The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-03
PDACE TREATY WAS
SIGNED SATURDAY
HISTORY MAKING CEREMONA
OCCUPIES LITTLE TIME.
Chinese Refuse to Sign
German National Assembly Must
Ratify Document to Start
Process of Recovery.

Versailles, June 2S.-World peace
was signed and sealed in the historic
hall of mirrors at Versailles this az
ternoon, but under circumstances
which somewhat dimmed the expec-
tations of those who had worked and
fought during long years OF war ana
months of negotiations for its achlev-
ment.
The absence Of the Chinese dele
gates, who at the last moment were
unable to reconcile themselves to the
Shantung settlement and left the
eastern empire outside the formal
purview of peace, struck the first
discordant note in the assembly. A
written protest which Gen. Jan
Christian Smut lodged with his sig
nature was another disappointment
to the makers of the treaty.
But, bulking larger was the attl-
tude of Germany and the German
splenipotentiaries, which left them'
as evident from the official pro-
eramme of the day and from the ex-
preston of NJ. Clemenceau, still out
aide any formal reconciliation and
made actual restoration to regular
relations and intercourse with the al
lied nations dependent, not upon the
signature of .'preliminaries OF peace
today but upon ratification by the
national assembly.
To M. Clemenceau's stern warning
IN his opening remarks that tney
would be expected, and held, too' to
serve the treaty provisions legally
and completely, the German dele
gates through DR.. Haniel Won Hahn
hansen, replied after returning to
the hotel that had they known they
would be treated on different status
after signing than the allied represen-
4o+,ves as shown by their separate
exit before the general body OF the
conference, they never would nave
signed.
i Under the circumstances the gen.
ara, tone of sentiment in the historic
sitting was one rather of relief at
the uncontrovertible end of hostill-
t,es than of complete and unalloyed
satisfaction.
The ceremony came to q dramatlc
c,aao in fact. reached it's highest .dra-
matte pitch-with the wild enthusl-
astic reception of President wilson,
M Clemenceau and Mr.. Lloyd
George by the crowds outside the
palace. who ignored or disregardeo
the minor discords of the day. They
tore the three statesmen from their
escorts and almost carried them
boldly in their progress through the
chateau grounds, to watch the play
ing Of the fountains part OF the
programme which had been planned
as dignifed state professional OF
all the plenipotentiaries.
At Historic Versailles.
Germany and the allied and asso-
c,ated powers signed the peace terms
here today in the same Imperial nall
where the Germans humbled the
French so ANONYMOUSLY 4S years
ago.
This formally ended the world war
which lasted just 73 days less tnan
evo wears. Today, the day OF peace
;. tho fifth anniversary of the mur-
der of the Archduke Francis feru-
nand at SarajeVo. 49,
The ceremony of signing !ne
neace terms was brief. premier
c,emenceau called the session TO Or
der in the hall of mirrors OF the cna-
teau of Versailles at $40 O'CLOCK
The signing began when DR.. Her.
mann Mueller and Johannes Bell the
German signatories, affixed thelr
names. Herr Mueller signed at 3:l2
o'clock and Herr Bell at 1913 o'clock.
President Wilson, first of the allies
delegates, signed minute later. Al
s:45 O'Clock, the momentous docu-
ment was completed.
All the diplomats and members OF
their parties wore conventional civil
ian clothes. There was marked lack
of gold lace and pageantry. There
were few of the fanciful uniforms OF
the Middle Ages, whose traditions
and practices are so sternly con-
demned in the great, seal-covered
document signed today.
A spot of color was made against
this sombre background by the
French guards. A few selected mem
bers of the guard were resplendent
L1... ,od D1,,r,od ci1uor helmets