCLOTH AND ASHES.
3 BERLIN, June 29th,
of the chapters of the War and the Armis- not achieved the real peace for which our tica. He feels that in the Treaty we have peoples have been looking forward.
He believes the real work in making peace will only begin after the Treaty bas been signed.The Treaty is simply a liquidation of the war situation.
À FAIRER AND BETTER WORLD. The promise of the new life and of the
fall, he emphasised, amid cheers, the just- After describing Germany's great down- Dess by the restoration of Aloc-Lorraine,rictory of great human ideals, and the Schleswig-Holstein and Poland;
also the justmes of the
reparation terms, regard- ing which declared that if the whole cost of the war were thrown upon Get- many it would be in
with
fulfilment of their aspirations towards the new international order and a fairer and better world will act be written in the Treaty, nad will remain unwritten in treaties. A new spirit of generosity and humanity, born in the hearts of the peo ples can alone solve the problems which He then suplained the justness of the/he statesmen of the Peace Conference disarpanch of Germany, and the just
found too hard.
very principle of civiccordances.
The conservative Press have appeared her
of her calonica; Te 7. General:: Smuts.urges that territorial
with black borders as a mark of mourning ...en account of the signing of the Tres
The following are typical headlines Kraus Zeitung: Germany's
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M. Clemenceau, in a letter to the Ger": man delegation, points out that, accord ing to the Armistice, the blockade will ** be in force until pence is ratified. There fore the Allies are ready to raise the
blockade immediately they are officially
advised of the regular and complete fatis. Bastion of the Treaty by the Germa Republic
Pig June sath
fate
the
he emphasised, "there was settlements, and, guaranteet, and fore whelming evidence that Gershadowed pranishments and stipulated many truelly all treated the natives. The idomunities, Taged revision, modification restoration of those colonies, in face or
The real pence of the expungement. these faote, especially in view of
Own libera:
Budichard Bigmatars of peace and the natives bad taken in the the part people ought to amend the peace of states.
sealed."
annihilation.
Inge Zeitung: * The end."
The most pesimistic comment follows the headlines, but the Rundschau signi ficantly declares: "We need a despot to compel a nation to Work; if we are un ablo to establish him, our enemies will send him."
BONFIRES IN LONDON.
IN
LONDON, June 29th: The overnight peace celebrations in London continued almost till dawn Bon- firea in many open spaces were kept blazing all dight.
Thanksgiving ser
services were held in all the churches this morning There were .crowded' congregations.
BEJOICINGS PARIS
BARI2 June 29th A Havan. messago states. ⠀ Paris, on Saturday night, gure itself,
completely to rajoicing over the con- tion of the Victory of Right over Torch-light processions took place, and dances were organised everywhere in the streets.
PARIB, June 28th."
at The signing of peace was celebrated joy borchlight processions inclgding cor by fully. In the evening, there were many
tion, thus giving Germany the opportuni. ty for reprisals, would have been a base betrayal.
.
(For continuation of specul, sec
To-day's Telegrams.
KAISER'S TRIAL
LONDON, July 3rd.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd George announced that the tribunal to try the ex-Kaiser would it in London, HOW THE PERSON OF THE EX KAISER WILL BE SECURED.
AMSTERDAY, June 20th. A message from Paris states that the Allies will not ask Holland to extradite. the ex-Kaiser, but will merely ask her, in the name of the League of Nations inform the ex-Kaiser that he must appear before the International Court or leave the country.
her of the League of Nations; will 206 It is expected that Holland, as a mep
refuse
Herasserts that two achievements, far- reaching and of world importance. definitely recorded in the Treaty namely, the destruction of Prussian Militariza, and the institution of the League of Nations. He is confident that the latter will yet prove a scape for Europe from, the ruin created by wur.
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THE TRUE PATH TO NATIONAL
PROGRESS, FAMILI
ANY
Secondly, the Allies must remember that and prove fetal to good understandings. God gave them this overwhelming and andreamt of victory for the attainment of the great human ideals, for which heroes gave their lives and which are the real victors in this war of ideals.
CELEBRATIONS IN AMERICA.
NEW YORK, June 28th "The news of the signing of the Peace Treaty was greeted with the booming of guns, the ringing of church bells and the hooting of sirens, but, generally, the celebration was not equal to the spontane. ous outburst on the occasion of the sign- ing of the Armistice.
.
BELGIUM QUIET,
Bacasts, June 29th, The city was absolutely quiet yesterday. There was no official Peace demonstra tion, only a few Belgian and Allied flags being visible.
Brutanca, June 29th, A national Thanksgiving service was celebrated this morning by Cardinal Mercier, in the presence of Their Majes ties, the Ministers, and diplomata. Largo and enthusiastic crowds attended.
LITTLE STIR IN BERLIN, The news of the signing of Peace caused
COPENHAGEN, June 29th.
little stir in Berlin.
GERMAN PAPEBS; TALKS OF REVENGE.
