The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-04
GERMANS sign;
WORLD At Peace
Agents OF Defeated Power
Acknowledge Document
June %, 3:13 P. M.
HIGH SPOTS IN PACT
Offenders To be Tried
Chinese Refuse To
Approve.
HIGH SPOTS IN PACT

natures to the articles of peace, hand
ed them by the Allied Powers, June
2S. at 1913 F. NJ, and Dr. Hermann
Mueller and DR.. Bell, with about
fifty members of the German Mission
left Versailles for the once proud and
powerful Capitol of the Hohenzol-
lerns, detected and Inundated COM
pany. Forty secretaries were left be-
hind to wind up the affairs of the
German Delegation.
The note given the German delega-
ton by the Allies, dealing with rati-
fication, late Saturday afternoon,
specially pointed out the fact that
the blockade of Germany depended
entirely on ratification of the treaty.
Paris, June 2S.-In the hall of mir
rOrs in the Palace of Versailles, where
the German empire was born forty
eight years ago, DR.. Hermann Muel-
Ter and DIR. Johannes Bell. as plenipo-
tentiaries of the German Reich. today
affixed their signatures to the treaty
of peace which puts an end forever
to German dreams of world power.
The ceremony which marked the
end of the war and the dawn of peace
consumed exactly thirty-nine minutes.
Its conclusion was announced by
Premier Clemenceau in the terse
statement
THE conditions of peace are now
an accomplished fact; the proceedings
are closed"
Thus was ended the world confa-
grafton which began just five years
ago to-day with the assassination of
the Austrian crown Prince at Sarave-
io and which entailed the downfall
of four empires and score of minor
kingdoms and principalities.
Two years and two days ago, on
June 26, 1917, the first of the Amer
lean expeditionary force arrived in
France. Tonight Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States, hav-
ing affixed his signature to the docu-
ment which seals the peace made pos
sible by the aid of American arms,
left Paris for Brest on his way back
to Washington and received the most
enthusiastic ovation he has been &C
corded since his arrival in Europe.
1t was Frances parting tribute to the
man who showed the world the way
to peace.
Chinese Refust to Sign.
The charter Of world peace was
signed by all delegates to the peace
conference with the exception of the
Chinese who absented themselves from
the ceremony because they had been
refused permission to make certain
reservations regarding the Japanese
occupation of Shantung.
Gen. Jan Christian SHUTS, of the
delegation from the Union of South
Africa, signed under protest, declar-
ing objections to certain territorial
settlements and the proposal for trial
of the Kaiser and others held respon-
sible for the war. He also suggested
that the indemnities levied on Ger
many were excessive and should be
moderated in order to facilitate the
revival OF industry in Europe.
The Germans were the first to sign
and were followed by the Americans,
British. French, Italians and Japanese
in The order named. Then came the
smaller nations. The Germans who
had entered the hall with downcast
mien and who were extremely ner-
v0us throughout the ceremony, were
the first to leave, This was in &C
cOrdance with the program.
There was no demonstration what
ever during the ceremony, but at its
conclusion salyos of big guns boom
ed the news that Mars had been de-
posed and Peace enthroned.
Fountains Spout Again.
Throughout the morning and early
afternoon the sky had been overcast
with heavy clouds but with the sound
OF the first gun, the sun, breaking
through the curtain of clouds, bath
ed the palace and grounds in flood
of golden light. tinting the waters of
the great fountains, now turned on
for their first time i'm five years, with
all the colOrs of the rainbow.
Although the ceremony in tn
beautiful and historic Hall of Mirrors
was formal and impressive, several of
the delegates betrayed evidence OF
deep emotion and were visibly reliev-
ed when il passed over.
President Wilson sat turning his
gold pencil between his fingers while
the delegates stepped forward to sign
His face was possibly whittier and
more deeply lined than usual.
Clemenceau, the Tiger" with
bushy eyebrows, sweeping mOustache