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PIERRE SALES

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"Respektujme tedy vyrok le
kard. Ma kazdy zpIsob vsak,
1noje mila sestro a Wy Joe, bud.
te v.tani' ma teto pdde, jez nan.
kdysi nalezela skoro v celem
rozsahu cd niz mne kruta phi
to.nnost skoro 1plne odloucila.
Pohled'te," zvolal, kdyz lam
dauer Sc rozjel, 'tamto prave
prijizdi povoz novym MATTE
lem teto pudy."
Tahy obliceje markyzova ma
byly tvrdeho vyrazu a jeho oci
ziraly pohledem dravce ma
break, tazeny dvema rozkosny
mi vranlky, jenz Sc krizoval S
jeho landaurem. V tonic veli-
ce elegantnim voziku sedel tlu
sty muz, vysokeho vzrdstu, 2
jehoz vesele tvare vycnival spi
taty nosik. Pod sirokymi usty,
jako nozem We dvi rorzlzunta,
rysovala Sc mohutna brada a
sedomodre, male oci zafily ne
obycejnym lesken.
Tento muz mohl byti asi pa
desatnik. Pc jeho boku naleza
la Sc krasna dana bruneta, pek
ne postavy, odena prave tax e.
iegantne a jednoduse. Uklonila
Sc lehce pred panem Aygues-
Wives dokonce Sc ma neho u
smala. Naproti to4nu muz chtel
jeti kolem bez pozdravu, kdyz
vsak v rozhodnem okanziku
setkaly Sc jeho zraky pohle-
oam markyzovym, nadzdvihl
lehce klODOuk.
'lohle je novy mattel pan
stvi?" poznamenal Joe Sc sml-
chem, nebot' die odevu byl by
jej pokladal spise "a sluhu ne
bo nejvyse "a najemce. Chtel Sc
otazati .narkyze ma dalsl vysvet
leni, kdyz tn zpozoroval, re obi
cej jeho je zachmuren.
Nejprve nasledovalo hlubo.
he mlceni. Povoz ujizdel po sill
nici a stridajici Sc obrazy budi
ly obdiv Betsy a jej.ho bratra.
A kdyz dosahly Stroke avenue {
spatrili nadherny zamek S jehC
sloupovou ozdobou, vymenlli s
pohled, We kterem jejich duse
jez 81 navzajem rozumely, w
jadrovaly stejnou myslenku
vzpa I.inku nj jejich minulos.
mladi, neStesti jich rodicu, po.
zdejsi jejich dobrodruzny II
vot, pri nemz Betsy Sc provdala
"a Estebana
A nyni, phi vstupu do zam'
ku, kde prijati byli jako "pri
slusn-ci rodiny," meli dojem, j.
koby vsecka jejich dobrodruz
stvi, vsecka Spina byla nicl
smyta, jakoby uvitanim markJ
zovN n stall sc uplne cestnym
lidmi. Markyz pravil V tom oks
mz. ku slavnostne:
"Bud'te vrele vitani na tett
pude, ma ktere bydlim dosud j
ko jeji mattel a jako potOmel
tolika generaci sveho rodu."
Obdiv Betsy a jeji bratra
:: hranicici ma respekt, byl jest
zvysen, kdyz vstoupili do pan
skych komnat. Vestibul ukazc
val historii rodu Aygues-Vive
v obrazech jeho predku, da
rech zemskych knizat, V ohra
zech, zbrojich a sblrkach zbr
nj, k nimz vazaly sc historick
upominky. V galerii, ktera S
tahla souhlasne vestibulen
bylo mono spatfiti obrazy
mistrSGska dila u,neni novej
dolby.
|. Markyz, jsa pysny st'astn,
:. ze hoste jeho c tt takovy doJe1
!. : rodu, jehoz jmeno mela cest r
: siti, jmenovati kazdeho predk
Joe S napjetin cekal ia to, 9
dojdou k slavnemu namornim
dustojnikovi, ktery byl prit
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JehO. kdykOllv bOure OSudu
shrnuly sc mad hlavou mou,
kdykoliv v boil zmenila sc ra-
dcst, zdalo-li sc mi, re Cd Boha
i lidf opusten' jsem, wal jsem
.jeho dopis cetl jej a pokorne
sklanel Sc pred Nejvyssim u
znavaje, re clovek, ktery ma ia
l'ovou bratrskou lasku spole-
haiti muze, pozbyva prava ma
osud 81 styskati. Nine vsak ja-
ko diteti vse to nepostacilo. Nj
tro me trapila neuhasinajici
itouha.
