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THE PEACE TREATY. HISTORIC SCENES AT VERSAILLES.
STRIKING REPLY BY COUNT VON THE "ALLIES DIGNIRED REPLY..
BANTZACIS
LONDON May Toth.. The Allies" reply to the kerman Notes VERSAILLES, May 8th- Count von Rantaa, speaking in that the Allies formulated the terms of reminds the Germans, in a dignified tone, German (which Wals translated into French and English), said that they had the Treaty with a constant thought of the no illusions as regarded the extent of their principles upon which the mistice and
the peace negotiations were proposed. defeat. They knew the power of German arms was broken... They refused to contheir right to insist upon the terms of The Allies cannot admit decussion of fess that they were the only ones guilty peace substantially as drafted. They can consider only such practical suggestions
Germany admitted a certain share of as the Germans may submit to the Allies. responsibility but all Europe shared the ft further intimates that, the German guilt, as the imperialism of all European programine with regard to tis League of States for the past fifty years had poison. Nations will be referred to an oppro ed the international situation. Espeiate Committee: likewise ready to confess guilt as regards It points out that the matter of war.crimes,"
admission of additional members to the
of having caused the was. VERSULLES, May 8th. Thousands of spectators arrived from Paris yesterday afternoon, but were not allowed to approach the Trianon.
The guard of honour at the main trance was composed of the fainous Blue Devils: "
Kinematographers and photographers were very busy picturing the arrivals.
Many delegates posed in groups inside the park
The Germans, their secretaries and enrrespondents were brought to the Trianon in Ave motors through the park without coming in .contact with the public.
He repeated the declaration made inague has not been overlooked but the Ricchstag in 1914..that wrong had been is specifically provided for in the second done to Belgium and they were willing paragraph of Article One of the League
Covenant. to repair it. He pleaded that the crimes
of the war were due to the conscience of COPIES OF TREATY DESPATCHER the peoples being blunted by passion.
E declared that the non-combatants
TO BERLIN,
word
VERSAILLES, May sch who had perished since November 11th. After dinner, at which barely owing to the blockade were killed with was spoken. Count von Rantzau ordered old deliberation. He demanded an in the translation of the Pence Prelimina partial inquiry to apportion the guilt offries to be begun.. the war
The work was completed at three in the He declared they were not wholly unmorning, when a copy of the translation The crowds were quiet during the proprotected, as the Allies were pledged to taken to the room of Count von ceedings, but grew impatient after half a tresty upon President Wilson's Four Rantan who immediately proceded to teen Paints which the whole world up-study in aṣt finishing until utter dag.
break. an-hour, as the sitting was expected to ported.
A number of copies of the Treaty were last only a quarter of an hour. The
Germany was committed to the recon-despatched to Retin yesterday by a diplo due pretraction was
to Count van.
struction of Belgium and Northern. Rantzau's speech.
Arumour spread that there was France, but the worst method would be
BERLIN, May 9th. trouble inside. Eventually the arrival of that work, owing to the hatred it would German Delegation has received first in- the using of the German' war-prisoners in
A message from Versailles say the
the motors relieved the tension.
matic courier.
The enemy delegates departed first, arcuse. He added that without an instructions from the German Government
of havour had retired to a distance when it was known that the Germany wore
out.
solution of this question they could not come to a durable peace.
Concluding, he urged that all inust join the League of Nations. He said the Treaty would be examined in a spirit of goodwill, tarrying.
coming allied delegates departed in groups, only the "Big Four Their departure singly evoked the first cheers at the day. The applause was especially warr in the case of M. Clemenceau and Mr.. Lloyd George.
GERMANS RECEIVE A COLD RECEPTION.
OPINION IN CONFERENCE CIRCLES.
the Entente.
It is reported it will submit the draft of a counter Treaty Moreover, Count von Rantzau will request personal eeting with President Wilson for the purpose of oral negotiation.
COUNT VON BANTZATS ATTITUDE.
