The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-23
IT'S "PEACE OF
VIOLENCE" FOE
DELEGATES SAY
Germans Last Minute Play for
Time Fails.
"Big Three" Refuse To Extend
Time Two Days Longer.
ONLY HAD z HOURS OF GRACE
Acceptance Was Handed to
Allies at 5:25 Today.
Clemenceau Tells Huns Time
for Farley Is Past.
ONLY HAD z HOURS OF GRACE
Acceptance Was Handed to
Allies at 1925 Today.
Clemenceau Tells Huns Time
for Farley Is Past.

Paris, June 23.-The German
government at Weimar has
formally communicated its will
lingness to sign the peace terms
Internationally, it was an
nounccd by the French foreign
office this afternoon.
Date of Signing Uncertain.
The day and hour fol-" the
formal signing of the treaty is
uncertain. The signing possibly
may take place Tuesday, but
more likely Wednesday.
The Italian delegates at pres
ent in Paris have been author
lied to sign the treaty on behalf
of Italy. This announcement re-
moved one question which it was
feared might delay the signing.
Peace of Violence.
The German note of accep-
tance it is said is couched in such
language that it maintains the
German position that the peace
conditions are "a peace Of vio-
lence."
Whether it will be signed at once
by Secretary Won Haniel or later by a
new delegation was not made known
Unofficial reports stated the ma
tional assembly had instructed Won
Haniel to sign at once and had given
him full power to do so.
A Weimar dispatch, dated Sunday
said DR.. Haniel Won Haimhausen. who
was asked to conduct peace negotia-
tions at Versailles. has notified the
lied terms
Presented at 5:2S NJ.
The German note accepting the
peace treaty was formally presented
to the allies at 5:25 o'clock this after
noon, less than two hours before ex-
piration Of the time limit.
Colonel Henri. French haison Of
ficer. received the note from Secre-
tary Won HannieIfof the German peace
delegation at Versailles. He brought
it to Paris and turned it over to Paul
Dutasta, secretary of the peace con-
ference, At the Ouai d'Orsay at 5:25.
Paris, June 25.-A Geneva dispatch
to the Journal Des Debats this after
noon stated the German national as
sembly had invited Secretary Won
Haniel to sign the peace treaty at
1nce and had conferred full powers
Ipon him.
tBy the Associated Press.)
Paris. June 23.-Germany today re-
Iuested an additional forty y-eight hours
within which to make known its deci-
sion relative to the signing of the
peace treaty without the reservations
refused by the entente. The council
" three flatly refused the request.
The request for additional time
pleaded that the change in the gov
crnment and the generally disturbed
conditions made II difficult to COM
plete the arrangements.
The communication from the Ger
mans was received at 3 O'Clock this
morning At o'clock President will
son and Premier Clemenceau met with
Premier Lloyd George at the latter'e
house for consideration of the note.
The character of this communication
was not disclosed. however, until some
time later in the morning when an
nouncement was made that the Ger
man request had been rejected.
VIII Sign Says Wcimar.
(By the Associated PressJ
Weimar. Sunday. June 22.-It is Of
Ucially announced that Germany will
sign the peace treaty.
The national assembly voted this
afternoon to accept the peace treaty.
237 10 1873. Five members abstained
from voting. Just before this ballot
was taken. the assembly voted confi-
dence in Chancellor Bauer's new min
istry. 236 to 50. Fifty-five members
refused to vote.
(The Weimar dispatch CARRYING the
official announcement that Germany
would sign the peace treaty was filed
IN Weimar at 4 ;0s O'Clock Sunday
afternoon. Apparently IL referred to
the decision Of the German government
70 sign the treaty with the reservations
ot which It gave notice to the allied
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