Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19
CHIEF ENVOY
PLACES WAR
,CUILTON KING
Holds People Not Respon-
sible but Willing to
Accept Share.

Paris, Sept. 19-By the Associat-
ed Press. )-The treaty of peace
between the allied and associated
powers and Bulgaria was present
ed to the Bulgarian mission at the
French foreign office this morning
!. at 1O:4O o'clock.
After the delegates had assem-
bIed Georges Clemenceau, pre-
mier of the peace council, spoke
briefly in opening the session. He
was followed by General TheodOr-
of, head of the Bulgarian mission
Denies People To Blame.
M. Theodoroff spoke for Is min
utes. pleading that the Bulgarian
people were not responsible for the
war, but that the Bulgarian gov
ernment had thrown the country
into the struggle. He realized
however, that the people must
share the responsibility.
They are willing to do So" he
said. but they feel that in no way
have they committed such a crime
as vii compel them to accept
servitude."
Puts Guilt on King.
King Ferdinand and VaseiI Ra-
doslavoff. Bulgarian minister in
1914, were blamed for Bulgaria's
entry into the war by NJ. Theodor-
off. He said the Bulgarian people
did not approve of the German al
lance, which he declared ''came
to them as a cataclysm" but they
realized they must accept part of
the responsibility.
I'VE have committed faults" he
said. "and we shall bear their con-
sequences within the bounds of
equity but there is a punishment
no crime can justify and that is
servitude."
- Governments Represented.
S(Each of the 81 governments par
ticipating in the conference. in
Guiding Rumania, were present
Frank L. Polk. head of the United
States delegation, sat on NJ. Glenn
enceau's right and Sir Eyre Grove,
the new British plenipotentiary to
the peace conference sat on the
premier's left. :
The Bulgarian delegates, NJ. The
odoroff, NJ Ganeff. NJ Sakessof, NJ.
StambuIiwskr, and NJ. Harzoff, en-
tered after the other delegates,
who rose when the enemy repre-
sentatives appeard. The Bulgar-
ians showed courteous confidence
in their demeanor.
Twenty-Five days are allowed
Bulgaria to present observations
on the treaty Germs.
The ceremony ended at IL
O'Clock.
Many Delays.
Many delays have marked con-
sideration of the Bulgarian treaty
which was presented to the repre-
sentatives of that government to-
day. Work on the pact was begun
May 26, but the negotiations with
Germany and Austria prevented
%he peace conference from complet-
ing the convention until late this
week.
Although the United States was
not at war at any time with Bull
garia she will be a signatory to the
treaty for the purpose of adding her
influence in securing observance
by Bulgaria of the covenant of the
League of Nations which is an in
part of the pact This country. !
however, will not be represented
on the inter-allied commission
charged with the enforcement of
the financial clauses of the treaty.
Thrace Big Problem.
Disposition of ThraCe was a sub /
ject on which the peace treaty con- /
ference was forced to spend the |
most time in the preparation of
the treaty. As it deyelopes this !!
question has not been finally |
adjusted but Thrace is to be ex-
cised from Bulgarian territory and |
left under the supervision of the |
principal allied and associated pow
ers, which will later announce (
their decision as to the future |
status of the country. A plan by |
which the port of Dedeagatch, on |
the Aegean Sea would be given to |
Bulgaria with a corridor leading to /
it similar to that provided for in /
the German treaty by which Poland .
was given access to DanZig on the /
Baltic, has been considered, but it |
has never been formally adopted.
Bulgaria, under the treaty terms,
However, is assured an economic
outlet to the Aegean Sea.