Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-07-11
ALLIED CHIEFS ARE cHEEREp
BY VAST CROWDS At
VERSAILLES.
SIGNED AND SEALED
GERMAN DELEGATES PROTEST
AGAINST LACK OF coUR.
TESY.

was signed n seaieu IN the historic
hall OF mirrors at Versailles June 2s,
but under circumstances which some
what dimmed the expectations OF
those who had worked and fought
during long years OF war and months
Of negotiations for It's achievement.
Germany and the allied and asso-
clated powers signed the peace terms
Ia the same imperial hall where the
Germans humbled the French so igiio-
mlnously forty-eight years ago.
This formally ended the world war
which lasted just thlrty-seven days
less than five years. Today. the day
Of pence, is the fifth anniversary OF
the murder OF Archduke Frances
Ferdinand at Sern levO.
The ceremony OF signing the peace
terms was brief. Premier Clemen-
ceau called the session to order In the
Hall OF Mirrors OF the Chateau OF
Versailles ut $40 o'clock The signing
began when DR.. Hermann Mueller
and Johannes Bell, the German sigma
tories, affixed their names.
The German correspondents were
ushered into the hail shortly before
3 o'clock and were given standing
room In Il window at the rear of the
correspondents section.
When Premier Lloyd George arr
rived many Of the delegates sought
autographs from the members of the
council of -four, and they busted them
selves signing copies OF the official
program until the Germans entered
the room.
At 3 o'clock Il hush fell over the
hall and the crowds shouted for the
officials who were standing to sit
down so as not to block the view.
The delegates showed some surprise
at the disorder, which did not cease
until All spectators either had seated
themselves or found places against
the walls.
At seven minutes past 3 DR.. Her
mann Mueller, the German secretary
for foreign affairs, and Or. Bell, the
colonial secretary, were shown into
The hall and quietly took seats at the
left end OF the shaped table. They
showed conposure aud manifested
nom Of the uneaslness Count Won
Hrockdorff-l ,nntlau, head of the Ger
man peace delegation, displayed when
handed the treaty nt Versailles.
NJ. Clemcncenu, ms president of the
conference, made u brief speech in
] KlflRn tho ftlFruunu IN aIup Ila tp.ufN
ANA there was a tense pause. Will
lam Martin, master Of ceremonies,
after a moments delay, escorted the
German plcnlpotenturles to the sig
natory table, where they signed tie
treaty, the protocol and the Polish
undertaking. because OF the cOnfu-
sion aud the crowd, the signing lost
much of It's expected dignity.
After the Germans had signed,
President Wilson, followed by the
other American delegates, made his
way ~ the table aud he and the
others speedily affixed their sigma
lures. Premier Lloyd George came
next with the English delegation. The
British domlnions followed-Canada,
Australia, New Zealand, South Africa
and India IN the order named.
A murmu of surprise passed around
the hall when II became known that
General SHUTS, representing South
Africa, signed under protest and filed
Il document declaring that the peace
was unsatisfactory.
NJ. Clemenceau, with the French
delegates, were the mex Ia line for
the signing, aud then Baron SalOnJi
aud the other Japanese delegates. The
Italians tame after the Japanese and
were followed by the representatives
of me smaller powers.
During the attaching of the sigma
lures OK the great powers ana the
Germans n battery of moving picture
machines ana nmeras clicking away
could be heard above the general dis
order.
At 3:i5 O'Clock the booming Of can
non In celebration OF the peace broke
the monotony In the hall OF mirrors,
where the crowd had tired Of the al
most endless signing.
American War Record.