Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-11
WAR IS
OFFICIALLY
ENDED BY
FORMAL.
PEACE
German Representative Says
His Country viii Do Every
thing Possible to Garry Out
Hard Terms Imposed.
MUST SURRENDER
OFFICERS FOR TRIAL
Absence of Delegates From
United States Is Noted and
Teuton Expresses Regret
Over Same.
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Paris. Jan. 10 (by the Associated
Press) Qualifications of the treaty OF
Versailles were exchanged and peace
between Germany. France. Great
Britain and the other allied and asso-
ciated powers with the exception of
the United States, became effective
at AIS o'clock this afternoon. There
We're eleventh hour rumors of a fur
ther postponement, but these proved
to be groundless.
The outstanding comment tonight
on the ceremony is that 1t leaves the
United States the only power which
was actively at war with Germany not
now on peace basis. That was the
note sounded by Baron Kurt Won
Lersner, head of the German peace
delegation, in a statement to the AS
soeiated Press Immediately after the
ceremony
German Official Statement.
'T am naturally happy that peace
has finally become effective" Baron
Won Lersner said. my great regret
is that the United States is the only
country with which Germany is still
in state of war. / hope, however,
that this situation will soon be
changed.
Execution of the treaty OF Ver-
sallles imposes upon Germany the
heaviest sacrifices ever borne by a
nation in modern times. We lost In
the west and in the east territories
that belonged to Prussia for many
centuries. We have assumed enor-
nous economic obligations. Never
theless, am glad that peace is at last
established. because it will give
back to Germany her beloved sons
still prisoners abroad"
Asked as to the execution of the
terms of the treaty. Baron Won Lersner
declared that Germany was ready and
determined to do her utmost. He
continued:
VIII Comply If Possible.
1--WE have already, even without be-
ing obliged by the terms Of the treaty,
delivered a considerable quantity of
products, including two and half
million tons of coal, to France. and [
can says that Germany will go to the
utmost limit of possibility in fulfill
ing all the obligations she has In
cured. 1t will mean hard times for
Germany, but with the recovery of
our ardor for labor and production,
we hope to meet every emergency
THE recovery of our economic
Is as much to the interest
of the entente as It Is to us, on ac-
count of the great economic difficult
ties that threaten all Europe. It Is
obvious, speaking chiefly of France.
that her economic prosperity depends
upon the economic recovery of Ger
many"
Baron Won Lersner said he had had
several very satisfactory conferences
with Louis Loucheur. French minister
of reconstruction, regarding the re-
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Germany and France. and added that
he hoped the European nations, work
ing together, would solve the great
economic problems. The most thorny
problem appeared to Won
Iersner to be the question of the ex-
tradition of a considerable number OF
German officers, officials and soldiers
to be tried for crimes alleged to have
been committed during the war.
Sees Harm in Trial.
II do not want to give up all hope
continued Baron Won Lersner. that
among the allies the conviction will
selves strictly of rights conceded In
the treaty for the extradition of
those accused. they may cause the
greatest consequences. not only for
Germany but for quiet and order In
Europe generally We pointed out
Two months ago very frankly to the
allies the harmful consequences that
might ensue if their right to demand
,xtradition should be executed liter
lily. At the same time we submitted
written suggestions for the solution of
he delicate problem.
"The principal features of this
were that Germany would
TO arraign before the su-
,reme court of Germany all persons
accused by the entente; would except
III such from the law of amnesty. and
would consent to the presence of rep
esentatives of the entente at the trial
is public prosecutors, with fullest
lights of control. Germany. in the
Meantime, has enacted laws to this
md.
Exceeds Austria's Demands.
"The entente did not accept our
proposals before peace became ef-
ective but that does not preclude
erious examination anew OF the
,roblem after the establishment of,
,eace. Your conviction must be tho
anne as mine, that the desire of the
,ntente is by no means to satisfy re-
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