The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-04-23
Big -Four Tells Germany Her En-
voys Must Have Power to
Sign Peace Treaty.
BLUFF BY FOE IS seen
Story Told That Hun ENJOYS Will
Tear Up Treaty Submitted,
and Attempt to Make
Counter Proposals.

Paris, April 22.-The German reply
to the ultimatum of the council of
tour that it 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.
. 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
10 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
well as the attitude of the foreign
office.
The Germans plan to employ the
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into the wal two years ago. The for
eign Office theory is that the Allies
will not call Germany's bluff if the
delegates announce their determina-
ton 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 a plebiscite to decide
whether the Allied terms will be &C.
cepted.
Same Crowd in Charge.
The new republic has intrusted its
destinies to a group of diplcmatists
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 Observation-Disclosures
Is prepared to interpret President Will
sons IA points in an entirely different
light from that of the Allies and viii.
sons viewpoint regarding Alsaac-Lor.
raine, Posen, the German colonies and
other d%isputable questions.
eoishevism 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
mar ideas, threatening to urn Ger
many over to the bolsheviki if the AL.
Hes still sand pat. The foreign office
is expected to brighten the Allies into
believing Germany will pay no indem-
mites II 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 it was announced that
Allied food had arrived.