The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11
Baron Won l. ersne sr
Strives to Conceal Emo
ton During Ceremony
TIGER PLEASED
AS SCHOOLrBOY
French Premier Achieves
Life Ambition-Leaves
Hall With Face Wreath.
ed In Smiles
By Charles =. BErrraIs.

By CHARLES r. BEtTE1IL.
Paris, Jan. 1o.--Fcr the frst tiraa
ssncA the end OF July 1914, Represents
tatiyes Of Germany and the allied ma
tons today shook hands.
The synnbo,lical gesture with whites
the peace Of the world was final!J
sealed took place ii, the clock hall ok
following the sigma t,1re Of the. treats
Of. Versailles and the exchange and a..
post Of the ratiicatinns.
The ceremony which restored peAcs
was one of the most profound
solennnity and far more impressive
than that Of the presentation at tbs
treaty terms TO the Germans In the
Hall Of Mirrors at Versailles where !
the gowns OF fashionable woman, the
gay continental uniforms. tha CROWDED
bencheS, the draped nagE and the III.
splendknt rnirror-iined walls gave I
keynote of brilliancy and Joy, rather
than the air OF impressive pcrtent
eharacterizing .todAy.s monAritons
|proceedings..
Lees than three: sccre persons. ir-
Ieigding thA tourr4ltstss AN sob4rly
garbed in the ofaci&l frcck ccats. writ-
nesEed the scene.
Official participants, headed by rrent
icy Clemenceau, with the Germans In
tire rear, entered the historic cham
hes
T. Although haroieany attempting ~
present outward calm, II was evident
thar Earon Won Lersner, Germanvs
chief envoy was prey to the most
intense emotion
The British Premier, Lloyd -f5ecres,
discarded on this occasion his usual
mask of careless regularity and ap-
reared glum and immensely Inn
pressed by the Importance nj the
event. while signor Nitti. the Italian
ennity of the moment that he forgot
tn emphasize his whispered communal
cations TO his collea cues with his cuss
tornarT appropriate Latin gesticuia~
tions Mstsui. the japanese diplomat
was the only one of the group exhibit
in- absolute stolidity.
CFiareneeau betrayed his emotion
only by nerTously lingering his pen.
his face wearing it's familiar aspect
CT boredom and dsinterestedness 84
SIT At SAME. TABLE. ak
notable feature Of the ceremony
w,as the seating of the enemy dele
gates for the first time at the sayr4
table with the allied ministers.
When Baron LArsner, striving hard
TO control his emotions. walked from
this table 70 tho smaller carved table
t. sign the treaty document bound In
sunptuous leather covers, his hand
was trembling as he traced the letters
witnessing C;eruany's anal acQuiesencN
IN defeat there was not sound IN tina
chamber.
When the last signature had bean !
inscribed N the volume. Ciemenceau
pushed back his chair with tired gee.
ture and walked stiffly erect toward
won Lersner. the latter rising to meet
him
Looking his enemy colby In The
eye. the Tiger brusquely extended
his band touched the Germans fnxsrs
nerfunctor1ly, turned on his heel and
engaged in conversation with his seer
rotary.
Lloyd George brtskly followed a.
Tiger and with characteristic An
slc-Saxon craftsmanship. a cordial
smile playing under his heavy nous.
tache. seized Won Lersner's hand ana
shook 1t cordially.
Nirti. the personincation Of Italian
seriousness. bowed. smiled. olalp4d
The Germans hand ana bowed akain
i Matsui. wearing the inscrutabfa
facial mask of his race. Kravely shocA
hands with the Teuton envoy and bcNr4
ed IN the most chilly oficial style.
As the allied delegates passed out
OF the hall on their way to their autc@
mobiles Clerenceau was heard to SIGH
deeply and say 10 Lloyd George.
Now am satisfied. Ny life ana
bition has been achieved and nay Hfo
work brought to a magnificent cloae.
After which, with his face wre2thA4
in smiles, he proceeded to- the autN9
srobiie. visibIy pleased as A school boy
stepping from the class room for HI
va ca ton
Washington. Jan. to.--The arrn!stica
continues lin full force and effect boz
tween the United States and tcserMAi5ys
and accordingly the provisions OF Tia
rsrsastise agree n ent ass 1MsNy4n4bAg.
1918, AZ weft as thS PROFESSIONS, az TIT
extensions OF that agreement ren14a
binding upon these ma tionx' 1t was AK
noun ced tonight by the stA&A dep4r&4
nent dennins the position at tn
United States in the absence Of poAA4
treaty rariftcatfon. Notice 70 thfE -
feet has been sent to Germany.
President wilson, in accordance W1t1
a provision OF the LEAGUE Of nAttonI. S
ccvs rfant. il expected 10 ixsu3 t1aA ~
for the leagues first meeting. 80 !
which January Is, war dt4tGaa&xn1
The league provision directs That -
call shall be isSued ~ FrsaiA1ut Nef3x
.,En within rs dsyo eftAr The gnxtdn
Ann e the sfAary. INT tn4q6ot III
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