The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-05-12
DIDN'T TRY TO
SEE PRESIDENT.
American Delegates Deny
That Rantzau Attempted to 4
Interview Wilson.
ATTACK PEACE TERMS
Scheidemann Tells Assembly
That Germans Will
Sign Treaty.

Paris, May 1e.-The American
delegation today denied that Count
Won Brockdorff- Rantzau attempted
to secure an interview with President
Wilson.
A report that >-,head of the Ger
man peace dey Son sought an ir-
terview With 5 he president was
printed in bo' :. e United States and
France on !<ay.
III : i'll Sign.
London Ay 12.-U.N.S.) S.)-Prc-
mier Sch Siam told a secret ses
sion of .Speace committee of the
German :. : ,onal assembly tina: Ger
many 7 :. ign the peace treaty. said
a Berr lspatch to the Daily News
today he national assembly will
conrm this decision this afternoon,
the dispatch added.
Press Protests.
Cologne, via London, May 12.-Q.
Ms. and London Daily Express
Cable 1.-The German press in the
occupied area is attacking the peace
The German papers declare that
President Wilson's policy was ignored
in framing them. Furthermore, they
contend that the armistice pledge $
were violated and that Germany is
being crushed to DEATH"
Treaty Not Acceptable.
(By Alfred G. Andersen)
Berlin. May 12.-QN,S.)-A full
session of the national assembly was
held here today to consider the peace
terms. Before the session opened It
was reported that the assemblymen
would reject the treaty.
Committees representing the six
main political parties held = series
of cauFuses lasting all day Satur-
day and Sunday, and with the excep-
ton OF the independents, it was re-
ported that all adopted resolutions
that the treaty was not acceptable an
could rot be signed,
The division of opinion bcought
about ny the independents led to the
belief that the meeting of the ma
tional assembly might develop into
a stormy one.
The independents have made the
demand that the Teutonlc
ervoy5 at Versailles continue ncgo-
tiations.
The German peoples party ans the
both protested spec,fi-
cally against the deliverance of the
ex- kaiser or any other German CT
ficials to the entente for trial.
Prince Lichnowsky has sen. let
ter to the Berliner Tageblatt saying
"this peace means the finis OF Ger
many unless we sign with the thought
of a speedy war OF liberation"
This letter was published at a time
when messages were being received
from all parts of Germany telling of
mass meetings of protest against the
terms.
Prince Lichnowsky, who WAS Ger
man ambassador to England at the
of the war, added n his
letter:
II do not see an ypossibility Of an
acceptable understanding Oh the
present terms. consider the break
ing off VI negotiations the only proper
policy. Our adversaries neei peace
as wei as we do. l confidently ex~
pect a change of opinion in the enemy
countries against politicians. If the
present negotiations fail, there may
be a resumption shortly on a favor
able basis"
A society in Silesia representing
1 900, 900 persons is reported to have
sent a message to President Wilson
a hearing and insisting
upon the right of self-determina,io1.
II it is not granted, the Silesians
threaten to resort to "self-help."
At Oppeln in Silesia, $4,000 persons
attended a rlass meeting at which
the sentiment was expressed: Let
them come and get us"