Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-23

sociatcd governments beg to acknowledge
the receipt of your communication of
June %. After full consideration Of
your request they regret that it is not
possible to extend the time already
granted to your exccllency to make
known your decision relative to the
signature of the treaty without any
reservation. 'CLEMENCEAU."
The fact that the Germans asked only
forty eight hours delay and vet were
refused was regarded in Peace Confer
ence circles as indicating the intention
of the Allies to push matters to an i'm
mediate conclusion. Pending the formal
notification by the Germans as to their
intention, the great Allied military ma
chine was ready to move on the stroke
Of the hour of the expiration of the
time limit.
Reject Further Alterations
After disposing of the German re
quest, the Council of Four apparently
dismissed German affairs to the fate of
the hours still left the enemy to reply
and definitely rejected suggested further
alterations in the treaty. The Council
resumed consideration of the Austrian
treaty. 4 number of experts from vari-
Gus commissions were called in.
The council received four notes from
the Germans. which are supposed to
have been prepared in advance and were
held to await advices from Wcimar on
the result Of the meeting of the assem-
bly,. President Wilson went at once
to the residence of Premier Lloyd
George. where the council took up con-
Sideration Of the notes.
One of these. from the new German
Government, declared that Germany was
ready 10 sign peace If the clauses making
Germany responsible Cor the war and
calling for the trai OF the former en-
prror were eliminated.
The full text Of this German note
shows that while but two reservations
were made. the Germans asked for the
insertion in the treaty Of clause pro
viding that. within two years, that
document should be submitted to the
council of the league of nations for re-
consideration Of that portion OF the
treaty which. as ~ Germans phrased
it. Impair the rights to self determi-
nation of the German people. Sim
liar reconsideration of that portion
whereby the free economic develop
mcnt of Germany on a footing Of equal
rights is denied" also was provided for
in this suggested clause.
There appeared today to be some in
dications that in case Germany decided
to accept the peace treaty uncondi-
tionally the action would be accom-
panied by the passage in the National
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or declaration that the signing was
under compulsion and that the German |
people did not feel morally responsible |
for the war and were willing to submit |
the question of responsibility to a |
tribunal consisting of two members |
the allied and associated !
movers. two neutrals and one German. |
Time for Discussion Past
The council forwarded to the German !
delegation at Versailles shortly after .
o clock last night reply which had
been unanimously agreed upon stating
that the time for discussed was past.
Unless full acquiesrence is received |
from Versailles within twenty four
hours it may be expected that the ad- |
vance of the allied armies will be re-
sumed. Dispatches from government
agents and indications generally have
created the impression in conference cir
cles that the Germans will yield.
Only one or the four notes received
dealt with changes which were de-
manded in the peace treaty. The others
were of an informative character relat-
ing to developments leading to the re
quest for notifications.
DR.. Haniel Won Haimhausen, O mem-
Der of the German peace delegation who
was asked to conduct peace arrange