Show HUNS GUARD RIGHTS OF AUSTRALIA Bonar La Law Believes Dominions Domin Donlin- ions Safe sar c Colony Coon Attacks Attacks At t tacks Vilson Wilson Plans By E. E G. G Stuff her c Ire k-c Copyright 1918 Ins b by l Universal Service London Nov o 17 Commenting 17 on tho the public Imbro Imbroglio lIo raised by William Witham m Morris HuShes Hughes prime primo minister of oC Australia Aus US because Australia was waa not represented represented represented rep rep- resented nt at the Versailles conference and because of clause three In President President President dent Wilsons Wilson's fourteen peace principles principled Chancellor of ot tho the Exchequer Bonar Law Law- made this statement to me today toda In our ourI I view w there Is Iii no real connection connection connection con con- between the tho conference and the armistice terms because with tho e exception of one on clause everything e I tho the allies and ond tho the dominions ever asked can be claimed under these conditions condItion Tho The British h government has given definite d. promise that Its overseas O do domInions dominions dominions do- do minions will have o a full share sharo In thoI tho peace negotiations I 1 cannot S go Into details as ns to wh why I the Australian prime l minister was wan not invited to the he Versailles conference 1 The Tho controversy overs was wan opened L by Pro Pro- Continued on Page lase 2 2 3 T TERMS ERMS TO HUNS GUARD RIGHTS OF AUSTRALIA Continued from page I 1 mier Hughes Hushes Jn in a ringing speech at time the B Baltic altic house in which he lIe said Clause Chause three of ot President Wilson Wilson's s fourteen f points deprives us of ot our b most loat vital sovereign so power powel Consequently Conse Conse- q In the name of f iho J p eople people 1 X protest emphatically against against as t that hat clause I President Wilson made it clear that tha t t tho he power to discriminate bel between f friends and enemies has gono gone forever I 1 do o not think the American people i intend that our free democracy shall shallo h bo be o thus titus penalized We c will not submit t to o our rights being taken from us for forthe t the he benefit of our enemies I The Time Australian people will not o Ji t the thc same sarno tariffs and economic arrangements arrange arrange- n ments to Germany German as to th the United S States tates Fran Franco Frano e and Ital Italy Does anyone think Australia will c consent to such Ruch an invasion of or her sovereign sov soy c reign rights except with force majeure ma- ma j cj X piper Support Colonies The Tho Evening E Globe in a strong editorial edi edI- t onal announces It will support Hughes and challenges the tho London LonIon Times saying We protest against the treatment of the thc British dominions at the Versailles Ver Yer- s sallies allies conclave Nono Kone of or Is r responsible for it it as nothing would b bore be m moro ore gratifying to President Wilson Premier Clemenceau and the heads of or orthe t the he other governments go than titan to have Canada Australia and New ew Zealand titting sitting sit tit ting Um with Japan and tho the other t twenty powers Jowers that participated In the tho armis armis- t tice hee Tho The magnificent colonial troops i have ha late won WOth Imperl Imperishable hable renown In the tho quarrel which was not of ot their seeking seek seek- t ing Ingo rig and which concerned them less dl- dl l than tiny any ny of the tho E European powers pow pow- ers I Upon President Wilsons Wilson's principle of ot self determination they should have hav been consulted when peace was sas not merel merely debated debat d but de decided Incident AVa Sas a Unjust It Was useless to gloss Sloss over o an In Incident Incident incident In- In that Is la bound to make a. a disagreeable dis dis- n agreeable impression upon communities ties tiel unaccustomed to having ha their fate ate decided over o their heads The Times loftily observes es The TIme suggestion ral raised cd In London that tho tile dominions were committed committee without ben being heard b by tho the mother country will viii hardly be 0 supported b by the tho democracies of oe the dominions them them- se selves es 1 V es It would be interesting if the Times would Inform us liS when and where Canada Can Can- ada Australia and New Zealand were Invited to wallow swallow President Wilsons Wilson's fourteen points which include the tho crippling of oC their fiscal freedom and I Ithe Ithe the removal remo fr front from m the enemies enemies' I tiers ders t tp their own of ot what debts they have Incurred In ill defending civilization against t I duration This performance i Is reminiscent of or Downing street at Its worst vorst linus l fur It is g generally ner lI predicted that th the last has s not been heen heard in this tills eon con ers tro There Is la a belief beller hero that the American people will not support ort the tiac clause claue three giving gl German Germany Ger Ger- Germany many man an equal break with the allies In world trade trade- Xe erth l wi- wi wiIt lt It Is plain that Ger Ger- many mail must trade nfl and trade If Ir she is to pay the vast ast Indemnities Indemnities' to be bc Imposed upon her Clause Clauso three referred to in ira the tiac above abote dispatch wn b by Pre President lent w iJ on In his famous menage to Congress Con Con- gress on January Januar S S. S l 13 18 is alon along with the thirteen other principles which Ger Ger- many accepted as the tile chief basis for Cor armistice roil peace negotiations The rhe v clause reads Tile Three Th The removal al so far r ns Ol pos sible of or all economic barriers bl nun the establishment of or an equality of trade conditions among amons- all th the nations con eon to the Ole associating themselves for tor Its Hs maintenance I i |