The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-09
HUN ENJOYS SIT
SILENT AS PEACE
TREATY IS READ

InLR!I IO nLHU
London, Wednesday. May 7.-Des.
crIblng the scene at Trianon palace to.
day when the terms OF peace We're
handed 10 the German delegation
Paris dispatch to the Central News
says that Premier Clemenceau stood
while making his address, but uhat
Count Won Brockdorff Rantzau, the
big horn spectacles. remained seated
while he read his speech. which was
! translated sentence by sentence.
! AS the German foreign minister pro-
ceeled with increasing decision. the
dispatch says that it was interesting to
note the demeauor of the assembly.
! The Germans seemed to stffen their
bodies aud with folded arms they sat
stern and silent by Count Won Brock
dorff Rantzau's side. While the speak
er was admitting the acceptance of de-
feat and the obligation OF rcparation.
those watching the German delegates
saw that they turned their eyes in
other directions.
While the address was proceeding.
only Premier Clemenceau and Presi-
dent Wilson appeared unconcerned, 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 and spread his hands upon
the table and waited. 1t was clear,
the dispatch says, that his attitude
created a deep impression u-~- the
delegates
Premier Clemenceau Immediately
rose and i'm a couple Of sharp senten'
ces brought the proceedings 10 a close.
subsequently, Premier Clemenoeau,
President Wilson, Mr. Lloyd George and
Premier Orlando met in an adjoining
room dpubt.ess u discuss the Ger
man reply.
During the meeting Marshal Foch
was apparently needing the proceed
ings. Nursing his chin in his hand he
never looked toward the German dele
gates, his gaze apparently travelling
through the great windows to the
beautiful country beyond.
The German delegates We're the first
to leave Trianon Palace after the meet
ing today. Before their appearance,
the military guard had been with
; drawn so as to disregard any sembance
of military honor. Count Brockdorff-
Rantzau and Herr Landsber came our
first and the whole party was speedily
shown into automobiles. which left inn
mediatey under a British and French
escort and moved through crowded
streets, the absolute silence of which
was oppressive The Germans We're
conspicuously undipomatlc in their APP
pearance and they suggested, rather
a party of travels stained tourists as
they entered their motor cars
Indeed, the entire half hour which
it took Count Won Brockendorfi Rant
Eau, to deliver his reply to Premier
Clemenceau was period of tensenesS
for President Wilson, Premier CEfnean-
. ceau and Premier Lloyd George and III
fact for virtually every one present.
The speech was translated sennnce
+ by sentence by the German interpre-
l. ters, who did not fail to bring out with
= emphasis every sharp phrase III H.
/: and the three allied statesmen put
+ their heads together in evident anger at
o more than one of the German spokes
/ mems cutting utterances, as If they
Il wes deliberating upon advisabllty oil
; an immediate answer.
: The program was unaltered, however,
i and when the German plenipotentiary
!, had finished Prepier Clemeuo au arose
and put the customary phrase Has
anyone further observations to make
and when there was no response, con
timued: 81 then declar, the session
!, ! closed"
- Theallied triumviate remained af-
q ter the German delegates had left for
= a half hour discussion of the new stu
f. alton.
,- The sdne within the hall during
:, the ceremony had none of the pomp
o and glitter of earlier peace confer
J. ences--no display of court and military
2 uniforms such as marked the con
r crosses of berlin and Vienna, no theat-
2. rical ceremonial. 1t seemed to gain
d in impressiveness, however by these
o very circumstances. At the head of
J. the table the striking faces of Premlers
Cleamenceau and Lloyd George and
President Wilson attracted every eye.
Marshal Foch. sitting with the French
Z delegation at the head of one of the
side tables was another conspicuous
IS figure. The bearded faces Of the side
4 Serbian statesmen NJ. Pachitch and
y the Greek premier. NJ. Nenizelos. as
e well as the familiar head of Ignance
y Jan Paderewski, the Polish premk=r
e also stood out from the mass OF dele
II gates. Tha impassive faces of the Jap
4 anese representatives the oriental
4 ineaments of the Chinese, the brown
n countenances of the Arabs from He'd
n JAZZ, and the PRESENCE even of the two
n- delegates from Liberia, and Haiti gave
e. evidence that this was really a world
congress.
Is The Germans who entered the cham
" ber with all the confidence of victors
'e bore themselves without a trace of
10 nerv BUSINESS and acted as if they We're
of taking part in the deliberations on
r. equal terms with their adversaries.
The ceremony which attracted to
the hall a crowd OF correspondents and
officials who began arriving at an early
u hour started at 2:20 o'clock when SER
wants brought in huge armfuls of the
IN printed conditions of peace and dis
ne tributed them, one copy to each dele
% CATION, around the hollow rectangle.
" The Germans only We're expected, their
VI copy being delivered 10 them at 3:17
o'clock during the translation OF Pre-