Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-27
SIGNING Of PACT
At VERSAILLES,
TOMORROW, SPIN.
President Plans to Sail for
United States on Sunday
at Noon.
SAYS THE FAREWELLS
TO AMERICAN WRITER'S
Irish Question Is Left in Clemen-
ceau's Hands by Con-
ference.
Nv the Associated Press.

PARlS, june I.-flanS were
completed by the council of four
TODAY for the signing OF the
peace treaty at o'clock Satur-
day afternoon. No official state
ment, however, was issued by
the council.
President Wilson received
American newspaper CORE
spondents at the Hotel de
Crillon at , o'clock this after
anoon. and said his good-byes to
them.
President to Sail Sunday.
If the signing occurs as contem-
plated President Wilson plans to leave
for Rrest Immediately afterward, SAIL
jug for the United States at noon
Sunday.
on the advice of the council of four
the Chinese delegates have agreed to
sign the treaty unreservedly. with the
understanding that protocol later
will be added to the treaty stating
that they signed with the understand
ing that Japan would return the
Shantung concessions to emma with
in stipulated time.
Hun Delegates on Way.
PARIS. June 26.-Dr. Herman Muel-
Ter German foreign minister, and DR..
Bell, minister of colonies, who have
'been selected to sign the peace treaty.
a will arrive at Versailles Saturday
morning, the HavaS agency learns.
DR. Mueller and DR.. Bell are leaving
Berlin tonight by the ordinary train.
1t was announced semi-officially to-
day that the German peace plenipo-
tentiaries would arrive in Paris at 9
O'Clock tonight.
Pass Through Cologne
COBLENZ, June 27.-Foreign Secre-
tary Mueller and Colonial Secretary
Bell. the two German peace delegates. on
their way to Versailles, passed through
Cologne al 9:45 o'clock this morning, a
telephone message from Cologne re-
ported
A Berlin dispatch to the Coblenz
newspapers says that the German dele
gates understand that they are to sign
the treaty at 3 O'Clock Saturday after
noon.
According to advices received by
the American authorities here Min
listers Mueller and Bell left Berlin in
the greatest secrecy on a special train.
fearing an attempt on their lives.
Irish in Clemenceau's Hands.
PARIS. June 27-The delegation here
representing Irish societies in the United
States has been notified that the Irish
question so far as the peace conference
IS concerned has been left in the hands
of Premier Clemenceau, the president
of the conference.
Frank L. Walsh and Edward F.
Dunno. the delegates remaining here
will sail for the United States Saturday
PARIS. June 26.aDisappointment
weakness of the present German gov
eminent is not concealed in peace
conference circles and the feeling has
been expressed that the signing of
this peace treaty may mean little
more than the signing by the boil
sheviki at Brest Litovsk did.
The defiant tone of the German note.
which grudgingly agreed to sign the
treaty without reservations, created
an unfavorable impression on mem
bers of the various delegations, &C
Cording TO statements made today,
and this seemingly has been intensi-
fed by the delay of the Germans in
1 arranging for the carrying out of
Z their promises.
The peace treaty contains no provi-
sion as TO when they must ratify
Consequently delay in ratification
may cause the peace conference ad-
ditional annoyance. although it is
generally agreed by the delegates
that enforcement of the reparations
clause need not be delayed until there
Is ratification by the Germans.
The insistence of the German gov
eminent in it's replies to the peace
conference that it cannot check out
breaks due to dissatisfaction with the
terms of the treaty has made a bad
impression upon delegates here. who
generally regard ii as an attempt to
shield possible military movements.