The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-23
BAUER PROTESTS

WEIMAR, Sunday, June 22.-In an
nouncing the decision of the German
government to sign the peace terms
before the national assembly today
Premier Bauer said: "At this hour of
life and death, under the menace OF
invasion, for the last time l raise in
free Germany a protest against this
treaty OF violence and destruction. l
protest against this mockery of self
determination, this enslavement of
the German people, this new menace
to the peace OF the world under the
mask of treaty Of peace. No sign
Ing can enfeeble this protest which
we raise and swear to- This treaty
does not lose its annihilating charact-
er by alterations In detail
Power is Broken.
Our power of resistance Is broken
and there Is no means Of ayertins
this treaty. The treaty itself, how
ever, does give US a handle which we
cannot allow to be wrested from us
namely, the entente's solemn promise
OF June Is that the treaty can be re-
vtsed from time to time and adapted
to new conditions. That is one of the
few words in the treaty breathing the
real spirit Of peace"
Premier Bauer concluded by ex-
pressing his faith in the German peo-
pie and their final realization of
better future. He said they were
faced with years of labor for the for
eign account but owed it to their de-
scendants to hold the country togeth-
er
They must safeguard our new lib
erty, he said. There must be a will
to work and discipline in all ranks
OF society There are no miraculous
charms to cure a nation. Even a
world revolution cannot rid US of the
malady from which we are wearing
away. Only by a revolution of our
moral consciousness can we succeed
In raising ourselves out of our night
into better future"
TIME EXTENSION DENIED.
PARIS, June 23-Germany TODAY re-
quested an additional 4S hours within
which to sign the peace treaty. The
council of three fatty refused.
The request for additional time
pleaded that the change in the govern
ment and the generally disturbed con-
ditions made it difficult to complete
the arrangement. The communica-
at 3 O'Clock this morning At 9 o'clock
President Wilson and Premier Glenn
enceau met with Premier Lloyd
George at the latter's house for con
sideration of the note.
The German note to which the coun.
Gil of four replied Sunday by definitely
rejecting another suggestion for an
alteration in the treaty, declared that
peace as impracticable and that their
signature is given under duress. Pro-
tests were made against the clauses
concerning reparations, the forfeiture
of colonies and others
Asserting that the terms cannot he
carried out and that the German gov
ernment cannot be held responsible
for what may occur, the note conclud-
ed by saying that the Germans sign
| with reservations relative to the turn
ing over of those alleged to be guilty
of crimes and also the admission of
the guilt of Germany in causing the
war.
In replying. the council of four said:
The allied and associated powers
have considered the note of the Ger
man delegation of even date and in
view of the shortness of time remain
ing, feel it their duty to reply at once.
OF the time within which the Ger
man government must make its final
decision as to the signature of the
treaty less than "a hours remains. The
| allied and associated governments
have given fullest consideration to all
representations hitherto made by the
| German government in regard to the
treaty and have replied with complete
frankness. They have made such con-
cessions as they thought it were Just
to make. The present note of the
German government presents no new
arguments or considerations not al
| ready examined"
The council then declared that the
time for discussion was past and that
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