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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 20TH, 1919.

THE PRESS AND THE PEACE

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CONFERENCE:

DIFFERENCES AMONG THE GREAT POWERS?

ARMISTICE PROLONGATION TREATY SIGNED.

NATIONAL PROHIBITION IN THE UNITED STATES

"NATIONALISATION OF WOMEN" IN RUSSIA

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE PEACE CONFERENCE

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS THREATENED

Pants, January 16th.

LABOUR VIEWS.

LONDON, January 18th. Mr. G. N. Barnes has gone to the Peace Conference at the special invitation of Mr. Lloyd George. Interviewed, he said Do would voice the feelings of British

The Fence Conference has decided that, i Labour at Paris.

BRITISH MINERS.

A SIX-HOUR DAY DEMANDED

Losnos,-January 15th.

The British Miner Federation Con- ference at Southport passed a resolution that the Government be informed" that the miners intended to have a six-hour day.

If the Government did not agree the miners would fix a date themselves for

Qmmencement

The Conference also demanded nationalisation of mines.

the

MORE DEMANDS.

LONDON, January 16th. The British Miners Federation Confer ence decided by 500,000 against 21,000 votos to demand a 30 per cent. advance of wages, and that the war advances be continued.

The minority thought that the demand did not go far enough.

THE REVOLUTION

GERMANY.

IN

AERIAL DEVELOPMENT.

FLIGHT FROM ENGLAND TO INDIA,

LONDON, January 18th.

The Press Bureau states:--- The Handler Page machine from land has arrived in India,

IRISH AFFAIRS. SINN FEINERS FORCING THE

PACE.

LONDON, January 17th.

A message has been received from Dub- Eng-in to the affect that the Sinn Feiners are apparently determined upon forcing the pace and have assumed the title of the Irish Republican Party.

PARIS TO LONDON SERVICE.

A Havas message says: --

The brothers Farman announce that the Assembly would be opening at the Man- It was announced that a Constituent official trials of the first aeroplane to hesion House on January Stat

used on the service between Paris and London take place near Vorsailles VII Saturday next. The first machine for London leaves on January 26th,

A "DRY" AMERICA. LIQUOR PROHIBITION AMEND MEXT RATIFIED.

NEW YORK, January 16th. The Legislatures of 35 States have rali fied the prohibition amendment of the Federal Constitution subunitted under the recent Act of Congress. Only one mere Legislature need ratify the amendment in

beyond the official rummanrique, the' He had advocated that some authority GOVERNMENT TROOPS IN BERLIN. order to make up the necessary three-

newspapers shall no longer be authorised to juhlish any information regarding the work of the Conference while the Pleni potentiaries will promise not to reveal

anything of the discussions.

It is reported from Party that wrong journalist protests have been registered in this connection, coupled with demanda for modification There are 1,000 journe lists in Paris fur the Conference, 300 of whom are Americans

STRONG NEWSPAPER DIS APPROVAL

This manner of veiling the 'onference is strongly disapproved by most of the morning papers, but the Timex rorres pondent in Paris states that, although he is unable to elucidate the situation, be does out think the Press will be left

untirely without official guidance.

He understands that, in addition to the Communiya, more detailed reports will

be issued the day following each sitting THE REASON FOR THE DECISION.

PARIS, January 10th. The draconian devision of the Peace Conference, thai no news will be published of the Conference except in the form of communiqués, will be difficult to maintain, because it will detar journalists from writing on many innocuous subjects. Apparently, we applauded the exit of accret diplomacy prematurely

DIFFERENCES AMONG THE GREAT POWERS,

Of course, what is patent to everybody is that there will be acute differences at the Conference even among the five great Powers, and the latter fear, perhaps with reason, that keen public discussion of these differences will not help their task. Hence, it has lecu decided to keep the Press at arm's length and the public in

ignorance.

AN INTERCHANGE OF VIEWS. LONDON, January 16th. The Press Bureau states A telegram from Paris states

that President Wilson, the Prime Ministers, and the Foreign Secretaries of the Allies discussed the relations of the Conference ad the Press, and referred the matter to a meeting of the Press and the Allied and

As xinted Governments this afternoon for interchange of views concerning fu 4ure methods

SUCCESSFUL PROTESTS FROM

THE PRESS.

PARIS, January 16th. Owing to representations and the pro- test by British and American journalists the Peace Conference refrained from officially recording the resolution limiting the information to be supplied to the Press Lu communiqués, and binding the plenipotentaries to servey,

The unfurence has, reser, invited the Associated Journalists to fortaulate proposals to secure publicity for the pro coudinge of the Conference.

