The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-23
Delegates Protest Acknowl-
edgenent of Responsible
ity for War and Trial of
Kaiser.
ALTERATIONS ARE
ALREADY REJECTED
Armies Advance This Even
ing if Terms Are Not Ac-
cepted Internationally It
is Understood.

Berlin, June 22.-Germany
will sign the peace treaty of
the allied and associated powers.
The national assembly this af-
ternoon voted 237 to 138 to sign.
The assembly also voted conf
dence in the new government of
Herr Bauer, 236 to 80, sixty
eight members abstaining from
voting.
Before the vote of confidence
was taken Herr Bauer, new
premier, declared the govern
ment would sign the treaty, but
without acknowledging respon-
sibility for the war and without
accepting obligations in the
treaty relating to the trial of
the former emperor and the ex-
tradition OF other German per-
sonages.
Paris, June 22.-The council
of four has definitely rejected
the German suggestion that fur
ther alterations be made in the
peace treaty.
Paris, June 22.-The council has re-
ceived four notes from the Germans
which are supposed to have been pre-
pared in advance and held for ad-
vices from Weimar on the result of
the meeting of the assembly.
President Wilson went immediate
ly to the residence of Lloyd George
where the council took up considera-
ton OF the notes. One OF these de-
clared Germany was ready to sign the
peace If the clauses making Germany
responsible for the war and calling for
the trial of the former emperor are
eliminated. The council remained in
session until eight o'clock this even
ing. adjourned for dinner and met
again at nine and after a brief further
consideration took it's decision to re-
ject the German request.
Paris. June 22.-The German gov
ernment has appointed DIR. Hancel
Won Haimhausen of the peace dele
gatibn to conduct peace arrangements
at Versailles. 1t is understood the
allies insist on absolutely uncondi-
tional acceptance OF the terms, fail
ing watch the armies win begin to
advance Monday evening.
Versailles. June 2.-Arrangements
have already begun TO take shape at
Versailles for signing OF the peace
treaty Orders have been given to
have everything in readiness Tues
day although the ceremony. according
10 Havas agency is not likely TO take
place before Thursday at the earliest
The famous gallery Of mirrors has re-
ceived its final furnishings. There
will be room for four hundred invited
persons. and arrangements have been
made for about the same number of
newspaper correspondents.
In front OF NJ. Clemenceau's presi-
dental chair viii be placed small
table on which the diplomatic instru-
ments viii be laid. 1t viii be TO this
table that each representative is call
ed in alphabetical order to sign his
name 10 the treaty anu aAAAA ~ ~
his governments seal. AS there are a
hundred delegates. sthe ceremony is eX-
Rected to take at least ninety min
1kes.
weimar. Saturday. June 21.-Ger-
many acquired her new cabinet only
after nearly {. week OF literal sweat
ing in the blazing Weimar weather.
Signing OF the peace terms naturally
was only a question around which the
cabinet construction hinged. and the
government, which went on record as
considering the terms unacceptable,
found a surprising following behind
them.