' "V . Xft' " .. , "ir " i EVENING OTBLIO LEDGER-HILADBfiPHIA, mTTJEDA JUNE 28 1910. r.v , i. I I ? (.ill ?ii i iji- h I ra i a 4 sv KB i't JmBm Kb r v. v 1 nniiif OF TREATY Formally Ends World War Scene of Interest Shifts to U. S. Senate RATIFICATION NEXT n,v (lip Associated Press Washington, .limp -v .-!..: .f Mjmine ot the nonre treaty with C!prtnnn today I formally bring to a dic the world's Kreatpst war. Although technical tenninallon of the war will when the come to each nation onlv i . . .. iw-ntv i nimmvec IV tne ratifying p..nr of that nation, to nil Aln,.Hl ' mi,n-a.1..r "nt Home intents and purposes the conflict thnt,mil p.,rjs . c,,!,,,,,.) iMwnrd M. House began in August, 1511-1. ended when land Oneinl '1'asUcr 11. I'.liss. , ,,,. .1 m:,,.- .iio' Oeorge Cli'inenceaii. premier of in tin iii-hih ....I. ... - accredited pe.ice commissioners of the allied mid associated powers and of Germany affixed their suimtmc to the trentv l,ikewie .i luoiight to an end the nri"i-tjco granted Germany last X emher 11 and .I'. the period , ..:.... ....I . ...lit .1- C, t!lH fi,l oi uiireri.inio ...... outcome c.l the p. c-c ic .-t:0tl 'lis M'itll the s.gt-.i.g of the tientN the work of the pence ..lllfeivilc c piopel in so fn as com ems lie in'ialions wit.. German i- brought to n roil, hr-ion after more thiin Hm' month- of '" fnrimpp- Port ions of the tientj v i tn Aosfroi vet li'lllllin tn be completed n,l neuotmtjons with Tiirkcx and I'nl garia still niu-t 1 ndu. ted hut as to (.eiiimin, chief of the enemy powcr onlv the canning out through the long series f ear- of the l'rmi-i.n- of the treat will remain. The erenion todu at Ver-aille-. though simple, wa- one nf the most nn pressive of its Kind in hi-toty. Al-o it brought to an end tb. worU of Pn-i deut Wil-ou in Pari- - I'"""1 "f.t"'' Ainerieau neace mi ion. ami m -' ' ing the ticat a- -ucb he be, aim fi.t p.....i.l...it of t li- Tinted Stat' the to sign a treat a- a negotiator. With the departure from Pati to night of President ) il-on preparaioii to sailing tomorrow iroiii (teorge Washington, the terest as regaicN the tic the Senate. rntihVatmn P.rest on th renter of m at shifts to bv which I- of the Ger- DePfx-nry tor actual lei-iuiiuu.".. nr liptueen tin- country and tnnn.v. Due to opposition to the leagne-cf- nation- i-ovenant a part of the treaty and to certain provi-ions of the treaty itself, the coute-t in the Senate is expected to be long and bitter. Interest al-o after today will be more decitledlv centered on the tour of the counttw by the President -oon after he has laid the treaty before the Senate. While the itiucrai and other details have not been made known, it mi. i rlerstood the President will go West I as far as the Pacific roast addresses' in support of the f making ,uty al,d lrague-of-nsitions covenant. . President Thanks People of France expressing once more mv abiding in terest and entire coiitidcnoo in her future worn mow- WII.SO.N. The sojourn of President Wilson in Kurope will come to an end tomorrow. when he starts homeward immediately following the signing of (lie peace treatv. All arrangement- for hi- departure have been completed and the spec ial presidential train will leave the Care des Invalidc- at 0::',t) tin- evening. It will arrive at P.re-t tomorrow morning. where the President will board the steamship George Washington, which kails about noon. President Wil-on will go straight to Washington to la. before Congress tliP(i results of the Peace Conference. He will leave Washington s,Km afterward ior an cMcn.ieci no., in in, ...ii.ni.. .,,,,. s. t,.lt to explain ilirectlv to the people all;' ..,.,' .,.(;.,.- w.l.iti, ,.. i ilie linn, e treatv I l" """ ' ...i -n,.t ( Hi,. Irairii!. nf na'.1 ami mi- .-v .. I...... - ..- n -- jj0I)tli Treaty With P-nlam Due Resides signing the treaty and the protocol iuiio, ....