A committee of Associated journaliste has been formed and given plenary pow- ers to submit proposals to the Conference. The Committee a sitting on January 17th. The British Jouroa.ists. Delegation comm- prises the corresponents of Renter, the

"imes and the Daily Chronicle.

CONFERENCE FAVOURS

PUBLICITY

Pants, January Fin

In the Chamber, M. Clemencenu, reply- ing to interpellations, said that the Con ference was pursuing its labours in a spirit of cordiality and complete con. cilantion.

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be established, responsible, after Peace Conference, to the League-ni Nations, for industrial questions, with the view to promoting humane conditions

for labour all over be world.

ARRIVAL OF RUSSIAN REPRESENTATIVE.

PARIS, January 17th.

A Havia message says:—

M. Sazonoff, Russian ex-Minister for Foreign Affairs, who has been appointed to represent the Biberian Government at the Conference, has reached Paris,

A suggestion has been made that the Russian delegation should be composed of a person representing certain estab fiahed Governments in Russia. Another saggestion is that an inter-Allied Com mittee should be appointed to handle all

matters relating to Russia and the in terests of Western Russia.

POLAND'S REPRESENTATION.

LONDON, January 16th. Poland will be reprosented at the Pence Conference by the National Councillor, M. Dmowski, and a delegate nominated by General Pilsudski,

THE INDEMNITY QUESTION.

LONDON, January 17th.

It was reported from Paris yesterday that Britain has requested Mr. W. M. Hugben to take charge of the indemnity question for the British Empire.

"FREE LOVE" IN RUSSIA.

BOLSHEVISM'S LATEST ORDER.

AMERUAM, January 17th. A telegram from Berlin, dated January 16th, states that the Government is strong- y garrisoning Berlin and is installing the most modern appliances of war.

BERLIN 'ALM ONCE AGAIN.

AMSTERDAM, January 16th. A telegram from Bertin, hearing yea terday's date, slates that the Government troops have thoroughly cleured out the Spartacists from the Moabit Quarter

A large number of Spartucists have been taken prisoner and considerable arine captured, after slight resistance.

The city was generally can last night..

PERSISTENT RUMOURS.

fourths in the Union.

Under the amendment, prohibition be gins within a year, but many think that the United States will go on a permanent 'bone dry" busis on July 1st, when the measure mentioned on September 24th, 1938, will become effective.

LATER. Nebraska, the thirty-sixth State, bas ratified the prohibition amendment.

THE EPOCH MAKING STEP.

WASHINGTOK, January 17th. The church bells are ringing in goue States in celebration of national prohibi tion, which will be an accomplished fact year lenee, the tessary three-fourths of the States having ratified the amend- ment to the Constitution to that effect.

Actually, prooibition becomes effective on July 1st, as a war measure, till the President declares that the Army demobilized.

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RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

GENERAL DENIREN IN SUPREME COMMAND.

LONDON, January 16th. Reuter learns that the Hetmen of the Don and Kuban Cossacks have agroed that General Daniken shall assume the supreme command of all Russian naval and military forces in South Russia.

THE SPREAD OF BOLSHEVISM

ESTHONIANS OCCUPY DORPAT.

STOCKHOLM, January 18th. An Estonian communiqué sister: the enemy evacuated,

We occupied the town of Dorpat, which

GROWING OPPOSITION IN RUSSIA.

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THE FUGITIVE EX-KAISER- CRIMINAL CHARGES FROM BELGIUM.

PARIS, January 17th,

A Havas mesṣays saya:--- A number of Belgian private indivi- duals have lodged formal complainta against the dethroned Emperor before the Belgian Courts of Justice.

THE PORTUGUESE INSUR- RECTION.

GOVERNMENT MASTER OF THE SITUATION.

BADAJOZ, January 15th. Telegraphic communication with Por bugu] as been restored. It is reported from Elvas that Lisbon is quiet.

The seditious movement at Bantarem Government is master of the situation. has been completely suppressed,

The

THE CAUSE OF THE INSURRECTION,

MADRID, January 14th. interrupted, but it is reported from the Postal communication with Portugal is Frontier that the revolution is being carried chiefly by troops from France, with the object of replacing the Govern mem by supporters of the ex-President, Senhor Bernardino Machado.

LUXEMBURG.

NEW QUEEN ANNOUNCED.

PARIS, January 17th.

The Luxembourg Government has in- the French Government that Charlotte has necended the

A Havia message sny's :-

STOKHOLM, January 10th, Telegrams from Petrograd report grow. in opposition to the Bolshevist régime.

