The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1920-01-10

Won Lersnsr and Herr Won simson. II
also became known.
psne.fh relations between Germany
and ths srsiei number Of the nations
engaged in N, great war with her are
sblished by the action taken at
Paris todv. The peace treaty now
socs into effect as soon as Germany
'rd ,hos. powers that finally ratified
It. Great Britain. France. Italy, Japan.
telrium. Bolivia. GuAtemsls, Peru.
Poland. Siam. csecho-sloyakla and
Uruguay.
Britain First To Rasfy.
Great Britain was tho first of the
five graf POWERS represented In the
suprems csuncil Of the peace confer
enee 10 take action. being followed In
succsssicn ~ France, Italy and Japan,
The United States alone OF the big
fvs has not ratified the treaty, As
the list shows. formal notifications
hsv, been given by most Of the smaller
powers sIsnatory 10 the treaty. China
d'd BOT sisp the document becau use Of
her objsctions TO the ShantunG pro.
visions but proclaimed . state Of peace
sith Germany.
The all important ratification BY
Germany was given on July .. 1919, the
Day following which President Wilson
presented the treaty to the United
staies seBntcs
Treaty signed June -, teis.
The mAkins Of the peace which nov
becomes effective. was begun shortly
s'tsr the conclusion Of the armistics
nj November II, 1913. which ended the
rreat war. The treaty of verssilles
- Il has became known. WAS signed In
the historic Versailles palace on June
%. 1919
The lonG intcWAl between the as
~mbiins of tho peace conference at
vsrssihes on January Is. 1918. and thr
sisniAs Of the treaty vas occupied with
almost dsUy conferences On its pro-
visions between the representatives. OF
Tho nations which had been at war
With Germany or had broken relations
with her. the principal parts being
tstsn by delegates Of France, Great
Britain. Italy Japan and the United
states.
League Plan Completed February n.
The first important work completed
was the drawing up OF the covenant
VI tn, lcsruc Of nations which vas
finished on February H. The German
were invited to Yer
ssiiles du,ipe April after the draf,
~ tho term Of peace had been COM
pleted. SThey received the treaty on
May l.
Tn treao not only defines the terms
n pace with Germany, but contains
the league OF nations covenant and the
P-esen, internal tionai labor orwsnira.
tion. The document comprises fifteen
parts witr numerous anne1es. II pro-
vided tina, ~ soon ~ II had been rst.
led by Germany and three Of the
principal sllied aad associated powers
= process verbal Of the deposit Of raun-
cations should bs drawn up from the
date o. which the treaty would come
iato force A. between the powers
which hs ratified Il The treaty will
enter Into force for each other power
At the date Of the deposit Of i,s ra,in-
cation
. Pretoeel New Required.
IN October last. . sufflci~Nt mum.
Der Of power, had ra,fi.d the treaty
TO oompl, with the requirements for
It's effectiveness. Becsuss oI the sink
ing OF the in,trned German warships
by their officers and crews at scaps
Wv. however. and the failure Of the
Germans 10 live up 20 some OF ths
arr,is,lce i.fn,s. the aliiSs on November
I dsmsnata that before the treaty ~ai
PIT into effect Germany should sign Z
protocol ~ vidins for rsparatioa fcs
ne destruction Of the wsrships and
guaranteeing the carrying out Of the
arm'silce terms.
slnre that time the question of ths
rrn.ocol and particularly the repsrat'o'
provisions In II have been Under ne
got'sticn BETWEEN tho allied suprem,
eoincil IND the German government
!, was only within the past fo~tsish'