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to the peace congress complained bit?
terly this morning to ono of the
French liaison officers of the un ex- ?
pected harshness of the conditions of ;
pence.
The delegates said they had c.\
pectcd from the newspaper reports ,
that the demajids in many respects '
would be far-reaching, but were not ;
prepared for the terms as actually ,
laid down in the printed copy of the
document.
Intimations lead to the belief that
two or three members of the Germ?n
peace delegation probably will return j
to Germany to consult their govern- i
?nont, the others remaining at Ver- \
sailles.
"Remaining at Versailles"
A copy of the conditions handed yes?
terday to the German delegation is
now t?n its way to Berlin, a courier
having let Versailles late last night ?
with the firat report from Count Von i
Brockdorff-Rantaau on the proceedings i
of the peace congress.
The German delegation worker virt- i
ually all night preparing detailed re
ports and copies of the speeches. The
clicking of several scores of type?
writers w.ts heard until dawn in the
throe hotels occupied by the German
mission. All was quiet at German
headquarters this morning, as the del?
egates were fatigued by their long, '
drawn out labors, and they did not
show themselves.
No Reply on Treaty
Germany ha i not yet submittd an/
communication with regard to the
peace treaty.
All the exchanges between the dele?
gation at Versailles and the home gov?
ernment are beging kept secret.
A copy of the treaty is well on its
way to Berlin. A German courier left
at 9 o'clock last night bearing it with
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau's first
report on the negotiations.
Has Direct Wireless
BERLIX, May 8 (By The Associated
Press).-Wireless communication be?
tween \auen and the Eiffel Tower in
Paris has been resumed so that the
German peace delegation can keep in
close touch with Berlin.
The Foreign Office here is connected
with Nauen by direct wire, and the
peace delegation has a direct wire
from Versailles to the Eiffel Tow-er.
Both wireless stations are equipped
with receiving apparatus.
Rantzau 's Speech
Angers Allies
Defiant Words of German
Count Provide Sensation
of Reading of Treaty
VERSAILLES, May 8.?The scene at
yesterday's session of the Peace Con?
gress, when the terms of the treaty
were presented to the German dele?
gates, %vas an impressive one, and the
function was not without its tense
moments. Indeed the entire half hour
which it took Count von Brockdorff
Rantzau to deliver his reply to Premier
Clemenceau, was a period of tenseness
for President Wilson, Premier Clemen?
ceau and Lloyd George, and, in fact,
for virtually everyone present.
; The speech was translated sentence
ty sentence by the German interpre?
ters, who did not fail to bring out with
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Lost Lives in the War
"PARIS,, April 30 (Correspondence
of The Associated Press').?Cap?
tain Andre Tardieu, head of the Gen?
eral Commission for Franco-Ameri?
can War Matters, announced that he
had mado an investigation into the
number of French soldiers killed
between the apes of twenty and
thirty-one. He found that 58 per |
cent had lost their lives. That is,
that more than half of France's
youth had disappeared. _
full emphasis every sharp phrase, and |
the three Allied statesmen put their j
heads together in evident anger at j
more than one of the German spokes- !
man's cutting utterances, as if they
were deliberating upon the advisibility
of an immediate answer.
Leaders Discuss Address
The programme was unaltered, how
ever, and when the German plenipoten?
tiary had finished, Premier Clemenceau
arose and put the customary phrase:
"Has any one further observations to
make"" and when there was no re?
sponse, continued. "I then declare the
session closed."
The Allied triumvirate remained
after the German delegates had left
for a half-hour discussion of the new
situation. ___
The scene within the hall during the
ceremony had none of the pomp and j
glitter of earlier peace conferences - :
no display of court and military uni
forms such as marked the congresses !
of Berlin and Vienna, no theatrical
ceremonial. It seemed to gain in im
pressiveness by these very circum?
stances.
At the head of the table the striking
faces of Premier Clemenceau, Lloyd
George and President Wilson attracted
every eye. Marshal Foch, sitting with ?
the French delegation at the head of
one of the side tables was another
conspicuous figure. The bearded faces
of the Serbian statesmen, M. Pachitch,
and the Greek Premier, M. Venizelos,
as well as the familiar head of Ignace
Jan Paderewski, the Polish Premier,
also stood out from the mass of dele?
gates. The impassive faces of the Jap?
anese representatives, the Oriental
linements of the Chinese, the brown
countenances of the Arabs from Hed- ;
jas, and the presence, even of the two '
delegates from Liberia and Hayti, gave
evidence, that this was really a world
congress.