- . i.,.u...s ..... malic 1L liUOWIl lie 1- ic-acil in niu mi. treatv carrying out the arrangements I i I t i I l ..... .... I 'n,.n "' , ,' ""7.. the nssistanc o France in case she is menaced by Ger- many, if Hie ue.ity can be iireparHl for signature before his departure, otherwise he will authori.e Secretary of State Lansing to sign the treaty after his denai'tjre. The triple undertaking Has aireatiy been crinmunicateil in the form of a letter which will be sent to the Aineri- can Senate, but the treaty is the for- mal carrying out of the engagement. THEY CAN'T TRY ME, IS FIRM BELIEF OF EXILED EX-KAISER Former Emperor Doesn't Be - .. ii-, - c x j4. j lieve He Can be txtracntea From Holland Amerongen, .Tune 2R. (Ity A. P.) Former F.uiperor William and his ad visers are apparently fully confident the Netherlands government will he unable to consent to the Tntente's forthcoming demand for his extradition. Which the former emperor's suite re gards as illegal under existing inter national law. Several members of the entourage are away from Amerong.n:, being busily engaged in inspecting houses with a view to the purchase of Count Hohenzollcrn's future residence, and indications point to his removal within a short period from his present place of exile. The former monarch was outwardly calm after the first shock of homing that Germany had decided to sign the t.cnty -without reservations. Ills wife, how CVC? waR more affected and appeared to be deeply saddened by the pro.pect that it will be impossible for her ever to return to Germany. She remained within the castlo when her husband went to resume his morning log naw 'Jog and was not seen about thc garden during the afternoon. As far as can be learned the choice of a future home for Count Iloheuzol- frite1 ,lrn "M between two castles, one in ! 3 !,.. wlolnltv nf Tlnnm find itifi nttiAl -..-nl- ft, i ...v, ... ...... . - .v ww.v. . .... Arahem. FORMA TION REQUIRED FIVE MONTHS Conference Reaches Goal Clemenccau and Overthrow of Italian and I German Cabinets Hy the Associated Press ' The peace treaty nf Versailles, which ACT'wn" siKt,(' i"'.v- '' ," fn,it of n,,n,,t j live months (if ronferonccs in which ' ilploRntiotis frnin thirty-two allied entin ! trie nnd tierniaii) participated. Thp ' .. . 1 !!.. .-.! .1... I. ,:.! CZl.itna live icauilli; mniuin, llir nil... ..,....-, ...,,.,.. ... ,,.,i, ,i i,,., (,,.,, vcnre.M'iitcil in the peace confer- tiv;u miinui. i miiii f, imi.i iiii't ......... ences at 1'afii by live delegates each, ! while the ileleKations fl inner niuiuii and llrillsli diiniinions were romposed 'f fmm n)i t) lm,o m(M ''i,0 representatives of the I mted l..... i :i.... n:i. .... c ........ . is line ei e I ri-ioein -' i.ii.... f Ulnl.. D..1.....4 T ....uiiiir TTolll't Wliitn France, was chnirnian of the Peace Confcri lice At first a Supreme Council or i Council of Ten mis oignuii'.eil so as to include two represciitalies each fioni lre.it I.ntiiin. Iiance, the I mted tntc-.. I Uil. n m1 .liiiinn. SiilisoniiPntlj this couih il was cliided in twe parts if Piesi- " ' Cllllic-ll ci 1 l.lll .. ;i .i i- composed , u-;,. ,. i.r,i,. i in..i Ceorge Cleineiiceaii and Orltimlo. and a c outieil of foreign niini-ters. T'ie coiifereii -e of the allied delega tions ei.nene. oflieiallj on .Tnnunrv 1 to cbnv up the term- to be submitted "l.n c .iiupletecl to the ( lenniui delega tion President Wilson hud arrived m .-, ,n, 0 on Ppi-emher K! and had visited nnglaiiil. It. 'v and parts of Prance. Kiissians Kejecl rnnfereiiee One of the was to -end first net- of the conference a propo-ai to all Hu-sinn factions to meet on the Prince'- Islands to endeiuor to compose the Russian Internal situation, but this plan was rejected In- the Russians Various fac tions which were di-puting over terii- '(Herman on June 1(1. with the nnder tor, in different sections of I'urope were ' standing that if they were not accepted directed In the Penc . Conference to dis- before June 111 the Allies would bring continue then c npHiet The first sto toward the actual drafting of the treatj occurred on Jan uary 21. when the conference agreed to the plan for organization of a league of nations and a cunuittce wa- appointed to draw up a covenant. P.) January .'!