EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
IMPORTANT SPEECH BY ME CHURCHILL
London, May 29.
In the House of Commons speaking on the Army Estimates Mr. Churchill foreshadowed the possibility, owing to the favourable situation, of withdrawing foreign troops from North Russia by the end of the 'summer. 12 WAS S fundamental principle of British policy that Russia, must be saved by Russians, although the principle should be en- forced without deserting our friends. New Russia mast be a democratic state. The five great Powers had decided to make further support and formal recognition of anti- Bolshevist Governments in Nussia conditional upon the undertaking that their victory be immediately followed by the summoning a constitutional democratic Assembly. (Cheers) As soon as prace was signed the Rhine Army could be reduced from dën to six,dickions and more when peace was being carried out effectively.
"If peace were signed in June it was proposed to send back home all 1914 men for relief by the end of June, from " all theatres except India, and similarly at the end of July to send back all 1915 men, excluding India The Derby men ould be relieved according to the months in which they enlisted He could not promise to relieve them immediately peace was signed.
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Referring to the situation in Ukraine and the Crimea be said it was apparent wherever the Bolshevists were faced e determinedly they were repulsed Anxieties respecting Ramanik had decreased. Its army was a powerful force capable of protecting its own frontier. He said the fact that newly formed weak States which bordered on the Bolshevists were standing firm despite appearances of rim- minent collapse three months ago and their recent achieve ments was a tell tale measure of the Bolshevists' military weakness. He tributed General Deniken's advacice. His position after great vicissitudes improved rerusrkably and he advanced on the whole front to a depth at some places of eighty miles. The effect of British munitions here was only now beginning to tell. Supplies would be corti med (Cheers). He was most confident as regards de imediate prospects of General Deniken's army.
Generals Ironside and Maynard Had served the most difficult problems with extraordinary sucenas, Moreover a new factor was Admirał Koltchak's advance, begnuing un March on a front of 700 miles, and the line had been advanced a maximum depth of miles. Cheers). Adrai:si Kotchak's troops were purely Russians equipped with British rifies and munitions. This advance had already drawn Off 20,000 Bolshevists from the Archangel front and was render. ing real service. (Cheers). There were now good prospects of the whole of North Russia becoming self-supporting within a reasonable time and of purely Russian "orces mali- taining themselves against the Bolabevist, consequently our tired conscripts were being withdrawn and relieved by fresh volunteers and aru Russian forcës, both of whom were awaiting the arrival of Admiral Koltchak» tight wing,
Here we have been building up nor did reputation and fulfilling all obligations respecting our scraps of paper. (Cheers). He was confident that the five Powers' stipula- tions as regards the future previously mentioned would be satisfactorily answered. The problem · f^xanpower was at ite greatest strain, owing to anxieties in India. Afghanistan. Egypt, Turkey and Ireland. All save for the Rhineland had been stopped" and the Allied Forsch weve, ready to nú
The new Volunteer Army had reached 170,000 men. excluding 23,000 of the Rhine Armyho volunteered, to Continue serving. The situation in Eevat. India and Turkey required careful watching for à consderable time.
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HOME POLICE DISCONTENTED.
· London, May 290. Prospects of a national Pohre strike on June 3rd. are growing. The position is that the Government gives an assurance of increasesd pay and better conditions in the service, bat refuses the demand to recognise the Police Union or reinstate several dismissed constables who the sioner Macready has issued a drastic order warning all ranks who fail to report for duty or when called on that they will be forthwith dismissed and not permitted to rejoin the Metropolitan Police under any circumstances. Dismissal " will entail-loss of pension rights. The Commissioner will not accept excuses from men of being unable to parade or Carry Da their work owing to intimidation. Oficers and men are authorised to defend themselves by all legitimate means if interfered with in the execution of their duty. Picketing of Police is declared illegal.
The Home Secretary in an interview with Heater admitted that the Police were inadequately paid, but, a committee was sitting thereanent and had already decided upon substantial increases of pay dating from April 1st. and improvement of conditions, especially as regards hous- ing. The Committee's report will deal with the whole country, including Scotland, while starting pensionable pay ́of a constable will be seventy shillings weekly. In the event of a strike Specials will be invited to help the Government.
THE ATLANTIC FLIERS.
London, May 30.
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N. C. 4 came down in the Mondego River, 120 miles north of Lisbon.
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N. C. 4 is undamaged, but the fight will not be resumed to-day.
Reater learns that the Admiralty contemplate a trans- Atlantic fright shortly with either of the airships R33 or મ ભ
THE GREEKS IN ASIA MINOR,
London, May 30,
Groek troops have occupied Magnesia' and Aidin in Asia Minor, without incident. The whole of the occupied territory is perfectly orderly.
HOME. CRICKET.
London, May 30: Cambridge University beat the Army by ten wickets. Oxford Univerzity v Australians match was drawn.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE PEACE TREATY.
Londen, May 30.
Addressing the Thirty-eighth Welsh Division at Amiens recently Mr. Lloyd George said the Germans declared they would act sign the Peace Treaty. We replied "Gentlemen, you must sign. If you don't do so as Versailles you shall do so at Berlin." The Premier continued: "We are mot this peace being imposed on Germany. If it is necessary going to give way. The future of the world depends on for you to march to Berlin, if your leave is cancelled or your departure to England delayed you will know that 1 alone am responsible, so you had better get your firing party out now. See that seal put on the document you help to write and we shall have peace worldwide.”
Paris, May 30.
The Germans have delivered the Anglo-French translations. of the first section of the counter-proposals, also handed in Two notes concerning German property in Allied countries, the Ottoman public debt and San Paulo question.
The Council of Four received the Luxemburg delegation and promised to settle all questions in accordance with the wishes of the people. The Luxemburg delegation expressed a desire for the preservation of autonomy and economic union with Belgium and France simultaneously.
Berlin, May 30: ·
The second part of the German counter-proposals" agrees to the Allies' military and naval stipulations provid ing Germany enters the League of Nations on an equal Focting immediately! She demands, however, for the transitional period, to maintain larger forces for purposes of internal order, Germany is prepared to raze the western fortresses and establish a zone occupied by troops. She demands a secret aumolested plebiscite as regards the cesión of territories including Alsace Lorraine and facilities for German Austria uniting with the German Empire. She refuses the cession of Upper Silesia because the region be- • longed to Germany for centuries and possesses a German majority, but agrees to the cession of the Polish parts of the province of Posen and West Prussia. She agrees to convert Memel, Foenigsberg and Dantzig into free porte and concede far-reaching rights to the Poles there.
RECENT INDIAN DISORDERS,
'London, May 30.
The India Office announces that for some weeks the centres of the recent disturbances have been quiet. Three tribunals are sitting in the Punjab for the trial of persons in connection with the riots, each including two experienced judicial officers. Up to the present eight persons have been sentenced to death and executed. The action taken has restored order in the Punjab. The Raj is considering the withdrawal of martial law in five proclaimed districte. There has been no indication of sympathy with the Afghan aggression, which had the effect of rallying all the martial and rural classes in the Punjab to the side of the Govern- ment The Indian Army and Police remained absolutely staunch throughout the troubles and except a few, disorderly elements the Punjab * villagers were not affected The ***Sayagraha” movement is largely discredited, especially in. Northern India on account of its violent character. Gandhi's attempt to revive the day of mourning and close the shops in Bombay did not succeed. Bengal, Madras, Bihar, Orissa, Assam, the United Provinces and Central Provinces remained perfectly tranquil,
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