Tlie Cermans, who entered the cham
ber with all the confidence of victors, j
bore themselves without a trace of j
nervousness and acted as if they were j
taking part in the deliberations on j
equal terms with their adversaries.
The ceremony, which attracted to ;
the hall a crowd of correspondents j
and officials who began arriving at an j
early hour, started at 2:20 o'clock
when servants brought in huge arm- j
fuis of the printed conditions of peace
and distributed them, one copy to each j
delegation, Germans only were ex
cepted, their copy being delivered to
them at 3:17 o'clock, during the trans?
lation of Premier Clemenceau's speech.
At 2:25 o'clock Premier Clemenceau
and Stephen Pich?n, the French For- '
eign Minister, entered for a final sur?
vey of the arrangements and then ]
left to await the arrival of President j
Wilson. Secretary of State Lansing ;
also appeared for an instant at 2:30 j
o'clock. The minor delegates were
now streaming into the room and virt- j
ually all were assembled in their ?
places, when at 2:55 o'clock President j
Wilson, accompanied by the other !
American delegates and Premiers Clem- i
enceau and Lloyd George entered to?
gether and moved informally to their
places at the head of the table.
italians Greet Wilson
Premier Orlando and Foreign Min?
ister Sonnino of Italy followed an in?
stant, later. Both walked over to shake
hands with President Wilson and
Premier Clemenceau before seeking
their places.
While the assemblage was seating it?
self without signal at two or three
minutes after 3 o'clock Premier Clem?
enceau and President Wilson engaged
in an animated conversation. Premier
Lloyd George and Arthur Balfour, the ;
British Foreign ?Secretary, also in?
dulged in a chat. Premier Paderewski
during this interlude made a belated
appearance.
After a five minutes' wait Colorel
Henry, the French liaison officer, ap?
peared in the chamber, heralding the
approach of the German delegation.
The Germans entered the door an tn
stant later, preceded by a functionary
of the French government wearing the
glittering chain of his office, who an?
nounced in a loud voice, "Messieurs,
the German delegates." There was
some little confusion among the Ger
mans while they wore finding their :
proper places. Count von Brockdorff
Rantzau, who entered gloves in hand,
took the centre chair, with his live col?
leagues and Director von Stockham
mer, of the Foreign Office, flanking him
on either hand. Five German secre?
taries and their interpreters took their
places at *ables in the rear.
Speech Translated Twice
Premier Clemenceau, as President of
the Congress, rose and declared the
session operjed. He started immediately
upon his opening speech, pausing to
permit this to be translated into Eng?
lish and German by French ??nterpret
ers. The translation into the German
was decidedly faulty and halting.
When the Premier concluded with the
customary phrase: "Has any one ob?
servations to make," Count von Broek
dorff-Rantzau raised his hand, but he
was not recognized until the Promicr's
remarks had been translated.
During the translation, Paul Dufasta,
the general secretary of the assemolage,
proceeded across the open space in the
centre of the rectangle and deposited
B copy of t he peace treaty before the
head ?f the German delegation.
"Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau has
the floor," said Premier Clemenceau, as
soon as the translation had been fin
jshed.
The head of the German delegation.
did not rise like Premier Clemenceau,
reading his speech sitting, but it was
remarked by some that his apparent
discourtesy to his adversaries may have
been dictated by his physical condition.
Ranlzau's Words Anger
After the first sentence of the count's
speech had been delivered in Ger- !
man an interpreter began the French '
translation, fhe words did not reach
the head of the table distinctly and
Premier Clemenceau called for a i
louder utterance. He was equally dis- \
satisfied with the second attempt of ;
the interpreter, and two of the German |
officials finally left their places with ;
the German delegation and moved
across to the head or '.Tie table to de?
liver the German plenipotentiary's
bold and frequently offensive message,
sentence by sentanCo, right into the
face? of premiers Clemenceau, Lloyd I
Cieorge and President Wilson.
Oount von Brockdorff-Rantzau's gut?
tural German repeatedly rang out
jn strong emphasis on particularly
vigorous phrases or words of his
speech, as, for instance, when he de?
clared that, the admission by Germany
of sole guilt for the wer would bo "a
lie," and when he forbade the Allies
to speak of "cruelty and murder," in
view of the sufferings and death? of :
German civilian? under tho blockade '
and after the armistice.
The interpreter who gave the English
version m?de the most of hi? oppor
tunity, both in voice and selection of
words, and the bold and unrepentant
declarations of the German peace dele?
gate, as thus brought out, gave rise to
a murmur of indignation in the
chamber.