Povaha ma pfirozene vese-
Ia, vsak ponekud citliva, stala
sc zadumcivou a nedutklivou.
Rylo mi vse lhostejne, chvala i
pokarani, prisnost i priveti-
vcst. Dive veci jedine jasne na
mysli mi tanulo, prani, abych
Pavla opet spatril a pax pevne
rfedsevzeti, ze budu pilnym,
abych Zahy mohl dokonciti
beh skolni. Mimo to psaval mi
Pavel dopisech svych, budu
il pricinlivym, re Sc Ease brzy
shledame.
Nikdy neprisel .j5em do spo-
lecnosti Sc soudruhy svymi, ne
bral jsem ucastenstvi v hrach
jejich,. procez mi i "pecivalu"
a "skolometu" pfezdivali.
Mlcky a nepristupen ubiral
j,em Sc do Skoly opet jsem
Sc navracel, nehledaje pro Sc
be zabavy nj kratochvile. Pill
ne pracuje sve ulohy, stal jsem
Sc milackem ucitelu, coz mi
vSak nepusobilo valnou radost.
Nebyv dosud zvykly, sam
pro sebe mysliti, musel jsem
nyni dostaciti sobe, MAZE vnitr
n odpor pred sblizenim Sc s
,lnymi. Citlivost a malatnost
|; ducha meho vymizela. premy-
Slel isem o SVEN postaveni V
; zivote, 0 udalOstech, Jez Sc sb6
bly,, nemluve vsak nikym 0
minulem SVEN zivobyti. Tim
; vyvinul Sc pochod a spusob
mySleni u mne samostatnost,
i k niz bych snad ia jinych po-
/, meru nebyl dospel.
NasleJkem ostychu sveho
j pred stykem lidmi, nemelc
j. m mne okoli me mimo ucitelt
; z;:dneho vlivu. Vniterny zivot
a muj vyvijel Sc zcela neodvislt
l. I'd jednani soudruhu mych.
Jesitnost ma nebyla vzbu
D. zena' spoluzaky, samolask'
:e mou neurazeli, a tax nenaby
al .isem nespravneho pojmu
o. tom, zac Sc stydeti name Gil
k ncmame. Arci nemluvil user
nikdy o bratru ami rodicic)
d. svych, vsak iednoduse prott
ne ae vubec .isem nemluvil o n
a Gem podobnem, co by mne S
tykalO.
" Profesorka Vennerova We
mi mluvna zvedava pani, {
de v$em q poCatku pobytu meh
30 v dome iejim vyptavala sc mn
"a ma RUNE okolnosti tykajici s
ell, pribuzenstva mehO, brzy VISA
a. nechala mne Ma pokoji, nem'
ko houc jine odpovedi vynutiti lt
"Ano' a Ne"
rj- Professor V tc mjrc zasmuS
ia y q nemluvny, V Jake iel
,yl pianzelke zvedava byla, net
zal sc mne nikdy na mic. Vesl
ly- "A pozornost, kterou mi ven
ry- val, ObmeZovala Sc pOuZe !
fe- 10, co tykalo Sc vyucovani: d
pa hlizel ma mne ohledu to
ou. 3v6domitG, jak jsem 81 vSak p
ym tinal ostatnim, zda-li touI
,Ie- q zarmutek mnc trapily. ti
30 &lvota lsem Sc raduyal. ma
do nedbal dokonce.
