Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-17
Peace Conference Heads Expect Germany to Reject Pact
BUT ONE CHIEF
BELIEVES HUNS
WILL ACCEPT 1T
With Army Ready to Ad-
vance Single Envoy
Says Foe Will Yield.

Paris, June 1.-THE majority of
the members of the peace confer
ence believe that German will not
sign the peace treaty, according to
Marcel Hutin of the Echo d. Paris,
who made a canvass of a number
Of the leading personalities of the
peace making body. Only one Of
these leaders, NJ. Hutin declares, ex-
pressed the opinion that the Ger
mans would accept the revised
treaty. This member, however, is
one whose opinion, the writer says,
he holds in the greatest esteem.
The delegate in question, M. HUI
tin explains, based his opinion that
the Germans will sign the treaty on
the fact that they have knowledge
that at yesterdays meeting of the
council of four a complete agree
ment was reached on the conse-
quences which would follow Ger
many's refusal of the peace offered.
Shows Why Foe viii Sign.
They were aware, the delegate
pointed out, that peace would then
be imposed by force, in accordancs
with President Wilson's Baltimore
speech, and that orders had been
given for an allied force of 900
men, supported by heavy artillery
of hitherto unrevealed power, to
begin an advance on the morning
of June "a.
Confronted by such realities,
fnh oil n
German government and the ma
tional assembly at Weimar in the
delegates opinion, would decide to
sign the treaty.
Newspapers Approve.
The newspapers today, the Ha-
vas agency's summary of the COM
ment shows, unanimously express
approval of the strong memoran-
dunn Premier Clemenceau address,
ed to the German delegation. Some
of them regret that certain of the
concessions we're made, but they
are one in expressing belief that
the Germans faced as they are by
the universal desire for peace, and
with their knowledge of the supe-
riority of the allied forces, will
sign the treaty within the time
limit.
CIemenceau Indicts Huns.
Writing in behalf of the allied
and associated governments, Pre-
mier Clemenceau in a covering note
delivered to the Germans with the
revised treaty yesterday severely
castigates Germany for protesting
against the treaty on the ground
that it conflicts with the terms OF
the armistice.
Mr.. Clemenceau says Germany
fails 10 understand the position she
occupies today in the estimation of
the world for being responsible for
a war which was "the greatest
crime against humanity and the
freedom Of the people that any ma
ton, calling itself civilized. has
ever consciously committed"
Refusal Is FOreseen.
Weimar. June l7.-(By the AS
sociated Press. THE allied terms
reached here late last night and
the first apparent effort on the
German leaders. who remained
awake to wait for the terms was
that of depression. A report passed
rapidly through the old castle
where the government heads are
residing temporarily that the sign
ing of the peace terms by Germany
was highly improbable.
No one would talk for publica-
ton but every official and every
member of the foreign office avail
able expressed the deepest pessim-
ism and resentment at the alleged
cruelty of the terms.
The Germans were especially en-
bittered over report that a
French mob had stoned the help
less German delegates at Yer
sailles.