The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-04
GERMANSS|GN
PEACE TREATY.
Hun Representatives Affn
Signatures in Historic
Hall It Versailles.
Ceremonies Marked BY Abssncs of
ostsntation, Tsutons Being FriotdIy
Recelved.-preeiden Wilson
First 70 inocribe Name.


Versallles-WOrld peace was signed
and sealed IN the historic hall Of mir
rOrS at Versailles Saturday afternoon,
hut under circumstances which some
what dimmed the expectations Of
those who had worked and fought dur
ing long years Of war and months Of
negotiations for its achievement.
China Fails to Sign.
The absence Of the Chinese dele
gates who ut the last moment were
unable to reconcile themselves to the
Shantung settlement. and left the east
ern empire outside the formal pur~
views Of peace, struck the first dis
cOrdant note in the assembly. A writ
ten protest which General Jan Chris
tian SHUTS lodged with his signature
was another disappointment to the
makers Of the treaty.
Huns Received Chilly Reception.
But, bulkIng larger, was the attitude
Of Germany and the German plenipo-
tentiaries, which left them, ns evident
from the original program Of the day
and from the expression Of NJ. Glenn
enceau, still outside any formal re-
Cancellation and made actual restora-
ton to regular relations and Inter
course with the allied nations DEEPEN
dent, not upon the signature OF the
"plenipotentiaries Of peace" but upon
ratification by the national assembly.
ciemencsau Gives Stern Warning.
To NJ. Clemenceau's stern warning
In his opening remarks that they
would be expected, and held, to OBJ
serve the treaty provisions legally and
completely, the German delegates,
through DIR. Haniel Won Haimhausen,
replied after returning to the hotel
that had they known they would be
treated on different status after
sigalng than the allied representatives,
az shown by their separate exit be-
fore the general body Of the confer
ence, they never would have signed
Under the circumstances the gen
eral tone Of sentiment in the historic
sitting was one rather OF relief ut thu
uncontrovertible md Of hostilities thar
Of complete ana unalloyed satisfac
ton.
The ceremony had been planned de
liberately to be austere, befitting tht
sorrows and sufferings Of almost fivs
years and the lack Of impressivenes'
and picturesque color, OF which man,
spectators, who had expected Il mag
nificent state pageant, complained
wis matter Of design, not merel.
omission.
Ceremony Ended in Less Than Hour
The actual ceremony was far short
er than had been expected, in view o
the number Of signatures which wer
to be appended to the treaty and tn
two accompanying conventions, endin
q bare fOrty-nine minutes after tn
hour set for the opening. The pre-
ceedings were carried out without SUI
face incidents, since the Germans wer
silent and the Chinese refusal to sig
was evident only by the vacant chairs
The sole words to be recorded In tn
protocol of the conference were n
Clemenceau's short opening allocutioI
with its brief, stern warning to IN
Germans and his equally terse phrase
declaring the ceremony closed.
Germans First to Sign.
Contrary to expectations, the &c
mans were called to sign first. and y
precedence was given NJ. Ciemencea
President Wilson or Mr.. Lloyd Georg
who in the peace treaty appear on
as members Of the respective deleg
lions and discard the dignities and r
sponsibflities which during the neg
1.-THE big three"
The two German delegates aro'
without word ut NJ. Clemenceau
bidding and placed upon the treaty Il
sign manuals which German COVER
ment leaders declared until recent
never would be appended to 1t.
Wilson signs First for Ailiss-
When they regained their sea
after signing, President Wilson INN
diately arose, and, followed by t
ether American plenipotentiarit
moved around the two sides Of I
great horseshoe to the signature table
President Wilson. and not NJ. Cieme
ceau, thus had the honor Of signi
first of all the leaders Of the wor
alliance.
SO many spectators had, in one ma