1919-06-10 — Page 5

Page

THE

TREATY MAY NOT BE SIGNED

1

BEFORE JUNE 30TH.

MARTIAL LAW IN BERLIN.

1

A RHINELAND. REPUBLIC PROCLAIMED. FIUME APPEALS TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

BOLSHEVIK INTRIGUES IN TURKEY.

POLICE STRIKE POSTPONED.

LATEST CABLES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] GERMAN PEACE TERMS. NEGOTIATIONS WITH RUSSIAN

BULSHETISTS.

of details, making the Treaty more work able and facilitating the payment of in- demnities

President Wilson, Mr. Lloyd George and M. Clemenceau are said to be in strict accord on the subject of not grant STOCKHOLM. May 28th. The Russo-Scandinavian Informationing concessions to Germany..

Bureau learns from Berne that the negotiations between the Germans and Russian Bolshevists are in full swing, and

are being conducted through the well- 瓜

known Socialist. Dr. Parvus, residing in Switzerland, who is also negotiating with the, Hungarian Bolshevists in order to prganise a common front.

The task of making an agreement be tween Germany and the Rassian Soviet has been entrusted to Dr. Purvas, owing to his intimate connection with Herr Scheidemann, Count von Rantzau and M. Trotzky,

A plan to organise Bolshevism-on a large scale in most of the European coun tries, including Turkey and the Balkans, is being elaborated, in view of the pos sible eventuality of Germany not signing

the Treaty.

WORDS MUST BE BACKED BY ACTS.

PARIS, June 1st

A Havas message says:--- The opinion prevails in Paris that the words of Mr. Lloyd George: "If you do not sign the Pence Treaty at Versailles, you will be made to sign it at Berlin," are true, but justice demands that sneh words be backed by deeds.

"SOMEONE ELSE MAY SIGN:

I WILL NOT."

PARIS, June 1st.

A Havas message states:—

Count von Bantzau summoned the members of the "German Party leaving. Versailles for Berlin, and delivered a

speech. In the course of his speech he said: "Tell them in Berlin that I will never sign the peace preliminaries, unless they are greatly altered.

Someone else

It is reported that Dr. Parvus is try ing to establish the complete" abandon- ment of terrorism as the basis of a Russay sign them, but I will not." German agreement."

EARLIER CABLES,

Dr. Parvus is a shareholder in all the leading German Social Democratic news FATE OF EX-GERMAN COLONIES. papara

PRECAUTIONS IN BERLIN.

BERLIN, May 31st. Apparently anticipating trouble, Herr Noske, Minister for War, who has hitherto permitted demonstrations in protest of the peace terms, now proclaims martial law, which will be most severely en- Korced.

12

He has prohibited meetings indoors and putdoors, declaring that these developed agitation endangering the State:

GERMAN GOVERNMENT FEARS INVASION.

The Government has addressed an ap peal to the Eastern Gericans to avoid action that might give the enemy a pretext for invasion, and says that if the counter-proposala are rejected, the Gov.

erament will take the "decisions peces- Bary for the life of the German Nation" COUNT VON RANTZAU AND THE AMERICAN PRESS,

VERSATILES, May 29th. When Count von Radtesi learned that the text of the German counter-proposals had been cabled to the American, nowy papers, he telegraphed to Berlin protest-

.:

LONDON, June 2nd. In the House of Commons, Mr. Aneurin Williams affirmed that the un-

certainty in regard to who was to be the mandatory for the ex-German Colonies was causing the migration of native populations into British territory. Mr. Cecil Harmsworth replied that there were some indications of this, but it was really a matter for the Peace Conference.

REPLY TO GERMAN LABOUR

NOTE

PARIS, May 31st,

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

PRESIDENT WILSON DEMOLISHES CURRENT RUMOURS.

Panis, May 31st.

THE FATE OF FIUMÈ. APPEAL TO THE AMERICAN SENATE.

POLICE STRIKE POSTPONED- REACTION AGAINST ADOPTION OF "

EXTREME MEASURES,

LONDON, June 1st.

EARLIER CABLES,

A NEW BRITISH LOAN. MR. CHAMBERLAIN EXPLAINS A Havas message says:

Roa, June 1st.

FINANCIAL POSITION. All the resources of the German' The National Council of Fiuma has

In the House of Commons, Mr. Chamke Propaganda Service have beer, utilised cabled to the United States Senate reberlain mared a resolution authorising spread the idea that Germany Cappot questing the American people to prevent the Treasury to borrow a maximum of and will not accept the Allies' peace the greatest injusties in history."

