Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-24
GERMAN ASSEMBLY
VOTES ACCEPTANCE
OF TREATY TERMS
Agreement, However, Is
Grudgingly Reached by
TeutOn Leaders.
MAKE EFFORT TO SECURE
EXTENSION OF 48 HOURS
Council Returns Reply Time
Had Come for Action In
stead of Parleys.
FoCH WAS READY TO MOVE
Actual Signing of Pact Is Expected
to Take Place on Friday
at Versailles.
FoCH WAS READY TO MOVE
Actual Signing Of Pact Is Expected
to Take Place on Friday
at Versailles.
rBy Associated Press. I

AT tSTSitlilcS.
cer, 10y Associated Pres..1
the peace treaty of the allied and as
sociated powers
Although the Germans had pleadea
that the treaty provisions acknowi-
edGlnS Germany's responsibility for
the war and calling for the trial OF
former Emperor William for a
supreme offense against morality and
the sanctity of treaties" be stricken
out, the will OF the allies that these
remain in the document is to prevail.
OF the time allowed for acknow1sdo Ia kgMtshsion
mess I'tsnt % oy & the tiermans Ter Of their wiling
emptoply ns Do ere refused use allies terms was
a,iiddde iitder having promised to meet the
eitrancy raq demands, mans the spirit Of recall
Bauer but sssmnsiy asar sd '1sas was
to the signing Of the treatv snHs ~ tp1Hinrs Hers
S'ii'es during the present week.
Continue Pleas to Last.
IN their pleas the Germans continual
sions s,2ns imposed We're impossibie OF mi
Ching % responshiitt ann 10 mnke rsseryattons de-
ne nc unable to meet the requirements or
It Is asserted in Paris that notw,t,-
standing the fall of the Italia" Sabina,
neaoe neaoed dS,o by premier Orlando, the Italian
capital have been authorIzed n sHGn sIo
the peace treaty. 'is"
not likely TO take place ebeG beforn treatX atX, is
day, DAY, possibly not until Friday. THIS Thi,
Preminr iP1reoIncemsnt ,S,nt, was made tonight by by
Dutasta. anu secretary
National Assembly Votes to Sign.
,A dispatch from Weimar Monday
this afternoon voted TO sign assembly ;h
Terms unconditionally. the govnT.p.e psaGe
position Of those " 10y b6oeiESoiming isig the op
conditions. '''eu OH two
GERMANS SEND NOTE.
ACCEPTING TREATY TERMS
IAErS. June 23.--In declarlnr ;ts in
tehtion to accept and sign the neana
Germ,, 'G9ms, p, nhe government OF the
lfs note to NJ. Clemenceau. president
Haniai NE peace conference. through DR..
fian!el Won Haimhausen:
The Minister of Foreign Affairs ~
instructed me to communicates TO vnnS onS
eSce!lency the following: 'u'
tho = appears TO the government o,
me herman Republic in consternation
aMt a. the last conlmun lea ton of tho al
inu ,has ana associated governments that
vnese uras, f. fSovernments have decided to
"Eest from Germany by force accan
lance OF the peace conditions evan
.nose which. without presenting anv
nta'ertal ma IRA. sisniticance. aim at divestins
No act of violence can touch N.
@ @comor or the German people. The
re, German people. after frighttul surfero
or defending themselves by externa1
", ,,hmieldinE to superior force. and
ITS own View of the unheard ~ ''t,,' t,,
gover9mopt goS,er1 or the peace conditions. the
declares that it is ready to accent anil
piease accept Mr.. President as
suFances OF my high consideration
(Slgncd) Won Ian!eL'
Had Asked More Time.
The German request for an exten-
SION OF time was delivered durin,| III
night under dramatic circumsis eae
\ ! rveheh NJ fr,, ofi'esr reached raris at $50
rom Won Hanel wing that Inc
We%mar government had notitied Mn,
~, - "0nld sign the peace terms, but
,hat the text of the message had NO.
later. "'u NC sent
This was mm ediately delivered to
Hscretary l'utastas chief OF staff. Ths
secretary was awakened, and h, io
turn. aroused President Wilson and
rremlcFs t;rorGe Giemenceau and Lloyd
for early in the morning, when Eha
quest. '"e re-
The request for add,tiona, ,arr.
pleaded that the change i'm the wo pox'
eminent and the generally disturbsd
conditions made it difficult TO complete
:hc arrangements
Discussion Is Brief
The decision to refuse tho r.,us,t
was reached after Il discussion lasting
less than an hour
ne tTermon note reads as follows.
10 HIS ENccilency. the Presidcnt or
inc Peace Conference, NJ Clcmcn
ceau:
Mr. Presidcnt,-The Minister for
Foreign Affairs instructs me 70 beg the
aliied and associated governments TO
proionE for fortS-eiEht hours the t.me
unit FOR answering your cycellencv's
note, communicated yesterday. and
Iikewise the limit for answering The
note OF June Ii. 1919.
1T was only on Saturday. after great
diihcultics that new Cabinet was
formed. whic1. unlike its predecessor,
could come 10 an agreement to declare
ITS willingness TO sign the treaty AZ
regards nearly all its provisions Thn
National Assembly has expressed ita
confidence in this Cabinet by n large
majority or votes. The answer only
arrived here just before midnight. az
the direct wire from Versailles 10 Wei
mar was out OF order. The govern
mont must come into contact anow
with the National Assembly in order
to take the grievous decision which ia
t1NE