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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 10ƒm; 1919.
PEACE CONGRESS EARLY NEXT
MONTH:
GERMANY TO PAY £24, 000, 000, 000.
OTTOMAN EMPIRE TO BE TOTALLY
ELIMINATED:
A NEW TURKEY IN ASIA MINOR.
REVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTS IN
BERLIN:
SIGNIFICANT STATEMENT BY A GERMAN GENERAL
ĮTARQUAE RECTER'S AGENCY.]
THE PEACE CONGRESS.
TO ASSEMBLE EARLY NEXT
MONTH
was as im
. GERMANY.
GERMAN WOMEN'S DEMANDS.
BALE, March 2nd.
A telegram from Weimar states that the National Assembly unanimously passed ♫ motion, submitted by 37 women mer bern, demanding the immediate raising of the economic blockade and the repatrie tion of prisoners-of-war.
CONFLICTING REPORTS.
LONDON, March 2nd. The latest news from Germany is some what scrappy. The situation, therefore, at present is rather obscure. There has been no confirmation, so far, of the re- port from Holland that Herr Scheide mann has resigned.
On the other hand, it appears that the report of the attack on the Vorwaerts Be expressed the opinion that what was building in Berlin is not true, while going on in Amerien now
incssager Irom Berlin Copenhagen portant for the success of the Conference state that the Government troops entered He what was going on in Paris, and the Halle, which is quiet. New World should play at least as groal a part in Future international organisa- tions us the old historic countries of Europe and the Middle East.
PARIS, March 2nd Jy has been provisionally arranged that President Wilson will land at Brent about
The foundations had been well dug in March 13th, and proceed direct to Paris.
Paris during the last seven weeks, and be The great Powers will then consider fore another seven weeks wore passed sunte the preliminary Peace Treaty till about thing great would actually be accomplish. March 22nd. It is anticipated that such ed, and we would be able to see a com progress will be made as to enable theplete solution of the great lask assembling of The Peace Congress, w th the Germans present, between April 1st and 19th.
THE TERMS TO BE IMPOSED. The Treaty to be presented to the Con-
NAVAL LOSSES.
A COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.
LONDON, March 2nd.
It is authoritatively stated that the
MOB CLASHES WITH SOLDIERY. There have been serious food disturb ances in Thorn, where the mob tried to storm the military gaol. Soldiers inter- vened with machine-guns and hand grenades. A number of persons were
wounded before order was restored.
BAVARIA
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. BUDGET OF THIRTEEN HUNDRED MILLIONS.
It
begins with the Army Estimates to-day.
It is believed that the budget will total £1,300,000,000.
THE UNITED STATES. NO EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, March 2nd.
an
LONDON, March 3rd. The House of Commons, this week,jected the proposal to filibuster "
A meeting of Republican senators re- tackles the heavy war expenditure.
order to force President Wilson to call an extra session of the Congress before he returns from his next visit to Paris, which, it has been announced. tho Pre- sident has decided not to do.
As the present
Congress expires on March 4th, the extra session would be
THE DIFFICULTY OF FRAMING ARMY ESTIMATES.
LONDON, March 3rd. In the House of Commons, Mr. Chur-
chill, introducing the Army Estimates, amounting to £287,000,000, emphasised the difficulties of framing Estimates this
THE RUSSIAN BOLSHEVISTS” SUFFERING MILITARY DEFEATE
LONDON, March 1st.-
The latest telegrams bearing On the Russian Bolshevik situation show that, although the movement is progressing in some areas, the Bolsheviks elsewhere aro suffering military defeats and encounter- ing other irremediable difficulties under the existing conditions. DON ARMY OCCUPIES SARATOFF.
STOCKHOLM, March 1st. held by the new Congress in which Bepub. Reuter's correspondent says that it is ficans would have a majority
reliably reported that the Don Army, Despite the rejection of the proposal į mentioned on February 20th, under Gen- year, because every factor was uncertain several Senators threatened to
eral Krunoff, has cupied Saratoff and and fluctuating, as we were half-way beter, without the authorisation
Volsk tween peace and war. We were unable
Party. to fix the rate of demobilisation. naither knew what arrangements affect ing armaments would be embodied in the Peace Treaty, nor how many men Wo must keep in the Middle East and on the Rhine; or for how long, We did not know whether the Germans would accept our conditions or refuse them, and throw responsibility for the future apon ua, and simply degenerate.