Nicmene vSak byl Jedinym
dr. okoli meho, jemuz jsem ne
nj pozornoSti venoval, snad 'pl
Ii "a 20, lie vzdelani me bylo V /
|Sti- kem spojeni $ osobnosti jeht
sem ptnevadz jsem usudek jeho
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,akemu remeSlu, nyDrZ cncl I'll
vlti Sc zpevem, ty vsak, Conny,
naucis sc mnohym iinym We
GEN."
Ma dny, jez jsme pred od-
jezdem mym spolu stravili, nj
kdy nezapomenu.
Dobra matt nemohla by mi
vetsi neznost a dokonalejsi o.
betavost prokazovati, nez Pa
vel, jakkoliv bleda tvar a Ger
yene oci svedcily zrejme, re V
noci nespal.
TAX nastal urceny cas- meho
odchodu. Nasilim musili mne
cd Pavla odtrhnouti. Plakal a
kricel jsem, co mi silly stacily a
tloukl vsecky, kdyz mne nesli
do vozu. V slzach svych spa
lril jsem jeste mlhave Pavla,
jak "a odjizdejicim vozem kus
cesty bezel, pax nahle Sc "a
stavil a tn slysel jsem, kterak
yola jmeno me hlasem, srdce-
rvoucimu vykriku podobnym.
Chtel jsem z vozu vyskociti.
Magister Venner, probostuv
nejstars: syn a pruvodci muj,
zadrzel rne. V pristim okamzi
ku zmizel mi Pavel $ Oti.
Nevidel jsem a ne5lysel no
vice.
Jak mi dalSi costa minula,
nepamatuji sc iiz. Nemel jsem
smyslu lee pro zarmutek svuj,
spusobeny odloucenim cd Pa
via.
Nepochopitelno bylo mi kdy
al, re nemam vice matku spa
triti, kdyz mi rekli, ze jest mr.
iva, mnohem vsak trpceji a tyr
deli dotklo sc mne, re OdlOu-
cen mel jsem byti od jedine by
tosti ma sv6te, kterou jsem MI
loval.
Jednoho vecera ku konci
~pna prijeli jsme do Lundu.
DOZEN jejz mesto ma dusl
laou palcivym bolem stizenou
cinilo, podobal Sc pocitu zajat-
ce v pevnosti, pfivedou-li Jel
M misto, kde ma trest svuj od'
pykati. Zde mel isem PROFIT
nekonecnou dobu celeho rokl
daleko jsa vzdalen od Pavla.
Veskera privetivost chot
rrofesorovy byla marna, neci
Mia ma mne dojmu prazadnc
no. Sedel isem zarmoucene
zasmusile V kout6 pokoji, ia
Ljat jsa pouZe Gvym zalem.
Prveho vecera nOVem &c
move SVEN usnul jsem piac
a kdyz jsem procitl, prolev;
jsem Shy opet, az prisla pr'
fesorova, ably mne zavolala
snidani.
Nyni vsak mel jsem Sc pre'
staviti profesOrovi, ktery mi
nlinuleho vecera jeste nesp
tijl.
Professor byl prostrednl v
sky, prisneho vzezreni.
Pozdravil mne chladne. S.
iii mi nekolika slovy, ze
dvou dnech zapocne vyucov
nj, jez mi udileti bude ucit'
ktereho pro mne vyhledal,
lych mohl koncem Zari do S
~ prlJat bytl.
Druheho dine vratil SC maj
.ter Venrer domu. bylo mi,
ko bych skuteene opusten /
cd celeho sveta.
Vedlo by mne daleko, kt
bych mel blize vylicovati pl
nj cas- straveny dome pro
sora Vennera. Doba ia pril
da mi tax chladnOu a pust'
jakby ami jedin3m slunecn
paprskem ozarena nebyla.
dine, CO skllcenOu nysl mou
yzbuzovalo, byly Paylovy
pisy
Prvy dopis, icjz jsem ob
Eel, byl dlouhy, ac psan
smenami ma pul palce zdel
Svedstinou. .jez Sc ami Sved
nc neDudObaIa, nicmcnG il
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pRODA Sc .dim O 6 svetnicich
sc vSim zaTizenim. Haste Sc v
{. 1907 E. III ul.
