The sun., 1919-06-25
PACT TO BE SIGNED
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Germans Expected to Arri0e
in the Morning.
By the associated Press.

PARIS. June 24.--Unofficially Friday
afternoon has been set as the time for
the ceremony OF signing the peace
treaty Of the allied and associated Pow
ers on behalf of Germany. While the
German plenipotentiaries have not yet
been announced, advices received from
Weirnar are to the effect that they will
arrive in Versailles Friday morning.
The Information regarding the time OF
arrival OF the German delegation was
made known to Premiers Clemehceau,
Lloyd George and President Wilson
vhiie they were at Versailles this after
noon looking over the arrangements for
the signature of the treaty.
NJ. Clemenceau will open the cere-
monies at the SIGNING with a brief IN
PRODUCTION. No speech Ii expected from
the Germans. William Martin OF the
French Foreign Office, as master OF
ceremonies, then will carry the treaty to
President Wilson and the Premiers, who
will sign at their seats.
After the treaty is brought back to
the signature table the names OF the
other delegates will be called and they
will advance and sign.
1t Is expected that the signing will
REQUIRE two hours. The seals OF all the
delegates will be affixed In advance.
Many Of them are already In the hands
OF the French Foreign Office. President
Wilson is using tks Presidents seal
which is an eagle, with the words
Seal of the President Of the United
States"
Some of the seals supplied by the dele
gates are merely monograms unadorned,
In striking contrast TO the elaborate
coats Of arms supplied by Premier Pade-
nNh rarlAa IN
officials. The French treaty experts re-
gard the Chinese and Japanese seals as
! the most artistic. These are chiefly the
names OF the delegates in Oriental let.
! tiers, and are adorned with flowers and
| quaint figures.
The expectation was that strictly per
sohal seals would be used. but. like
President Wilson, NJ. Vandervelde, rep
resenting Belgium. is using an officia
1 seal--the Belgian coat Of arms encirclec
by the words Minister OF Justice" TIL,
German delegates will sign after the Al
lies.
To Sign Alphabetically.
Tho order in which the allied dele
gates will sign after the signatures o.
the President and Premiers are ATTACHED
will be according to the alphabetical or
represent. When the signatures ar,
completed the Entente party will! cmerg,
! on the terrace at the side Of the palace
where all the great fountains will b,
! playing in the gardens The German
I will leave on the side where they en-
tered.
NJ. Clemenceau and Paul Dutasta
( general secretary of the Peace Confer
ence. drove to the Chateau OF Versailles
a ,,.s,, 49,,
Gen. MoTdacq, head of the military cab
met OF the Ministry OF War. Arthur J
Balfour. the British Foreign Secretary
came twenty-five minutes later, beinI
followed shortly afterward by Presiden
Wilson and Baron SOnRino Of the Italian
peace Delegation.
The party visited the Hall of Mir
rors, where the treaty Is to be signed
Later they went to the apartment O
Louis XIV. where NJ. Clemenceau ha,
an attendant open window. and tn
Premier. President Wilson and Mr.. Bal
four stepped out upon the balcony over
looking the Court OF Honor. A detach
ment of American soldiers and a crow
of visitors below cheered them enthusi
astically.
Later the party visited Congress HaI
and the Senate room in the palace.
Premier CIemenceau was congratu
lated on the result of the peace negotia
tions by his fellow ministers at a meet
ing OF the French Cabinet to-day. Ao
ceptance OF the peace treaty by German
was discussed at the meeting, which wa
presided over by President Poincar,
The Cabinet also examined various %
litical and parliamentary questions in
volyed In the. peace settlement.
"Tiger" VIII Resign.
Premier Clemenceau has espresso
his intention TO resign from ONCE a
soon as the treaty Is promulgated, fee
ing that he has accomplished the tas
for which he assumed the Premiership
says Marcel Huting In the Echo d
Parts. 1t is expected that Parliamer
will ratity the treaty late in July.
1--WE have waited forty-nine years IL
ois mo-ient," exclaimed Premier Glen
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