The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-11
New Attitude Regarding Peace
Treaty as Result Of Evi-
dence of Internal
Unrest.
CONCESSIONS DESIRED
Won't Sign Policy Has Been Aban-
doned While Government Pre-
pares for Spartaean
Outbreak.
by Carl D. Groat, United Press staff
Correspondent

by Carl D. Groat, United Press staff
Correspondent
BERLIN, June 10.-The German
government has assumed a new atti-
'tude regarding the peace situation, as
result of recent evidences of internal
unrest.
The United Press was informed au-
thoritatively today that the govern
ment has abandoned its won't sign"
policy and adopted more moderate
position:
1--WE desire TO sign II you will let
Eus-by making proper concessions"
At the same time, government
spokesmen are letting it be known
that War Minister Noske's guards are
going to be kept in readines for any
eventuality Demonstrations are like
1y this week at the funeral OF Rosa
Luxembourg, the Spartacan leader
whose body was recently recovered
from the Landwehr canal.
French Press Wrought Up.
lBy Fred S. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent
PARIS, June 1.-THE big four to-
day completed the reparations sec
ton OF the reply to the German
counter proposals and ordered this
portion Of the note to be printed I'M
mediately 1t Is understood the
allies refused to fix definite sum
for indemnities.
The French press is wrought up
over the idea of including the Ger
mans in the league sooner than at
first planned, some of the newspa-
pers declaring flatly that France
will not be a member If Germany ~
taken in Immediately.
Eight Turks are enroute here
aboard the French battleship Demo-
cratic. They are coming merely as
experts" not being vested with
plenary powers. They will be quar-
tered at Vaucresson, between Yer
sailles and st. Cloud.
The Turkish delegates, it is under
stood, will seek to place the respon-
sibility for Turkeys part in the war
on the Young Turk party. 1t is said
they will agree to separation OF Ar
menia and other sections Of the Otto
man empire, but will object to the
Greeks occupying Smyrna.
A Jewish committee, OF which
Julian Mack is chairman and which
includes representatives of the United
States and other members OF the
associated powers has filed formal
appeal with the peace conference
urging the further carrying out OF
the principle Of protection for racial.
religious and linguistic minorities, as
brought out in the Austrian treaty.
A memorandum attached to the COM
munication declares the reason for
the appeal is the pogroms being
carried out in eastern European
countries. The committee proposes
inclusion in the peace treaties of
provisions for admission Of Jews to
citizenship of the countries they in
habit as well as full protection OF
their religious. civil and educational
rights. 1t is pointed out that thou
sands OF families have been broken
| up as the result of massacres, and In
| IDENTITIES and pensions arc sought
for widows and orphans.
OF the sixteen commissions studying
the counter proposals all have re
ported except that one handling the
economic section.
| The commission on hungarian
Rumanian and Bohemian boundaries
turned in it's report this morning. The
big four was to consider its findings
/ this afternoon. The warfare involv
ing Hungary, Rumania and Bohemia
also was to be taken up. Allied ane
| German financial experts were to con
for in Versailles today.
/ Chancellor Renners first note II
protest against the Austrian treaty
delivered today, takes up the economic
situation and declares the treaty rem
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