Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-23
Peace Treaty i
Signed After Fine
Months Planning
[By Associated Press.l

FRANCO, lutly 0nu Japan were repre-
scented In the peace conferences at
Paris by five delegates each while the
delegations Of other nations and Brit
ish dominions were composed Of from
one to three men.
The representatives on the United
States were President Wilson, Secre-
tary Of State Robert Lansing. Henry
White. formerly American Ambassador
at Rome and Paris: Col. Edward M.
House and Gen. Taslser ii. Bliss.
Georges Clemenceau, premier Of
France, was chairman Of the peace
conference.
At first supreme council or q coun-
Gil OF ten was organized so as to in
clude two representatives each from
Great Britain, France. the United
States, italy and japan. Subsequently
this council was divided in two parts
acouncil Of four, composed OF Presi-
dent Wilson and Premiers Lloyd
George, Clemenceau and Orlando, and
a council Of four, composed of Presi-
The conference OF the allied delega-
tons convened officially on January Is
to draw UP The terms to be submitted
when completed to the German delega-
ton President Wilson had arrived in
France on December 10 and had visited
England, Italy and parts of France.
One Of the first acts Of the confer
ence was to send a proposal to all Rus
sian factions to meet on Princes Is
lands to endeavor to compose the Rus
sian internal situation but this plan
was rejected by the Russians. Various
factions which were dispubng over
territory in different sections of Eu-
rope were directed by tho peace con-
ference to discontinue their conflicts.
The first step toward the actual
Drafting of the treaty occurred on Jan.
"a, when the conference agreed to the
plan for organization Of a league OF
nations and committee was appointed
to draw up covenant. BY Jan. 80 the
conference had adopted the plan Of
governing colonies and backward ma
lions thru manufactures issued to vari-
GUS nations, subject to the direction
and approval Of the league of nations.
The covenant of the league of nations
was completed on Feb. IA. On the fol-
lowing day President Wilson left
France for the United States. He re-
turned to France, arriving there March
IL. In his absence the council of ten
had continued its work despite an at
tempt to assassinate Premier Clemen-
ceau.
A report Of the international labor
legislation committee was adopted
April II. PREPARATION demands to be
made on Germany were approved April
IA, and the Germans were invited on
April 10 to send their delegation to
Versailles to receive the treaty.
The peace conference next consid-
cred the treaty with Austria. The Ital-
ian delegation insisted upon obtaining
control OF the formerly Austrian CITY of
Fiume but on April 20 President Will
so.,e, gave out a statement that Fiume
could not be given to Italy. On the
next day Premier Orlando returned to
Rome and for more than a week there
after the Italian delegates were absent
but returned on May in time to Tar-
ticipate in the conference with the
German delegates.
A. revised covenant Of the league Of
nations. intended to conform in re-
spect to the Monroe doctrine to OBJ
lection raised in America, was adopt
ed by the peace conference on April
IS. Geneva was selected as the seat
of the league.
80, when the council Of three voted to
turn it over the Japanese on assur-
ances that it would DO given later to
the Chinese.
The Germans, headed by Count
Brockdorff- Rantzau, arrived in Yer
sailles and presented their credentials
to the allied delegates on May 1.
The peace treaty was presented to
80 NToxr z
the anniversary Of the sinking Of the
Lusitania, and an official summary Of
the treaty was made public that day.
It was also announced that the, Uni
ted States and Great Britain had
pledged aid to France against possible
future German aggression. The man
r,er in which the Germans received
the treaty was described as insolent.
Numerous German leaders declared
they would not sign it and a week of
mourning was decreed by the German
government but the decree was virtual
ly unheeded.
Thereafter the German delegates
submitted various notes to the council
Of four, asking for concessions or
criticising the terms proposed in the
treaty as submitted to them. On May
is it was announced that the German
treaty would become effective when
ratified by Germany and three Of the
allied or associated powers.
The German reply to the first form
of the peace treaty was presented to
the allied delegates on May % and this
was followed by several German coun-
ter proposals.
Meanwhile the Austrian delegates
had arrived at st. German and on
June 2 the terms Of the peace treaty
with Austria as drawn by the allies
was submitted to them.
There are two types Of water re-
sisting glue on the market, one made
from blood albumen and the other
from casein, and the water resistant
qualities Of both kinds of glue are so
high that the acceptance of the test
for plywood made up with these ma
terials requires no separation Of the
pieces to be shown after either boiling
in water for eight hours. or soaking
in cold water for ten days. Airplane
manufacture has called for the devel-