£250,000,000 to cover the estimated deficit terms. Rumours are current to the effect

They point out that Fiume has proved for the year; alsh a requisite amount for that America is disposed to favour that she is an Italian town, and will de repaying maturing securities, issued un-of the Government announcements

THE MEN'S VIEW-POINT. radical modification of the terms to mild-fend herself against the violation of her der the War Loans Acts or Treasury Hills

nationality to the very last. ness

or other advances, and the creation of Biking Fund.

to

President; Wilson, in a speech at the cemetery at Suresnes on Memorial i

EARLIER CABRES.

Day" gave the best answer for the AUSTRIAN PEACE TREATY. demolishing of such rumours. He stated: A FORTNIGHT TO CONSIDER THE "It is our duty to take and

intain

TERMS: safeguards that no nation should be ever called again for the sacrifice of war. It must be done... It will be done." FINANCIAL COUNTER-PROPOSALS

UNACCEPTABLE.

PARIS, May 31st.

A Havas message najs:--- M. Loucheur, the French financial expert, having examined the German financial counter-proposals, has reparted them to be utterly unacceptable.

LATEST CABLES.

GERMANY.

It is believed that an overwhelming majority throughout the country is in favour of a strike including a two-thirds majority in London. Nevertheless, there are signs of a reaction against the adop- tion of extreme measures, in consequence

LONDON, June 1st.

morting of the City of London Police, He said that a serious feature was the last evening, passed a resolution protest- ing against the action of the Executive immense floating debt and the great quan Union in creating an unsatisfactory state tity accruing from short-dated securities of affairs among the members for the solc The Egures up to May 31st were:-Ways purpose of causing a revolution in the and Meana advances, £57,899,000; Trea- country, and declaring that the ballot sury Bills. £1.036.131.000: Exchequer was improperly carried out. Bonds maturing within the financial year, £24,300,000. This excluded the mise collaneous foreign debt due in 1919 and approximating £98.000.000.

J

ST. GERMAIN, June 2nd.

Portions of the peace terms which were ready for presentation were handed to the Austrian delegates here... to-day -Steel-helmeted and unarmed troops sur

rounded the château. the ball of which was much smaller than that at Versailles, and there were about twice as many people in it; consequently, the impres-amounting siveness of the scene was greatly marred:

A Sergeant presided. When interview- be said that the majority of them were determined to remain on duty at all costs.

TRIPLE ALE ANCE" WILL NOT

INTERVENE.

LONDON, June 1st. The London Trades Council, with which the Police Union is affiliated, is backing the policemen, but the Triple Allianes " does not intend intervening.

13

The ballot of the Police showed that 10 to 1 were in favour of a strike, but that it met be carried out before the in- aereased wages are announced.

There were also further securities ma- turing from April, 1990; to March, 1994, to £1,008.000.000.- nisu *£91,000,000 foreign debt.

He had decided to issue the loan after The Austrian Delegation, headed by Herr Regner, and escorted by an Italian Whitsuntid. He dwelt on the unfavour› officer, arrived at 19.09 p.m., all in top-able financial and commercial atmos bats and tail-coats, a contrast to the pheru, owing to the existence of such

vast amount of short-dated securities. British delegates, many of whom were un- conventionally attired. For example, Owing to the ready response to previ Mr. Lloyd George wore a grey lounge oas loans, we were in a position unrival suit.

led among the belligerents who entered The sessión formally opened ut 19. the war at the beginning, A Rhineland Republic has been prop.m. M Clemenceau made a

three. We were to-day reaping the reward of He hoped the country claimed, with Dr. Dorden as President.

was past sacrifices.

would be "encouraged to make another great effort.

· CONSIDERABLE AGITATION IN

BERLIN.

PARIS, Jupe 2nd.

A Havas message says:—

translated into

into

He has chosen Weisbaden as the capital. minute speech in French, which

English, then Dr. Dorden sent a message to the various Governments at the Peace CoaItalian, and then into German.

M. Dutasta presented the terms to the ference announcing that the formation of

Austrians at 12.37 pm. a-separatist movement in Germany had caused considerable agitation in Berlin, where the Central Government had decid ed to summon the beads of the various States to a Conference.

BAVARIAN GOVERNMENT

RESIGNS

COPENHAGEN, May 31st. A telegram from Munich states that the Hoffmann Ministry has resigned in order to enable the formation of a Ministry on a broader basis.band

DEMONSTRATION AT DUSSELDORF,

COOGNE, May 31st Two were killed and seven wounded

during a demobilised soldiers' demonstra tion at Dusseldorf.

EARLIER CABLES.

FURTHER DISINTEGRATION

LIKELY.

AIX LA CHAPELLE, June 1st German Committees have been con-

M. Clemenceau, replying to Count stituted here, in Cologne, and in other von Rantzau's Labour Note, says that towns to promote the establishment of the Allies are very anxious to collaborate a Republic on the left bank of the Rhine, with the workers in formulating Labour separated from Prussia, but remaining legislation, but such legislation must be a part of the German Confederation. passed by a representative of the whole. community......

