The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-29
LIGHTS
BLAZEIN FETE
Merrymakers Are Quick to
Appear as Versailles
Flashes News.
CAFES STAY OPEN LATE
Treaty Text Goes to Chamber
July I: Lloyd George to
Speak Same Day.
CAFES STAY OPEN LATE

PARIS. June 2s.-Paris blazed forth
tonight in the light Of peace: after
almost five years of war Paris viewed
1t as victory. From every conceivable
place-the Eiffel Tower, the Place de
la Concorde. municipal buildings
there were flashed forth thousands Of
rays and all wrote the same message
across the skies, the message Peace
Is signed"
From the same Eiffel Tower Paris
, has seen these same rays shoot for
ward during the war; but with diff
| ferent meaning, the message that the
Germans again were bombarding
Paris with their airplanes. Tonight
1t was a different scene; there was no
! loud crashing of bombs, no scurrying
of feet into the protection OF the sub
ways, no hurry to seek shelter. In
fact the crowds increased as the vol
| ume Of light swelled. It was peace
observance
| The professions started early in the
day with the flash of the news from Ver-
sailles that the German delegates had
appended their signatures to the treaty.
The day had been proclaimed a holiday
! for the school children of all France. and
naturally it fell to those in Paris to open
the festivities. They were not slow to do
so, and they made their way 70 the
street in joyous parade soon after the
word from Versailles.
When night came their elders Joined in
the celebration. And well they might
| for the order had gone forth during the
day that the cafes. which must close un-
der the regulations at IL 40 O'Clock each
night, might remain open until l O'Clock
tomorrow morning. Then at 9 o'clock
torchlight parades were started from
nine military barracks In different parts
of the city. And with the torchlight pa
rades there came forth fags-new flags
peace fiags-which Paris waved proudly
Comment was made at the time thai
these were not the same fiags that were
waved at the time the armistice wa,
signed; but new ones thoughtfully pur'
; chased by Parisians for the day wheI
the war really would be over.
| The Joy of the day actually permeateC
into the prisons of France. for Premiel
Clemenceau, acting as War Minister
had decreed that all prisoners guilty o
army offences should be freed, exec ptini
, cases where the corps commanders con
sidered It incompatible with discipline.
! The texI of the peace treaty VIII b.
, presented to the Chamber OF Deputies
July / by Premier Clemenceau the Ech,
de Ports says. Former Premier Vivian
is said to have been entrusted with tn
drawing up of the general report on tn,
treaty
Premier Lloyd George, the paper adds
will address the British House of Com
mons July l on the peace negotiations.
In the completed peace treaty slgne.
to-day at Versailles, the newspaper
: say, were certain stipulations which.
Q was hoped, would hasten ratification Q
1 the treaty by the German National AS
j sembly.
= The Journal says the Allies follow
ing the German example OF 1871. stipu
lated that the liberation of Gema
prisoners would be dependent upon raj
\ ihcation OF the treaty by the German Az
sembly and that IL the Germans az
proved the treaty at once. the prisoner
would be released without delay.