Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-06-03

S,.eF. =, o9,oei' ana Rear Admiral Gravsoy
oiuVe Nv at nigh speed on to st. Gerrain
10 ne AZ austrian representatives arrived
at 1z'22 o'clock. entering the chamhe,
oy rear entrance. The delegates
We're attired in conventional mornin.
aress and were escorted in by an Ital.
ian officer.
Immediately upon their arrival al
11'z2 oclock, the session was formally
opened by announcement of the beag
usher Premier Clemenceau, nreside',I @
OF the peace conference, immediately
began his address.
premier Clemenceau's brief remarks
were conhned to explaining the time
! unit for the reply and method of fur
tner negotiate and proceedings.
Gentlemen, Observation-Disclosures of ths
austrian republic" NJ. Clemenceau he
gan the allied and associated movers
nave charged me to remit TO you the
uFalt OF the treaty which has been de-
loerated among US. 1t is not the en-
TIRE draft, for we shall have reserves to
make. but it constitutes at least the
principal parts, on which Won cor
forthwith deliberate"
! M. Clemenceau spoke for onfv three
minutes. The hall was densely packed
| many of the secretaries having been
aomltted to the chamber, and the
oehseness of the throng detracted
somewhat from the impressiveness of
| the ceremony.
Premier Clemenecau spoke in French.
His remarks were translated into
English, then into Italian and then into
| German. - -ii'o
Paul Dutasta general secretary -of
| the peace conference, presented the
terms to the Austrians at 1880 O'Clock
Dr. harl Renner the Austrian chan
Gellor and mead Of the delegation, then
began an address in French. The ad-
dress was translated into English and
Italian i-'-i al"
DR.. Renner stood while reading his
speech, and his attitude. like that of
the entire Austrian delegation. was
extremely courteous. contra sting
Sharply with that of Count Won Brock
qorI -Eahtzau and the Germans at
Nersallles. The conciliatory tones OF
DR.. Renner apparently created a good
| impression on the allied delegates. The
general atmosphere seemed quite
friendly
Our state rests in your hands" said
, Or. Renner in his speech, "and we hone
before the conscience of the world that
the allies will not abuse this power"
: DR.. Renner opened with comnlaint
at the delay in the presentation of the
Eeace terms. The chancellor said the
$ Austrian republic was entirely free
from the Haspburg dynasty It would
never have declared war itself. he as
l serted. He concluded his address at
| 1880 o'clock.
e DR.. Renner expressed gratitude for
= the food relief that had come from
n Herbert C. Hoover's commission. He
= promised loyalty to do his best to
7, bring about peace on the basis pre-
: sented.
f After Dr. Renner's address Premier
t Clemenceau asked if anyone else de-
q sired to speak. There was no response
: and he declared the ceremony ended.
chateel. Rich in History.
The palace at St. German where
e the peace terms were presented to
Y the Austrians is rich with historic
memories, recalling associations with
= Mary Queen OF Scots: Catherine de
: Medici lbiana of Poitiers and the de-
6 throned James II of England, among
j., others. Far more ancient history.
d however, is linked with it, for from
:, the walls of the conference chamber
! hang the earliest known intelligent
records of prehistoric man in the
! form of rude traceries.
- For President Wilson. Premier
- Lloyd George. Premier Clemenceau
- and other allied statesmen attendance
=, upon the ceremony involved an au
- tomobile ride of about twenty miles by
- a roundabout route throuE the BGs
y du Boulogne and Rocquentourt, which
$ had been chosen instead of the direct
IN thoroughfare from Paris to ST Ger
~ main which is hardly better adapted to
y rapid transit than the roads over
10 which the court of France once drove
in its travels from Paris to the Sumper
l. residence at St. Germain. For miles
to before reaching the place the plenipo-
s. tentiaries could ste the high towers OF.
Id the ancient stronghoult first built in
Id the twelfth century to guard the pass
g ages of the Seine burned by the Black
in Prince in 1916. and rebuilt in the CEN
r turies following the English expulsion
e. from France and now serving as an
anthropological museum.
so Steep. curving roads lead from the
T. valley of the Seine tc the square be-
ne fore the chateau, where the various
as automobiles halted. Two SquadronS of
-e, cavalry drawn up in the square kept
ne back the limited number of spectators
who could find places onsthe sidewalk.
e. The col 'erence hall was reached over
on a drawbridge leading to the inner
on court of the castle, where dismounted
"a dragons w<re stationed to render
sh military honors to the representatives
on of the allied nations. Two narrow
ty. flights of stairs We're mounted tlance
It to the ceremonial chamber A few
ng privileged spectators looked out upon
nj the scene within the courtyard from
0S the WlnQoWN OIL the apartments ocCu-
pied by James II after his dethrone-
ne ment and flight from England.
VII The roort selected for the ceremony
although the largest in the castle pro-
no vided scant room II give an effective
OIL setting to such function as that OF
today. 1t is known as the Stone Age
TO or Pre- Historic Hall, and was almost
IA entirely occupied by the conference
1. iEo table arranged in a rectangle, leaving
JIG scant room for the tables of the sec
retaries crowded against the wall an6
a cramped space for a limited num-
tba Der Y, correspondents. Chairs were
an+i placed for President Wilson and Pre-
inc miers CIemenceau and Lloyd George
re- at the head of the table, fianked OF
either hand by places for the othel
an delegatiVs, which ran around thret
an sides of the rectangle. as i'll the cere
on monial at Versailles when the peac'
al terms were handed to the Germans
nd The foot of the table was reserved TO
Chancellor Renner and his six col
,ad leagues. A table for the Austrian sec
es retaries and interpreters was place,
The behind the Austrian plenipotentiaries
er- and to the rear OF lneSe came Spdc
in for the press.
lin The conference table was draped Il
red, rNaliing the grewsome jest of a
his Austrian at St German that only
the headsma3, an axe ~ a block wer
an required 70 complete the stage settin
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