() the conference had adopted the plan of governing colonics nnd backward na tions through various nation mandatories issued to subject to the direction and npprnial of the league of nation I Tlie rineiiant ot tlie league of nations was completed on February 11. On the following ilaj President Wilson left j France for the Fnited States. He re- ' turned to France, arriving there March 1". In hi- ah-ence the Council of Ten 'had continued its work despite an at- , tempt to as-a. inate Premier Clemen - i I'ciiu. i A report of the' international labor v ii-MMi ni me unci inn louai laoor legislation committee was ndopted (station April il. ln-paratinn demands to be made on Germany were approved April 14 and the Germans were invited on IT llllll lit'- .ir.lllllll M 1-1 I' ...ll.-l, Ull April 10 to send their delegation to Versailles to receve the treatv. The Peace Conference next considered the treaty with Austria. The Italian delegation in-i-ted upon obtaining con trol of the former Austrian city of Finnic, but on April 211 President Wil 1 son gave out a statement that Finnic could not he given to Italy. On the next day Premier Orlando returned to Rome and for more than a week there after the Italian delegates were absent, but returned mi May 7 in time to par ticipate in the conference with the Gel man delegates. league Covenant Revised A revised c ovennnt of the league of nations intended to conform in respect to the Monroe Doctrine to objection inised in Ameria was adopted by tlie Peace Conference on April 21-. Geneva wa- -elected a- the -put of the league. Shantung wa- disposed of on April p,n, W1PI, the Council nf Three voted to ,,. !t ,.,,,. o ,.lpantm(. ssur. would be given later 'I'l"" Germans, bonded ) C,,nt i , , , ,, . , . ,. F.rnokdorff-Riintznii, arrived in er- ' sailles and presented their credentials ,, ,llP AnM delegates on May 1. ( r.,1(, 1(,afl(, t,.patv was presented to the r,rmnns t Versailles on Mav the """." ?" J "' '"' ."'""- '" u" , sli: II llllll MM ni!lC I ClllHtlUIPe i.t- I the treatv was mail,. ,u 1, tV I In v ' It was also announced that the Fnited , stal(,s nil(1 (il..ir ,.ritain ,,,, ,,, , nhl to France against possible future whir th'e;:;:;::- roMh"",!; was described as insolent. Niimeious i German tinders declared they would not Kign it. and a week of mourning was .,, , (, (........ ,;,,..,,,... but the decree was virtually unheeded:; Germans Ash Concessions i Thereafter the German delegates sub- muted various notes to the Council of Four. askine for concessions or c.ritiei,. ing the terms proposed in the treaty as submitted to them. On May 1(1 it wns announced that the German treatv would become effective when ratified I by Germany and three of the allied or , a-sociateii powers. TIP German reply to the first form of j,,,,, peat.e troatv .as lir,.s,MltPll ,0 tho, i '1"", delegates on -May 'lb, and this wns loiioMcci ni. several iieriiiau eounter proposals. Meanwhile, the Austrian delegates had iiirived at St. Germain, and on .In tii" - the terms of the peace treaty with .' Min. as drawn by the Allies, was submitted to them. Final terms were presented to the Foe Signs on Anniversary of Act Which Began War Whether by accident or design. Germany signed the pence treaty on the fifth anuivpr-ary of tlie murder of Ilapsburg royalty, the net which precipitated war. Archduke Francis Ferdinand, lPeir-npparent to the Austrian throne, and his consort were assassinated June 2S, 101-1, at Sarajevo, Iiosnia. by (Gavrio Priuzep, a Serbian stu dent. Fighting began a month Inter, and on August " war was officially declared. It may be interesting to note also that the German envoys were given the allied terms on nnother anniver sary, May 7, 1!U!. the third year of the I.usitaniu sinking. This out rage resulted oeutunlly In America entering thc war. OF TREA TY Despite Attempt to Kill ft Famous Peace Parleys of Modern History Westphalia (March. 1012 Octo ber 'J I. 1(1 IS Thirty Years' AVar (seven vears from peace prelimi naries to signing). Rjswiok (JuneL'O. 1(!17 Septem ber I'll, 1(i!l7l war between France and Grand Alliance. I'trecht (January lift. 1712 April 1.".. 