Evening star., 1919-04-26
HUNS VANGUARD
KEEPS SECLUDED
Few in Versailles Knew of
Arrival-"PIain Clothes"
Men Guard.
ARRANGE FOR DELEGATES


ready have passed between the ad
vance guard and Berlin. announcing
its safe arrival at Versailles Tic
full delegation will comprise $50 per
sors, in addition to those who have
already arrived.
The vanguard OF the delegation ar
rived in Versailles on a special IVA y
at o'clock this morning. 100 dzHs
late. according to the time schedule
current in Berlin. when the Gerniat
armies started their swing through
Belgium toward Paris. The party c,II-
sisted of Baron Won Lersner. formerly
secretary Of the German EMBASSY at
Washington; Banker warburE hesd
of the financial delegation; Herr
bunker OF the food administration
and six servants. The Germans wer.
met at the station by Col. Henry Of
the ministry OF war commissioner
and NJ oudaille Of the ministry OF III
interior. who were delegated by III
foreign office to take charge OF IN.
German representatives.
Arrival Quietly Arranged.
The arrival Of Lersner and his party
was SO quietly arranged thar few. a.
any persons in Versailles. outside ihe
carefully selected force of hot 4
servants assigned to their rooms ai.i
even in the afternoon of the pres-
ence.
A French detective OF the most 9a-
vlous plain clothes" type loungins -
the front entrance to that wing Of ,.t.
Hotel Des Reservoirs. and co:upa n;ots
under the windows Of the rooms lool.-
ing over Versailles Park wer. ~.
only indications Of the character of
the state guests who had disp!au,t
l.ado
seek other shelter in crowded ver
sailles
The Germans will not be expected
and probably do not desire: to extend
their movements into the gene, AZ
quarters of Versailles. but they will
be allowed freedom OF movement be
tween their two hotels
The Germans remained in thel.
rooms during the morning, but com
menced this afternoon 10 make ta.
preliminary arrangements for tie az
rival OF the, main German Delegation.
This probably will be May /. although
the date has not been finally dete.-
mined
The German delegation will b. al
lowed to use code in communicative
with Germany and will have dire
telephone and telesraphic conaec-
tions. The Germans Will also be al
v
full diplomatic immunity
Compared With 1871.
PARIS. April 25 CFrench Eirel.ss
service).-The attitude OF Count von
Rrockdorh-R Rantzau, head of.ihe Ger
man peace delegation. toward the ap-
preaching peace congress Is compc rel
by the Temps with tho treatment ac-
corded Frenchmen at the conference
at Versailles in 1871 at the c'ose OF
the Franco -Prussian war. The pEp"r
mentions his attempts to serd mes
sengers to receive the pee ce Sre,.ty
and his demands that the &c man
be permitted to discuss the treaty ana;
negotiate with the allied representa-
tiyes.
The rough treatment given Tr'e.s
and Favre at Versailles in 1877 by
Bismarck is recalled. although, n
paper points out. they had moth ics -,
common with the imperial regime e.,
France which had been overt'lro d.
by the war.
The head of the German delek-- @
the Temps says. was the represent -
tive in Copenhagen OF the Cru.
imperial government and he Viol~l =
the neutrality of denmark in IeI
when he compelled Denmark TO oloek
up with mines the straits leading 70
the Baltic.
Other leaders of the present Germa .
government served the imperi.l
regime. the paper adds. 1t refers
pointedly to Matthias Erzberge-. aa-
thor Of the famous scheme of min
mum German peace terms drs tted IN
1914. by which Germany was to 49,
much French territory and TO hsrs
military sovereignty over Begun
Erzberger, it says. was the s~<i
spokesman on behalf of the Gnrrsii
government before the commission an
pointed by the German assembly Al
Weimar TO examine the peace teens
The Temps points out further tho
Bernhard Dernburg, once colon Al
minister In the imperial government.
has been appointed finance minister
with the title of vice premier.
Says Germans Are Empowered.
BERLIN. April % tby the Associated
Press).-Prof. Walther u. A. Schuech-
ing one OF the German delegates 10
the peace congress at Versailles. de
clared today that the powers of the
German delegates would be quite suf-
ficient to enable them to Sign The
peace treaty on the spot. Naturally,