The German delegates were the first
to leave Trianon Palace after the meet?
ing. Before their appearance the mili?
tary guard had been witdhrawn so as
to avoid any semblance of military
honor. Von Brockdo*-;r-Rantzau and
Herr Landsberg came out first, and the
whole party was speedily shown into
automobiles, which left immediately
under a British and French escort and
moved through crowded streets, the
absolute silence of which was oppres?
sive.
The Germans were conspicuously un?
diplomatic in their appearance, and
they suggested, rather a party of
travel-stained tourists u;5 they en?
tered their motor cars.
Crowds Watch Delegates
The arrival and departure of von
Brockdorff-Rantzau and his colleagues
marked tense moments for the thou?
sands who lined the roped-off streets
of Versailles and watched the entrance
to the palace grounds. The motor cars
carrying the German'delegation did not
leave the hotels where the enemy dele?
gates aro quartered until all the Allied
delegates were within the palace. The
military guard wa.i withdrawn from the
palace entrance and the crowd was ap?
prised of the fact that the Germans
were approaching.
No insults were offered the enemy
representatives, the throngs standing
absolutely mute and in breathless si?
lence as the French orderlies opened
the automobile doors and French and
British officers conducted the Germans
into the palace.
The reception of the German dele?
gation at the palace was cold. A
group of Allied officers standing on the
stops at the main entrance to the
Trianon Palace either saluted per?
functorily, or avoided saluting by
turning away from the Germans.
Allies to Demand
Billion of Austria
Treaty Now Being Formed
Changes Old Frontiers ;
Envoys Leave Vienna
PARIS, May 8 (By The Associated
Pressl.-The French Foreign Office re?
ceived information to-day that the Aus?
trian peace delegation had left Vienna
last night and would reach St. Germain
probably to-morrow.
The council of four, with Premier
Orlando of Italy present, began to-day
to arrange the programme for the
presentation of peace terms to the
Austrian, Hungarian and Bulgarian
delegates.
The Austrian treaty has begun to
take form. Portions of it already
have been drafted.
It appears that instead of Germany
being required to pay the entire in?
demnity demanded by the Allies a con?
siderable sum will be demanded o?
Austria, the estimate of this sum at
present being 5,000,000,000 crowns
(,$1,000,000,000).
New Frontiers Are Fixed
This indemnitv provision and the de- I
limitation of the frontiers of the new]
state will be the main features of the
treaty now in the making. Provision is
to be made ior dividing Austria-Hun?
gary's pre-war debt among the new
states formed from territory formerly
belonging to that empire.
The frontiers between German
Austria and Italy, and probably the
Adriatic settlement, will also figure in
the Austrian treaty.
Austrian Delegates Chosen
VIENNA, Tuesday, May G (By The
Associated Press).?The German-Aus?
trian peace delegation expects to lea*ve
here for St. Germain Sunday. It in?
cludes Dr. Franz Klein, Professor j
Heinrich Lammasch, Professor von
Laun, Under Secretary Fluckc and \
Deputies Stegliger and Rudolph Lodg
man. Herr Flucke will represent the
Tyrol, and Deputy Lodgman the Ger?
m?n Bohemians.
What the Austrian delegation will
accomplish is not clear here at present,
because of the economic chaos in the
former empire. The Austrians probably
will sign any peace offered, but only !
for the relatively small part of the |
former empire which they represent. \
One of the many questions to be ad- |
justed is that of the financial re-1
sponsibility of the new republics'
formed from the old empire for the ?
debts of the war.
"The solution of the racial problem," '
Herr Lodgman said to-day, "is to give I
all the old provinces with conflicting!
nationalities new frontiers. Later they ?
will be obliged to unite voluntarily,!
because their economic interests will j
demand it."
Who the Delegates Arc
Dr. Franz Klein, the chairman of the
German-Austrian peace delegation, was
Minister of Justice in the Austrian Cabi?
net from 190(5 to 1909. He is sixty-five
ye*rs old and was craduatcd from the
University of Vienna, in 1S93 a code
of civil law prepared by Dr. Klein
was put into operation in Austria and
earned the author a high place in legal
circles in Austria and Germany.
Professor Lammasch was Premier of
Austria when the armistice, was signed
and previously had been a member of
the law faculty of the University of
Vienna. Professor Rudolph von Laun
also was connected with the law school
of the University of Vienna, as was
Dr. Klein. Rudolph uodgman has sat
in the Austrian Lower House as a rep?
resentative of the German-Bohemians
for many years.
