The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-22
Big Four Tells Germany Her En-.
voys Must Have Power to
Sign Peace Treaty.
BLUFF BY FOE IS seen
Story Told That Hun ENJOYS Win
Tear Up Treaty Submitted,
and Attempt to Make
Counter Proposals.

Paris, April 22.-The German reply
to the ultimatum of the council of
four that ii will not receive any Ger
man delegation not fully empowered
to conduct and negotiate peace is
awaited anxiously.
The ultimatum was sent to check
German plans to refer the treaty to
Berlin or Weimar for decision.
Grave doubts are expressed wheth-
er the perfected peace treaty would
be presented to the German represen-
tatives Friday. While the treaty will
be communicated to them in sub.
stance, it was said In we'll informed
quarters that it would be physically
impossible to prepare the document
in its complete final form in the four
| days remaining.
If the German government in reply
to the ultimatum, raises a controversy
regarding the status of the German
delegates and the procedure to be fol-
lowed the arrival of the delegates at
! Versailles, may be postponed.
Foe Plan Bluff.
Berlin, April 22.-The German peace
| delegation is going to Paris confident
| ly expecting to wreck the Allied peace
machine. This is plainly evident from
statements in the Berlin press, as
we'll as the attitude of the foreign
Office.
The Germans plan to employ the
same tactics which brought America
into the war two years ago The for
eign office theory is that the Allies
will not call Germany's bluff if the
delegates announce their determine
tion to refuse to sign the terms
The delegation is expected to leave
for Paris at once. Some reports have
been circulated that the government
may have plebiscite to decide
whether the Allied terms will be ac-
cepted.
Same Crowd in Charge.
The new republic has intrusted its
| destinies to a group of diplomatists
who have not changed in any way from
those who directed Germany's policies
before the revolution.
I'VE believe the terms received
from Paris are just Entente propagan-
da to prepare the German people for
the hardest possible peace so they will
appreciate the terms actually offered
which undoubtedly will be much
easier" a member of the foreign office
said 1T is clever peace propaganda,
but fortunately, we see through it,"
Foreign Minister Brockdorff- -Rantzau
is prepared TO interpret President VIII
sons IA points In an entirely different
light from that OF the Allies and Will
sons viewpoint regarding Alsaac-Lor
raine. Posen, the German colonies and
other disputable questions.
BoIshevism Threat Prepared.
1t has been reported the Germans
plan to tear up the peace terms and
refuse to sign them, then make coun-
ter-peace proposals according to Ger
man ideas, threatening to turn Ger
many over to the bolsheviki if the AL
lies still sand pat. The foreign office
is expected to frighten the Allies into
believing Germany will pay no indem-
mites If the bolsheviki get control Of
the country.
This is purely bluff, because the for
eign office has absolutely nothing to
do with bolshevism in Germany. Ger
many's internal troubles will no more
disappear as the result of peace than
they faded when 1t was announced that
Allied food had arrived
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