A violent peasant rising occurred in the interior of Russia against the Bulabevist formed Peasant Committees, who are exercising Priness fyrannical dictatorship, while the enthrone in succession to her sister Adelaide logs of three of the largest munition who abdicated rerently. The Chamber has factories in Russia struck for an agreeapproved the accession by 30 votes to 19. ment with the bourgeoisia and in cad civil war."

THIRTY THOUSAND BOLSHEVISTS

CAPTURED.

LONDON, January 10th.

COPENHAGEN, January 16th. A telegram from the Wolff Bureau

The news is confirmed that the Siberiana Berlin that Herr Liebknecht who was states that it is persistently reported in

captured 30,000 Bolsheviks, 1,000 maching- attempts to escape while being conveyed the President will not declare this until but the Bolshevista are advancing further arrested during the night and made

The opinion is generally expressed that Runs and much material at Perm,

The Biberians reached the River Kama, ncross the Tiergarten Park in Berlin the Constitutional attendment becomes south. was killed by a shot fired by a soldier. effective.

Bosa of Luxemburg, while being con

The amendinent makes the manufac-officers, are operating on this Front.

Five Bolshevist Armies, with German veyed under arrest from hotel, wature, salo, exportation, and importation dragged from the carriage and killed by of alcoholic beverages illegal throughout an infuriated crowd.

The reports have not yet been officially confirmed.

LIEBKNECHT'S TRAGIC END.

AMSTERDAM, January 17th.

A telegram from Berlin says:—*** An official statement confirming the death of Herr Liebknecht and Rosa of Luxemburg states that they were arrested in Berlin suburb.

After a brief examination before the local Staff Headquarters, Herr Liebknecht, just after entering an automobile en route for Monbit Prison, was violently struck by an unknown member of the assembled erowd.

LONDON, January 17th. The automobile quickly drove off in Major-General Poole, the Allied Com order to protect Herr Liebknecht from mander on the North Russia front, in a further molestation, but owing to the message dated January 8th. states that great speed of the car, it broke down in evidence shows that the Bolshevik decreo the Tiergarten. Then, whilst proceeding for the nationalisation of women has been to the prison on foot, Herr Liebknecht, put into force and Commissaries of "Free notwithstanding Love" have been established in several

towns.

Respectable women have been Hogged for not yielding.

Europe of a decree issued by the Bosheviks The following is a translation by The New ladimir and published in the official Soviet organ, Izvestija.

fore, she is the right to choose from anONG

the United States,

Measures are already being taken fixing the penalties for infraction.

Leaders of Congress do not fear that the efferts of the liquor interests to bave the decision of the State Legislatures de- clated legal will be successful.

The Federal and State Governments will lose enormous revenues by this epoch making step.

POLAND.

TERMINATION OF INTERNAL DISSENSION.

AMERICAN SHIPPING.

RELEASE OF REQUISITIONED STEAMERS.

NEW YORK, January 16th. The Shipping Board announces that all will be released, or tonnage compensation American ships requisitioned for the war

given.

FINANCIAL WAR RISKS.

REDUCTION OF EXCESS PROFFTS

DUTY!

LONDON, January 17th. The Ministry of Reconstruction pub- lishes the report of the Committee on Financial Risks, appointed owing to the LONDON, January 15th. manufacturers and traders fearing that The Times correspondent in Paris, the losses due to the fall in prices of telegraphing yesterday, stated that an raw material bought at war-time prices, agreement has been reached between the might hinder the full score of prodaction. Polish National Council in Paris and The Committee recommends, alterns- FRENCH SHIPPING DISASTER the Warsaw delegation, whereby M.tively, the reduction of excess profits Padereswaki becomes Prime Minister duty to 65 per cent. for 1918, or deferring M. Paderewski is now engaged in the payment of part of that duty for forming a Coalition Cabinet.

THE DANGER OF FLOATING MINES.

This signifies that complete accord has ROME, January 17th. been reached between General Pilsudski The French steamer haprui, carrying and M. Paderewski. 650 Greck, Serbian and Russian pasacn-mains Chief of the Polish Stute.

The former re- gers from Marseilles, atruck a mine off Messina and sank in four minutes,

It is feared that 500 passengers have

The British steaner Copleston rescued

previous warnings been drowned, attempted to escape after stabbing one of

the escort in the hand.

He disregarded the repeated calls to 150. stop, whereupon the soldiers fired, killing him.

STRONG ACTION OF BERLIN GOVERNMENT.

DEMOBILISATION.

