Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-23

s.Sote of the Assembly at weimar
I, reached President Wilson at 7to
z O'Clock this evening and arc now be-
Ing considered by the council. One
? of the communications is understood
to announce that the Assembly voted
in favor Of signing the treaty with
certain reservations.
Reject German Requests.
The council o: four has definitely
rejected the German suggestion that
further alterations be made in the
j peace treaty.
The council received four notes from
che Germans which are supposed to
were held 10 await advices from
We!mar on the result Of the meeting
went at once 10 the residence OF Pre-
S, nier LLOYD George. where the council
TOOK up c ,nnss OF the Noes
government declared that Germany
was ready TO sign peace Il the Clauses
war and calling FOR tria! OF the former
Emperor we're eliminated.
session He 3nti ocloSE in the eSenns
and then adjourned for dinner The
sIe3 ms u Fa SsqsS ,s snd
its decision 10 reject the German re-
quest.
Prepare for Signing.
to sSs SHAPE SsaEa hsEs .o PsEf as
sisning Of the peace treaty Orders
have essn siTS1 = have ne1yNsr-y;h..npss
ceremony. acco.d!as 20 ;he H,vas
Agency, Is aoi !iAely 70 occur before
reSsivsa Is ans. iuEa!sSines re
mental ,a6.S Min Is eighteenth cen
tury gil: and bronze decorations has
been pisSsd in pos:;ion On me d1is
seated
There will ae. room for 900 iaxi,ed
Of Hail Of Mirrors. While the -ishi
wing Will be occupied BY aeou; The
Sixiy seats have been allotted 10 the
Z French press
The prosram Of arranEsmen,s. as
Submitted 10 Premier c,emenceau TO-
day. The Court OF Honor has been
cleared OF captured guns. Three reCi-
mcntS OF infantry and five OF cavalry
will be on duty at the time of The sign
ing Of the treaty.
Gunrd. VIII he on Duty.
Republican guards. in gala uniform.
Will render the honors. They will be
stationed oil the grand staircase, by
which the plcnipotentlaries enter the
hall.
According to the Hayas Agency;
not be resumed Immediately on the
signing Of the treaty. but only after
its ratification. This also applies to
the admission Of German subjects into
France.
Fronting NJ. Clemenccau's prcsiden-
tial chair will be placed a small table,
on which tho diplomatic instruments
Will be laid. 1t will be to this table
that each representative is called III
alphabetical order TO sigh his name
to the treaty and a!iiX 10 it his gov
eminent seal.
AS there arc 100 delegates, the cere-
mony IS expected TO take at least
ninety minutes.
II is as yet uncertain whether NJ
$Clemenccau Will make speech. 1t is
considered as not unlikely that the
Germans will raise Il last protest at the
moment of signing.
"HiEh spots" OF Treaty.
Here arc the high spots" OF the
4 treaty OF peace which Germany will
Officially accept today:
Germany loses .Alsacc- Lorrainc, the
Saar Basin tat least for fifteen years..
n. strip OF Upper Silcsia. the district
portions OF West Prussia and pomer-
:ania, part OF Schleswig Gf n plebiscite
80 decides. all her colonies and extra
European rights and possessions, ccr-
tain small districts 10 Belgium. her
entire navy nov sunk) and all her
military and naval air forces.
She cannot incorporate German Aus
tria in her empire.
She must reduce her army within
three months TO 200. 600 and March 81.
1920. TO 100000. She must abolish con-
scription.
She must dismantle all forts nifty
kilometers east Of the Rhine within
ssiX months, agreeing to allied occu
patton for fifteen years, or until the
PREPARATION sum. not yet fixed is paid.