The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-11
ASSEMBLED At PARIS THE ALLIED
EUROPEAN NATIONS JOIN GERMANY
IN SIGNING Treaty Of VERSAILLES

Paris, Jan. l0.-Ratifications of the
treaty of Versailles were exchanged
and the peace pact signed by Germany
france. Gerat Britain and the other al
lied and associated powers. with tine OK.
ccption Of the United States, became II
fectiyc at I:l6 O'Clock this afternoon.
There were cloventh-hour rumors Of a
further postpouomcnt but these proved
To bc gruundlcss.
Tho outstanding comment tonight on
the ceremony is that it leaves the init.
ed states the only power which was ac.
lively al war with Germany not now
on peace basis That was the note
sounded by Baron Won Lersner head Of
the German peace delegation. in "a
statement to the Associated Press i'm
msdiately after the ceremony.
Il am naturally happy that peace has
finally become cffective,' Baron Won
Lcrsner said. My great regret is that
The United States is the only country
with which Germany is still in state
Of war. ! hope, however, that this sit.
uatiCn viii soon be changed.
Execution Of the treaty OF Versailles
imposes upon Germany the heaviest
sacrifices ever borne by nation in
modern times. We lost in the west and
east territories that belonged to Pr'lS.
sia for many centuries. We have as
sumed enormous economic obligations.
Nevertheless | am glad that peace is ut
last re.establishrd, because it viii give
back to Germany her beloved sons stil
prisoners abroad
The most thorny remaining problem
appeared to Won Lersner TO be the
question Of the eXtradtion Of German
officials, officers and soldiers to be
tried for crimes alleged to have been
committed during the war.
After the settlement of Il few details
there with the arrangement of the exc
cution OF the treaty, Baron Won I.ersner
Will leave Tor Berlin for q short rest
Paris, Jan. l0.--Thc treaty Of Yer
sailles, making peace between Ger
many and the ratifying allied powers
was put into effect at i:l5 O'Clock
this afternoon by the exchange OF rati
flCationS.
The proceedings began without any
ceremony, Premier Lloyd George u'
Great Britain following the German
delegates at the signing table. lie wa,
succeeded by Premier Clomcnceau VIII.
on returning TO his seat after sign
! ing, stopped in front Of Baron yot
/ Lersner and Herr Won SimsoN. IN,
| German representatives aros, an,
| bowed TO NJ Clemenceau, who said ;
( rcw words which We're inaudble I,
the spectators. The premier thor
passed on to his place without shals
ing hands.
/ This incident was watched with Tn,
most intense interest in II dead si
| lencc. 1t was noticed that Baron Vol
/ Lersner made a movement as il Il
put out his hand, but seemed TO checl
| himself as he saw NJ. Clemonceau KEEP
his gray gloved hands ut his sides
Premier Nitti Of Italy, Baron Mat
sui the japanese representative an,
Paul Humans, the Belgian foreign
minister followed Premier Clemenceal
in the order named.
Then the delegates Of the other rat
fying nations signed In Alphabetical
sequence. The entire ceremony wa
over Mt i:lG. when NJ. Clcmrncea'
rose and said
"rhe protocol having been signed
aa well as the minutes recording tn
exchange OF notifications, have tn
honor TO declare that the treaty Q
Versailles IL in full effect and that il
terms viii be executed integraly."
The ceremony was characterized b
formal poiteness to the exclusion O