2-2O
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hnci zdokonalili znalost angliciny. Do
'ra anglicina zarucuje lepsf mfsto
otuduJte Sc mnou Ucebna otevrena
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PRODA Sc cukrovinkovy OBJ
chod, dobre Sc vyplacejici, bli
lie vefejne Skoly a v ceskem
Iokoli. Haste sc v {. 1929 E. 81
ulici. 2-22
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"To jest tedy ten velky stryc,
markyzi?" tazal Sc Esteban.
Pan Aygues-Vives odpovedel
lehkym pokrcenl.n ramen:
"Ano, ten dobry blazen, je-
hoz pamatka popletla hlavu
inemu ubohemu bratrovi."
"Vy jste jej znal, neni-liz pra
vda? Bydlil zde?"
"Ovsem, znal jsem jej. Byl
jsem vsak jeste chlapcem, kdyz
zemrel. Tento starry morsky me
dved bydlel zde, jako vsichni
clenove nasf rodiny. Nevypadal
nijak tax svddne, jako zde ma
obraze, a travil vetsinu casu We
SVEN pokoji, uprostred svych
plant, map a pamatek cest."
"Jez must byti jiste velice "a
jl4nave," podotkla Betsy.
! Zach, Boze, co vas napada,
mlia sestro. Bylo by nejlepe je
Spaliti, nebot' ty pomatly smy
sly meho batra. Take on, kdy-
koliv prijel ma zamek, chtel dli
ii je ntam nahore, maize plnou
hlavu snI -
Ucinil pohyb rukou, jakoby
jak sc zdalo, chtel zaplasit neu
zitecne vzpominky. Aniz by byl
zrozoroval ostry pohled, ktery
Betsy stranou Sc svym bratrem
vymenila, vedl je do boudoiru
polozeneho ma konci druhe ga
lerie, kde Sc nalezaly pamatky
z tohoto stoletl a jejz 81 Albina
zvolila pro sebe. Ia touto ko-
mnatou nasledoval kabinet
markyzuv, krasny, pfisnem
slohu drzeny pokoj, ,vypraveny
bohate knihami a loveckymi tro
fejemi.
"A nynl budete uvedeni do
svych pokojd," prohlasil konec
ne markyz. "Predevslm kladu
van ma srdce, abyste Sc k nice
mu nenutili. Dostavame zfidka
navstevy. .Zamkd v okoli neni a
sve sousedy ctim S velmi o .neze
nou sympatii. Budete-li chtiti
podniknouti vylet, sdelte mi to
\ ia -"
"Muj bratr a ia prejeme 81
en- jedno,' prerusila jej Betsy:
! Nalezti u vas kid a naklon-
most"
| XII.
| Kdyz sc ocitli We. velke zaane
:ke jidelne, kde Albina rozvi-
lula vsechen prepych We strib-
e a krajkach, byli Betsy Joe
.chvaceni. S rozkosi nasloucha
! vypravovani markyzovo. AL
oina chovala Sc velice mlcenli-
E. Pc obede podala panum
loutniky a zmizela, patrne, a
~ davala rozkazy.
Joe, pokracuje We SVEN patra
/, pocal mluviti o Maxovi a pfi
Isl jeho chvale vyslovil polite
ami, ze mlady muz venoval Sc
;ariere voienske, jez vycerpa-
a jeho intelligence a silu.
80 budoucnost meho syna,
nuj mily,' prerusil no markyz,
Nemusim miti velke starosti.
: Man vsak tez dceru, ktera ma
/. yynikajici vlastnosti. Je doko-
S ,alou domaci pani zameckou
: ,-!velitelkou, ktera jest cele kra
:! inc velice oblibena a ctena. NJ:
a proti tomu co ia jsem povazo'
6 IAN "a stareho dravce. Proto po
e; susme Sc il proydati. Vyhleda]
/, sem il nejskvelejsi partie, mu
a ze naseho sveta, avsak ona je
il jsecky odmitla.'
