The Washington herald., 1919-06-17
Germans Receive Answer
To Counter Proposals 1t
Versailles, Together with
Letter Written by 0en-
enceau Which Is Bitter
est Arraignment Of Teu-
tons that Has Come from
Any Statesman of A.
sociated Powers-Satw-
day Final Day for Berlin.
foeh Ready with Sword.
wflsea and sfHew- Treaty.

wfisen and ~Hew~ Treaty.
Paris, June 1e-Here 90
President w1iseu's attitude ts-
ward the revised peace treaty
with Germany, ss outlined ts-
night by one of his e.esest
friends and csnhdantst
the peace treaty. s just
Naturally it 10 seveae. How
ever, we must always reHen-
Der that Germany provoked
the war and committed tnAe-
scribable atrocities md est-
RACES
sTke hill for these now -
presented TO her. She 1usf
pay. We will not b.rx.fn-
Rather thsn bargain we shau
accept .es-sixn.ture.-
Paris, June l6.-The big four's
last word about peace terms was
handed to the German delegates
shortly before J O'Clock tina
evening.
Its delivery was delayed lby~G
several hours wransle over 81 Z.
the chief concessions-civiEan con-
troll of the occupied Rhine dis
trcts.
Again Frances Tiger" won his
point. after a long and fiery de-
bate. The concession was stricken
from the amended document.
DENOUNCED BY TIGER"
With the revised treaty, Paul
Dutasta, secretary of the Peace
Conference, handed Count Brock
dorff-Rantzsu a 4,soo-word Gov
ering" letter written by Clemen-
ceau.
1t is a bitter denunciation of
Germany's pickering attitude,
stinging recapitulation of her war
crimes, an explanation of the treaty
notifications, and an ultimatum.
1t tells the Germans fatty that
no further attempts at bargaining
will be tolerated, that they must
answer yes" or mo-" and do so
within five days.
Answer Due Saturday.
This means that by O'Clock this
coming Saturday evening she must
notify the powers. without any ifs
or "buts' or ''howevers. whether she
will or will not sign.
II her answer Saturday is yes"
the diplomatic and ceremonial ma
chinery will be set in motion for
the greatest green-table event In
history. and the world will have
peace not later than a week from
tomorrow.
II she says mo" FIVE days hence,
then the pescemakers will lay
aside their peps and tell Foch TO
go ahead. His sword is sharp and
half unsheathed. ready for the
coup de grace"
Foch would promptly inform the
Germans by wireless that the armis-
tice is of, and the war will be on
again beginning at 6 o'clock Tuesday
night. June "a
| Subsection or Peace.
The three fateful days between
Saturday and Tuesday are the last
in which the Germans may choose
between utter militaro-economic
subsection and peace.
Immediately upon receipt OF the
documents, Count Won Brockdorn-
Rantzau. President Of the German
peace delegation. left by special
train for welmar. There he will
submit them to President Ebert
who in turn will lay them before
his Cabinet. OF which Rantzsu. as
| foreign minister. is a member. pre-
paratory to reading them in the ma
tional assembly. That body, ac-
cording to all recent news from
Germany. is to decide on the nnsl
Yes" or No"
Treaty Righteeusiy Hard.
In Clemenceau's 'take-it-or-lesye-
it" letter. he admits that the treety
is a hard one. but he adds that its
hardness is fully justified by Ger
many's course in plunging the
world into the abyss of war and by
her methods during the conflict
He tells them. practically In 30