Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-14
Although Rumor Persists That
Germans Will Not Sign,
French Make Big PrepaTa-
tionS for Peace Jubilee.
REVOLT is PLANNED
WHEN TERMS REFUSED
Revolution in All Countries
Plotted on The Day Which
the Germans Refuse to A.
fix Their Signatures.
BY William Cook.
Copyright, 1919, by the Post Publish
ing Co
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Versailles, June 13.-COunt Won
Brockdorff- Rantzau has returned from
Cologne, and with him came Capt.
Hinchclaw Cooke, the British liaison
officer who had charge of the Ger
man mission during the journey. At
Cologne Brockdorff- Rantzau had
long conference with Cardinal Hart
man regarding the formation of the
Rhennish republic. The German MIN
lister met other officials in Cologne
and made a thorough inquiry as to the
manner in which the republic was
proclaimed and the reception by the
people there.
1t is considered probable that Count
Won BrOckdOrff- -Rantzau will send tho
allies a final note on the results Of his
inquiry. and this before he receives
the allies ultimatum regarding the
signing of the treaty, He will also re-
port Immediately TO his chiefs in Bcr-
lin. The rumor is again current here
that Matthias Erzberger viii he called
upon by the Berlin government TO sign
instead of Rantzau.
Opinion Divided.
Although opinion is divided as 10
whether the Germans will sign once
Nll9 dllltH ullllllslAuitls In EAfAAAAttAAA =
them, nothing can dampen the ardor
! of those officials whose duties call
upon the INTO organize the peace cele.
brations, Chief Inspector Oudaitle,
who is charged with the safety of the
German delegates and their statts,
has drawn up an elaborate program
to celebrate the great day
The historic character is practically
ready for signing the treaty The big
gates have received new coat OF gilt
and ratings have been I'm place for
some days from behind which the
eager spectators will watch the arriY-
al of the allied and enemy delegates.
The three main roads leading from
Paris to the chateau have been re-
paired and tarred, and by tho middle
of the week everything will be in
readiness for the eventful day.
Strikes Deep Rooted.
While the strike leaders in the sub
urbs of Paris persist in saying the la
Dor manifestations are not of cor
porate character, many believe them
to have a deep political purpose par
ticularly as the time approaches for
signing the reace treaty. II the report
which reaches Paris from Switzerland
| is confirmed, those who believe the
strikes are political will have their
fears justified,
Count Won Brockdorff-Rantzau'5 3
secretary who recently arrived IN
Switzerland, has had a long interview
with the British socialist Ramsay Mae
donald and the French socialist Of
Bolshevist tendencies, Jean Lonsu.et.
The object of the interview, it was
reported, was to bring socialist pres
sure to bear on the German govern
ment to persuade them not to sign tho
treaty. on the day the signature Is re-
fused, the report adds, the purpose
is to try to bring about n revolution
in all countries.
Not Wanted in league.
French public opinion is again
agitated regarding Germans desire
to enter the society of nations imme-
diately. Leading editorialists say that
Germany being placed on an equal
footing with France and her allies
would spell ruin to the country They
ask Germany first to give proof Of
her atonement.
In the same way the French press
bitterly criticises those allied leaders
who would in any way modify the
peace treaty. Even now the terms
are Inadequate, it is declared. The ut
terances of Lloyd George on this ques-
ton have long been suppressed by tho
censor, who today exercises perhaps
greater control over the French press
than during the war. The expressions
of American statesmen and the press
likewise are badly mauled by the CEN
sor. who is not satisfied with cutting
deeply into articles dealing with the
peace conference but also holds up
the news from allied or enemy Coun-
tries.
A dispatch from Washington report
ing the sessions of the American sem
ate printed today carries this side
line: Delayed by the French CENSOR
while lie Matin asks how long arti-
Gle written by delegate OF the French
alliance in the United States dealing
with the change in American public
opinion toward France is to remain in
the French censor's office awaiting
release.