He declares that all the demands of the Berno Conference were examined, and most of them were embodied in the Peace. Trenty,

He says that German delegates will be ing against the grave incorrectitude of admitted, after a brief interval, to the this step towards the Entente. He remembership of the International Labour ceived a reply from Berlin declaring that organisation. there had been a misunderstanding.

M. Clemenceau rejects the idea of bold Count von Hantzan. immediately ining a Labour Conference at Versailles formed Colonel Heary, in charge of the before the conclusion of peace, because German Delegation, that he had the Note the consequent delay of the peace negotia delivered to him, and sent him the first tions will be inimical to the interests of part of the German counter-proposals, the workers. saying that the remainder would be de livered the next day.

Herr Giesbert, Herr Landsberg, and 2Sectaries left for Berlin this even ing.

TREATY MAY BE SIGNED BY JUNE 30TH.1

PARIS, Jung ist. The best-informed in Conference circles now do not anticipate that the Peace Treaty will be signed before June 30th:

NO SUBSTANTIAL CONCESSIONS

WILL BE MADEM

PARIS, June 2nd.

Hayas mentago say The Belief grows in Paris that no sdb- stantial conocesions will be made to the Germans, but there may be minor changes

BRITISH CABINET MEETING IN PARIS.

PARIS, June Ist

A meeting of the British Cabinet was held this morning at Mr. Lloyd George's house in Paris to discuss the German counter-proposals, and certain parts of the Austrian Treaty,

It is believed that the establishment of a new State will enable the inhabitants' to escape the world's hatred of every- thing German.

EHENISH REPUBLIC

PROCLAIMED.

MAYENCE, June 1st

A Rhenish Republic-was proclaimed to-day in a number of Rhine towns. The Government, has beer provisionally established at Wiesbaden. The Presid ent, Doctor Dorbed, has addressed a message to the Peace Conference.

#

H

·LATEST CABLES..

Herr Regner then made a speech in German. He complained of the delay: in the presentation of the terms, and ̈ declared that the Austrian Republic was entirely free" of the Hapsburg Dynasty, and never would have declared war by itself. He concluded at 1250 p.m.

Paris, June End.

The House agreed to the resolution.

LATEST CABLES

AN IMPERIAL CBÜRCA. SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S PLEA FOR CHURCH UNITY.

·LONDON, May 30th.

There were many resignations from the Polici Union.

Mr. Macready, in another order yea terday, after describing the farther ad- vantages, in the shape of pensions and insurance-now secured to the men, saya that the previous order was sanctioned by the Government.

بھی

EARLIER CABLES.

AFTER PEAC IS SIGNED.

LONDON, June. Hit The Police ballot resulted in 44,529 voting for and 4,393 against 'a strike. but it was announced at an enormans Police demonstration at Hyde Park this afternoon, that the Executive had decided"

Sir Douglas Haig and General Horneto postpone the strike until after Peace

had been signed. visited the Church of Scotland General Assembly at Edinburgh yesterday, and

night to consider the terms presented,

The Austrians have been given a fortwere received by a guard-of-honour of

and submit observations on them,

HERE REGNER RETURNING.

CAST. GERMAIN, June 2nd -- Herr Regner is leaving this evening for Austria with the terms

TURKEY.

NEW TROUBLE BREWING.

PARIS, May 31st..

A Havis message says;--- Same disquiet bas been created in Paris by the news that the ill-famed Committee of Union and Progress in Constantinople is once more gaining ground, assisted by Bolshevik agents.

chaplains.

Addressing the Assembly, Sir Douglas Haig urged the establishment of a Gen eral Staff for Christian Churches in the Empire, analogous to the Imperial Gen- eral Staff in the military organisation of the Empire. The only means of securing permanent peace, he said, was to develop the spirit of brotherhood born in the war for which the active help of a vigorous antional church was necessary.

A beginning should be made by form- ing a United National Church in Great Britain. After that, a great Imperial church should be formed, to maintain the determination of the peoples of the Em-

pire.

In this congestion, Sir Douglas Haig FIGHTING BOLSHEVISM,

rejoiced at the movement for Presbyter NAVAL ACTION IN THE BALTIC. reunion in Scotland What Scot HELSINGFOEN, May dist.land hoped to gain for herself, she must

The Bolshevik battleship Petropavlosk help the whole Empire to achieve.

THE UNEMPLOYMENT and three others stelled the coast west

PROBLEM. of Krasnajagorka.

Seven British warships engaged the enemy, the fight lasting 50 minutes, after which the Bolsheviks fled to Kronstadt.

GENERAL KOLTOMAK'S

VICTORIES...

Ousx, May 24th. General Boltshak's offensive is con- timmung successfully in the Perm Kazan railway sector. A number of villages, besides prisoners and material, was capta

The Secretary of the Police Union said. that the Executive desired to try further. negotiations, but were determined to get justice, even if they had to strike.