171.".l war of Spanish Succession (including (liicen Anne's Wart. Spain settled in 171.". Paris (.November". 17m Fein ti ll r 1l. 1 "'..". I Seven Years' War (including French and Indian Wnri. Ghent l Aiign-t 7, 1S14 Decem ber 21. 1S1 1 1 War of 1S12. Vienna (September "0, 1S14--.liinc il. 1SI.1 1 Xapoleonip Wars. Paris ( Fehruarj 2."i. 1S."( March .'10. I'soC. I Crimean War. Frank fort (March 2.S, 1S71 Slay 10. 1s"ll Franco Prussian War. lierlin (June Pi. 1S7S Inly 13, P7Sl Riiss,,. Turkish War. Paris K ictober :'.l . 1S0S Doeem ber 1(1, lyisi Spanish -American War. The Hague (May IS, ISO!) July 20. 1N00I tii t conference to main tain general peace. Portsmouth. N It. (August !), 1!10." September ,"., lOO.'il Rllsso-Japane.-e War. The Hague (June 1.". 1007 Oc tober IS. 1007i second conference to maintain general peace. Versailles i January 12. 1910 June 2S. 10101 World War. pie life to bear II tllO form Of ill! ' . ... . economic blockade ami a military, of- fpii-ivc. On June 10 the Orlando cabinet re- igneil, because the Italian chamber of i lepnties hail voted down decisively the premier'- proposal for a -e Tet session to di-cuss the neace situation. i The Scheidi'innnn cabinet in Gernuinv i wa- forced out on !!." -ame day. and ' an extension of time was granted to the i Germans for them to form a govern - ment to act on the treatv. the sizntnir of which was announced today. I I Tt-nr,-,, nf V) r. I 2. I GUltf Ul I cLUOcL- .QjVia)7 nt Ti-o;o wltfllMHUI. r nouiuco Continued Troni I'nce One ! has stated in writing Hint tbn tnvt-i c- --- -- - tnnt is arjout to be signed now is identical with the 200 conies that havc ,,ccn dclivorod to tho Gcrman , , .. m, , ,, l!?lcKatlon- Thc signatures will be Riven now, anil they amount to a solemn undertaking faithfully nnd ! . ., ,.". i lo ally to execute the conditions cm- bodied by this treaty of peace. I now invite the delegates of the Gcr- trnn reieb to .1 tl,n t,.n,t,. man icich to sign the treaty. , (jcneral Jan Christian Smuts, one of the delegates representing the Union of South Africa signed the treaty under protest. He objected ' to certain territorial settlements, making a lengthy statement. ' Statement by Smuts General Smuts said that thc in demnities stipulated could not be accepted without grave injuries, to the industrial revival of Europe. He' declared it would be to the inter- ests of the allied powers to render the stipulations more tolerable and moderate. The Chinese plenipotentiaries did not sign and were not present. Thev ' L J have written to the president of the , Peace Confe.ence stating that they would not be present and that they are awaiting instructions from their government .. I At 3:44 clock c"" bpWn to 'uoom announcing the completion of, the cercmony of siKning. The sic-' natures had not, however, as a mat-' ter of fact-thcn becn com at that timo thc smaller nations were still signing in alphabetical order. ,,. ,. . .. . l 0 " T , " f 1 , . t Th PurtOCo1 WaS S1K,1e1 1,J' a11 thoso who s'Kned the treaty. The Rhino arransement was sin-nod bv the Germans, Americans, Uelgians, iriti.l, ,,, t7,.i, !, ,,... --....-... .... .s..w. itbii,I,u.i,auL.j, Crowds Wild With .loj I,. . . , t ,. , , II. IS. HI III. .1.1,1 IIH3 111.1....-.....HV...... All of the plenipotentiaries having,,,, :,.,.mat, w,, nm. Kivi. a separate signed me neaiy m. i leinenc-eim dc- c-hircd the session closed. (This dispatch was not timed at Ver- sailles It was receivcl in Washing- ton lit 11 :0 a. m.l The German delegates left the hall first, the allied representatives remain ing in their seats. Those who had as sembled in the hall then went to the terrace to see the fountains playing. As Premier Clcmcneeiiii. President Wilson and Piemicr I.loyd George emerged from tlie palace, the great crowd gathered outside swept aside the cordon of troop-, cheering madly. The three statesmen were swept along by the surging thousands. Many sol diers broke lauks and joined in the demonstration, while guns boomed uud low Hj ing airplanes seemed to till the air. i Premiers Clemeucenu mid Idoyd George and President Wil-ou were pho- ' togrnphed together on the terrace. After the demonstration the three allied lead ers left Versailles in tlie .same automo bile, the crowds following and cheering. VERSAILLES MECCA OF JOYFUL FRANCE The students of Paris began to form processions early today and shortly l nfter !) o'clock were parading through the streets In celebration of the signing I of thc trenty, , The credentials of the new Getman delegates were approved by the peace ' LABOR LEADERS d ' T Y-,t iV--- -.A.