The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-06-19
GERMANS MAY NOT
SIGN new TERMS
TERMS OF AMENDED DOCU-
MENT DECLARED TO BE
HARSH AND INSULTING

| HARSH AMI INSULTING
An Associated press dispatch from
Weimar yesterday says: "The new
Allied terms reached here late last
night and the first apparent effect
upon the German leaders was that OF
depression. A report passed rapidly
through the old castle where the gov
eminent heads are residing tempora-
rily, that the signing of the peace
by Germany was highly improbable
Every official and every member
of the foreign office available ex-
pressed the deepest pessimism and
resentment at the alleged cruelty of
the terms.
The Germans were especially en-
bittered over a report that a French
mob had stoned the helpless German
delegates at Versailles.
The secretaries who had remained
up in the hope of receiving some
word from Versailles, were reward
ed at II o'clock by a telephone call
from Versailles announcing the de-
parture Of Count Won Brockdorf-
Rantzau and the other delegates with
Allies reply. 1t was a moody and
dispirited crowd that heard the tele-
phone report in the castle of the
former Duke of Sake Weimar. The
message read as follows:
The delegation has left for Wei
mar. A brief view of the document
Count Won Brockdorf- Rantzau is car
rying reveals the following details.
the tone of the document is ex-
traordinarily harsh and insulting.
Germany bears all blame and must
in consequence be punished.
It can be glad if it comes out half
we'll.
"The conditions handed over are
those of an alleged peace of justice
to conform to the Wilson program.
The whole form is extraordinarily
rough and overbearing. The original
time limit of five days has been by
request, extended by forty-eight
hours. This includes the three-day
armistice limit. The period Of seven
days expires Monday evening at 2
o'clock.
Concerning the contents there
can be said at this moment only that
our opponents grant US less conces-
sions than were mentioned in the
Paris newspapers Of yesterday and
today"
"The departure of the delegates
occurred amid the shouts, boots, and
jeers of crowd which threw stones,
seriously wounding two delegates.
The crowd acted in the usual French
hoodlum fashion. The police made
not the slightest effort to stop the
hoodlumism."
An Associated Press from Ber-
lin yesterday says: "The impression
of those who were engaged through
out the night in translating the reply
of the Allied and associated powers
is that it will be utterly impossible
to sign and that it is probable a
negative reply will be wired to DR..
Haniel Won Haimhausen for submis-
sion to NJ. Clemenceau.
at is also considered possible that
Count Won Brockdorff- -Rantzau, head
of the German delegation, will not
return to Versailles on account Of
the demonstration there against the
delegates, resulting in injury to Min
lister Giesberts, Frau Dorlblush, At
tache Myer and others, all of whom
were hit with stones. Herr Myers
eye was injured by glass.
"The changes in the peace terms
as indicated by the Red inter-linea-
tions of the text Of the old treaty
are so slight as to cause universal
dismay among thosse who have had
the opportunity of examining the
document. The financial modifica-
tions are consideration unimportant
and Objectionable, and the terms gov
erning Germany's declared to be un-
satisfactory.
Government circles state that
they cannot conceive any govern
ment willing to sign such terms,
though it is admitted that the treaty