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10 A THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE 29, 1919. GERMANS SIGN PEACE TREATY j AT VERSAILLES f- Ceremony Shatters World Do I minion Dream of Former Kaiser and Lesser, War Lords. (Continued From Fe One.) but more fortunate observers among the officials say that they fulfilled " their roles without apparent indica tions of emotion such as marked Von Brockdorff-Rantzau's dramatic declarations at the first meeting. Wilson Signs Treaty. When they regained their seats after signing, President Wilson im- mediately arose and, followed by the ' wther American plenipotentiaries, moved around the two sides of the great horseshoe to the signature ta ble. President Wilson, and not M. Clemenceau .thus had the honor of signing first of all the leaders of the world alliance, but the honor was due to the alphabet, not other considerations, as the signatures oc cur in the same French alphabetical order as the enumeration of the al lied and associated powers in the prologue of the treaty the same or der which determined the seating of the delegations at the plenary ses sions of the interallied conference. The five great powers thereunder are grouped separately, the smaller states following again in alphabet ical order. But, if the formal proceedings moved with system and complete adherence to program, the same cannot be said for the other ar rangements, which detracted most markedly from th eimpressivenes of the epochal event. So many spectators had, in one manner or another, gained access to the hall that the struggle for points of van tage at times approached the stage of a brawl, and the few officials en trusted with keeping order had the greatest difficulty in securing even a semblance of order. Cries of "down in front," which probably never before were heard at a gathering of similar import ance, were addressed quite as often to the officials of the conference as to the unofficial spectators. The state for the ceremony was quite as crowded as the spectators' enclos ures giving a picture of crush and confusion, and the plenipotentiaries and attaches instead of arriving in delegations, formally introduced by ushers, as had been planned, drifted in individually, as at the earlier ses sions. ' Few Uniforms Seen. The only uniforms seen in the long hall to match the rich color ing of the ceiling, the paintings and magnificent marbles, which Louis IX built into his chateau, were - those of a group of allied generals, almost all wearing the flaming scar let sash of the Legion of Honor and the ceremonial scarlet and white garb of the famous French repub lican guard, who were stationed about the hall. General Pershing and Marshal Foch were among the generals pres ent, but it is sufficient to say en trance of a selected group of 45 common soldiers of the allied ar mies attracted more attention and comment than did that of the com manders whose names will be hand--ed down in the history of the great war. The unnamed heroes of the war were clad in sober field uni forms of gray and horizon blue, matching well with the equally so ber black of the plenipotentiaries "DerTag"of 1919 Portrayed In Contrast To That of 1870 1 1 JLgWA 1 m f IF3L 3 5 i j iyx.? rr tnsnuy rati i 1 r 1 ..y-.o ii ii This is "the day," but how dif ferently the stage is set. The his toric Versailles is the scene, just as it was 49 years ago when Bismarck dictated his terms to stricken France. Yesterday the German, still defiant, but shorn of his dom ination and power- approached the dias and affixed his signature to the terms of peace read some davs ago by Clemenceau, president of the allied delegates. The photographs show the situation then and now. Both picture the historic scenes when the terms of peace were dic tated by the victors in the respect- ive war. The upper , photograph, from the painting by Wagner, shows Chancellor Bismark, founder of the German empire, making his crushing demands of France in 1870, France being represented by Jules Favre and Thiers, who are com pletely crushed by the unjust terms. The lower photograph shows Pre mier Clemenceau, reading the allied terms to the German peace dele gates. It is interesting to note that the famed Hall of Mirrors at Ver sailles' where the Germans signed the peace treaty, is the same hall where King William of Prussia wai proclaimed emperor of Germany. and secretaries grouped around and within the great horseshoe table. It was difficult alroost impossi ble from the press enclosure at one end of the long hall to discern individuals in the corresponding n closure for privileged guests at the other end but prominent among the American guests were Mrs. Wilson, accompanied by Miss Wilson and Mrs. Lansing, Mrs. House, Mrs. Wallace, Mrs. Scott and several other wives of the delegates and of ficials. German Papers Talking of Revenge to Be Taken Berlin, June 28. (By the Associ ated Press.) Pan-German Deutsche Zeitung prints the following across its front page: German honor today will be carried to its grave in the Hall of Mirrors, in which, in the glorious year of 71 the German empire was resurrected in all its former splendor. Lest we forget. In restless labor the German people Dr. Clark-The Painless Dentist The Value of a smile A smile is like a base burner on a cold day it radiates the smile votinfaa tinnninoM And jvaafoa a . favorable impression ofVou where- ever you may chance to go. 