"Ponevadz Sc il patrne neil
, H." poznamenala Betsy.
n "Posuzujete to jako Amerl
o anka, mole mila svakrova,' oc
3 ovedel Sc snichem markyz. =
4 " Americe VOLTA by mole dct
u "a podle sveho vkusu, kdybs
D. nj byl jeji manzel neprljemny
" "ikdy bychom Sc vice nevideli
m Cekala by ma dedictvi p6 mns
e. kterym dosud vladnu, a ujist''
"a il vas, re jsem jeste dost pevny
New-York tribune., 1919-05-09
Best That Could Be OBJ
tained Under Present
Conditions, Says Figaro;
''Victorie'' a Supporter
Others Are Against 1t
echo de Paris'' Opposes
Terms; ''Temps'' Thanks
U. S. for Support in War

PARIS, May S.-The peace treaty
does not arouse much enthusiasm in
the French press, although there is no
dlscontent with it. The newspaper
commentators generally condemn it
with FAINT praise. Nj. Capus, in the
Figaro" says
Evidently the treaty only repre-
sents the greatest possible approxima-
ton of a finished and definite article
1t is human thing, not dream and
an abstraction. 1t assures energy to
the victorious peoples, principally the
ffench. If France gives way at the
knees, the treaty will be but a vain
pact between grotesquc shadows"
"Nictoire" Almost Satisfied
M. Serve, in "Victoire," saws he is
almost satisfied with the treaty and
adds: anu
~ IS just the peace we dreamed of.
without violence, annexations and con-
quests, put containing nearly all the
restltutions, Preparations and guaran-
tees we could reasonably expect"
fertnax,' in the echo de Paris y
IS o1isS ao1IissSSatlshed with the treaty and says
W nat astonishes one at the first
glance is the fragrant disproportion
oet"een the plans proposed to us and
the means which we are given to carry
them out"
J., Alter analyzing the chief clauses of
the peace treaty, the Temps" today
makes the following comment:
The experience of the war is still
fresh. What we have learned from Il
IS tnat france, the British Empire and
the United States have, thanks to their
mvlnclble soldiers, crushed Germany
and caused the Hohenzollern Empire to
collapse IN Berlin, although the Ger
mans stlll held territorial pledges and
strategic positions in front Of Paris.
Never Gave Up Hope Of Victory"
"Premier Clemenceau never gave up
hoping that victory would be ours. and
ne was clever enough to discern among
the other difficulties that would arise
from victory the new conditions needed
TOR French security, and he has man
aged to realize them.
"torelgn Minister Pichon assiste 4
the Premier with the most unswerving
devotion and Andre Tardeu has con-
tributed to the work of peace-making
with clears -sightedness, powerful will
and capacity for the task. France will
be grateful to them for their good
services"
Must WorI, With U. s."
The Echo de Paris" which has been
a consistent critic of the peace con-
terence, ends its article in review of
the treaty as follows:
Let us make the best of what we
have; we must not undervalue it. We
must work loyalty with our British and
American friends"
The Petit Journap sums up it's opin
ION on the document as follows:
10 put 1t short, although the treaty.
as it stands does not give those CON
cerned all the compensation they had
right to expect, it is an honorable
New-York tribune., 1919-05-09

Ihe News adds, is contained IN =,
economic and financial terms rn rus
paper assumes that these terms VIZ
uiawh IN spirit of cred;,iss
making out claim against haa.
rupt estate. with the intention "a
getting the largest dividend poss;h,s oa :
Wants Eggs and Goose Too
We demand" it continues. both ~
golden eggs and tho cornse ~ me me
goose that would lay them. II ne ;s
hardly an exaggeration to saw thas ~
germany IS first stripped naked as ams
Is then told to turn out her noctat. sho
The News" argues that but for ,h.
covenant OF the League of Nations tSs Ss
treaty would not be a peace but .As :
The Herald the Labor or...
