Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-19
BRITAIN PUTS HER
GRAND FLEET AGAIN
ON A WAR FOOTING
Dozen Fighting Craft Arrive
at Copenhagen Is Re-
port in London.
R.34 CANCELS FLIGHT
PLANNED TO AMERICA
Sentiment That Huns Will Sign
Treaty Is Reported Gaining
in Paris.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 1e-Morning news
er preparations in the event of Ger
snany refusing to sign the treaty of
peace and print. under big headlines.
geeveral unofficial reports which were
current during the night.
The grand fleet has again been placed
pn a war footing. it is reported, and
ready to sail for German waters at a mo-
ments notice.
!! Flight to q. S. Postponed.
= The flight of the British dirigible
R-34 to America is definitely post
poned until Germany decides what
she intends to do regarding the peace
terms.
Should Germany refuse to sign. ac-
rording to one officer, the flight of the
R-34 will be eastward instead of
westward.
The airships which now are engaged
In a demonstration flight over Ger
many will return to their bases to-
night and remain there until the Ger
man decision is announced.
Bombs and machine guns were un-
necessary in the present flight" said
the officer. Should they have to go
eastward again. however, these things
may be needed"
The Daily Sketch says the RIA
was over Berlin at o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon.
tThe foregoing appears to dispose
of reports in London last night that
the R-33 and RIA were armed for
their eastward cruises.)
Warships at Copenhagen.
A telegram from Copenhagen re-
ports the arrival there of a dozen
British cruisers and several destroy
ers prepared to enforce the blockade.
Believe Huns Will Sign.
PARIS. June 10 (by Associated
PressI.-while admitting that it has
little direct or comprehensive infor-
nation regarding the German atti-
tude toward the signing of the peace
treaty, the American delegation to
the peace conference is optimistic in
its view of the situation.
In common with peace conference
circles generally. the delegates are
not disturbed by the newspaper re-
ports from Germany, received here
of an unfriendly nature toward the
revised terms
Decision Is Not Reached.
wEIMAR. June Is (by the Asso-
ciated Press).-The cabinet today de-
bated the peace terms of the allied and
associated powers. 1t was officially
announced that no decisiofli had been
arrived at. The cabinet probably is
awaiting the result of a conference of
the south German premiers with the
government: There will be no further
cabinet sitting until Thursday.
The full original French text of the
entente answer, including the covering
note. was finished this morning by the
printers. and will be distributed this
afternoon.
Sign and End Agony"
BERLIN. June-1s (by the Asso-
ciated PressI.-"Sign the treaty and
be through with the agony is the gist
OF the comment of the people of Berlin
today. After the wrath provoked by
the moral indictment contained in the
covering note of the allied answer
the residents Of Berlin seemed to
have resigned themselves to the inev-
liable.
Rather the end with terror than
terror without end" was the way one
small merchant put it today
Delegates Oppose Signing.
The German peace delegates have
drafted a memorandum recommending
that the ca binet refuse to sign the
peace treaty. according to Weimar
dispatch to the Zeitung Ammittae
Count Won Brockdorff- Rantzau. head
of the delegation. the TagebIatt saws
VIII resign. as well as the other mem.
bers of the delegation, unless this view
is adopted.
The premiers of Bavaria, Wurtteu
burg. Baden and Saxony have arrived
at Weimar.
4 pronounced movement in tho
ranks of the majority members Of the
assembly at Weimar in favor of sign
ing the treaty is reported in a dis
patch received here late tonight
Sentiment among the clericals and
left wing democrats under the leader
snip of Baron Won Richthofen is also
reported 10 be crystallizing in that di-
Icction.
Pessimistic Report in Basic.
BASLE. June Is Thy the Associated
1'ress)--The German peace delegation
at this mornings meeting at Weimar
advised the cabinet to reject the peace
treaty. according to a dispatch sent
from Weimar by the correspondent OF
Ihe Frankfort Zeltung. The CORE
spondent added that the experts with
the delegation also were of the opin-
4on that the treaty should be rejected
RIISS EJICTTTUCc TA0n