Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-07-04
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Signing Of the Peace Treaty at
Versailles Brings the World
War to a Close.
fx.cRCWN PRINCE RETURNS
Bloody R.otins In Berlin and Hamburg
Strong indications Of Military
Counter Revolution - "Frse
lreIahd" Agitation lnereas-
inp In United States.
BY EDWARD W. PlckARD.

BY eOWAHO W. VSSNRUS'
The peace treaty with Germany was
signed Saturday, June %, and the
world war oflicially came to close
Just 1--WE years to day after the event
that precipitated the mighty conflict,
the assassination of the Austrian grand
duke at Sarajevo. The ceremony was
performed in the Hall Of Mirrors at
Versailles with stately dignity be-
fitting the most notable event OF the
kind In all history. After the repre-
sentatives Of the allied and associ-
ated powers had taken their places In
the hall and the privileged spectators
were In their seats. the German dele
Gates, Mueller, Leinert and Bell. were
ushered In. n. Clemenceau. without
making q speech. declared the meet
Ing open and. as president Of the peace
conference. first signed the treaty.
President Wilson next attached his
name and Premier Lloyd George came
next. One hundred and sixteen other
representatives of nations opposed to
Germany then signed the document.
and last Of all the German delegates
were called up to attach their names.
The entire ceremony took several
hourA
Gustav Bauer. having succeeded
Scheidemann as premier, urged the
Germans to abide by the vote of the
national assembly. accept the peace
terms and endeavor to carry them out
and to try to hold the country togeth-
err. At the same time. in fiery words,
he denounced the treaty this mockery
of self-determination. this enslave-
ment Of the German people. this new
menace to the peace Of the world
His words were echoed BY the Hun
press and the Hun orators. and many
were the open assertions that Ger.
many accepted the treaty only under
compulsion, looking on II as another
''scrap Of paper" and awaiting only
the chance to violate It and to get re
venge.
All week the Hun government
sought for someone who would con
sent to be the goat" and attach his
name to the pact. First Haniel vOr
Haimhausen, secretary Of the peace
delegation. was selected. but he wal
too unimportant to suit the allies, and
70 he declined. Finally Dr. Hermann
Mueller, foreign minister; Herr Lem
ert and Doctor Bell. minister Of col
cries, were named to sign the treat,
and accepted the unthankful task
promising to be In Versailles by Satur
day morning.
1t fell to the lot of Haimhauser
to notify NJ. Clemenenceau for
mally Of the decision Of the govern
ment to accept the treaty. and in tn,
course Of his note he remarked witt
unconscious humor mo act Of VIC
lence can touch the honor of the Ger
man people"-as II anything cOult
touch thing so Elusive. not to sa.
nonexistent.
II there were such thing as Gel
man honor, the violence Of the Ger
mans themselves would have touche
It twice the other day. First. whe
the crews Of the surrendered wa
ships sank them In Scapa Flow. ant
second. when a mob took from mt
scum and burned the captured Frenc
flags Of 1871 which Germany wa
pledged to return to France. In thes
acts they are accused Of violatin
both the armistice and the treaty an
will be called to account. Also tn
allies. or at least the French. will d.
mand PREPARATION for the destructio
Of the war vessels. The surrender
those vessels was part of the priC