Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-05-11
Entente Accused of MangIing
German People, Delivering
Men to Slavery and Fetter-
ing of Young Republic.
WILL MAKE EVERY
EFFORT FOR MERCY
People Asked to Unite Without
Regard to Party and Fight
With Peace Delegates for
Modification of Treaty.
tBy the Associated press.)

No discussion of their right to in
sist upon the terms of the reace treaty
will be permitted by the allied powers
This is the reply which Premier Glen,
enceau, chairman of the peace con
ference, has made to the delegation
representing Germany, which n ad
dltton 20 complaining about stringencS
of the conditions, is seeking to obtain
q general opening of verbal negotia.
tions.
Germany's peace pIcnipotentiaries
have submitted two notes to the al.
lied and associated powers in answer
to the peace terms they received
Wednesday.
Unofficial repolts from Berlin and
Parts say that the rotes were pre-
sented to Premier Clamenceau. as
chairman of the peace conference by
Count Won Brockdorff- Ran,3tu, chair
man of the GEL nan delegaticn Friday
nt@sfA s5;a67-es.t 5s1 Is
the German answer declares the peace
treaty has in it demands which no
people could bear and German eX-
perts think many of them cannot be
carried out. The other note contained
II German plan for a league of ma :
tiOnS and Is said to have been ac-
cOmpanied by a complaint that Ger
many, although not invited to enter
it, was asked to agree to the allied
plan.
The reported answer of the Ger
mans came Immediately upen the is
suance by the German government of
announcement that it would make
counter proposals to the peace terms
and that the German answer would
be proposal for a peace ofsrght on
the basis of the lasting peace of ma
tions." 1t had been anticipated that
the Germans would not make formal
answer for several days. The German
delegation has been in close touch
with Berlin and is said to have re-
ceived instructions from tho home
government.
Orders Week of Mourning.
President Ebert's government has
ordered week of mourning in Ger,
many because of the severity of the
peace terms as they view them. The
political situation in Germany is un-
settled and there are reports that If
the government refuses to sign the
treaty. 1t will he superseded hy one
composed of independent socialists.
The council of four discussed Sat-
urday it was reported, the question of
what to do to Germany should she
refuse to sign the treaty. II was said
the discussion was for the purpose of
being prepared for any eVentuality.
It is believed, however the Germans
will sign
President Wilson, according to Paris
reports reaching Washington, still re-
mains firm on the Adriatic problem
and has not agreed to the proposal to
give Fiume to Italy after 1923. In a
sneech Saturday at the Academy of
Moral and Political Sciences thel
president said that America was ready
to defend liberty wherever and when
ever II was threatened. Friday night
in q dinner address, the president said
the war had given a new imnetus to-
law and made it more
in portant than it had been previously, |
The president, It is said in Paris, will
be hack in Washington about Juno Is. |
Some changes in the German-Aus- !
trian reace delegation are reported
from Vienna as the result of the de-
cision of the Austrians that il was
HOMELESS to look forward to union /
with Germany, Chancellor Renner Of /
the Vienna government probably will |
succeed Franz Aiein as chairman of
the delegation which is expected in |
Paris about Wednesday.
Berlin. Friday. May 9 (via Copen-