East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-26
3P. N. SATURDAY IS Time FOR
TREATY SIGNING; ALLIES CALL
GERMANS TO TASK FOR ACTION
SINKING OF FLEET AT SCAPA FLOW
BRANDED AS DELIBERATE BREACH
nv ADVANCE OF TREATY CONDITIONS
BURNING OF FLAGS IN SAME CLASS
BY FRED FERGUSON.

UNITED FreRs staff Correspondent
PARIS, June 26.--The treaty will
be signed at Saturday IL Is learned
from Trustworthy sources today. 1t
In further learned. unofficially. that
Foreign Minister Mueller. Herr Gels
bert and Herr Leinert have been ap-
pointed to sign for Germany. They
will arrive In Versailles Saturday
morning. IL was said
A note the big four sent TO Berlin
yesterday protesting against the sink
ing OF the German fleet in Scapa
Flow and burning OF French battle
flags in Berlin. followed the presen-
tation OF a report by n special legal
COMMITTEES which declared these in
cidents TO be examples of a spirit
which the Germans must put down IL
they desire admittance to the league
OF nations on an equal footing"
The big four are expected to con-
sI6er today an intercepted wireless
message from a German army COM
mander indicating an intention to at
tack the Poles as soon as peace has
been signed.
President Wilson rnd other prom
inent allied peace delegates will be
guests OF President Poincare at din
ner in the Paiais Elysees tonight.
Wilson plans to leave Paris Satur-
cay night after the treaty Is signed.
sailing from Brest Sunday.
A Deliberate Breach.
PARIS. June 2s.--"Snking of the
German fleet Gin Scapa Flow Is not
oniy violation. OF the armistice but
can only be regarded as a deliberate
breach In advance OF tho conditions of
aIIiaA tn, n
note forwarded to Germany yester-
day. The same was also said to be
true OF :he burning OF French battle |
flags I'm Germany.
at is evident that any repetition of |
acts like those must have a very un-
fortunate effect upon the future op- |
Grafton of the treaty which the Ger |
mans are about to sign" said the note. |
Notice was given that the allies /
would demand reparation for the sink
ing and trial OF those responsible.
situation Il Improved.
VERSAILLES. June 26.--The situ-
alton is greatly improved. Unless the
unforeseen happens. the treaty will be
signed saturday" Secretary Dulasta
OF the peace7conference, told the Unit
edw Press following "A conference with
German representatives today.
II Germans Arrive.
PARIS. June 2s.-DecisiQn to sign
the treaty Of peace at O'Clock Sat
urday-provided the Germans arrive
that morning as promised--was reach
ed by the allies, it IL officially an
nounced today.
Must Not Fight Poland.
PARIS, June 26.-An allied note
holding Germany responsible for any
movement against Poland after peace
Is signed. dispatched yesterday, was
made public today. It follows:
The allied and associated powers
feel 1t is necessary to direct the at
tention of the German government to
the fact that Polish authorities have
come into the possession of an at
tached official German dispatch
which, states that while the German
government means to sign the treaty
OF peace. II intends to give no official
support to local movements of resist |
ance to establishment of Polish au-
tbority in territories allotted to Po-
land in Posen and East and West
Prussia, and TO the occupation OF Up
per Silesia by allied and associated
powers. With this information allied
and associated powers think il neces-
sary to inform the German gov
eminent they will hold it strictly re-
Indicated in the treaty all troops and
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