saying: 1ea'yi
There is no honor left for ,rr :.
us. The league of nations is az SoSe. Ss
without soul. President Wilson bas
been beaten. He forced public LAY LAY
ceptance of his high ideals on ts. ac'
other powers, but they have beatnn tns
nam secretly. He compromised ON az
ssentials and, therefore. the de.ails
have gone astray. From the mo,nens
he abandoned the first of the fourteers
points, he abandoned them ALL"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-09
Wilson Cables Deep
'lnterest in Arnleniu''

In reply to message sent Him by
seventy-fve bishops a of American
churches urging that America accent .
mandate for Armenia, President Will
so son cablsd to Bishop David H. Greer
that e"shares "the deep Interest in
the fate of Armenia" according to an
announcement maze yesterday by the
Armenian Press Bureau. Following. in
bishops: Wv
"Armenia has suffered terribly dur.
ing TINS war because of her loyalty
TO our falth and our cause. Our peo.
pie, always have felt deep interest
in her welfare. To acb;avo ~ -
ultimate purpose of our interest in her
i: ana TO promote the peace and civliza-
tion OF the Near East through her W.
feel 1T is the duty and opportunity Of
the United States of America to act "a
mahdatary Of league of nations in A.
menia." ''' 1'i
The message was signed by Bishons
Greer and Philip N. Rhinelander.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-09

tunity, both in voice and selection of
words, and the bold and unrepentapt
declarations of the German peace dele
gate, as thus brought out, gave rise to
murmur of indignation in the
chamber.
The German delegates were the first
to leave Trianon Palace after the meet
ing. Before their appearance the mill
tary guard had been withdrawn so as
honor. Won Brockdorf- Rantzau and
Herr Landsberg came out first, and the
whole party was speedily shown into
automobiles, which left Immediately
under British and French escort and
moved through crowded streets. the
absolute silence of which was oppres-
sive.
The Germans were conspicuously un-
diplomatic in their appearance, and
they suggested, rather a party of
travel stained tourists as they en-
tered their motor cars.
Crowds Watch Delegates
The arrival and departure of Won
Brockdorf Rantzau and his colleagues
marked tense moments for the thou
sands who lined the roped-off streets
OF Versailles and watched the entrance
to the palace grounds. The motor cars
carrying the German delegation did not
leave the hotels where the enemy dele
gates are quartered until all the Allied
delegates were within the palace The
military guard was withdrawn from the
palace entrance and the crowd was ap-
prlsed of the fact that the Germans
were approaching.
No insults were offered the enemv
representatives., the throngs standing
absolutely mute and in breathless 81
lence as the French orderies opened
the automobile doors and French and
british officers conducted the Germans
into the palace.
The reception of the German dele
CATION at the palace was cold A
group of Allied officers standing on the
steps at the main entrance to the
Trianon Palace either saluted per
functorily, or avoided salutinC by
turning away from the Germans.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-09
Who the DELEGATES Arc

DR.. Franz Klein. the chairman of the
German-Austrian peace delegation, was
Minister Of Justice in the Austrian Cabi-
net from 1906 to 1909. He is sixty five
years old and was graduated from the
University of Vienna. In 1893 code
OF civil law prepared by DR.. Klein
was put into operation in Austria and
earned the author a high place in legal
circles in Austria and Germany.
Professor Lammasch was Premier of
Austria when the armstice was signed
and previously had been member of
the law faculty of the University of
Vienna. Professor Rudolph Won Eaun
aiso was connected with the law school
of the University of Vienna. as was
Dr. Klein. Rudolph Lodgman has sat
In the Austrian Lower House as rem
rresentative of the German B Bohemians
tor many years.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-09
Stories Conflict on Who
Got Italy Back in Paris
Ne,U York Tribune
Special Gable Service

Copyright. 1919. New York Tribune Inc}
PARIS, May S.-There is curious
conflict in semi official statements is
sued from the American, British,
French and Italian headquarters re-
garding who took the initiative in
bringing the Italian delegation back
to Paris. The British and French have
given our through authoritative repre-
sentatives that they invited the Ital
lans to return.
