Berlin, Nov. 19. The contention in the French London, Nov. 19.
The "Daily Mail" correspondent at Budapest declared today that fighting has broken out in Czechoslovakia between Ruthenian, Hungarian and Polish irregulars on one side and Czechs, Ukrainian and 20000 Germans on the other side. Telephonic and railroad communications have been severed throughout the district, aty Mail" declared.—Uni Chamber that the Allied Powers are not required to return the colonies to Germany "because they were not stolen but conquered during the wor by the force of arms, French blood being shed for their possession," is seized upon as an "interesting and dangerous thesis" by this morning's issue of the "Boersen Zeitung."
In maintaining this view, France. says the paper, is opposing German legal claims with an argument of force, which in the French eyes, has created a legal right to the colonies. "This reasoning signifies merely that France rejects the method of negoti tion and recommends that of force, states the paper.
"Germany has always declared that the colonial question needs not lead to war and has appealed only to the Principles of justice and a feeling of decency as the present possessors ct the former German colonies were Yunnan, Szechuen Joined By New Highway Chungking, Nov. 19.
A direct highway. connecting Szechuen province with Yun province, will be opened for traffic at the end of December, according to an announcement made today by the Szechuen Highway Atr! ration.
The highway, the roadbed bridges lof which have already been completed, is 300 kilometres long and through almost impassable moun ranges, says the announcement—Reuter. pee ce cee One Dead in Explosion ashamed even during the hour of victory to annex the colonies outright. They preferred the figleaf of the mandate system to cover their imperialistie nakedness."—Trans-Ocean.
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