SIR AUCKLAND GEDDES'S IMPORT. ANT STATEMENT.

ADMINISTRATION OF LITHUANIA TAKEN OVER

Pakis, January 16th. Reuter learns that, at the request of the President of Lithuania, the Polish Government has agreed to defend the Lithuanians against the Bolsheviks, and have appointed High Commissioner, who will immediately take over the ad ministration of Lithuania,

FEEDING THE LIBERATED PEOPLES.

A girl having reached her eighteenth

LONDON, January 17th. year is to be aunounced as the property of

LONDON, January 16th. Apart from the deaths of Herr Lieb- Sir Auckland Geddes made a considered the Hate.

Any girl having reached her knecht and Rosa of Luxemburg there are statement as regards the complicated EUROPEAN FOOD][PROBLEM. eighteenth year and not having married is clear indications that the German Govern,

liged, suljet to the most severe panttyment and people are determined to and the public and the army should exercise er problems of demobilisation, urging that to register at the Bureau of Free love in the the Spartacist movement, so that the Commissariat of Surveillanco

"Having registered at the Bureau of Free National Assembly elections can be held Patience and carefully study the many

sides of this horny question. undisturbed, and finally attained.

peace mon between the age of nineteen and fifty great display of foree in Berlin, where Winston Churchill were conferring in The Government are now making & He said that Sir Douglas Haig and Mr.

PARIS, January 16th. a habitant husband.

The Supreme Food Council has con- Remarks: (1) The consent of the men heavy-guns,

they have a large number of troops with London, and were closely examining cluded that £50,000,000 will be required,

field-guns, in the said choire is unnecessary; (2) the man tanks, flame-throwers, also storm-troops more pivotal men.

armoured-cura, leans of speeding up the discharge of to feed the peoples of the liberated re on whom such a chuice falla has no right to with machine-guna.

The machinery of regions and Armenia until next summer, make any protest whatsoever against the

lease, which was steadily improving, and has decided to ask the Associated The Commander-in-Chief, Horr Noske, way- arrangement.

The right to choose from a number of has issued a proclamation declaring that wreid tooteding along lines designed to Governments how this sum, can be pro

industrial chaos, and the evils of vided. creating large masses of unemployed,

The official policy was that the general demobilisation was not yet ordered, and we were demobilising in a way which army at any one moment, to meet even would give the country a homogeneous Luglitica

Bir Auckland Geddes concluded by stat- ing that the next 12 months would be critical, but there was great reason for uptimin, and if we faced the situation theas we faced the war we should win through

PLAN BEING TACKLED.

girls who have reached their eighteenth year is given also to men.

wife is to bo presented once a month.

The opportunity to choose a husband or

The Bureau of Love is autonomus.

the troops will protect personal freedom, property, the freedom of the Press, and that there will be unimpeded voting for the National Assembly. Opponents will

be disarmed.

had a reassuring effect on the population. "The strong action of the Government

CONTRADICTORY NEWS,

LONDON, January 17th.

Men between the ages of nineteen and fifty have the right to choose from among the registered women even without the co- out of the latter, in the interests of the Slate

"Children who are the ime of

It was reported from the Hague on unions are to become the property of the Rosa of Luxemburg arrived

the January 16th that Herr Liebknecht and State."

frontier.

THE ARMISTICE. PROLONGATION TREATY SIGNED.

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AMSTERDAM, January 27th.

A telegram from Berlin states that the prolongation of the Armistice Treaty was signed on the afternoon of January 16th, at Treves, by Herr Erzburger?

GERMANY CANNOT CARRY OUT DEMANDS.

Armiation,

LONDON, January 10th.

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They are at present not permitted to take refuge in Holland owing to not hav ing passports, pending a decision. SEVERE FIGHTING IN DUSSELDORF.

AMERICAN GENEROSITY.

WASHINGTON, January 18th, The Senate Appropriations Committee priation of $100,000,000 for famine relief has favourably reported on the appro

in Europe.

ITALIAN CABINET RESIGNS.

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five years.

BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY

RETURN TO PRE-WAR CONDITIONS.

LONDON, January 18th The Cotton Control Board has un- ounced that no increase in the number spindles and loome running can be permitted at present, but the Board is endeavouring to secure the speedy release from the Army of men whose services will be necessary when the running of additional machinery is possible.

BRITISH IMPORTS.

ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONA URGED..

LONDON, January 16th.

An influential deputation from the National Union of Manufacturers urged Sir Albert Stanley to immediately re- impose, and strictly enforce, restrictions;

on the importation of foreign goods which have been lifted for three months.