We
vust
filibus-
of the
ASIA MINOR. PEACE COMMISSION'S DECISIONS.
PARIE. March 2ud. As regards the work of the territorial Commissions of the Peace Conference, the Commission on Greek Affairs yesterday | lengthily debated the new situation to be
created in Asia Minor.
The general plan adopted, for the dis. solution of the Ottoman Empire, is the internationalisation total elimination of that Empire, the of Constantinople and the Straits, the creation of a Terkigh State in the centre of Asia Minor, and the liberation of all nationalities from
Mr. Churchill emphasized that areas of Europe and the East were in a The Soviet Congress at Munich has aprested the responsibility of enabling the state of anarchy, and the Allies, on whom pointed a Ministry with Herr Segis a world to get to work again, were them. Premier.
selves very seriously exhausted. To all these difficulties must be added the enormous effort of winding up the war, the Porte. The prescut estimates represented the
NEWSPAPER PRINTERS ON
STRIKE.
BERLIN, March 2nd. The printers of three big newspaper,aximum.
gress will include the military, naval, following are the war naval losses of the printing works have struck work,
financial, and economic term, to be im posed.
REPARATION COMMITTEES
DECISION.
The Reparation Committee's report will, be considered at an early date by the Supreme Council, The Committee has arrived at the conclusion that the enemy countries should be required to pay the aggregate amount twenty-four thousand million sterling paying a portion now and the balance bing spread over a period of 25 tu 3 years.
HOW GERMANY SHOULD PAY. The French delegation is of the opinion that the enemy powres should immediate ly pay a thousand million sterling, part- ly in merchandise, material and tonnage, partly in foreign securities, and partly in gold.
GERMAN'S TIMBER REPARATION.
The climate of the timber Germany should supply to the Allies ne reparation is valued at approximately £80,000,000.
THE DISARMAMENT OF GERMANY.
PARIS, March 2nd.
The military terms of peace presented to the Council of Ten by Marshal Foch yesterday provide for the disarmament of Germany down to 20 Divisions, each of 10,000 men, including afteen infantry and five cavalry Divisions.
The terms also impose severe restric tions on the manufacture of all clessC6 of war material and the limitation of military and commercial planes to a minimum.
use of aero-
TERMINATION OF SUBMARINE WARFARE.
Marshal Foch's naval terms, now before the Council, provide not only for the complete suppression of Germany's sub- marino equipment but the termination of all submarine warfare.
DESTRUCTION OF GERMAN · WARSHIPS. The proposal for the destruction of the large German warships is approved by the British and American experts, bui the French still make reservations against the scheme.
PEACE IN
ANOTHER SEVEN WEEKS.
PARIS, March 2nd. Balfour, interviewed by
Mr. A. J. Reuter's representative, replying to cri- ticism that the Conference had aroom-
plished nothing, emphasised the complex
mankind.
ty and difficulty of the preliminary work in the greatest task ever undertaken by It was the policy of the Conference to prom for the fastest possible preliminary pence with Germany. He hoped that be- fore the end of March we should be in sight of such a preliminary peace, which, would be a great stride towards univer- peace on the most important questions of the war.
Tho share which the United States was going to take in the world's future was one of immense responsibility. At present this share rested on the Ameripan public. Only half of America's war task would be accomplished, if she took no share in the even greater Inbaura of peace.
belligerents (including the vessels Inst ae. cidentally as well as by enemy action):
GREAT BRITAIN.
Battleshipe Battle-cruisera Cruisers Monitors
Destroyera....
Submarines
Torpedo hosts
Small Craft
13
3
25
е
64
10
10
27
The total tonnage of these vessels was £50,000.
Battleships
FRANCE.
Cruisers
Torpedo boats
Destroyers
Submarines
Small Craft
4
5
14
Н
14
A
GENERAL STRIKE IN EISENACH
BALE, March 2nd... A crowd of soldiers and civilians a tempted a nocturnal raid on the barracks and post offcc at Eisenach. Government troops repulsed the raiders and arrested. the ringleaders. The workers in Eisenach have declared a general strike. REVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTS IN BERLIN.
Brc
3rd.
BERLIN, March 2nd,
As regards Asia Minor, the Commis He hoped it woold besion, in principle, has decided that the possible to revise them in a downward Coast strip between Avali and Cos, in direction. He mentioned that the Allies cluding Smyrnn and Ephesus, shall be were still discussing the exact amount of assigned to Greece as the full owner or contributions from Germany towards the upkeep of the Armies of the Rhine.
as an international mandatory.
