Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-11-28
DECIDE ON PEACE
WITHOUT The U.S.,
Supreme Peace Council to Put
Pact Into Effect De-
Cember |.
BONAR LAW FIGHTS DELAY
Can't Delay Action on Ratification OF
the Treaty Any Longer-No Slack
eninq in Enqland's Determine
ton to Take Lead.

Paris, Nov. 24.-The supreme couh-
Gil agreed upon December l as the
date when the German peace treaty
will be formally ratified.
Further informal discussions nave
been held with the German repre-
sentatives now here in connection with
the notification by the allies that d
protocol must be signed by Germany
guaranteeing fulfillment Of the arm
istice conditions. These discussions
have been confined chiefly to the metn-
DDS of procedure in considering the
protocol AS yet the Germans nave
not stated whether they will sign the
document.
The American delegation Is stlll
without instructions as to it's partlcl-
patton in the peace conference, follow
ing the failure of the senate TO ratl1y
the treaty, but Henry White ATTENDED
the meeting of the supreme council as
representative Of the United STATES
Undersecretary Polk being absent III
London. and the entire delegation Is
continuing it's work in the bellef tnat
i compromise ratification resolutlon
will be agreed to in the United States
senate
This view is apparently shared by
most of the members of the councll,
who are anxious for a continuance OF
the United States in the deliberations
Of the peace-making body. The coun-
ell, however, is working out plans SO
that the enforcement of the treaty Will
DOT be hindered if the United States
sails to ratify the treaty later.
Jules Cambon of the French delega-
ion presided over the councils SEES
sion in the absence of Foreign Minis
ter Pichon. The next meeting will be
1eId Monday.
Stephen Pichon, French foreign min
ister, and Sir Eyre Grove, assistant
undersecretary for foreign affairs OF
Great Britain exchanged notifications
Of the treaty guaranteeing British aid
to France if. without provoca@ on, she
is attacked by Germany.
The announcement of ratification OF
the treaty caused considerable sur
prise, because it had been generally
understood that Great Britain would
not ratify the treaty before like action
by the United States.
Although the treaty was ratified, 1t
does not come into force until the SIM
liar treaty with the United States has
been ratified.
London, Nov. 24.-"The inability of
the United States representatives at
Paris to deposit President Wilson's
ratification of the German treaty at
the same time those of other powers
are filed, will not prevent the remain
ing allied and associated powers from
proceeding to carry the treaty into eff
feet" said Andrew Bonar Law, gov
eminent leader in the house of COM
mons, in answer to numerous ques-
lions regarding the status of the
treaty as result of the American SEN
ate's action.
In answer to a question from Sir
Donald Maclean. Mr.. Bonar Law
said:
without doubt there will be no slack
ening in the determination of Great
Britain to do all in her power to take
the lead in seeing that the League OF
Nations becomes an effective instru-
ment of human progress. I think it
would be a mistake to assume that all
possibility of help from the United
States is gone" .