The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-23
GERMANS OPEN
WAY TOBARTER
Clemenceau Admits DELEGATES
Will Have Right to Ne
gOtiate Terms
FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT
Berlin Cabinet Decides to Send
Party TO Versailles at End
Of This Week.

By the Associoted Press
BERLIN, April 2l tdels ed The
German Cabinet in a special session
this morning. after considering the
second telegram from Georges Clemen-
ceau the French Premier. president Of
the Peace Conference in Paris. cor
recuns the false impression created by
his ffrst note. decided that the peace
delegation originally appointed should
80 TO Versailles at the end of the
present week. 1t was determined that
the date OF April 25, first fixed for the
arrival OF the German represent tatiyes
at versailles. could not be adhered TO
because of the confusion over the ar
ranEements
Premier Clemsnceaus second teie-
gram reached the Foreign Office last
evening but was not considered Off.
cially until this morning. In it the
French Premier said his original noti-
ncation regarding the German repre-
sentatives had been misconstrued and
misrepresented by Germany He de
ciared there was no intention on the
part OF the Entente TO deny the Ger
mans the right of negotiation or dis
cussion.
~eRy
David ont of Delegation.
With tlis assurance. the cabinet i'm
mediatey determined to revoke its de-
cision TO send DR.. Haniel Won Hahn,
hausen. with a pair OF subordinates, in
his rois OF high class messenger t"
Paris. and reverted TO its intention OF
sending six delegates 10 the Versailles
Congress. headed by Count Won Brock
dorff- -Rantzau. the Foreign Minister
DR. Eduard David. tho former Socialist
leader in the Reichstag. originally
selected as one of the six. is replaced
by Herr Landsberg. the Secretary for
Publicity, Art and Literature, AZ DR.
David is H.
The body Of experts will not proceed
TO Versailles for the present. 1t ~
stated. The delegates, II is made
known, expect TO have complete free
dom Of movement and unobstructed
means OF communion ton with their
home government.
The Government to-day made public
the text OF the note from Genera
;Nudant. the representation OF Marsha
Foch at Spa. 10 Germany. saying that
the Allied and Associated governments
could not receive delegates who are
authorized only 10 receive the text OF
the peace terms, and also the German
Governments reply
German Governments Reply.
In part the reply says:
The French Minister President and
War Minister on Clemenceau chairman
OF the peace conterence) having trans
mitted to the German Government tho
request OF tho Allied and Associated
governments TO clothe tho German dele
gates with the same plenary powers for
negotiation on all peace questions as
representatives OF tho Allied and Asso-
ciated governments possess, the Gcrma
Government. assuming that the nesou-
alton OF the contents OF the draft OF
the preliminary peace is intended to fol
low the presentation OF the draft, desg-
mates the following persons as delegates
with proper plenary powers (Here fol-
lows the names already published }
"lt is contemplated TO send further
persons 10 accompany tho delegates
whose names and positions the German
Government will communicate as speed
lily as possible in a second telegram.
The German Government is ready to
send the persons indicated in the fore
going TO Versailles with assurances be-
ing given that tho delegates and those
accompanying them during their stay
there shall be guaranteed freedom Of
movement az well as free use OF the
telegraph and telephone for Commuui-
cation with the German Government.
The German Government reserves the
right subsequently to appoint special
experts for separate peace questions.