Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-10

day. are agreed 10. lnlS law come f
into force on the day Of its promulea,
ton"
Blockade Now Ends.
The German national assembly, b.
latifying the peace treaty, makes il
possible for the allied and associated
powers to raise the blockade Otiieiar
notification was sent Germany June
% that the blockade would be raised
when the treaty was ratified.
Placing this condition on the raj
ing of the blockade was looked upon
in peace conference circles as sure
plan for securing speedy ratification
by Germany
The council of five on Monday de
cidei to lift the commercial censor
ship on communications with Ger.
many simultaneously with the ra.
moyal of the blockade,
The peace treaty does not become
effective for all the signatory power
until three of the great allied power
in addition to Germany have rati.
fed it.
The Blockade Resolution.
The resolution adopted by the al.
liel council concerning the blockade
was as follows:
The superior blockade council is in.
structed to base its arrangements for
resembling rstrction upon trade with
Germany upon the assumption that
the allied and associated powers viii
not wait to raise the blockade until
the completion of ratification, as pro.
yided for at the end of the treaty with
Germany, but that it is to be raised
Immediately upon receipt of informa.
ton that the treaty of peace has been
ratified by Germany"
The German national assembly f.
the first elective body in any country
whose Representatives signed tn !
treaty to adopt ratifying resolution. |
The treaty has been laid before the /
British, French and Belgian parla.
ments and will be placed before the .
senate of the United States today by /
President Wilson.
Transportation difficulties have re.
suited in further delay of the Ge..
man plenipotentiaries designated TO .
80 to Versailles for the oral discus .
s!ons regarding execution of the repa
rations and other features of the peace
treaty.
1t developed yesterday that the Ger .
mans would not reach Versailles in |
time to begin negotiations today. as
mad been expected.
French Keep Censorship.
The French chamber of deputies ,
Tuesday rejected a bill providing for
the immediate raising Of the state Of |
siege and the suppression of the cen.
scrship, the vote being 25G to 202.
Inc government, represented by !
stephen Pichon, the foreign minister.
opposed the measure.
Nv H''iu'iatS anu ifpublltdn SOCIAL /
lists demanded the immediate suppre3. .
sion of both the state Of siege and the .
censorship, but NJ. pichon held tina,
TINS step was impossible before the
treaty of peace becomes effective
through its ratification by three or
more powers.
Fight Is Bitter.
The debate closed with a catepori.
cal statement by the government rails.
ing the question OF confidence on the
rejection Of the bill The chamber
became greatly agitated during the
dl cnssion. the socialists and the rad.
lcals becoming particularly aroused.
victor Dalbiez, deputy from the
eastern Pyrenees read recent reso.
!ution adopted by the executive com.
mlttee OF the radical party. calling
for an immediate return to peace con,
citions. Many Of the radicals. how.
ever refused to follow their party on
this question, and voted with the goy.
eminent.