Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-05-09
FOE MUST SIGN
WITHIN IS DAYS
Will Be Permitted to Consider
Treaty and Make Counter
Proposals.
ENEMY Chief NEARLY FAINTS
Count Won Brockdorff- -Rantzau Almost
Overcome With Emotion When
He Presents Credentials
to Allies EnVoys.

Paris, May 5.-The German dele
gates to the peace congress will have
fifteen days in which TO consider the
treaty and make any counter proposals
they desire, it has been learned. They
may begin offering their suggestions
at any time, but no day of grace will
be allowed. Representatives Of the
allies, it was stated, reserve the right
to reply to any of the German objec-
tions or proposals at any time, but
the belief is expressed that no more
than five days or week will be re-
quired for closing the exchanges OF
ideas.
While the date for the presentation
of the treaty to the Germans has still
not been fixed, it probably will be
Monday or Tuesday. Numerous de-
tails remain to be approved, but con-
sideratiOn of them has reached such
a stage that it is reasonably certain
that the peace documents can be
whipped into shape in the next three
or four days. The ceremony of pres
entation will be in the presence of
only the delegates of the governments
which participated in the war.
To- council of three is proceeding
| with it's deliberations, unembarrassed
| by the absence Of the Italian dele
gates. Italy is still regarded as a
MEMBER of the conference and invi'
| tations are being forwarded to her
ambassador for participation in the
conferences.
| Among the questions still unsettled
and which NJ. Clemenceau, David
Lloyd George and President Wilson
1 considered at two meetings is the
disposition of the German cables. II
| is learned that the Belgian claims
have been finally disposed of or thai
an agreement had been reached giving
| Belgium priority in the reparations tC
the amount of S500,000,O00.
Versailles, France, May 5.-Palt
and almost fainting from emotion
count Won Brockdorff- -Rantzau, ths
German foreign secretary and head o1
the German peace delegation, passed
| through what evidently was one of tht
bitterest moments cf his life Thurs
day. He was barely able to sustain
himself through the brief ceremony O.
presenting the credentials of the dele
cations to committee of the United
States and the allies.
The meeting took place in tn,
room of the Trianon hotel previousl.
used for the sessions of the suprem
military council. Count Won Brock
dorff- -Rantzau, on entering, was &C
companied by Herr Landsberg, Pro
fessor Schuecking and two secretaries
and waiting for him the allied repre-
sentatives were grouped around julie
Cambon, the former French ambas
the commission.
Other members of the allies part
included Henry White Of the Unite
States, Lord Harding, Great Britain
and Ambassador Matsui, Japan.
Tokyo, May 1.-The diplomatic at
visory council has voted to adher
to Japan's attitude relating to tn
Shantung peninsula and to make n
concessions or compromises at Pari!
} according to newspapers here.
Paris, May 1.-All German right
at Kiaochow and in Shantung pro-
ince are to be transferred without n
serve to Japan, according to an agree
ment reached by the council {
three" Japan voluntarily engages
hand back Shantung province in fu
sovereignty to China, retaining onl
the economic provileges granted Ge
many and the right to establish a Sc
tlement at Tsingtau, south Of Kia
chow.