The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-28
RATIFICATION
NEXT STEP IN
FORMAL CLOSE
OF GREAT WAR
Wilson Ends Work With
Peace Conference Abroad
Interest Centers in SEN
ate Fight Over Treaty.
EXPECT SPEEDY ACTION
tRy Assocrared Pressl

Wilson and his party will leave Paris
at $3.50 o'clock tonight for Brest to
sail for home. Secretary Tumulty was
notified today.
The cable from President Wilson
said: "All WELL
President Wilson has consented to
an unofficial reception for him on his
arrival in New York. A committee
of citizens through Secretary Tumulty
had asked that they be allowed to
prepare an unofficial greeting. This
is the first information of when the
president would land.
WAR FORMALLY ENDED.
WASHINGTON, June 28.-Signing
at Versailles of the peace treaty with
Germany today formally brings to a
close the worlds greatest war. Al
though technical termination of the
war will come to each nation only
when the treaty is approved by the
ratifying powers Of that nation, to all
intents and purposes the conflict that
began in August, 1914, ended when
in the historic Hall of Mirrors. the
accredited peace commissioners of
Germany affixed their signatures to
the treaty. Likewise, will be brought
to an end the armistice granted Ger
many last November II, and also the
period of uncertainty and doubt as to
the final outcome Of the peace me-
gotiations.
With the signing or the treaty the
work of the peace conference proper
insofar as 1t concerns negotiations
with Germany is brought to con.
A.. Il
of conference. Portions of the treaty
with Austria yet remain to be COM
pleted and negotiations with Bulgaria
and Turkey still must be conducted,
but as to Germany, chief of the enemy
the long series of years of the pro-
visions of the treaty will remain.
Wilson's Work Ended.
The ceremony today at Versailles.
which though simple was one of the
most impressive of its kind in history,
also brings to an end the work Of
President Wilson in Paris as head Of
the American peace mission, and in
signing the treaty as such he becomes
| the first president of the United States
to sign a treaty as negotiator.
! With the departure from Paris to-
night of President Wilson preparatory
to sailing tomorrow from Brest on the
/ George Washington, the center of
interest as regards the treaty shifNs
| to the senate, ratification by which
is necessary for actual termination
of the war between this country and
Germany Due to opposition to the
i League of Nations covenant part
of the treaty-and to certain provis-
ions in the treaty itself, the contest
in the senate Is expected to be long
and bitter.
/ Interest also after today will be
more decidedly centered on the tour
of the country by the president soon
after he has laid the treaty before
the senate. While the itinerary and
other details have not been made
known, it is understood the president
will go west as far as the Pacific
coast. making addresses in support
of the treaty and the League of Ma.
tions covenant.
| AS the signing of the treaty must
be followed by formal ratification be
fore commercial relations with Ger
many may be resumed, a spirit OF
rivalry among the entente allies tc
file notices Of ratification with the
4 French secretariat in Paris may be
expected to develop. The first nation
to resume relations with Germany
therefore probably will be among those
whose forms of government admit OF
speedy action such as Great Britain
which may ratify the treaty through q
mere order of the privy council.