Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-01-10
TREATY IN EFFECT
AS GERMANY SIGNS
PEACE PROTOCOL
Treaty Of Versailles Is Signed
by Germany at ais Today,
Ending All Details, Except U.
S. Action, Of World War.
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BULLETINS.
By This Associated Press.
PARIS, Jan. 10-The German peace
treaty protocol was signed by Gcrs
many's representatives here today
preliminary to the ceremony Of exc
changing ratifcations putting the
treaty into effect.
Baron Won Lersner, the head of tho
German Mission affixed his signature
at 4 O'Clock, to the protocol.
PARIS, Jan. 1O.-The Treaty Of
Versailles making peace between Ger-
many and ratifying allied powers was
put I'm effect at 4:15 this afternoon by
the exchange of ratifications.
The entire ceremony, which took
| place in the Clock hal at the French
/ Foreign Ministry, was comp -efed By
4:10 O'Clock.
Previously Baron Won Lersncr sign-
ed the protocol of November 1, pro.
viding for reparatiOn for sinking OF
| the German warships and TO insure
the carrying out of the armistice
terms. The signing of this document
occurred in the office of the minister
of foreign affairs.
BIZ The Associated Press.
PARIS, Jan. 10-Although the ex-
change of ratification of the Versailles
treaty this afternoon Is the final act
tions between Germany and France,
no arrangements have been made by
Germany, so far as can be ascertain
ed here, to resume peace relations
with this country.
Reports having been circulated un-
challenged some time ago to the effect
that Kurt Won Lersner, head of the
German delegation would be desig-
mated as first German charge d. af-
faires, 1t has become accepted as a
fact. Baron Won Lersner, however,
told the Associated Press this morning
he had not been named for the post,
and was in utter ignorance OF the in
/ tentions of his government.
He denied reports that he would, al
the head of the peace delegation,
ieave its quarters on Avenue Bour-
! donnais for the old embassy after the
| signature of the protocol.
He is still confined to his room un-
der orders from his physicians, and
will not leaeve 1t until the hour ar
foreign Office by the final ceremony
in the making of peace.
Regret Over Americas Action
By The Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. ~10:-Regret over
Americas absention from participa-
ton in the ratification OF the treaty
| of Versailles is again expressed in
| editorials printed in this mornings
papers.
"America's absence" said the Tel
egram, clouds alike the prospects of
the present and the future. 1t weak
ems profoundly the moral authority
of the League of Nations and conse-
quently the sense OF security regard
ing the immediate future. Instead Of
new machinery for the worlds future
guidance, standing ready and COM
plete, waiting only motive-power to
set it going, the machine is not yet
put together. The United States still
stands outside. The allies have wait
ed until they could wait no longer
and must now go forward alone,
deeply sensible of the loss they have
sustained, but still hoping that SOON
er or later they will be rejoined by
the Great Republic"
The Daily News contends: "A new
world order from which America, or
for that matter Germany or Russia,
or any considerable faction of man
kind, is excluded, is foredoomed TO
failure"