German Attitude Is
Called Insult to Allies
LONDON, May 8.?Describing the
scene at the Trianon Palaco yesterday
when the terms of peace were handed
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to the German delegation, a Paris dis
patch to the Central? News says that;
Premier Clemenceau stood while mak?
ing his address, but that Count von
Brockdorff-Rantzau, the spokesman of
the Germans, wearing big horn spec
tacles, remained seated while he read J
his speech, which was translated sen- i
fence by sentence.
As the German Foreign Minister pro- i
ceeded with increasing decision, the
dispatch says that it was interesting to j
note the demeanor of the assembly, j
?The Germans seemed to stiffen their1
i bodies and, with folded arms, they sat j
' stern and silent by Brockdorff-Rant- j
I zau's side. While the speaker was ad- I
I mitting the acceptance of defeat and
! the obligation of reparation, those
watching the German delegates saw
I that they turned their ey-M in other
I directions.
Wilson Looked Unconcerned
While the address was proceeding
only Premier Clemenceau and Presi- |
dent Wilson appeared unconcerned, the
?latter leaning back in his chair, with'
his hands in his pockets. On conclud- \
I ing his speech, Count von Brockdorff- ?
?Rantzau replaced his spectacles in their |
lease, spread his hands upon the table |
and waited. It was clear, the dispatch
j says, that his attitude created a deep j
impression upon the delegates. Pre- !
mier Clemenceau immediately rose, and I
in a couple of sharp sentences brought j
the proceedings to a close.
During the meeting Marshall Foch
sat, apparently not heeding the pro?
ceedings. Nursing his chin in his
hand, he never looked toward the Ger?
man delegates, his gaze apparently
travelling through the great windows
to the beautiful country beyond.
Germans Still Arrogant
After the conference, William M.
Hughes, Premier of Australia, said, ac?
cording to a Reuter dispatch: "The
attitude of Count, von Brockdorff
Rantzau was an intolerable insult to
the conference, for while Premier
Clemenceau spoke standing, the Ger?
man spokesman did not rise while
making his address. In spite of their
intolerable arrogance, this has been
a day of humiliation for the Germans,
which, we could see had entered into
their souls."
William F. Massey, Premier of New
Zealand, said: "The Germans were
more impudent and aggressive than
anything I ever met."
After the conference, the dispatch
states, the fact that the members of
the council of four did not appear
made the crowd anxious, but it, tran?
spired they were holding a meeting and
shortly after 4:30 o'clock President
Wilson departed, looking serious but
smiling. He saluted the crowd as he
went to his automobile.
A little later the appearance of M.
Clemenceau was a signal for the first
great wave of cheering of the clay.
Premier Orlando also received an ova?
tion, but Premier Lloyd George, the
latest to leave, is said to have been
given a more generous reception from
the throng.
Wilson Cables Deep
"Interest in Armenia"
In reply to a message sent Him by
seventy-five bishops * of American'
churches urging that America accept a
mandate for Armenia, President Wil?
son cabled to Bishop David II. Gr?er
that he'shares "the deep ii%erest in
the fate of Armenia," according to an
announcement marre yesterday by th*
Armenian Press Bureau. I ollowing, in
ir.rt, is the cablegram sent by the'
bishops:
"Armenia has suffered terribly dur?
ing this war because of her loyalty
to our faith and our cause. Our peo? I
pie always have felt a deep interesl
in her welfare. . . To achieve the :
ultimate purpose of our interest in her
and to promote the peace and civiliza?
tion of the ?Near East through her, we
feel it is the duty and opportunity of ;
the United States of America to act as!
mandatary of league of nations in Ai
menia."
The message was signed by Bishops
Creer and Philip N. Rhinelandcr.
May Ask U. S. to
Rule Armenia
PARIS, May ?.? It is expected that
the United States will be asked to be?
come the mandatary for Armenia. The
indications arc that President Wilson
will submit the matter to Congress.
New York: Tribune
Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, May 8.- What the
attitude of Congress will ?>e on the re?
ported intention of the President to
accept a mantatary for Armenia on
behalf of the United States with the
consent of Congress is problematical. '
There is a sharp divergence of opinion !
regarding the acceptance of mandatai?
res by the United States in the Near
East.
Some Senators lake the view that
the United States must assume some
of the burden of enforcing the peace
and are not averse to accepting such
responsibilities as the proposed pro?
tectorate over Armenia. These Sena?
tors, however, are sounding public
opinion on the proposal and arc not.