DEMOBILISATION.
Mr. Churchill, dealing with demobilisa-
three out of four men were being released tion, maintained that the plan by which
and the fourth man being paid double to finish the job was less objectionable, sud entailed fewer hardships, than any other course. All evidence showed that
Revolutionary devolopments in Berlin proceeding with great rapidity, There has been a great Labour movement during the Inst fow days in favour the Extremists. Herr Haase expects the the plan had been well received, owing to general strike in Berlin to begin on its fairness. It had been followed by the A meeting of the Workinen's Councils recovery of discipline and moral in the Executivo decided to re-summon the Army. He hoped, in a few months, that National Congress of Workmen's Coun wo would possess strong compact Armies, cils on March 18th.
interests and safety of the country, and which would enable us to guard the
secure the fruits we had won through the war.
-
The total tonnage of thest vessels was DRIFTING TOWARDS BOLSHEVISM
110,000.
Battleships Cruisera Monitor Destroyers
ITALY.
Torpedo bouts
Submarines
10
5
8
The total tonnage of these vessels was 70,000 tons.
JAPAN.
Battleship Cruisers Destroyers Torpedo-boat
The total tonnage of these vessels was 17,000.
The
The Independent Party is considering co-operation with the Spartacists. former anticipate the early fall of the Government. Meanwhile, the Govern- ment is endeavouring to arrange & COND- promise between the Majority Socialists and Independents, with a view to pre senting
front against the Spartacists.
BRITISH LABOUR UNREST. THE RAILWAY CLERKS' ASSOCIATION.
Д common
LONDON, March 2nd. The Conference of the delegates of the Railway Clerks Association is dissatisfied with the Railway Executive Committee's interpretation of the Agreement
The tonnage of the longer suffered by and have passed a resolution
February 4th, in regard 05
all the Allies was 903,000.
GERMANY.
Battleship
Battle-cruiser Cruisers
Destroyers
Torpedo boats
Submarines
1
1
24
72
51
203
350,000.
The total tonnage of these losses was
AUSTRIA-KUNGARY.
Battleships
Monitors
Cruisers
Destroyers
Torpedo boats
Submarines
འུ་
9
X
4
8
Already, nearly 1,800,000 officers and men had been demobilised, and the pro- cess was continuing at the rate of over 25,000 daily. In addition, about 100,000 Canadians and Australians had been sent home and it had been arranged that every Dominion soldier who had come should have a chance of one visit to the Mother Country, before returning to his | own Dominion. (Cheers). There were about half-a-million men in theatres such it was impossible, physically, to release as India and North Africa from which men, although they did not belong to the class retained in the Army.
over
ARMY ESTABLISHMENT. ESTIMATED POST WAR ARMIES.
LONDON, March 1st.
A White Paper on the Army Establish- munt estimates the maximuta number serving at Home and abroad, exclusive of India, as 2,500,000. This number is being reduced to 932,000.
from France and Belgium, will consist
The Rhine Army, including troops after demobilisation, of 3,800 officers and 980,000 men. The armies in the Middle East will be as follows:-
pro-4,830 officers, and 75,000 men of the IN ITALY.--500 officers and 10,000 nien; IN BULGARIA, TURKEY, THE CAUCASUS, British Army and 1,150 officers and 19,500 men, of the Indian Army :—
IN EGYPT AND PALESTINE 3,750 officers and 56,500 from the British Army and 2,700 officers and 40,000 from the Indian Army.
A UNIT TYPICAL OF THE
EMPIRE."
SUGGESTION TO FORM A NEW REGIMENT.
LITHUANIANS NEARING VILNA.
A telegram from Kovno states that thes Lithuania
losely pursuing the Bolsheviks, whose request for an immediate Suspension of hostilities was refused. The Lithuanians are nearing Vilna.
A
DESPERATE OUTLOOK.
A telegram from Petrograd states that the Bolshevist Commissary of Ways, and Communications, speaking at the Soviet Economie Council, stated that the rail- Government only possessed 4,500 service- way situation W48 alarming.
able locomotives. Ho foreshadowed the
The
likelihood of the interior of Russia being absolutely deprived of means of com- munication by the middle of April.
PROGRESS IN WEST GALICIA. On the contrary, it appears that Bol- shevistic doctrine is making headway in the South of Poland, especially in West alicia, where Soviets have been con- stituted at Cracow and other towns.
