The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-01-16

-~.e were neid the Dlenary sessions
OF the peace conference that fixed the
terms of the treaty. Baron Won LerS-
ner and Herr Won Simson, were the
last to enter the room and the first
to sign the minutes recording the ex
change of Publications.
The proceedings began without any
ceremony, Premier Lloyd George of
Great Britain following the German
delegates at the signature table. He
was succeeded by Premier Clemen
ceau Of France.
Premier Nitti of Italy, Baron Matsui,
the Japanese representative, and Paul
Hymanus, the Belgians' foreign min
lister, followed Premier Clemenceau in
the order named.
Then the delegates of the other rati-
flying nations signed In alphabetical
sequence.
Peaceful relations between Germany
and most Of the nations engaged in the
great war with her are established by
the action taken on Saturday. The
peace treaty now goes into effect, as
between Germany and those powers
that have finally ratified it-Great Bri-
tain, France, Italy, Japan, Belgium,
Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala, Peru, Po-
land Siam, Czecho- Slovakia and Uru-
quay.
The United States alone of the "big
five has not rated the treaty. AS
iraf n .
have been given by most of the smaller
powers signatory to the treaty. China
did not sign the document because Of
her objections to the Shantung provi-
sions, but proclaimed state OF peace
with Germany.
The all-important ratification by
/ Germany was given on July 8, 1919,
the day following which President VIII
son presented the treaty to the United
States senate.
The long interval between the as
sembling of the peace conference at
Versailles on January 1S, 1919. and
the signing of the treaty was occu-
| pied with almost daily conferences on
its provisions among the representa-
tives of the nations which had been
at war with Germany or had broken
relations with her. the principal parts
being taken by delegates of France,
Great Britain, Italy, Japan and the
United States The first important
work completed was the drawing IN
of the covenant Of the league of ma
TONS which WAS finished on February
IA. The German representatives re-
ceived the treaty on May Z.
The treaty not only defines tho ta'-'.'-
v1 peace with Germany nut contains
provisions for the international labor
organization. The document comprises
fifteen parts, with numerous annexes
1t provided that us soon as it had beer
ratified by Germany and three of the
principal allied and associated power
process verbal of the deposit of ratif
cation should be drawn up, from the
date of which the treaty would come
into force us between the powers
! which had ratified it, The treaty will
enter into force for each other power
at the date of the deposit of its rati
fication.
In October last sufficient number
of powers had ratified the treaty tt
comply with the requirements for its
effectiveness. Because of the sinking
of the German informed ships by theil
officers and crews at Scapa Flow, how
ever. and the failure of the Germans
to live up to some of the armistic,
terms, the Allies on November | de
manded that before the treaty was pu
into effect Germany should sign a pro
tocol providing for PREPARATION for thu
destruction of the warships and guar
anteeing the carrying out of the armis
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