The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-23

~ q ooOU i've mO0tn8 o. confer
e6 h which deiesations fron thir.
no alaied cosptries md German,
1s6eipssed. The five iesding nations
70 United States, Creat Britain
Ikssce. Italy and Japan were repre-.
sesnls1 in the peace conferences a
/ 2Nrb BY five delegates each while the
4 kaegatims Of other nations aud Brit
4 ~ doainioas were composed Of from
eae 70 three men.
! The representatives of the United
Bts1es were President Wilson. Secre.
/ MY q State Robert Lansing Henry
White, formerly American Ambas,a-
4 1os at Rome and Paris1t Col Edward
! u. House and Gen. Tasker II. Bliss
Georges Ciemenoeau. premier OF
t3Sance. was chairman OF the peace
oonSerence.
La Supreme Council Divided.
t Al first a supreme council or 4
eouncil Of ten was organized so as TO
/ .(pclsde two representatives each from
Great Britain, France, the United
! States, Italy and Japan. Subsequently
| ~ council was divided in two parts
- council Of four composed OF Presi-
4ent Wilson and Premiers Lloyd
i George. Clemenoeau and Orlando and
1 . council Of foreign ministers.
TX The conference OF the allied delega-
tions convened officially on January
0 70 draw NJ the terms to be submit
~ when completed to the German
Il 1elegaticn. President Wilson had ar
n rived in France on December Is and
! Dad visited England, Italy and parts Of
\. fasoe.
1 One Of Ne first acts Of the confer
ence WAS 10 send proposal to all
IN lussiaa factions TO meet on the
4 riaoe's islands 10 endeavor TO COM
|11De6e the Russian internal situation,
IT this plan was rejected by the Rus
lam. Vafious factions which were
1ispstiqg over territory in different
4 Iloctions of Europe were directed by
'e peace conference to discontinue
4 heir conflicts.
4 First Treaty Step.
n The first step toward the actual
4 1faftsng uf the treaty occurred on jan
|fDary "a when the conference agreed
p the plan for organization Of a
4 kAgue OF nations and committee was
, Appoinied TO draw up a covenant BY
| anAsy 50 the conference had adopt.
! "a tie plan of governing colonies and
u backward nations through mandator-
II - issued TO various nations. subject
d y the direction and approval OF the
league OF nations.
III The covenant Of the league OF ma.
eions was completed on February II.
On the following day President Will
I con left France for the United States.
He returned to France arriving there
March l3 In his absence the council
of ten had continued its work despit.
~ attempt to aSSasSinate Premier
Elemenceau.
1 A report OF the international labor
lIogislation committee was adopted
iA0ril II. Repara,ion demands to b:
HQpde on Germany were approved
|l1lpril II and the Germans were in
vhed on April 10 to send their dele
|3 ation to %eIspilles to receive the
eeaty. W."
Il The peace conference next consh
lefed the treaty with Austria The ltal-
| ian delegation insisted upon obtaining
control Of the formerly Austrian city
| Hot Fiume, but on April q President
|IsSQRilson gave out a statement that
hume could not be given TO Italy
I3Oa the next day Premier Orlando
eeturned TO Rome and for more than
ID week thereafter the Italian delegate,
Iwere absent, but returned on May
~ time TO participate in the confer
lfDncc with the German delegates.
L A revised covenant of the league o
thations intended to conform in rcspec
10 the Monroe doctrine to objection
isalsed in America was adopted by III;
Deace conference on April 2S. Geneva
Was selected as the seat OF the league
II Shantung was disposed OF on Apri
D when the council of three voted
y turn it over to the Japanese on as.
buSances that it would be given later
y the Chinese.
German Delegates Arrived May I.
The Germans, headed by Count
Observation-Disclosures, arrived in Yer.
bailles and presented their creden,ial:
10 the allied delegates on May |
The peace treaty was presented &c
xhe Germans at Versailles on May 7
DE anniversary of the sinking OF ,hc
Atsitania, and an official summary u
~ treaty was made public that day
q was also announced that the United
Bates and Great Britain had pledge
Nd 10 France against possible futur,
Norman aggression The manner il
3shich the Germans received the treat,
leas described as insolent Numerous
herman leaders declared ,hev woulC
1et sign il and week OF mourning
MAS decreed by the German govern
baent, but the decree was virtually un
Needed.
Thereafter the German delegate
1abmitted various notes 20 the Coun
n OF -Four asking fot concessions u
eslticising the terms proposed in IN
sfbsty as submitted TO them O'
Nay 10 il was announced that th
Herman treaty would become effec
Dive when ratified BY Germany an,
ekee of the allied or associate
bowers.
1 The German reply to the frs
Form OF the Peace. treaty was pre-
onbess Chicago Hoard Of Trade. Kama
City Hoard Of Trade.