Soviet troops are approaching Lublin, THE FUGITIVE EX-KAISER"
GERMAN GENERAL'S SIGNIFI- CANT STATEMENT.
ROTTERDAM, March 2nd. gathering, at the local German lab, a honour of the German troops from East Africa, General von Lettow cat of the ex-Kaiser by the Fatherland Vorbeck denounced the "shameful" treat
At
He declared:-"We must stick to the firm foundations of our old Army if the Fatherland is again to rise to her former greatness."'
ENEMY PROPERTY IN THE U.S.A.
DRASTIC METHODS TO OUST GERMAN COMMERCE.
WABBINOTON, March 3rd, The Custodian of Alien Property re commends the continuance of the liquida- tion of enemy-owned property, which in valued at $700,000,000, in order to pre- vent renewed German attempts to secure Commercial predominance.
THE JEWISH COMMON-
WEALTH. PRESIDENT WILSON'S IMPORTANT STATEMENT..
WASHINGTON, March 3rd. President Wilson told a delegation of the American Jewish Congress that he
were agreed that the foundation of the was persuaded that the Allied nations, with the fullest American concurrence, Jewish Commonwealth should be laid in Palestine,
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
LONDON, March 3rd.
garding the formation of a regimest of Endorsing the widely-beld opinion re- Dominions Guards, the Daily Graphic says:Would it not be appropriate to ARMIES IN THE NEAR EAST.
sigualise the high fighting qualities of a satisfactory settlement by March 11th.
our Overseas soldiers by creating a regi- It is stated that the Association has Mesopotamia, Palestine, the Caucasus,
Continuing, Mr. Churchill said that in ment of Dominions' Guards 1- been advised that the recognition and Turkey, the process of release was vilege which would ensure for that innova-ALL-NIGHT SITTING OF AMERICAN
The Brigade of Guards have certain pri- agreement would be confined to the impeded by diffiraltice of transportation, Railway Executive Committee, as in- but the number affected was not very appreciation of roval, as well as tho
universal dividual Companies did not intend being large, and was constantly diminishing a regimens
SENATE. people, and such bound thereby.
He proposed that all men eligible should eat manner the establishment of House-
would
in the happi
WASHINGTON, March 3rd, be released, but, any, unavoidably re- hold troops, giving them e unit thorough. tion of the League of Nations culminated The criticism against the draft constitu- tained utter day 1st, should receive ly typical of the increased pay
discharged.
as a whole. It in an all-night sitting of the Senate, at Amay be hazarded
if the King wore which a number of Republicane attempted
STRONG PLEA FOR INDUSTRIAL
PEACE.
until
tion
A strong plea for industrial peace was genuine effort would be made to give a to issue & Roy sufficient tem
to hold up the seven-billion-dollar Loan
requirements.
passed.
IRISH
The Bill
IRELAND.
was finally
LEADERS TO SEE. PRESIDENT WILSON.
made by Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P.,larger proportion of leave to the Armies to form the first Dominions' Guardo would Bill to finance the Government's present. Secretary of the Railwaymen's Union, of Occupation. Men who had not seen their be at once forthcoming from the war-tried when speaking at Watford this afternoon homes for years would get leave, or be soldiers of Canada, from the Anzao
After emphasising the industrial
Thomas of the brought home for good.
troops, and from those of South Africa. position, Mr.
declared that industrial peace should be their goal
They earned much distinction as thorough- not by sacrificing principles, forgetting
ly as any regiment in the British Army. responsibilities, and prostituting power,
for the official residences of the repre In their home-lands, they could perform The total tonnage of these losses was but by free and full recognition that the
sentatives of the King those duties which State was greater than any section thero
the Guards discharge in connection with royal palaces here.
WASHINGTON, March 3rd. If the courage and self-sacrifice that
But, nt stated Permission has been given to the Irish perioda, companies should be selected for short periods of service in the Mother-dent Wilson at New York on March th
leaders to present their demands to Pres ing principles in the next four weeks,
land. clear and we shall begin to build upon the the dark cloud now overshadowing us will
EARLIER CABLES. rains of the past four years a nation
THE SUPREME WAR COUNCIL- worthy of the people who had done so mush for it."
AMERICAN PROPOSAL ACCEPTED.
LONDON, March, 6th.
