The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-07-04
SignerS Represent
Many Countries
Complete List Of PlenipOtentiarieS OF
The Nations Who Signed The Peace
Treaty And Became Members OF
The League Of Nations

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to afix their signatures to the docu-
ment which is the most memorable
in the worlds history. 1t took several
hours more, however, beore the peace
treaty was fully signed. The Maui
News prints herewith the list of the
representatives of the various ma
tionalities who affixed their signature
to the peace treaty and the league
of nations covenant last Saturday af-
ternoon with the exception OF the
Chinese representatives who did not
sign.
The opening text of the treaty is
given:
The United States Of America, the
British Empire, France, Italy and
Japan
These Powers being described in
the present Treaty as the Principal
Allied and Associated Powers.
Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, China,
Cuba, Ecuador, Greece, Guatemala,
Haiti, the Hedjaz, Honduras, Liberia,
Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Poland,
Portugal, Rumania, the Serb-Croat
and Solvene State, Siam, Tchecko-
Slovakia and Uruguay,
These Powers constituting with the
Principal Powers mentioned above,
the Allied and Associated Powers,
of the one part;
And Germany,
of the other part;
Bearing in mind that on the re
quest of the Imperial German Govern
ment an armistice was granted on No
vember IL, 1918, to Germay by the
Principal Allied and Associated Pow
ers in order that a Treaty of Peace
might be concluded with her and
The Allied and Associated Powers
being equally DESTROYS that the war in
which they were successfully involved
directly or indirectly and which orig
mated in the declaration of war by
Austria Hungary on July %, 1914,
against Serbia, the declaration of war
by Germany against Russia on August
1, 1914, and against France on August
8, 1914, and in the invasion of Belgium
should be replaced b. a firm, just and
durable peace.
For this purpose the High Contract
ing Parties represented as follows:
The President of the United States
of America by:
The Honorable Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States,
acting in his own name and by
his own proper authority;
The Honorable Robert Lansing, Sec
rotary of State;
The Honorable Henry White, form
erly Ambassador Extraordinary
tary of State of Foreign Affairs;
States at Rome and Paris;
The Honorable Edward NJ. House;
General Tasker H. Bliss, Military
Representative of the United
States on the Supreme War Coun-
Gil;
His Majesty the King of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland and of the British Do
minions Beyond the Seas, En-
paiOr of India, Ly:
The Right Honorable David Lloyd
George, M. p, First Lord of His
Treasury and Prime Minister;
The Right Honorable Andrew Bonar
Law, NJ. p, His Lord Privy Seal;
The Right Honorable Viscount Mil
ner, G. c. B., G. C. NJ. G., His
Secretary of State for the Col
onies;
The Right Honorable Arthur James
Balfour, o. NJ, Nj. P, His Secre-
tary of State of Foreign Affairs
The Right Honorable George Nicoll
Barnes. NJ. p, Minister without
portfolio;
And
for the Dominion of Canada by:
The Right Honorable Sir Robert
Laird Borden, G. c. NJ. G, Prime
Minister;
The Right Honorable Sir George
Eulas Foster, G. C. M. G., Minis
ter of Trade and Commerce;
for the Commonwealth of Australia,
by:
The Right Honorable William Nor
rim Hughes, Attorney General and
Prime Minister;
The Right Honorable Sir Joseph
Cook. G. C. NJ. G., Minister of the
Navy;
for the Union of South Africa, by:
General the Right Honorable Louis
Botha, Prime Minister;
Lieutenant General the Right Hon.