The Government suppressed
the
General Smuts regrets, the abolition of Deutsche Zeitung for publishing excit
rise in the fronty being confided article speaking of the German the enemy peoples, who should join the date and collaborate with the Allies in League of Nations at the sarliest possible people's future revenge for the disgrace
"of 1919. practising the, great lesson of the war— that the true path to national progress Has in common service fer great human causando und mein gr
Besides resulting in the encunyatter, A letter from the Amir to the Viceroy,
SIMLA, June 28th. defeat, the war has caused the collapse"
THE AMIR'S DEMAND.
of the whole political and economic fabric dated June ifth was received today, in Central and Eastern Europe.equesting, the withdrawal of British troops AN APPEAL TO THE BRITISH AND from Afghanistan, in order to facilitate
AMERICAN, PEOPLES.
negotiations.
the defeated and brokege peoples; a large bien af the Viceroy, dated June 21st Unless the victors ann, effectively high letter had crossed the communica
emphasising that British troops would"
istan, and that" any modification of the Armistice terms was impossible.
It is announced that Herr Bethmana von Hollweg, after refraining, at the.. Government's expreas wish, from taking
the Allies to allew him stand for trial, in- the same step that he desired to take on M. Clemenceau, on June 25th, requesting stead of the ex-Kaiser, and placing him-
at their disposal.
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Eerr Bethmann von Hollweg says be bears for his period of office sole respon- sibility, under the German Constitution, for the ex-Kaiser's political acts. There fore, he claims the
that
which reckoning the Allies desire to demand for the alleg- ed acts against international morality" and the sanctity of treaties shall be
solely demanded from him..
fore,
legal position fixed by Public Constitu- He hopes that the Allies, respecting the
tional Law, will yield to his urgent re- quest.
BERLIN, June 29th.
The Tageblatt points out that Here Bethmann von Hollweg is certainly.re- sponsible for the political acts of the ex- Kaiser up to the time of mebilisation, but his responsibility does not extend to the decrees issued by the Commander-in-Chief of the
nad Navy. Therefore, the paper is septidel as regards the success of Herr Bethmann von Hellweg's stop..
PRESIDENT WILSON GOES HOME
PARIA June 28th President Wilson laff in the, evening, Hembarks at Brest-so-marzow maiming
BR, June 29th "haa sailed by Now
President Wilson" York
BELIEF IN FRANCEE FUTURE
APARIS, June 39th.
A Havaa message states: President Wilson made the following statement: "I leave France with my belief in her future confirmised"
TURKEY..
M. CLEMENCEAU'S REPLY TO TURKISH STATEMENTS.
PARIB, June 20th M. Clemenceau, in a letter, thanks the Turkish delegation on behalf of the Allies. Ho says the statements received will co- tinue to receive careful consideration. Turkey, and raise, international ques They touch other interests besides those of tions, whose immediate decision, unfor tunately, is impossible. The Council
inconvenientos of prolonging the present settlement of pram, and fully realise the anxious to proceed rapidly with the for
period of uncertainty, but an exhaustive them that some delay was inevitable. They feel, therefore, tant nothing is to be gained by a longer stay in Paris at pre- sent of the Turkish delegation. When the period arrives for the interchange of ideas they will communicate with the Turkish, Government to the best method by
A high French authority on interit, part of Europe is threatened with exbaromain at their present posts in Afghan survey of the situation haá convinced
national 18%, in an interview, stated that the proceedings against the ex-Kaiser will be carried out on moral grounds. There- elusively of a moral character. There could
the sentenes
of the Court will beer
tion 'und decay," "Russin has already walk- ed into the night, and the risk that the reit may follow is very grave indeed: The effects of this disaster will not be tion is one body and we are all confined to Central Entope, for Civilian
A Havas middaga states t M. Clemenciou, morro, will lay the Peace Treaty before the French Ferlin ment for ratification, making a brief soldiera, headed by Allied bandal and beloo queffion of sentence of death or of one another is
statement in the Chamber of Deputies on-
ita princips political and military feared the crowds on the Boulevards cheered the Allied soldiers, who, perched on roofs and motor-cars, were singing national anthems:-
turos.
A keen debate is expected.
WASHINGTON, Jgne oth Prezident Wilson, immediately after the gnature of the Treaty, cabled, to the American people" urging ceptance of the Treaty and of the League of Nations' coronant.
All pahli baildings and, many hoses. Germans guns were drawn by urchins. wezelleminated with multi-coloured electric lights. The festivities culminated. with the siguing of the Afgrillatie and Allied anthems in all the theatres.
impromise ring international tab United States and of the British appeals to the peoples of of the against morality, in starting the war and wigles
**ho have been exceptionally
ing Belgian neutrality, will be severelya. Blawed wil oo good things of life, to
condemned. The Hohenzollerne will be exert themselves to the uttermost to sav made impossible for the ex-Kaiser todo declared for over deposed, and it will be.
of life and industry on any further harm, by ilotting hims
GERMANY MUST PLAY. residenge which he wille forbidden to AH this intessible of accomplishment.
on two conditions: Firstly, Germany
FRENCH RACING.
Paris; June 20th."
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