Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-06-25
FINAL TERMS ARE
GIVEN To ENEMY
BY CONFERENCE
Germany Must sign Treaty by
Monday or Fight.
ARMIES ARE READY TO MOVE
ALLIES Stand Pat on Big Points and
Demand Justice for 7,ooo, 900 Dead
--cIemenceau In Singing In
dictment of Prusslans.

dictment of Prusslans.
Paris, June 1.-THE "big tours"
last word about peace terms was
handed to the German delegation
shortly before seven o'clock Monday
evening. Its delivery was delayed by
a several hours wrangle over one Of
the chief concessions-civilian control
of the occupied Rhine districts. Again
Frances "Tiger" won his point after a
long and fiery debate. The conces-
sion was stricken from the amended
document.
Immediately upon receipt of the
document Count Won Brockdorff- Rant
Eau. president of the German peace
delegation, left by special train for
Weimar. There he viii submit them
TO President Ebert, who, in turn, will
lay them before his cabinet-of
which Rantzau, as foreign minister Is
member-preparatory to reading
them in the national assembly. That
body, according to all recent news
from Germany, is to decide on the
final "yes' or "no.''
CIemenceau Lashes Germans.
With the revised treaty Paul Datas-
ia, secretary Of the peace conference,
handed Count Won Brockdorff- Rant
Eau a 4,J00-word covering letter,
written by Clemenceau. 1t is a bitter
denunciation of Germany's pickering
attitude. singing recapitulation of
her war crimes. an explanation Of the
treaty notifications and-an ultima
tum. 1t tells the Germans fatty that
no further attempts at bargaining will
be tolerated; that they must answer
yes" or mo-" and do so within five
days.
This means that by six O'Clock this
coming Saturday evening she must
notify the powers without any ifs"
and "buts' and 'howevers," whether
she will or will not sign.
After that notification she will have
three additional days of grace In
which to affix her signature to the
treaty. If her answer Saturday is
yes the diplomatic and ceremonial
machinery will be set In motion for
the greatest green-table event In his
tory, and the world will have peace
not later than a week from tomorrow.
II she says no" five days hence, the
peacemakers viii lay aside their pens
and tell F0ch 10 20 ahead. His sword
Is sharp and half unsheathed. ready
for the coup de grace" He would
promptly inform the Germans by wire
less that the armiStice is off and the
war viii he on again beginning at six
O'Clock Tuesday night, June "a. The
three Hateful days between Saturday
and Tuesday are the last In which the
Germans may choose between utter
militaro- economic subsection and
peace.
In Clemenceau's ''take-it-or.leave-it"
letter he admits that the treaty is a
hard one, but he adds that its hard
ness Is fully justified by Germany's
course in plungiug the world into the
abyss of war and by her methods dur
ing the conflict. lie tells them prac-
tically in so many words that, having
Embossed the world calamity, they
must suffer for II
The revised treaty of pence contains
assurance of membership in the
League Of Nations "in the early flu
ture,' provided Germany fulnlls her
obligations.
This Is considerable concession.
though II does not meet the German
demand for adrnittance TO membership
Immediately upon the signing of peace.
The new document meets the Ger
man demand for cooperation with
German reparatlons commission.
II also puts the powers on record ms
willing TO receive suggestions for dis
charging the German reparauonal OBJ
legation.
This opens the way 10 oral discus
sions the Germans asked for-but not
until peace is signed. II removes the
grounds on which the Germans
charged infringement on their sover-
eighty and national pride. In the
reparatlonal transactions.
Another change in the treaty text
provides for the plebiscite in upper
Slesia for which the Germans had
asked. II also guarantees coal from
that province presumably in the
event that the plebisclte goes against
Germany.
Drop KieI Canal Question.
The original proposal of an inter
national COMMISSION for the admins.
tratiOn Of the kiel canal has been
dropped, The Germans had declared
they would accept such a commission
only if other straits were similarly
treated talluding manifestly to the
Suez or Panama caials).
Among the notifications also are
frontier rectifcations in West Prussia.
The third zone of the Schleswig
plebiscite is omitted in the new draft
The Germans had charged that this
zone Went farther than Denmark her.
self wished 10 90.
The Germans are allowed a temper,
airy increase of their army from 100.
i coo to 100000, which meets their plea