Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-10

mony Of exchanging ratifcations put.
ting the treaty into effect.
Baron Kurt Won Lessner, the head Of
the German mission, AFFIXED hts sigma.
turs to tho protocol at 400 o'clock.
All In But U. Q. A.
Peaceful relations between Germany
and other nations at war with her were
established at Paris today. Peace now
goes into effect between her and those
powers which have ratified it--Great
Britain. France. Japan. Belgium. Boil
via, Guatemala, Poland. Siam 'Czocho-
Slovakia, Brazil, Peru aud Uruguay,
Great Britain was the first of the
great powers represented In the SUI
prcme council to take such action, be-
Ing followed in succession by Italy.
France and Japan. Tho United States
alone Of the Ave has not ratified the
treaty. A. the list shows. ratincations
have been given by most OF the powers
signatory to the treaty. China did not
sign the document, but has proclaimed
a treaty Of peace with Germany. The
all-important signing by Germany was
given on July 10, 1919. the date on
which the treaty was given to the
United States by President Wilson.
The treaty OF Versailles. as II has be-
como known, was signed In the historic
Versailles palace on June 2s, 1919. &
The treaty not only defines the terms
Of peace with Germany but contains
the provisions OF the international la
Dor organization. It provided that as
soon as It had been ratified by Ger
many and three Of the allied powers.
process verbal of the ratiications
should be drawn up from the date on
which the treaty would come into force
as between the powers which have rati-
fed 1t.
each other power at the time Of its
deposit Of the ratification.
Commissions Now Function.
In October last a sufficient number
Of powers had ratified the treaty to
provide for its effectiveness. Because
Of the sinking OF the German ships at
Scapo Flow and the failure Of Ger
many to live up to some Of the arni-.
|stice terms. the allies demanded that
Germany should sign protocol pro-
viding for reparation for sinking tho
ships and carrying out the armistice
terms. Since that. time the protocol
ana the reparations have been under
discussion. It wss only within tho
past fortnight that the situation has
begun to clear.
With the putting Of the treaty into
effect number Of commissions GREAT
ed by It Will begin TO function, as win
the league Of nations, and preparations
will be hastened for the taking Of
plebiscites to determine whether Ger
tain territories win separate from
Germany.
Probably the most important II the
repafations commission. its special
duty being to regulate the payment Of
indemnities by Germany during the
next forty years. It viii also deal
with the Saar- -Rhenish territories
Uppsr siesia, Teschen and scleswig.
Boundary commissions which are to
nx upon The new Boundaries OF Ger
many with Belgium. Poland ana
Csecho- -slaxikia are to be fixed with
II ths next tsw darn n sa:
provD6ss punishmsnA
\ - epesdy aet1ong gexpscted h the ns1t
~ Iys WIN - th4 slbmission ofaA
list u psrSonSs h t0 ~ si,bmitt4d tosths
allies for trial. Il has been reported
that ths LIST has been cut down FROM
the drst list Of 1.3o0 names. II viii
still name the former German crown
prince and Cfawn Prince Rupprecht, Of
Bavaria, however, It Is reported that
tho treaty itself arraiSns former
Emperor William 'for q supreme Of
fense against international morality
and sancticity Of treaties" and pro-
vides for special tribunal to try him.
Supreme Council Divides.
Paris, Jan. 10.-The supreme coun-
oil has found that since the arrival in
Paris of PreniArs NTH and 1Io,zd..