--u..lT &.m T-T' iH-lTrYi ! .y. 1 .fflNnslmE&Kmf'mBnK & XrWHK ViM.iiiiiMI9iHV I III ..l 11 I IlIlM !!! il i. Ill I rSWM Samuel (iiimpeis. president of the American Federation of Labor, ami .Miss Sarah A. Conboy, of New York, international secretary ami treas urer of the lulled Textile Worhers of America, inspected the steamship Pipestone at Hog Island, preceding the launching ()f the Afel conference authorities during the fore noon, and everything was in readiness nt an early hour for the ceremony. The morning had been u cloudy one, but shortl.v before midday the clouds began to break and the indications were that the afternoon of tlie nuimcn- n.oiiiiiij; .new uctii n l-iouuj u.u-, 1.... .1 ,1. l...f 1.1.1.... .1 1n...1.. "'" ""'""' """" nmicmj nn- .-. ....,.- began to break and the indications were that the afternoon of the nuimcn- t011s cercmonj would be bright ami wnuld be bright and sunny. ast minute changes were ninile in i ,ll(1 prognini to espedite tlie signing ot the treaty. Two additional tables were placed beside the. one within the historic Ha" of Mirrors on which the peace treaty was laid. One of the new table's held the Rhine convention and the other the protocol containing changes in and interpretations of the treaty. All these documents had to be signed u. Pn(,, nleninotentiary and the nr- by each plenipotentiary langeinent of the tables tlms enabled three persons to be engaged simul taneously in aUixin their signatures, Versailles French Mecca Hours before the time set for the ceremony a sciuingly endless stream of automobile- began moving up the cannon-lined hill of tlie Champs Ely-, sees, past the Arc lie Triomphe nnd I out through the shady P.ois tie Item- ' '"B""- ca,'rjillB tl,e l"l;l'otcntlnrlM, officials and gueshs to the ceremony, In tl,'' meantime, thousands of la- r,sin. ,iM' ' a ,,-' i',, l! ,I"','I"1 traui "I"1U "'" ""''"f- , Versailles and contending with the residents of the town itself for places, in the park where the playing of the fa"1,Ml f,J'i11"'' nl Versailles wi mark Ul cni1 f t1"' vt,mnon- , The scene arounu me iiiiiiu!" n- ,.u u.-. iscm-u ...u. n.c aichsi. .i;.ti,u animated one from an early hour. As.tion at the peace table. the morning wore on tlie crowds kept1 I'nul Dutnstii, secretary of the Peace increasing in size but the vast spaces Conference, came to Versailles last eve around the chateau swallowed them up ning to submit to the (Jcrman dele at lir.it. gates a letter from Premier Clemenccau, I'.v n i clew en regiment- of Fiench president of the peace congress, certi- caviilry and iufantiw under command finB that the peace treaty to be sub- ,.r ;,.,..,l l I 1,.,,1 to . -en tins t nils along the approaches to the palace while within the great court mi either side solid line- of infantry in hori.on blue were drawn' up at attention. Long before the ceremony began, a line of gendarmes was thrown ncros- the approinbe-. While t!iecreticall onlv i 1.1 .., Cl.i....,,rl, ",''! 0 Is u,i '" p' J. ,,,?,,. ,,.:, i illto aii.l finally filled the" -quaro.' Within, 'this square hundreds of inrtiiiiatc per-I sons had taken up positions nt the wm- lows of every wing of the palace. .. f,. ,h ,lWit..- wns l.v . . ". rZ"1", .". ,',.,' ' , t' Hall of Peace '11. i , ' ,.,.- tl.enee to the Hull of Mir- rors." The walls of these annrtments . - imns with u,,,,,,,c lob,,lin tai,' ! tlll;!" Arrangement of Kntry The route to the peace table for the I ,,;.,,., ., .i.roneh u snncc rc-orved for Mime 400 pViviioged g.IeMs "I"' were in their .