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Jews Ask U. S. to Halt
Pogroms in Berlin
T ONDON, May 8. -An Exchange
Telegraph Company dispatch
from Berlin reports that hatred
against the Jews has been displayed
recently in the German capital and
that placards have been distributed
asking the citizens to massacre Jews
because, the notices assert, the Jews
killed 200 children at Easter.
As a result of this feeling and
of reports from Vilna that Jews
have been murdered there, it is add?
ed, leading Jews have requested the
American commission in Berlin to
assist the Jews in Berlin and other
German cities.
lie opinion fail to sustain their
position.
Stories Conflict on Who
Got Italy Back in Paris
X?u> York Tribune
Special Cable Service
(Copyright. 101P. New Yurk Tribune Inc.)
PARIS, May 8. -There is a curious
conflict in semi-official statements is?
sued' from the American, British,
French and Italian headquarters re?
garding who took ? the initiative in
bringing the Italian delegation back
to Paris. The British and French have
given ou*-- through authoritative repre?
sentatives that they invited the Ital?
ians to return.
On the other hand, it has been stated
and reiterated for the last three days
at the Hotel Crillon that President
Wilson has made no move toward con?
ciliation with the Italians and that he
has no'knowledge of any formal or in?
formal information invitation from
Clemenceau or Lloyd George to the
Italians to rejoin the Allies, although
it is known that the three councillors
took up the matter in conference pri?
vately last week.
That the Italian returned just in tiic
nick of time is taken by the American?
as a victory for President Wilson, it
being pointed out that it was always
expected, and that Italy could not af
ford to remain away, thereby freeing
I-'ranee and Great Britain from the ob?
ligations of the Treaty of London, anc
leaving Italy in a disadvantageous eco?
nomic, financial and political position
Americans close to President Wil?
son even go so far as emphatically tc
state that the French and British dele?
gates went ahead with the treaty ir
the hope that the Italians would nol
return and that Premiers Clemenceai
and Lloyd George would havp beer
pleased if Italy were not n signatory tc
the peace with Germany, thereby leav?
ing France and Great Britain free tc
make other arrangements more in ac
cord with what they believe would suit
American opinion. Though the above
view fe taken sceptically, except ii
American quarters, it is interesting tc
note that the treaty was drawn uj
without including a reference to Italy
The head of the Italian press bu
reau, in curious contradiction of th<
British statement, insists that it wai
not. upon any invitation but on theii
own initiative that the Italian dele
gates reurned to Paris.
Loiuloii and Cologne
Get Treaty by 'Plane
New York Tribune
Special Cable Service
(Copyright. 1919, New Vork Trlhune Inc.)
PARIS, May 8.- The final sections ol
the peace treaty summary were carriec
from Paris to London by airplane yes?
terday, permitting publication of th<
complete summary Thursday morning
as agreed upon. The British also for?
warded the same summary of the tcxi
to Cologne by airplane, where it. was
translated into German and publisher
to-day in all the Cologne newspapers
Tens of thousands of these ntwspa
pers were distributed throughout Ger
many in order to combat possible Ger
mar. garbling.
Treaty Wins ;
Faint Praise
In Paris Pressj
-
Best That Could Be Ob-i
tained Under Present
Conditions, Says'Figaro* ; ?
"Viclorie"' a Supporter j
Others Are Against It;
"Echo de Paris" Opposes
Terms; "Temps" Thanks
U. S. for Support in War
PARIS, May 8.?The peace treaty
does not arouse much enthusiasm in
the French press, although there is no
discontent with it. The newspaper
commentators generally condemn it
with faint praise. M. Capus, in the
"Figaro," says
"Evidently the treaty only repre?
sents the greatest possible approxima
| tion of a finished and definite article.
! It is a human thing, not a dream and
; an abstraction. It assures energy to
the victorious peoples, principally the
| French. If France gives way at the
: knees, the treaty will bo but a vain
' pact between grotesque shadows."
"Victoire" Almost Satisfied
M. Serve, in "Victoire," says he is
almost satisfied with the treaty and
I adds:
"it is just the peace we dreamed of,
without violence, annexations and con?
quests, but containing nearly all the
restitutions, reparations and guaran?
tees we could reasonably expect."
"Pertinax," in the "Echo de Paris,"
is dissatisfied with the treaty and says:
"What astonishes one at the first
glance is the flagrant disproportion
between the plans proposed to us and
? the means which we are given to carry
them out."
