The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-10
CHEERS GREET
GERMAN TALK
OF VENGEANCE
Protest Speeches at Wei
mar Wildly Applauded
by Galleries.
ORATORS PREDICT "DAY"i
Blockade and Trade Ban to
Be Lifted Soon, Is Ex-
pectation.
By the Assoctdsed Frees.


resolution ratifying the peace treaty
was adopted by the German National
Assembly to-day by vote Of 20S to
115. Ninety-nine members abstained
from voting. The text Of the resolu-
ton consisted of two clauses, read
ing:
The peace treaty between Ger
many and the allied and associated
Powers signed on June %, 1919,
and the protocol belonging thereto,
as we'll as the agreement relative
to the occupation Of the Rhine
land, signed the same day, are
agreed to.
This law comes into force on the
day Of Its PRONUNCIATION.
Most Of the Ministers were present
at the meeting and there was a full
attendance of Deputies. DR.. Herman
Mueller, the Foreign Minister, in in.
PRODUCING the Government bills ex-
planned that the fastening Of the
ratification order would bring about
the lifting OF the blockade.
1--WE are about to enter upon
forty years march through desert
he said. IL can find no other term
for the path Of suffering fulfilment
of the treaty prescrlbes for u.s."
| DR.. Peter SPAIN, leader OF the Cath
7 ole Centre party, said: I'VE agreed TO
! 80
| save ourselves from anarchy and to
preserve the fatherland from internal
ruin"
Herr KreiNg. Socialist; Professor
Schuecking, Democrat; DR.. Traub. Ma
tlonal party, and Herr Kahl, Peoples
party, all spoke. violently protesting
the injustice Of the treaty. the impos-
sibility of its fulfi,ment. and declaring
that the day Of Germanys liberation
would come.
Speeches Loudly Cheered.
These speeches were greeted with
such turbulent applause and handicap
ping that the President Of the Assem-
bly,, Herr Fehrenbach, called attention
to the fact that handclapping was
against the rules and threatened to
have the galleries cleared.
The National party introduced an
! amendment in favor of ratifyirg. with
the express reserve that the sanction Of
international law experts OF repute
should first be obtained concerning Ar
ticles 227 to $50 and that a neutral court
should be created 70 investigate the re-
sponsibility OF the war.
In the course OF the debate President
Fehrenbach protested against Alsace-
Lorraine being torn from Germany. He
said that the treaty OF 1871 simply made
good what had been taken from Ger
many $50 years before. He hoped that
the people OF Alsace-Lorraine would pre-
serve their German character. customs
and civilization
Ratification Of the peace treaty by the
German National Assembly removes all
doubt OF the acceptance Of the terms by
Germany.
Tho National Assembly by ratifyins
the treaty makes II possible for the
allied and associated Powers TO raise
the blockade. Official notification was
sent to Germany on June 20 that the
blockade would bo raised when the
treaty was ratified Placing this con-
dition on the raising OF tho blockade
was looked upon In Peace Conferences
circles as a sure plan for obtaining
speedy ratification by Germany.
The Council of Five on Monday de-
ctded to lift the commercial censorvhir
on communications with Germany ST.
multaneously with the removal OF the
blockade.
|, When three of the principal allied
Powers. in addition to Germany. have
ratified the treaty II becomes effective
. for those who have ratifed Il. After
Germany and the three allied Powers
have ratified It the treaty will eom'
into force for each other Power on tn,
day when II notines the Peace Confer
ence secretariat OF Its ratification.
The blockade Resolution.
The resolution adopted by the Allied
Council concerning the blockade was a
: follows;
The Superior blockade Council Is
instructed TO base Its arrangements
for resembling restriction upon trade
, with Germany upon the assumption
that the allied and associated Pow
ers will not wait TO raise the block
/ ade until the completion Of ratifica-
tion. as provided for at the end of the
treaty with Germany. but that II Is to
} be raised mediately upon receipt OF
information that the treaty OF peace
, has been ratified by Germany.
| Fromulgation OF the resolution ratify
ing the treaty Is dependent upon tn
| signing OF the resolution by Presiden
! Ebert
The German National Assembly Is tn
/ first elected body In any country who's
representatives signed the treaty to pas
q ratifyinE resolution.