The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-05-06
GERMANS WILL BE LAST
SEATED AT PEACE TABLE
DETAILS ARRANGED FOR
WEDNESDAY.
Clemenceau Will Make Open
ing Address-Treaty to 4,
Be Handed Hun.

Versailles, May ga. P.0-When
the German delegates enter the din
ing room of the Hotel Trianon on
Wednesday afternoon to receive the
text Of the treaty of peace they will
find the representatives of the powers
arrayed against Germany awaiting
them at one Of the greatest tables
which has been placed in the room.
Premier Clemenceau. President Will
son and Premier Lloyd George will
stand at the head of the table.
The Germans will not join the al
lied delegates at this time, but will
be conducted to smaller table stand
ing by itself at the open end of the
horseshoe formed by the green COW
cred tables arranged for the meet
ing. There they will listen to M.
Clemenceau's opening address and re-
ceive the judgment of the allied and
associated nations as formulated in
the volume of conditions drawn up
during the four months of delibera-
tion by the interallied conference.
On M. Clemenceau's right will be
President Wilson and the other
American delegates, while on his left
Premier Lloyd George and the Brit
ish representatives will be grouped.
Flanking the Americans will come the
French delegation, with Marshal
Foch in the center. Next to these
will be the representatives of Italy,
Belgium, Brazil, Greece, Portugal and
Serbia. On the left side and seated
below the delegates of Great Britain
will be those of the British domin-
ions, Japan, Poland, Rumania and
Czecho- Slovakia.
Few Germans Admitted
Two tables have been placed for
the general secretaries of the inter-
allied conference directly behind
President Wilson and Premier Lloyd
George. Secretaries of individual
delegations will have seats at the
sides of the room behind their re-
spectiVe delegations. The four big
cut glass chandeliers which hang
from the ceiling of the hall will be
scarcely needed at the hour set for
the ceremony, at 3:15 pm.
Only six of the principal German
delegates, three secretaries, official
interpreters and an official stenog-
rapher will be admitted out of the
large German delegation, according
to present arrangements. The sub
ordinates will have tables immedi-
ately behind the delegatio chiefs |
The German party will have only a
few feet to walk to it's place after
entering the room, as the entrance |
door Is located in a corner near the |
designated position of the enemy rep |
resentatives.
The forty representatives of the |
press have been assigned place i'm
behind the Germans.
Clemenceau First on Scene.
Premier Clemenceau was the first
of the allied chiefs to visit the scene
of the presentation of the peace
terms this afternoon. A few min
utes after his arrival President Will
son and Premier Lloyd George en-
tered and were introduced by M. Gle
to Maj. Biename, the officer
in charge, who showed them over the
rooms assigned for the principal ses-
sion and for subsequent deliberations.
All three took lively interest in the
details of the arrangements for the
ceremony, suggesting various changes
and Improvements during the after
noon. The German delegates in
charge of financial affairs walked
over from their hotel to meet irter-
allied representatives to continue the
discussion OF matters which were
taken up last Friday
Five American correspondents will
attend the session on Wednesday, and
Germany, England France, Italy and
Japan will each have the same num-
Der. The remainder of the corre-
spondents will come from the British
colonies and minor powers.