The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-14
PEACE IN EUROPE
is FINALLY MADE
Ratification of Treaty of Yer
sailles and Acceptance of
Protocol Brings Peace
GERMANY PLEDGED
TO OBSERVE TERMS

America is Still at War With
Germany as Senate Refuses
to Ratify Treaty
Paris, Jan. 10 (By the Associated
Press) .-Ratificat of the treaty o.
Versailles were exchanged, and peac,
between Germany, France, Gr.aI
Britain and the other allies and asso-
ciated powers, with the exception Of
the United States, became effective a;
4.16 o'clock this afternoon. There
postponement but these proved TO bt
groundless.
Following the exchange Of ratifica-
ton Premier Clen1enceau handed to
Baron Kurt Won Lersner, head of the
! German peace delegation, a letter con.
tanning three declarations:
''First-The general~secretary ha.
fheen authorized by the supreme coun-
ell to assure the German delegation
that the intcrallied commission or
control and the commission on rcpa-
rations will conforms with the ;r:ca'"s.
|. cIre to the statement in the note "l
Decemker relative to Safeguard
ing tho vital economic Interests
;ern1any
"Second--The experts OF the al'ie|
md associated powers, believing thai
part of the information On which the.
founded their demand for 10000 toli
Of floating DOCKS floating cranes
tugs and dredgers may have been in.
accurate on certain points and details
think they have committed an erro.
as concerns $4,000 tons Of floatin.
docks at Hamburg.
eff the investigation to which tn:
;nterallied. commission on control vii
! proceed shall show that there has
really been an error the allies and as
| sociated powers will be prepared t.
reduce their demands propo:tionatel.
in manner to fOwer them to 10000
tons in round numbers, and even be
low.that if the necessity Of such re.
auction shall be demonstrated by con
vincing arguments. But most com
olete facilities should be accorded t.:
authorized allied and associated rer
"esentatives TO enable them to max.
III necessary inquiries. with q view l.
verifying the German assertions bt
fore any reduction from the origin.
demands Of the protocol can be def
nitely admitted by the allied and as
sociated powers.
"Third-The allied and associate
governments with reference to th;
'ast paragraphs Of ;ho letter whie!
contains their reply, do not consiGo
hat the sole &C: OF sinking tho Ge:'
man ships at Scapa Flow constitute,
/ crime of war for which individjl;.
punishment will be eXacted in con
fornlity with article 22S Of the peac,
treaty.
ON the other hand. the allied an
associated powers wish to point or
that without losing sight of the vita
economic interests Of Germany. the
have presented demand for 10000
OBS on the inventory established b.
hen. German experts have furnishn
details which we will verify and wh;c
give a smaller figure. Consequent,
here will eventually be deducted fror
he 100000 tons Of floating dock.
.ranes. tugs and tireGSerS claimed l..
| he allies a tonnage OF II" ltirg docks
| Ehich. after veiilication We Will recos
1izc Us having been included on inter
lllied inycntory'by mistake and wllic,'
eonsequcnJ..- does not exist. Never
| ,heless such deduction shall not cx
:eed 123.oo0 tons
The allied and associated power
sGf! til:it. the $4,000 tons proposed b.;
n. German government. Of w:ici; =
,ist WAS handed over during the dcjib-
| erations Of the technical commissions
must be delivered i,Hm cdiatei. Fo
he balance Of the tonnage. as s!ia:.'
be determined by the commission OF:
separations. a delay will be allowed
the German government which car:
not exceed 80 months for delivery o.
he total amount"
(sisned) "Ciemcrceau.
The outstanding comment tonigh.
m the ceremony is that it leaves the
United States tie only power wl1ic!!
vas actively, at war witt, Germany not
low on 6. peace basis. That WAS tn
:otc sounded by yon Lcrsner, head OF
he German peace declgation. in =
statement to the Associated Press III
mediatcly after the ceremony.
Il am naturally ;1cppy that pt;t<c'
i';ls finally bocpnc effective I;aroa
von Lcrsncr said! Ny great rcs:;@i
IS that the United States is the ONLY
sounrN with which Germany is stu.
IN a state OF WAY hope. however.
hat lhis situation w:l! soon h>
hanged
:txccrl'i"n of tic trcai> ri;
.'crs:!iiles imposes upon Germ;irE tEs'
heaviest sacrifices ever borne 1'y Il ,.a-
ton in modern times We lost Ia thr
west and in the cast territories that
belonged 20 Prussia for many ceEtu-
'!cs. We have assumed enormous eco
nonaic obligations Nevertheless.
''a glad that ps>2cc is d; last rccs-