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DR. , R lARRYa 24Q Bee Bid, Omaha, Neb. will again strive to attain that place among the nations of the world to which it is entitled. Theff vengeance for the disgrace of 1919. The Tageblatt says: The German people reject the treaty which its delegates are signing today and it does not be lieve for a single moment that it will endure. Despite the fact that it is written on parchment, it re mains a scrap of paper, because it is a mockery of all the laws of reason and morals and the most disgraceful exhibit in the museum f of civilization. i . Little Sentiment Shown in Capital Over Peace Signing Washington, June 28. Word of the consummation of peace was re ceived by the national capital with scarcely a flutter of popular or of ficial sentiment. At the White House and the state department the news aroused only a quiet feeling of satisfaction that the pre-arranged program for the sign ing at Versailles had gone through. In congress there was but a momen tary demonstration and on the streets the Saturday crowds gave no show of interest. The story of the historic cere mony, flashed over a direct wire to the state department, was given to the press in brief bulletins, keeping close step with the developments in the hall of mirrors. The account was brief and was made public with out comment by department offi cials. As soon as the signing was con cluded, President Wilson's message to the American people announcing the long-awaited event and appeal ing for acceptance of the treaty without change or reservation was made public at the White House to gether with some details of the president's homecoming. Expect Official Vote. It was by the reading of this message, congress was informed that the Versailles negotiations were at an end. It was expected that an official notification would await the arrival of Mr. Wilson and would be delivered in person by him at a joint session of the senate and house. In the senate chamber to which the nation's interest in the outcome of the peace negotiations now is transferred, announcement of the signing was received in silence. In terrupting an appropriations bill debate, Senator Hitchcock, of Ne braska, senior democrat of the for eign relations committee, read the president's message to an atten tive audience comprising less than half the . senate's membership. Without any comment he then re linquished the floor and the ap propriations debate proceeded. The house, however, punctuated reading of the message with ap plause and there was a short out burst of cheering when the presi dent's name was read at the end. There was no discussion of it, the only comment being an announce ment by former Speaker Clark, when he sent it to the clerk's desk to be read, that he wanted to put into the record some "good news." Privately senators and represen tatives who have supported the league of nations expressed high praise for the president's message while . Chairman Lodge of the for eign relations committee and other opponents of the league covenant had nothing to say. British King Felicitates President Over Peace London, June 28. (By the Asso ciated Press.) King George has sent the following message to Pres ident Wilson. "In this glorious hour when the loos atruult of nationi for right, justice and freedom is at last crowned by a triumphant peace, I greet you, Mr. President, and the great American people, in the name of the British nation. At a time when fortune seemed to frown and the issues of the war trembled in the balance the American people stretched out the hand of fellow ship to those who on this side of the ocean were battling for a right eous cause. Light and hope at once shone brighter in our hearts, and a valiant deeds nobly done. "Together we have fought to a happy end; together we lay down our arms in proud consciousness of valiant deds nobly done. "Mr. President, it is on this day one of our happiest thought that the American and British people, broth ers in arms, will continue forever to be brothers in peace. United before by language, traditions, kinship and ideals, there has now been set upon our fellowship the sacred seal of common sacrifice." Senate Told of Changes in Text of Peace Treaty Washington, June 28. Acting Secretary Polk informed the senate foreign relations committee today that the final official' draft of the league of nations covenant showed some changes in wording from the version printed' in this country. The information was sent in re sponse to a request from Chairman Lodge, who said, in requesting a reprint with corrections, that the differences apparently were due to inaccurate cable transmission. "The changes are all verbal, so far as I can see," said Senator Lodge. London's Air Raid Warning Guns -Used to Tell of Peace London, June 28. London learned of the signing of the peace treaty at Versailles at 3:40 o'clock. The news became known through the firing of guns which had been installed dur ing the war to warn the city of air raids. .. They now were used as harbingers of the '' long-awaited peace. The moving throngs came to a halt when the first report was heard. The tension lasted only a few seconds. Then the people gave themselves up to a celebration of the event Flag sellers did a brisk tr-ade. Their wares were bought eagerly and were thrown to the breeze by the cheering thousands. The great bells of St. Paul's cath edral and Westminster abbey and virtually all the churches of the metropolis added to the din. Bands of Boy Scouts, engaged in their usua lafternoon marching, put even more than customary force into the blowing of bugles and beating of drums. In olden days people use dto boll snails in barley water as a cure for the cough. Peace Treaty Furnishes New Order of Affairs for World, Wilson's Message to Country Washington, June 28. President Wilson in an ad dress to the American people on the occasion of the sign ing of the peace treaty made a plea for the acceptance of the treaty and the covenant of the league of nations without change or reservation. His message, given out here by Secretary Tumulty, said : "My Fellow Countrymen : The treaty of peace has been signed. If it is ratified and .acted upon in full and sincere execution of its terms, it will furnish the charter for a new order of affairs in the world. It i3 a severe treaty in the duties and penalties it imposed upon Ger many, but it is severe only because great wrongs done by Germany are to be righted and repaired; it imposes nothing that Germany cannot do ; and she can regain her rightful standing in the world by the prompt and hon orable fulfillment of its terms. "And it is much more than a treaty of peace with Germany. It liberates great peoples who have never before been able to find the way to liberty. It ends, once for all, an old and intolerable order under which small groups of selfish men could use the peoples of great empires to serve their ambition for power and domination. It associates the free governments of the world in a permanent league in which