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AMERICA AND THE
TREATY.
PEACE ANOTHER OUTRAGE BY THE INDO-CHINA
POWERS OF THE SENATE AND THE PRESIDENT.
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Wisnisaros, May 2nd.. Never in history has there been in prospect the negotiation of a treaty upon such a scale as the one impending. There have been treaties and treaties, secret and public, between Powers concerned, chiefly with the adjustament of details of inter- national intelegutse between two nations, but the treaty of Versailles will cover the main points of claim and contention now
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ping Ces, of Sunderland. She was con- f the enormity of the details taken up Verted into mystery ship," and start- by the delegates at the Peace Conference on her last fateful voyage from Gibend tions settied by minor conferences whose large German submarine was sighted of the quantity and character of the questar on April 15th, 1918. Seven day's out, when she was opposite Cap Blanco, a indings were reported to the committer Flying between her and she distant coast. of the whole, will give some ideй of the scope of the treaty, the text of which is nintentarily expected in Washington. She opened fire on wa " said Mr. Therefore, there is no privedent upon Leadies, with 5.9-inch shells. She ran which to hase conjecture as to the pro- ried, we found afterwards, we 3.9 gun cedure of consumination of the treaty, and to 3inch guns. We fought her as Such instances as international experts as she came within range of our Fran eit seem altogether too circumscribed marine attacked us from the ther side. isch gun, and then another lara sub- for the formulation of the probable rules We foughs for over two hours, and the that will be followed in the present m
ship,
began to sink. stance. Among the most interesting We launched the two dinghies and speculation now is that in connection with gut into them. The lifeboats were smash the date when the treaty will have beened by the enemy's fine. There were" 21 ratified by the Powers and the ous in one small feat and 25 in the original tops signed by the plenipoten. One of the submarines went alongside and tiaries deposited in the archives of ordered Mr. Allen, the third wffie,
until after the first half of the year; Versailles. Many believe the date will not aboard the submarine. On the other sub
suring the men in the boat could see the earliest time that they will cogerdeen dead Germans and fans wounded. for the completion, ratification and ad
disappeared. Mr.
with justment of the treaty. Others think it that no more has been heard of him be- Allen still on board, nid Mr. Lentley said will receive final action puch woner, as ond a report that this submarios, pre- preliminary reports from Paris intimated sumably with Mr. Allen on board, was that only limited time would be given afterwards sunk The two small boats, for epnsideration of the treaty.
terribly erowe
crowded, were left without water, without compasses, without charts, to their fate. After keeping tether for For eight days and nights, Mr. Lendley the first day, they 1
lost sight of each other, and he companions endured
terrible International conventions are usually 8ies from thirst and hunger and the he had only an eight pund tin of
the tropical sun. signed in one eriginal by the plenipoten turies of all the contracting nations. biscuits and one tin of corned beef for This original is usually deposited with 5 of be
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said, and we bad no the Foreign Office of the nation in whose water. We rowed due east, hoping to territory the conference was heid. Copies strike Fand On the second day some of this original are sent to the Foreign of the men cried out bitterly for water. Office of each of the contracting nations Against my advice they drank the sen The treaty is then ratified by mich nation water, and afterwards went raving mad. according to its own method of procedure and we put their bodies into the sea In An hour later we found they were dead, In the United States the treaty is those dreadful eight days we lost eleven submitted by the President to the Senate, of our number, who died from thirst." which gives its advice and consent to the ratification. The treaty is then ratified by the President in duplicate, one copy.
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As to the exact steps for the ratification of this treaty and the formalities there is divergence of opinion; but inter. national experts consulted to-day gave; the following summary
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REACHED LAND AND DIED.
On the ninth morning the enfeebled sur- being deposited with the country holdingvivors saw a coastline ahead of them, and the original, the other copy being retained landed at a spot which apparently was. in the State Department. After a suf- near the mouth of the Senegal river. Scient number of the contracting parties! (usually stipulated in the convention) have fitified the treaty, the President issues his proclamation putting it into
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THE PRESIDENT'S POWERS This Constitution confers upon the President of the United States the power of making treaties by and with the went to help the others up to it. But advice and consent of the Senate. But not one of them was alive. The 12 lay nowhere is it definitely stated that, in dead where they fell, with swollen tongues order to have the advice and consent of hanging out of their mouths-a dreadful the Senate, the President must consultight.
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