Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-11-28
DECIDE ON PEACE
WITHOUT The US.
Supreme Peace Council to Put
Pact Into Effect De-
cemher !.
sONAR LAW FIGHTS DELAY
Cant Delay Action on Ratification OF
the Treaty Any Lonuer-No siac<
enlne In Enaland's Determina-
tlon TO Take Lead

Paris, Nov. 24.--The supreme coun-
ell agreed upon December 1 as tne
date when the German peace treaty
viii be formally ratified.
Further informal discussions nave
been held with the German repre-
sentatives now here In connection Win
the notification by the allies tnat
protocol must be signed BY Germany
guaranteeing ful1llment of the arm
istice conditions. These discussions
have been confined chiefly to the meth
DDS OF procedure In considering 'ne
protocol. As yet the Germans nave
not stated whether they win sign tne
document.
The American delegation Is still
without instructions as to Its paruci-
patton In the peace conference, follow
Ing the failure Of the senate TO ratity
the treaty. but Henry White attended
the meeting Of the supreme council as
representative Of the United States,
Undersecretary Polk being absent IN
London, and the entire delegation Is
continuing Its work In the belief that
a compromise ratification resolution
will be agreed to In the United States
senate.
This view Is apparently shared BY
most of the members of the council,
who are anxious for a continuance OF
the United States In the deliberations
Of the peace-making body. The coun-
ell. however, Is working out plans so
that the enforcement of the treaty will
not be hindered II the United States
fails to ratify the treaty later.
Jules Cambon Of the French delega-
tion presided over the councils ses-
sion In the absence of Foreign Minis
ter Pichon. The next meeting will be
held Monday.
Stephen Pichon, French foreign min
lister, and Sir Eyre Grove, assistant
undersecretary for foreign affairs Of
Great Britain exchanged Publications
OF the treaty guaranteeing British aid
to France IL, without provocation, she
is attacked by Germany.
The announcement of ratification Of
the treaty caused considerable sur
prise. because 1t had been generally
understood that Great Britain would
not ratify the treaty before like action
by the United States.
Although the treaty was ratified, 1t
does not come into force until the sim
liar treaty with the United States has
been ratified.
London, Nov. 24.-wrhe inability Of
the United States representatives at
Paris to deposit President Wilson's
ratification Of the German treaty at
the same time those Of other powers
are fled, will not prevent the remain
ing allied and associated powers from
proceeding to carry the treaty iato eff
feet" said Andrew Bonar Law, gov
ernment header in the house OF COM
mons, in answer to numerous ques-
tions regarding the status of the
treaty as n result of the American SEN
hte's action.
In answer to a question from Sir
Donald Maclean. Mr.. Bonar Law
said: ual
without doubt there win be no slack
ening In the determination of Great
Britain to do all in her power to take
the lead In seeing that the League of
Nations becomes an effective instru-
ment of human progrss. think II
would be a mistake to assume that all
possibility OF help from the United
States is gone"