LONDON, May 9th Count von Rantzau's speech was the
PARIS, NY sth. chief topic in Conference circles. The
The Right Hon. Mr. W. M. Hughen... tone of it surprised ail the Allied dele-
interviewed by Reuter, described the at- Lobos, May 8th. gates including President. Wilson The Peace Treaty was presented to the The fact that Count von Rantzau de titude of Count von Rantzau speaking German delegates at the Triston Palace livered his speech, sitting, was criticised while seated as an intolerable example. Hotel shortly after three o'clock in the on all handa, especially as nd public of the intolerable arrogance of the Ger presence of all the Allied and Associated or private explanation was accorded to mans. In spite of this we could see that
humiliation had entered their souls." nations. The sitting closed at 361. the distinguished personages present.
The Right Hon. Mr. W. F. Massey President Wilson, and the American Bammed, up, the Allied plenipotenti said: "The Germans were more impud delegates arrived at the hotel at 9.30.artes' view might be quoted as unanimous ent and aggressive than anything I ever followed by Mr. Lloyd George and the that the speech showed the Germans to be experienced." .. other British delegates, who, with the the most tactless people on the fact of the Americans, received an ovation."
globe. It proved that the Germans do The German arrived in three motor not understand human nature. It was cars on the stroke of 3 o'clock; their re- on a par with their policy throughout the ception was a cold one,
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A number of Allied oßcers, who werd
the war.
WILL GERMANY YIELD?
sign the treaty, remains the chief topic. The question whether Germany will
It is generally thought she will ultimately
on the steps of the hotel. saluted the Barnes and the Right Hon. Joseph DISAGREEMENT AMONG GERMAN
It was noteworthy that men like Mr. G.Field, after preliminary face saving. Germans.
Ward "were more exasperated than most of the othera
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DELEGATES
THE MEETING AT THE TRIANON,
LONDON, May 9th, VERSAILLES, Hay 7th. COUNT VON RANTZAU TO RETURN: Abigh British authority has intimated Instead of 31 Allied plenipotentiaries,
LONDON, May 10th. there is considerable division of opinion. the German delegates faced 80, as it was decided at the last moment to include! After Count vod Rantzau has examined:ong the enemy plenipotentiarics.
Count von Obendori, of the Armistice:" all nations, great or small, who had de the first part of the Treaty, the transla Commission, is among eight more Ger clared war. on, or broken off relations tion of which is proceeding as rapidly as with, Germany, thus impressing the possible, he will leave for Berlin to conferans who arrived at Versailles. He bears the credentials of a minister plenipoten- delegates with the tremendous coalition with the Government
tiary. their ex-rulera had evoked.
DEMANDS NO PEOPLE CAN BEAR.
VERSAILLES, "May 9th.
рексе
BY THE END OF MAY? The five American delegates, sat" on the right and the Ave British on the left-
PARIS, May 9th. Paris calculates that the Peace Tertne of M. Clemenceau. Two Canadians, two Count von Rantzau has presented a Australians, one New Zealander, and five Note to M. Clemcrceau in which he will not be signed or definitely refused After Japanese sat among the delegates outside asserts that the basis of the agreed-on before the end of this month. the long table on M. Clemencean's left.
of right" has been abandoned counter-proposals have been examined and dealt with, the Germans will be On the inside of this table were two in momentous points, South Africans and two Indians, while The draft Treaty contains demands that allowed four or five days to accept or two Biamese, one
[reject the final terms”” delegate from the no people can bear. Moreover experts Hedjaz, and two Chinese were accomo believe that much of it is incapable of dated inside the table on M. Clemenceau's accomplishment, righ.
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WITHIN A MONTH.". The German delegation will submit ob The opinion is expressed in Paris that The Germans sat at the table barring servations and material to the Entente. the Treaty will be signed within a month. the "horseshoe of the Allied tables
·GERMAN WAR PRISONERS...
GERMANS UNANIMOUS thus completing a rectangle. There was
von "Count
calle no crowding anywhere. The Conference,
Rantzau's Note
BERLIN, May 8th. ol impressed one
the one-aided nature All classes of the people resent any being more dignified than previous plenary sittings." The certain stipulations, alleging that they suggestion that the Treaty must be Germans entered accompanied by unduly favour the Allies.