It is understood that Sir A. Stanley undertook to comply with the request on the terminaion of the afore-mentioned

three months, and may even extend the list to which restrictions are applied.

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, January 17th.. he silver market is quiet-

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SHIPS FOR THE PACIFIC TRADE.

ADDITIONS TO PACIFIO MAIL' LINE.

DISPUTE OVER DALMATIA.

LONDON, January 18th. A subsequent, authoritative statement

The Italian Cabinet has resigned, outlines the following plan which is being

MORE the question of owing to a split on tackled:-

Italy's claims to Dalmatia and the Greek The creation of an army of occupation Islanda under the secret Treaty of 1915, for the Rhine, of moderate size, but of which

Baron Bonnino desire fully high at dard of efficiency, for service 4 telegram from Dusseldorf, dated until the Germans have made the required carried out, while the Socialiste, headed by Bignor Bissalatti, fdyour a compromise January 12th, states that sharp fighting reparation.

When this in completed, the remainder Dodocance and the cession of North with tho Yugo Slavs, the aurreader of occurred at big demonstrations of protest of the army could be demobilised hooord-Tyrol as far as Brennor. against Spartaciet terrorism. Over 40 havo ao far been killed.

ing to priority in the trade category.

The army un Two thousand armed Spartacists have

occupation is to be mainly

BUSSELS, January 18th.

He stated that President Wilson bed the neutral zone has declared that be in buildings, and are terrorising the popu service, and these will be recompensed by

The German Military Commander in captured and fortified a number of large men, who have done the lunst military THE BRITISH AIR MINISTRY ejaculated: What abominable lies,", on

carry out the torme of the lation. learning that the New York Tribune had able to published that he would withdraw all

The Belginn Commander has ordered Americans, and would leave France him

the removal of all arms from the zono. pelf, it some of his demanda wore not. conceded.

THE NEW MINISTRY.

The Conference favoured publicity, but

deemed it desirable to koop some matters MR. E. SHORTT HOME SECRETARY, sveret, in order to avoid.bed feeling.

be Trompa understands that Bism, who offretively participated in the war,

instead of one an anticipăim.

LANDON, January 10th,

It is now statoil that Mr. E. Shortt,

will be represented by two Delegates Irish Becretary in the Inst Ministry, will

ESSEN COAL MINES IN SOVIET

HANDS.

AMSTERDAM, January 18th. Soviet have taken over control of tho A telegram from Eason states that the

MINE-SWEEPERS' STRIKE,

AUBRAH, January 10th.

coal-mines.

being granted substantially increased pay. Plans will be made in the near future for a post-war army to garrison India and otlier plicos abroad,

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The Pacife Mail 8.8. Co. nro in receipt of cable advicon that the United States Rhipping Board has turned over for

With the Venezucia, Ecuador and Colom-

ia, the following steamern:-

poration by the Company, in conjunction

Str. Ecolipie 14,000 tons, measurement. enpacity.

STATUS NOT ALTERED.

London, Janúary 15th. The Press Bureau says:—

Sur Archer 14,000 tons, measurement It is nuthoritatively stated that the opacity

Str. Westvaca 10,000 tons, measurement WHY TROOPS MUST BE KEPT ON. status of the Air Ministry has not been

changed. It remains

a separate and in- opacity LONDON, January 18th.dependent Ministry, its sole connection middle of March, the Archer is due about "The Felipse, is duo in Manila about the Reuter's Agency, Jearns that it is bewith the War. Ofico being the one State the beginning of April and the Westen lieved there are still over half a million Secretary controls buth Departmente. about the end of Pacife třady unch April. The ships will The relations of the Air Force with the then enter the Navy and the Army have not been altor the Company will endeavour to maintains an approximately a sorvios with an interral. The Air Ministry is proceeding is effect of 10 days between sailing days. legislation and international agreements to permit of a spoely re-comtioncament (Other Local Mews will be found on of civil aviation,

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Germans under arms on the West Front. There has been no improvement in the handing over of military matoriali ja Certain nations who have boon allottedbe Home Secretary, and not Sir Hamar The Rheinsole Westfaelische Zeitung We cannot yet remove troops from two Delegates Intend to protest at the Greenwood as at first announced. Bir etates that the crews of all German Trans-Caspia, in view of the necessity plenary sitting on January 18th against Hamar Greenwood in Undor-Secretary for mine-swoepers have atruck, demanding of proventing the Holshevika plustrating

under-representation."

Home Affairs.

higher pay.

North, Persia and Khorassau."