they are pledged to use their united power to maintain peace by main taining right and justice. "It makes international law a reality supported by imperative sanctions. It does away with the right of conquest and rejects the policy of annexation and sub stitutes a new order under which backward nations populations which have not yet come to political con sciousness and peoples who are ready for independence, but not yet (Juite prepared to dispense with protection and guidance shall no more be subjected to the dom ination and exploitation of a stronger nation, but shall be put under the friendly direction and afforded the helpful assistance of governments which undertake to be responsible to the opinion of mankind in the execu tion of their task by accepting the direction of the league of nations. "It recognizes the inalienable rights of nationality; the rights of minorities and the sanctity of religious be lief and practice. It lays the basis for conventions which shall free the commercial intercourse of the world from unjust and vexatious restrictions and for every sort of international co-operation that will serve to cleanse the life of the world and facilitate its com mon action in beneficent service of every kind. It fur nished guarantees such as were never given or even contemplated for the fair treatment of all who labor at the daily tasks of the world. "It is for this reason that I have spoken of it as a great charter for a new order of affairs. There is ground here for deep satisfaction, universal reassur ance and confident hope. WOODROW WILSON." WILSON LEAVES PARIS ON TRIP BACK JO U. S. Train Leaves Gare Des In valides for Brest at 9:45 . P. M.; Tumulty Noti fied of Plans. (Continued From Paw One.) my memory is not of conferences and hard work alone, but als of in numerable acts of generosity and friendship which have made me feel how genuine the sentiments of France are towards the people of America and how fortunate I have been to be the representative of our people in the midst of a nation which knows how to show us kind ness with so much charm and so much open manifestation of what is in its heart "Deeply happy as I am at the prospects of joining my own coun trymen again, I leave France with genuine regret, my deep sympathy for her people and belief in her fu ture confirmed; my thought en larged by the privilege of associa tion with her public men, conscious of more than one affectionate friendship formed, ani profoundly grateful for unstinted hospitality and for countless kindnesses which have made me feel welcome and at home. "I take the liberty of bidding France Godspeed as well as good by and of expressing once more my abiding interest and entire con fidence in her future. (Signed "WOODROW WILSON." Expected July 7. Washington, June 28. While the White House was not fully advised regarding the president's plans, it was expectec' that he wouldvreach this country about July 7, and tome almost immediately to Washington. It was revealed that he expected to land at New York and it was thought entirely likely he would re main there a few hours to attend a meeting of welcome. Mr. Wilson's annearanr tiifnr congress probably will follow his ar rival in Washington, though it may be delayed a few days because of the plan of senate leaders to make a series of short recesses after July 1. The presidents speaking tour for the league of nations i. exnrctt-A tn begin almost as soon as he has laid tne treaty before congress. Thoroughly Canvass Senate. The imminence nf t,t'. submission for ratification served to quicken the efforts of senate leaders opposing its acceptance without res ervation. There was a thorough canvass of senate, sentiment, fol lowed by expressions of confidence among opposition senators that the necessary majority could not be mustered to incorporate reservation clauses in the ratification resolution. It became known that some of the reservation exponents are count ing on the support of Senators Mc Cumber of North Dakota and Mc Nary of Oregon, the only repub lican members who have announced their advocacy of the league cove nant. Neither would give publicly any definite assurance, however, that he favored the reservations urged by Elihu Root and others. Think Votes Sufficient The president's supporters, on the other hand, reasserted their con fidence of enough votes to defeat any specific reservation. One result of the day's confer ences was to dispel likelihood of ac tion in the near future on the resolu tion of Senator Fall, republican of New Mexico, to declare a state of peace with Germany. The measure had been expected to come before a special meeting of the foreign re lations committee Monday, but no such meeting has been called. It is understood determined opposition has developed among some repub lican committee members and the general prediction was the resolu tion would be pigeonholed. The prospect of a senate recess after appropriation bills are passed seemed likely to block also the plan of Senator Knox, republican of Pennsylvania, for action on his reso lution expressing opposition to joint consideration of the peace terms and the league covenant. Big Guns Boom Out Joy That Peace Comes New York, June 28. Thee guns of 30 warships anchored in the Hud son river, the blare of sirens of hundreds of other craft, pealing bells from scores of churches and the strains of the "Star Spongled Banner" carried the news to New York that Germany had at least faced the dotted line and that peace had brought to a close the greatest war of history. The words "peace treaty signed," flashed from government wireless stations to the superdreadnough Pennsylvania, admiral Mayo's flag ship, was the signal which let loose the guns. By flag and semaphore the news flew from ship to shir of the Atlantic and Pacific fleet at anchor here, and wai answered with the crash of salutes repeated 21 times in the national salute. As the triumphant guns spoke, the white clad crews of the war ships "dressed ship" and the Stan and Stripes rose fluttering from each topmast while bands played th national anthem. Bee' Want Ads Produce Results For Your Health's Sake, Drink Buttermilk' Signed, "Uncle Sam." 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