Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-10

ST GERMAN, France, September
10.-Dr Karl Renner, head of the
Austrian delegation to the peace con-
ference. signed the treaty of peace be-
tween the allied and associated pow
ers and the Austrian republic at 1915
o'clock this morning.
President Clemenceau of the peace
conference: DR.. Karl Renner. head of
the Austrian peace delegation; the
weather man and all the peace con-
ference delegates were in the best of
humor for the signing Of the treaty
with Austria here this morning. The
tweIve-mile automobile ride from
PaFis. through the bright, calm. warm
autumn morning put all participating
into a good mood for the simple cere-
mony, which was singularly without
formality and which seemed much
like a neighborhood gathering.
No Harshness in Voice.
There was no hostility of any kind
evinced when DR.. Renner smilingly
entered the small stone age hall. He
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the end of the U-shaped table, about
which the delegates were grouped.
There was no harshness in the voice
of M. Clemenceau as he announced in
few words the purpose of the meet
ing.
DR.. Renner rose while NJ. Clemen-
ceau's remarks were being translated
into German, and then, bowling gra-
ciously, followed the master of cere-
monies to the signing table in the
center of the room, where he attached
his signature four times to the treaty.
He then returned to his seat at the
end of the hall, where he remained
quite at ease while representatives of
twenty-five powers attached their sig
natures.
There were no soldiers in the hall
and only a small guard of honor was
in the court of the chateau.
Arrival of Delegates.
Tomasso Tittoni, Italian minister of
foreign affairs, was one of the first
to reach this city from Paris. Jules
Cambon and Louis Klotz of the
French delegation and Henry White
and Gen. Tasker H. Eliss. United
States, took their places at the round
table shortly before 10 o'clock. They
the representatives of Siam. The
Chinese delegates put in apappear-
ance shortly before 10.
When all the delegates present had
seated themselves at the round table
DIR. Renner was introduced with the
same formality that was observed
when the Germans entered the hall
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Georges Clemenceau, president of the
peace conference, then rose and
! opened the session, asking DR.. Renner
to affix his signature to the treaty
and annexes and announcing that the
delegates would then be called in the
order in which they were named III
the preamble of the document.
DR.. Renner bowed and smiled graci-
bowed and smiled again to the del
egates after signing. as he turned TO
| go to his seat.
Frank l.. Polk. who succeeded Sec
rotary of State Robert Lansing as
head of the United States delegates,
signed after DR.. Renner and was
/ followed by Henry White and Gen.
Bliss.
There was no hesitation on the part
of DIR. Renner in signing the treaty.
| He rose from his seat on the left
wing of the table after NJ. Clemen-
| translated into German. and imme-
diately walked to the signing table
and signed the document.
AS the French delegation went to
the signing table and passed DR.. Rem
ner's chair, the latter rose and bowed
very politely to NJ. Clemenceau, who
| returned the salutation.
| NJ. Clemenceau entered the room at
exactly 10 o'clock, being saluted by
the guard of honor. He took his place
at the table with Frank L. Polk on
his right and A. ]. Balfour, British
secretary of state for foreign af-
fairs, on his left.
! Col. House Absent.
| Neither Premier Lloyd George of
| Great Britain nor Col. Z. NJ House
of the United States delegation was
| present. The British delegation was
/ made up of DR.. Balfour, Viscount Mil
ner, George Nicoll Barnes and Gen.
! Seeley. The British delegates arrived
/ soon after Mr.. Polk entered the room
| and there was a very animated con-
versation for several minutes. pending
t the arrival of M. Clemenceau.
I Mr.. Polk was accompanied by his
wife. Alter the other American dele
gates were seated Ignace Jan Pad
erewski, the premier of Poland. en-
tered the room. his arrival provoking
| a furry of conversation.
| The signing of the treaty. was fin