On the other hand, it has been stated
and reiterated for the last three days
at the Hotel Crilon that President
ciliation with the Italians and that he
has no knowledge of any formal or in
formal information invitation from
Clemenceau or Lloyd George to the
Italians to rejoin the Allies, although
it is known that the three councillors
took up the matter in conference pri-
vately last week.
That the Italian returned just in the
nick of time is taken by the Americans
as victory for President Wilson, it
being pointed out that it was always
expected, and that Italy could not af-
ford to remain away, thereby freeing
France and Great Britain from the OBJ
legations of the Treaty of London, and
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nomic, financial and political position.
Americans close to President Will
son even go so far as emphaticallv to
state that the French and British dele
gates went ahead with the treaty in
the hope that the Italians would not
return and that Premiers Ciemenceau
and Lloyd George would have been
pleased If Italy were not signatory to
the peace with Germany, thereby leav-
ing France and Great Britain free to
make other arrangements more in ac-
cord with what they believe would suit
American opinion. Though the above
view IS taken scepticallv, except in
American quarters, it is interesting to
note that the treaty was drawn up
without including reference to Italy.
The head of the Italian press bu-
reau, in curious contradiction of the
British statement, insists that it was
not upon any invitation but on their
own initiative that the Italian dele
gates returned to Paris.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-09
THE PEACE CALENDAR

to the German delegation, a Paris dis
patch to the Centrals News says that
Premier Clemenceau stood while max
ing his address, but that Count von-
Brockdorf Rantzau, the spokesman of
the Germans, wearing big horn spec
tacles, remained seated while he read
his speech, which was translated sem
tence by sentence.
AS the German Foreign Minister pro-
ceeded with increasing decision, the
dispatch says that it was interesting to
note the dcmeanor of the assembly,
The Germans seemed to stiffen their
bodies and with folded arms, they sat
stern and silent by Brockdorff Rant
zau's side. While the speaker was ad-
mitting the acceptance Of defeat and
the obligation of reparation, those
watching the German delegates saw
that they turned their cyae in other
directions.
Wilson Looked Unconcerned
While the address was proceeding
dent Wilson appeared unconcerncd, the
latter leaning back in his chair, with
his hands in his pockets. On conclud-
ing his speech, Count Won Brockdorff-
Rantzau replaced his spectacles in their
case, spread his hands upon the table
and waited. 1t was clear, the dispatch
says, that his attitude created deep
impression upon the delegates. Pre-
mier Clemenceau Immediately rose, and
in couple of sharp sentences brought
the proceedings to a close.
During the meeting Marshall Foch
sat, apparently not needing the pro-
ceedings. Nursing his chin in his
hand, he never looked toward the Ger
man delegates, his gaze apparently
travelling through the great windows
to the beautiful country beyond.
Germans Still Arrogant
After the conference, William NJ
Hughes, Premier of Australia, said, ac-
cording to d Reuter- dispatch: "The
attitude of Count Won Brockdorff-
Rantzau was an intolerable insult to
the conference, for while Premier
Clemenceau spoke standing, the Ger
man spokesman did not rise while
making his address. In spite of their
lntolerable arrogance, this has been
day of humiliation for the Germans.
which we could see had entered into
their souls
William +. Massey, Premier of New
Zealand, said: "The Germans were
NOR, impudent and aggressive than
anything I ever met"
After the conference, the dispatch
states, the fact that the members Of
the. council Of four did not appear
made the crowd anxious, but it tran
splred they were holding meeting and
shortly after 4:30 o'clock President
Wilson departed, looking serious but
smiling. He saluted the crowd as he
went to his automobile.
A little later the appearance of M.
Clemenceau was signal for the first
great wave of cheering of the day.
Premier Orlando also received an ova-
tion, but Premier Lloyd George. the
latest to leave, is said to have been
gwen more generous reception from
the throng.