New-York tribune., 1919-06-28
Secret Trip Made by
Mueller. and Bell
From Berlin to
Escape Assassins
Is
Set for 3P. M.
Chinese Refuse to
Participate; Italy
ToBe Represented

PARIS, June q (By The AS
sociated Press).-Dr. Hermann Muel-
ler and DR.. Johannes Bell, the German
plenipotentiaries to sign the peace
trsaty, arrived in Versailles this eve-
ming.
7ha euvoys left Berlin secretly, trav-
elling by special train, fearing an at
tempt on their lives.
Plans were completed by the coun-
Gil of four to-day for the signing
of the treaty at 3 O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon.
Paul Dutasta, secretary of the peace
conference, went to Versailles at $3.50
o'clock this evening to submit to the
German delegates a letter from Pre-
mier Clemenceau, president of the peace
congress, certifying that the peace
treaty to be submitted to the Germans
for signature conformed in all points
to the text of the document submitted
June 16.
GerasitsssRxise Objection
The Germans had raised the objec.
tion to M. Dutasta that the text of
the treaty must conform with the text
of that previously submitted before it
would be signed. This protest, which
ordinarily would have required several
days to answer, will be obviated by
the letter that M. Clemenceau has
submitted.
The Chinese delegation announced
tonight that China would not sign the
treaty because she would not be per-
mitted to make reservations concern
ing the province Of Shantung or to
make declaration at the time of
signing.
The council of four this afternoon
appointed Lord Miner Great Britain;
Colonel Edward M. House, United
States; M. Simon, France; Signor
Crespi, Italy, and Viscount Chinda,
Japan, members of a committee on
mandatories for the colonies and ter
ritorics detached from the enemy
powers.
Ignace Jan Paderewski, the Polish
Premier, was again before the council,
and as a result his representations on
the question of supplies for the Polish
army were referred to the supreme
council.
1t is now expected that it will be
possible to hand over to the Austrians
on Monday the terms reserved in the
original draft treaty on reparations and
the military and naval clauses.
Sonnino to Sign
1t is definitely known now that Italy
will be represented in the signing of
the treaty by Baron Sonnino, Mar
quis Imperiali di Francavilla and DR..
Silvio Crespi. The newly appointed
Italian peace conference delegation,
headed by Foreign Minister Tittoni,
will not arrive in Paris until Sunday
morning. Those holding tickets of ad-
mission to the ceremony in the Hall of
Mirrors in the Versailles Palace have
been notified they must be provided
with identification papers. These pa
pers must carry the photograph of the
person to be admitted.
Marshal Foch, not being a delegate
to the peace conference, will not sign
the peace treaty. He will witness the
ceremonies attending the signature,
however, being seated with the French
delegation.
Poincaire to Attend
President Poincare, who had failed
to get ticket of admission to the
Hall of Mirrors, has now received sew
eral cards for the ceremony. 1t is re-
ported that these cards will be distrib-
uted to some of the former French
Premiers who were in office during
the war and who were overlooked by
the government.
The "Temps" says ex-Premiers
BRAND, Ribot, Viviani and Painleve
will be present at the ceremony, but
not as guests of the French govern
ment.
The work of the peace conference
will not be interrupted by the signing
Of the treaty, although Premier Lloyd
George as we'll as President Wilson is
to leave Paris. The Premier will 60
to London on Sunday. Foreign Secre-
tary Balfour and Secretary of State
Lansing will replace the British Pre-
mier and President Wilson in the work
yet to be done. The peace treaty with
Austria probably will be taken up
Monday.