The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-12
ALLIES WILL NOT
GRANT HUNS RIGHT
TO DISCUSS TERMS
Says Legion Has Decided
Right in Every
Instance
is ATTENDED BY 1000
Only Bad Conscience of the Five AL
lied Powers Would Be His Judges
They Say
is ATTENDED BY 1000

PARIS, May 12-(By A. P.)-The
Allies can admit of no discussion of
their right to insist upon the terms of
the peace treaty substantially as
drafted
This is the reply to Count Won
Brockdorff- -Rantzau, head of the
German peace delegation, who sub
mitted a note to Premier Clemenceau
declaring that the peace treaty con-
tains demands which could be borne
by no people, and many of them in
capable of accomplishment
Count Won Brockdorff- -Rantzau al
so has been informed, in answer to
his complaint that Germany was ask
ed to sign the Allied plan for a
League of Nations, although not
among the states invited to enter it,
that the admission of additional men,
Der states has not been overlooked,
but has been explicitly provided for
in the second paragraph of Article l
of the covenant.
The German peace delegation de-
clares, in letters sent to the Allied
and Associated Powers, that on es-
sential points the basis of the peace
of right agreed upon between the bill
ligerents has been abandoned.
President Wilson will personally di-
rect such answers as may be decided
upon concerning German inquiries on
the Peace Treaty differing from the
Presidents IA points.
This was announced in high quar-
ters today in connection with the in
structions which Chancellor Scheide-
mann has given the German pleni-
potentiaries at Versailles to address a
note to the Allies comparing the
terms of the treaty with the IA points
and making a counter proposal for
verbal negotiations.
The view is held by the American
delegation that Herr Scheidemann's s
objections are not well taken that the
treaty is contrary to the Presidents
fourth point on disarmament and fifth
point on colonial questions.
1t is explained that while the
treaty contains provision for Ger
many's disarmament, this is prelim-
mary to the general limitation of ar
maments by other nations and that
the covenant of the league makes a
general restriction CT ornaments.
Herr Schiedemann's contention that
the German colonies are delivered to
the Allies contrary to President Will
sons fifth point is met by the state
ment that the colonies are not deliver
ed to the allies, but to the League of
Nations, which administers them
through mandatories for the benefit
of their native peoples.
Concerning the proposal for verbal
negotiations, it is said that much ex-
planatory detail probably will be done
verbally, but that any proposition for
general opening Of verbal negotia-
tions will be rejected.
Count Won Brockdorff- -Rantzau's s
will was strong enough to enable him
to deliver his speech on behalf of
Germany to the Allies at the Versail-
les Peace Congress Wednesday, but
he feared collapse if he stood.
This is on the authority of his sec
retary, who has been clipping and
translating comments from the Eng
lish papers sharply rcproaching the
count for remaining seated when
speaking. To these comments the
head of the German delegation has
been giving considerable attention.
His secretary, being asked by a
member of the delegation what Count
Won Brockdorf- -Rant8au thought of
this, made answer:
at was because he was master of
his voice and not his legs"