The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-25
GERMANY MAY
DELAY treaty
RATIFICATION
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RIeuipctsntiaries SAINT ~ Germany 70
~ city n sonneetIon WITH the efm's'
|eSn protoeoi vls sHprssssd b note
Ssnvered 70 Kurt von Lsrsnsr. head OF
lssA German delegation a vsrsaiIes oy1
~ supreme council last night
n ths treaty Of Versailles = ~ put
INTO 2cres BY Dseembsr the note ADDS
~ responsibility win lis with the Ger
I,ran government. ~ the department OF
~ sbnstn inevitably delays further
conferences which muse bs held pr
~. Y@rsner 10 asked to state what are
lthe Intentions Of the German govern
'ment -
n IN. harmed today that Won 1<rs-
mar sent 4 letter to Secretary Duiasta
lcf the plenipotentiaries that no nad be
'.,srs convinced, after the consultations
K had had In Paris, that hs must con
lsuit the German government regarding
ltha protocol especially A. the national
I ls,semhly would have to .pprovs the de-
Icisions reached.
The Won Lersner Settss protested
ssaiugt ths question Of the repatriation
of prisoners again being bound up with
l,hat e quitting the treaty Into effect
h, hsfns pointed out that the Allied gov
o,rmeats had previously separated these
,.suea n the promise n France was
not bsp&. The ,sttsv declared. oermsn
rabiSs opinion would not have conf
,lonce b any further promise France
m!ght make The letter IN this conneo-
t,on drew attention to an article pun
bIshed recently IN the Prssss DO Part
lon the surrender Of war criminals.
Premier Clemencsau replied on Eat
orday. saying that Won Learners lette'
made him question II the treaty coult
be nut into force December !. owing Il
ths German governments action. al
though tho government had known th'
contents Of tho protocol since Novem
her /.
oermary Delays Ratification.
The delay, said NJ. Clemcnceau. woult
4 he regrettable, as II might raise doubt'
bt t1,e sincerity of Geruany's intentions
fcbardinE the execution OF the engage
Nnents made IN the arm'stics and thu
peace treaty.
Baron Won Lersner, N. Clemencea,
continued. waa incorrect In saying tina
France had made or brosen . promise
h trhs supreme councils agreement to th'
seieass OF German prisoners was con
L bitional on fulfilment by Germany o
lhs terms OF the armisttce; German,
IA only to sign the protocol and re
Il batriation would commence.
vi ~ Clemenceau added q postscript eS
Il pvessing surprise nj the departure wit
n( ~ ,.sHxt ha arriN 20
n three days before 70 regulate all dues
lions. This, NJ. Clemonceau ASSERTED
has only explainahle No the sign Of ~
Wish Of Germany 10 delay definite rau
Jcaticn.
LONDON, Nov. aS.--The German rat
M Ificstion commission has arrived IN
n Berlin from Paris to receive instruc
nj lions from the government relating I,
N The signing Of that section of the new
NJ broeocol covering further German repa
NJ tatioas for ths sinking Of the Germs,
fleet at scaps Flow, eaid an ofIcia
M Dtatement received from Berlin toda.
Ii Via he Wireless Prea.
IN The allied delegates agreed In Pari
XII pn November 10 compel Germany I
Turn over . number Of light cruiser
and destfoyefs which arc now In Ger
kfan waters and also deliver <O0g1
# bons of naval msterll 10 replace IN
R Uarhhips sunk by their German crew
~ ~ Scapa Flow where they were IN
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