LATEST CABLES.

AVIATION, KING CONGRATULATES AMERICAN MINISTER.

H.M." the King has congratulated the American Ambassador on the arrival of the N.C. 4

BRITISH AIRMEN ENTERTAINED.

LONDON, May 28th. Presenting & cheque for £5,000 to Mr. Harry Hawker and Capt Mackenzie- Grieve at a Daily Mail luncheon at the Bavoy Hotel, Major General Beely said that the King broke all red tape and

reflected the mind of the people by com- ferring, instantly, the Flying Cross an the two gallant aviators,

Mr. Hawker and Capt. Grieve made? brief and very modest speeches, deprecat- ing exaggeration of their feat.

Mr. Hawker said that had the easterly wind continued, after the Americans started, he would have decided to fly to the Azore. Happily, the wind changed. ON THE ROAD TO SOLUTION.

He acknowledged, warmly, the abund, LONDON, May 28th.ant asistance rendered by the British In the House of Commons, Bir B. 8. Admiralty and Air Ministry. HE Horne, the Labour Minister, declared that ridiculed the idea of dotting ships all over the Government had done all that was the Atlantic, which would have suggesteit

wrongful distrust in their aeroplane. posible to find work for ex-soldiers The number of unemployed, discharged and demobilised soldiers was lessening and was now under a million.

He expressed the opinion that the turn ing point had been reached, and that, by Severe fighting occurred at the mouth the end of the summer, the situation of the Vistka River. The enemy was rewould be very different. peatedly repulsed.

LATEST CABLES

· LETTLAND'S TROUBLES.

SWITZERLAND.

REPLY TO THE ALLIED NOTES,

Benke, "May Soth. The Federal Council, replying to ident tical Notes from the Allies dated "May 19th, asking Switzerland to prohibit ALLIED NOTE TO THE GERMANS.ed £7,500,000, for road repairs trading with Germany, in the ovent of

BERLIN, May 31st, According to the German-Armistice the Allies being compelled to take bew Commission et Spa the Entente estar measures against Germany, says that day presented a fresh Note regarding

As the German troops in Lettland and, Switierland is unable to give an under- | Lithuania. taking which is incompatible with non- It says that the German forces in the Baltio Provices must best withdrawn. within a line to be marked.

The Premier, Mr. Balfour, Mr. Eames, Mr. Chamberlain, the Lord Chancellor, tradity. Lord Milner, and Mr. Winston Chur chill were present.

Lord Curzon and Mr. Long were absent lowing to indisposition

Hr. Bonar Law and Bir Auckland Geddes were detained in Londen owing to preming businen.

THE EX-CROWN PRINCE. AVISIT TO HIS MOTHER.

AMSTERDAM, May 30th, The German ex-Crown Prince but re turned to Wieringen after mocking the -ex-Kaiserin at Amerifoort.

commed trom

Provided May remain in

Der Goltz:

receives orders Germany for the 16tablishment of Coalition, Lettish Government. Arms must be restored i to the Lettin troops

whose mobilisa

mast, not bo hampered

Complete freedom must be assured the new Lettish Government

Fifteen days have been granted, from Tune It, Tor the scceptance of the forms,

Tho Newfoundlanders seemed to think,

after the Americans started, that the Bri- tish had better pack up and go home, but that was not the British way. (Cheers-){

Capt. Grieve said that the experience gained through the fight proved that navigation in the air, even with clouds, was no more difficult than on the sex.

EARLIER CABLER

The Housing Scheme involved the building of 100,000 houses in the first year and 200,000 in the second Beventy-six thousand sites had already been approved, and the Board had grant AMERICAN AIRMEN IN LONDON.

LADOS, Juno Lut had A considerable smotant of work

The crews of the N.C. N.C. I, BE already begun. Local works costing £1,600,000 had been started recently.

3.0.3 arrived in London to-day. They to these were most effectively provide received a very enthusiastic reception atë

costing £15,000,000 had been, sane

Faddington ing employmentIALES,

INTERNATIONAL MERCAN

-TILE MARINE LIKELY DIBBOLUTION AT AN EARLY DATE

New Your May Bath. It is annopriced that the International Mercantile Marins will probably be die solved. The shareholders having approw, "ed the sale of the British-ownedchipa and asset to a“ Británie syndicate; thus: ma nets will be distribu ong the shar holders.

THE FLIGHT OF THE “NO. 4a The flight of the T.. was handiest ped by fog and occasional rain, especial ly in the neighbourhood of Brest.

Her descent near the Mondego River, after leaving Lisbon, was due to a lenky

The

to

was 1,000 feet, but the fact mostly between 50 and 100 feet

"Owing to the fog, she trgezed the Chan- nel at a height of 200 feet 109

(Continued on page 8)