After analyzing the chief clauses of
I the peace treaty, the "Temps" to-day
makes the following comment:
"The experience of the war is still
fresh. What we have learned from it
is that France, the British Empire and
the United States have, thanks to their
invincible soldiers, crushed Germany
and caused the Ilohenzollcrn Empire to !
collapse in Berlin, although the Ger- !
| mans still hold territorial pledges and ,
strategic positions in iro-nt of Paris.
"Never Gave Up Hope of Victory"
"Premier Clemenceau never gave up j
hoping that victory would be ours, and !
he was clever enough to discern among
the othdr difficulties that would arise ?
from victory the new conditions needed
for French security, and he has man- j
aged to realize them.
"Foreign Minister Pich?n assisted I
the Premier with the most unswerving
devotion and Andr? Tardieu has con- !
tributed to the work of peace-making
with clear-sightedness, powerful will j
and capacity for the task. France will
be ?grateful to them for their good ?
services."
"Must Wori. With U. S."
The "Echo de Paris," which has been
a consistent critic of the peace con
fereitce, ends its article in review of i
the treaty as follows:
"Let us make the best of what we j
have; we must not undervalue it. We '
mast work loyally with our British and
American friends."
The "Petit Journal" sums up its opin- '
ion on the document as follows:
"To put it short, although the treaty ;
as it stands does not give those con
cerned all the compensation they had !
a right to expect, it is an honorable ;
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London Press Objects
To Indemnity Terms
| Repayment Clause Criticised,
but Pact as a Whole Meets
IT il h Approval of Papers
LONDON, May 8.?The peace terms,
: while receiving considerable approval
from almost the entire London press, dc
not escape sharp criticism on ccrtair
points. The objections centre mainlj
on the question of financial compen
? sation from Germany.
Some newspapers are dissatisfied be
! cause they consider the terms toi
severe. Others think they are not seven
enough. "The Morning Post" finds i
difficult to say whether the treaty i
good or bad, because of the "complexit;
and intricacy of the terms," but is em
phatic in declaring tlie value of th
treaty depends upon the power to en
force it, "as Germany certainly will no
accept it except under duress." "Th
Post" thinks that the indemnity cond;
tions are unsatisfactory and do not. fulf
the election promises of the British go\
ernment.
"Better Than Expected"
"On the whole," it adds, "the ti'eat
is better than might have been antic
pated. It has in it the principles of
good peace, if these principles are pi
into practice."
"The Daily Mail" fears Great Bri
ain will find the terms far short ?
the pledges made by Premier Lloj
George. It adds:
"If the summary actually represen
the text, the provisions are good on tl
military and naval side, but dange
ously full of loopholes on the financi
side."
The treaty is described by '"?'.
Daily Telegraph" as being stern ai
stringent throughout, although wit
out a trace of the brutal exercise
mere victorious force.
"It is rigidly a peace of justice,"
adds.
'.'The Daily Chronicle" thinks ti?
the conference missed an opportun;
as regards Poland, and fears that t
Polish settlement may in the futt
prove the weak point of the ent
treaty. It also believes that the tref
will be judged least favorably on 1
financial side in both England and G
many.
The treaty embodies the most sevi
sentence ever passed upon a great :
tion, "The Daily News" says, and c
tinues:
"Germany is handcuffed and in in
from top to toe. She appealed to fo
and must take the consequences."
The heaviest part of the senter
j "The News" adds, is contained in th?
economic and financial terms. The
| paper assumes that these terms wei^
? drawn "in a spirit of a creditor
j making out a claim against a bank.
; rupt estate, with tht> intention of
| getting the ?arrest dividend possible.?
Wants Eggs and Goose, Too
".We demand," it contlues, "both th?
; golden ojrgs and H?e corpse ol tO|
. goose that would lay them. It <;?
hardly a?! exaggeration to say that
Germany is first stripped nak .;
is then told tu turn out her pockets."
"The News" argues that hut for th?
covenant of the League of Nation? th?
treaty would not be a peace ,but a
! truce.
"The Herald?' the Labor organ
! roundly denounces the whole treaty)
; saj ing:
"There is no honor left for any of
' us. Tfie longue o? nations is a body
j without soul. President Wilson baj
| been beaten. He forced public ac?
? ceptance of his high ideals i (
(other powers, but they have beat?n
him secretly. I!?' compromised on en
sent?ais and. therefore, the i
have gone astray. From the moment
he abandoned the first of the ? a
: points, he abandoned them nil."
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