€5,000.
of.
new
RELIEF GARRISONS.
voluntary army for Home and Overseas Referring to the rapid formation of a duties, Mr. Churchill said that enfist ment, at the rate of a thousand daily, wae well maintained. There were already 45,000 trained men, besides 5,000 this force was a very considerable one,
Engineer units, and 168 Infanter batta- because the units for reconstitution included 514 Artillery units, 183 Royal lions. The men would proceed, as soon as, units had been formed, to the relief of Oversea garrisone.
The total tonnage of the losses austam carried us through the war are our guid, young recruits. The task of building up
ed by the Central Powers was 415,000. THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION DEPARTURE OF NEW BRITISH BATTALIONS.
H.M.
THE GOVERNMENT'S BORROWING POWERS.
LONDON, March 3rd.
IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
ITALY'S ASPIRATIONS. "THE FULL DEFENCE OF OUR RIGHTS."
LONDON, March 1st. There was an imposing military page-
ROKE, March 2nd ant at Hyde Park this afternoon,
In the Chamber, Bigner Orlando Mr. Churchill sketched the plans for Mr. Appleton, the Secretary of the Armice of Goedpation had to be main- the King (cn horseback) and the Queen Federation of Trades Unions, speaking at tained during the whole or part of 1990."
relieving the Rhine Army in case the stated:- Arthur of Connaught, Generals Robert agitators who were making people be-size and composition of a permanent post-re-union of the Italian lands and peoples "Italy still believes in the justice of (in a carriage), attended by Prince Wimbledon, denounced those labour He then raised problems regarding the her national aspirations. She asks no son, Macdonagh, and Birdwood, and the lieve that Government could continue bor. war army, its strategie distribution with their natural frontiers.
more, and cannot accept lese, than the Maharaja of Bikanir, reviewed fourteen rowing for ever at the war rate. He was battalions of young soldiers prior to their convinced that the people's common-sense politico-geographical
governed by new forms of warfare and Italy recognises the necessity of equit considerations, able compromise with the essential needs witnessed the review in the bright sun- POLAND AND THE UKRAINE. Imperial defanos; also how the relation departure for the Rhine. Huge crowds. would save them from that illusion. especially what part the Army of India of other peoples, Bho remains faithful shine,
would play in the general system of to the Treaty under which she entered the BOLSHEVISTS HOLD TWO THIRDS Navy, Army, and Air Services.
abip should be strengthened between the OF THE UKRAINE.
SPARTACISTS AND BRITISH SOLDIERS.
WARSAW, February 28th. Ukraine.
The Bolsheviate hold two-thirds of the
COLOGNE, February 27th, The Spartacists, attempting to promote disaffection in the British Army, distri- buted hand-bills in. the streets yesterday. General Potlurn, the Ukrainian Com- The hand-bill begins: British sold-mander, is negotiating with the French at iere, why are you not demobilised" It Odessa for telp against the Bolsheviste. declares that Prusian militariam in dead, The Inter-Allied Commission banded
and that the British ars kept from their General Potlura the terms of the Armig homes merely to bolster up the property tion, which leaves Lemberg and the oil of junkerdom against the bonent worker." Belds in the hands of the Poles,
He pointed out the nooossity to develop new type of oilicors who would make all, cinason of war their provineo, and be drawn from every part of the Empire.
THE MADRID BIOTS. CITY QUIET AGAIN.
have beep withdrawn from the street.
MADRID, March 2nd. The city is quit. The machine guns The carnival proceeding normally.
war, but that does not moun show is insensible to the appeal reaching her from might be exposed to loss of its nationality the most Italian city of Fiume, which and
independence. (Cheers).
do not believe the possible, at the very moment when it is hoped to re deem the world from the memory of viola tions of the rights of peoples. We persist in the full defence of our rights, ecorated by incalculable ecrifices.
THE SILVER MARKET
LONDON, March-4th, The silver market in stendy,
The Press Bureau states:-- A communiqué, from Paris seya that. the Supreme War Council met and
form of articles, for insertion in the accepted the American proposal to ask the different Commissions to present, with their reports, their conclusione, in the pesce preliminarios
The Council then discussed the military, naval, and air conditions to be imposek on the enemy.
the
DISTRESS IN CENTRAL EUROPE.. PEOPLES ON THE VERGE OF FAMINE.
Low, March 186. Touter is informed that the Crecha- co-lovak republic, including Prague, in on verge of famine. Staple comestiblea are exhausted. The population cannut. bold out until harvest time. Hospita patiente in Prague are dying from inani- tion. There is a terrible shortage of milk for infante