Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-23
GIVES IN AS
ALLIES DENY
PLEAS
Refused Further Time or
Reservations Germans
Yield to Terms.

Weimar, Sunday, June o.
(By the Associated Press.) 1T
is officially announced that
Germany will sign the peace
treaty.
Paris, June 23.-The German
answer regarding the peace
treaty was received by the
peace conference this after
noon. Its contents had not
been revealed up to 3:45
O'CLOCK. g.
indications that in case Germany
decided to accept the peace treaty
Internationally the action would be
accompanied by the passage in the
national assembly at Weimar or a
resolLtio 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
representing the allied and assO-
ciated powers, two neutrals and one
German.
Decided to Accept.
(The Wiemar dispatch carrying
the official notification that Ger
many would sign the peace treaty
was filed in Weimar at 4:0S O'Clock
Sunday afternoon. Apparently. it
referred to the decision of the Ger
man government to sign the treaty
with the reservations of which il
gave notice to the allied powers
and which the latter rejected. Paris
advices this morning show that the
Germans made an appeal for an ad-
ditional As hours to make known
their decision regarding the sign
ing of the treaty without any reser-
vations. It would thus appear that
Germany has not yet officially no
titled the peace conference that she
would sign the treaty and accept
all its terms.
Denied More Time.
Germany today requested an ad-
ditional As hours in which to make
known its decision relative to the
of the peace treaty without
the reservations refused by the en-
tente
The council of three fatty re-
fused the request.
The request for additional time
pleaded that the change in the gov
ernment and the generally disturb
ed conditions made it difficult to
complete the arrangements.
The communications from the
Germans was received at 3 O'Clock
this morning. At 9 o'clock Presi-
dent Wilson and Premier Clemen-
ceau met with Premier Lloyd
George at the Latter's house for
character of this communication
was not disclosed, however. until
some time later in the morning.
when the announcement was made
that the German request had been
rejected.
The decision to refuse the re-
quest was reached after a discus
sion lasting less than an hour.
Text of Foe Note.
The German note read as fol-
lows:
ITO His Excellency. the Presi-
dent of the Peace Conference, NJ.
Mr.. President: Tie minister of
foreign affairs instructs me to
beg the allied and associated gov
ernments to prolong for 4S hours
the time limit for anSwering your
rote communicated
yesterday evening, and likewise
the time limit for. answering the
note of June 16, 1919.
1T was only on Saturday. after
great difficulties, that a new cab
met was formed, which, unlike its
predecessor, could come to an
agreement to declare its willing
ness to sign the treaty as regards
nearly all its provisions. The ma
tional assembly has expressed its
confidence in this cabinet by a
large majority of votes. The an
swer only arrived here just before |
midnight. as the direct wire from |
Versailles to Weimar was out of |
lEdeE. The government must come 4