The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-08
WILL SIGN
SATURDAY
AFTERNOON
Exchange Of Formal Ratifica.
tions Placing Treaty of
Versailles in Full
Effect.
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED
United States viii Not Take Part in
Ceremony as Treaty Has.Not
Been Ratified by
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED

4 limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
i PARIS, Jan. 8.--Exchange OF formal
ratifeations placing the treaty of Yer
sailIes in effect will take place at the
French foreign office at four o'clock
Saturday afternoon 1t was announced
officially today.
/. Only those nations who have ratl-
I fled the treaty will take part in the
ceremonies They are Great Britain.
France. Italy. Japan, Belgium, Bolivia,
4 Brazil, Guatemala, Peru, Poland, Siam,
iCzecho-Slovakia. Uruguay and Ger
many.
Russia and Turkey Next.
! LONDON, Jan. 8.--British and Ital-
ian officials left here for Paris this
/ morning to resume their peace discus
sions with French representatives.
/ Russia and Turkey will be the two
nations to receive first attention of
/ the allied leaders. 1t was indicated.
Some London newspapers believed a
policy of peace with Russia, because
lof the recent bolshevtst military vic
,tcries, will be considered.
| In the British party was Premier
/ Llcyd-George, Earl Curzon. secretary
OF state for foreign affairs; Andrew
Bonar Law, government leader in tho
house of commons: Lord .Birkenhead,
the lord chancellor; A. ]. Balfour,
lore president Of the council; K. S.
| Montagu, secretary Of state for India
land Lord Riddell.
Premier Nitti and Foreign Minister
SeiaIoia will represent italy while
Premier Clemenceau and other OH
cials will represent France.
To Ask Notifications.
PARIS, Jan. S.--The Hungarian
peace delegation will ask certain modi-
fications in the economic clauses OF
their peace treaty, which they insist
are unnecessarily severe, 1t was
I learned today. They also were ex-
pected to request an allied loan to as
sist in restoring their country.
! Other than this. 1t was said, the
Hungarian delegation, which arrived
here yesterday probably Will accept
| the treaty as offered. Presentation
probably will occur next week.
/ The sixty-six members Of the Hun
carian delegation have been installed
at Madrid Chateau. on the edge of
Bou,ogne wood. They are allowed
more freedom than was given any
fence has been erected around their
Headquarters and the delegates are
allowed to walk in the wood at will.
Trial Of Former Kaiser
LONDON, Jan. S.-The question OF
whether or not the former kaiser
shall be brought to trial will be set
tied at the opening conference OF al
lied leaders in Paris 8 member OF the
British delegation said today when
interviewed at Victoria station Just
before the British delegation left for
Paris.
The presence of Lord Birkenhead,
the British lord chancellor in the
peace party was explained as neces-
sarv to determine the ultimate decis-
ion on the former kaiser.
No Meeting Today.
PARIS. Jan. S.---No meeting Of the
supreme council will be held today,
It was announced, because of the Ill
ne as of two of the British members.
Besides. it was said, Premier Lloyd
George and Premier Nitti could not
arrive in time to participate in any
sessions today. Twenty-Five members
NJ the British delegation which will
attend the coming sessions Of allied
leaders here arrived last night.
Oppose Surrender Of Huns.
BERLIN, Jan. Opposition TO the
surrender of Germans accused or war
crimes for trial by allied tribunals
continued to grow here today.
Commenting upon the proposed
surrender, the Lokal Anzeiger said
the government would have TO Ihobil-
ize the army to drag the victims be-
fore the allies and that the army
proba bly, would refuse to act and the ,
government would be forced TO tell
the allies they must come and get
the accused themselves