signed Every one is discussing the prob French officer. They bowed in silence
He instances the surrender of personal able consequences of refusal to sign. and took their places. All were sombrely property, the search for missing subjects, Nobody even considers the possibility of garbed in black morning coats and dark and the care of graves, and, urges the nccepting the published terms. neckties. Herr Landsberg's flaming importance, as regards Germany's in- A well-known publisher has expressed beard was the only note of colour, ternal policy, that civilian war prisoners the opinion that the German delegates will Practically the whole of the sitting was be returned under the most orderly con immediately present counter-proposals or occupied by Count
ditions. You Rantzau'e
return without discussing "Clemen speech, to which no reply was made, M. Therefore everything possible must be ceau's mad conditions." Clemenceau declaring the sitting finished done to raise the moral and physical The workers are noticeably disappoint when Count ron Rantzau ended.
state of the repatriated men, and all pro-led at the impotence of the international liminary questions should be settled proletariat to prevent Germany's destruc before, repatriation begins. He suggcate tion." that the Allies provide prisoners with complete new outfits of clothing upon.
It is noteworthy that M. Clemenceau spoke standing up, while Count von Rantzau read his speech seated.
WHY COUNT, VON RANTZAU SAT. | payment.
PARIS, May 11th.. that Count von Rantzau spoke at the Count von Rantzau's secretary says Peace Conference sented, because he was neither master of his voice not of his knees He was afraid he would be unable to stand.
M. CLEMENCEAU'S BLUNT STATEMENT.
VERSAILLES, May 8th. M. Clemenceau opened the meeting. He said that the Allies were ready for peace but on their own conditions. The time had come to settle accounts and everything would be done with courtesy, but this second Treaty of Versailles had cost them so much that it was necessary they should take precautions and gua- rantees that the peace would be a lasting erman Delegation would be given The German
maximum period of 15 days to present
one.
"QUITE IMPOSSIBLE.
BERLIX, May 8th.
He expresses satisfaction that the The Berlin Bourse has been closed for Treaty recognises the principles of three days as a result of the crashing im prisoners and suggests that the question rapidly repatriating German civilian pression of the Peace Terms.
The Zeitungstuy learns that all the be referred to a special Commission. Hr German parliamentary parties, without advocates oral discussions, urging, me exception, regard the Peace Treaty is ite while, certain alleviations of the trent present form as quite impossible and that ment of prisoners.
no Gortaan Government can sign it.
"AMERICA CAN GO TO HELL' The Daily Chronicle' Berlin correa. pondent says that General von Laden. Count von Rantzau, in a further -Note dorff declined an interview, but sent 41 If
GERMANY AND LABOUR QUESTIONS.
to M. Clemenceau, dealing with Labour the correspondent this message; questions, declares, that Germany fully these are the peace terms, then America agrees that the greatest attention must can go to hell. be paid to Labour questions. He suggests holding a conference of representatives of all the contracting countries at Ver sailles in order to deliberate on inter. national Labour law.
GERMANY AND THE LEAGUE. Count von Rantzau later presented still
in English and in French their written another Note defining the German Dele pbservations on the whole Treaty Begation's attitude towards the question
FINIS GERMANIÆ.
Belzs, May 12th. Prince Lichnowsky, writing in the Tageblatt, declares that Germany must, under no circumstances, accept the peace treaty, and that rupture or negotiations constitute the only right tactics.
LATER. Prince Lichnowsky says that the présent
PRESS COMMENTS ON THE TREATY
fore the expiration of this period the of the League of Nations by transmit Peace Treaty means fuis Germanic, Germans would be entitled to send replice ting the German programme; which the unless we sign such a peace with the idea on particular headings of the Treaty, or Delegation was of opinion contained of a speedy war of liberation,
the concerning to ask questions. The Bupreme Council essential suggestions examining these observations would reply League Pr
wring and dreaming The Delegation reserves the right ca
LONDON, May 9th in which the Germans must give a final express detailed views regarding the To-day's comments on the Peace Treaty
Entente draft, and asks whether and ind While the speech was being translated what circumstances it is contemplat d to emphasise that riper consideration shows into English, M. Duasma, the Secretary invite Germany to enter the Leag in There is satisfaction over the optimisti
it to be a great beneficient charter, General of the Conference, quietly waislew of the fact that Germany in as d to tone of the French Press, which
is attrice ed across to the Germans, and handed to sign the statutes of the league as a combated to the Anglo-American undertaking
answer.
Count. Rantzat (who rose to receive it), ponent part of the draft Treaty but she
the bulky khaki-bound volume containing not included among the States invited to stand by France in the event of a
› German attack. the text of the Treaty
to enter the League":