-cuts well in advance of the entry of the delegates. The dele- gati.ms. instead of straggling in with- out order, as when the original terms ol peace were loiuniunicaicii in uic Her mans, filtered by groups, each one being formally announced by ushers from the French Foreign Office. 11.:. I. ...lilt. . i,l ni.ni.ii..ilii.il for route of entry, coming through the park and gaining the inurblc stairway ,1 .1. tl... rr..iiiti.l llnrii Tlinm W'llQ tIlll, nvo,,,n.; f oe.-asion fop the guard , , , ,.,,.. ti,, .-llllnrv honors. thm. )(,jn ,.,.,,, for tll(. MWil ,.op. reseutatives. The dismounted guards men on the ii.nrhle staircase and in the "Queen's Apartments," however, remained in their places for the entry of the Germans. Seating of Delegates! Within the Hull of Mirrors, where the historical furnishings and paintings gave a tone of impressive btate, which Overthrow of Germany Completed in Five Years Austrian archduke and arch fdtichess slain. June 'JS, 11114. War diclarcd. August 'J, 101-1. Iiiisitnniii torpedoed. Mny 7. 1!)10. Germans sign annlstico, Novem ber 11, 1018. Peace ConferPiicp opens, January IS. 1010. German delegation readied Ver sailles, Mny 1, 1010. Terms given to Germany, May 7, 11)11). Germany agrees to eign, June 23, 111 II). Germans sign treaty, June 28, 1010. AT HOG ISLAND would otherwise have heen rather lack ing in the assemblage of soberly at tired delegates, seventy-two chairs for ...' i.n-..iMnenimi ir.s ii c-i c- uiimii mi ...... .....t .1. ...... ..:.!.. ..? .1... !.. l.l.i ...l.lnli .....,..,,. ,..,.e iiv, ... i... .,.u,., ,.,,.. lorined an open rectangle tuny ciglity feet in length on its longer side. A chair tor M. Glemcnccnu, president ot tlie peni'e conference, was piacen in tlie center ot tlie long Mime lacing inp winnows, wun tnosp lor rrmiurai n Min anil Premier l.Ioyil (corge on tne right ami left hand respectively. The places for tin- German delegates were reserved on tin1 side of the horse shoe table where the) touched elbows with the Japanese plenipotentiaries on their right and t,he Uriiziliaiis on thctr lift. The delegates from F.euador, Peru and Liberia faced the Germans across the narrow table. The treaty was signed under the watihful eyes of fort.v-live stalwart American doughboys, French poilus and l.ritisii tommies, the real "artisans of the peace," which has been slowly taking definite form during tho long mouths of 'the Paris conference. Marshals and generals of the allied armies took the first places on the benches piovided for privileged guests invited to the ceremony but the fifteen privates .from each of the principal armies stood within tfie enclosure ,.,,,.,1 for the plenipotentiaries 'and 1,ich omriaN of tlle '"f"''f'''" m ' visible sign of their role in bringing into bpl ft "ew ,.,,, rU(. so(lip.M sto0( jn thp pm. urnsm.PS 0f iip windows overlooking the cdiateau park, a fi'W feet from their commander-in-chief Marshal Foci, who milieu lo me tii-niuui? mi nuiumuiu today conformed in all points to the text of the document submitted June 1(1. Tlie Germans had raised the objec tion to M. Uutasta that the text of the treaty must conform with the text of that previously submitted before it would In. signed. This protest, which ordi narily would have required Several days to answer, will he obviated by the letter tl.ot M. Clemenccau has submitted, It is now expected that it will be possime to iiaiiu mci 10 tne .vusiria is on Monday the terms reserved in the original uinii n im ou iei.iuUUu u the military and naval clauses. Treaty Will lie Kept, Say German Signers New York, .tune 'JS. An unof ficial dispatch received licrq from Versailles says that Foreign Min ister Mueller and Colonial Minister Hell, German signatories of the treaty, todnj gave the following statement to a pi ess association: "We are signing without mental reservation. What wc nre signing will be, carried out. The German people will use every means to meet the terms. "We believe tlie Rntente will, An its own interests, .find it necessnry to change some of the terms, or they will see "the treaty is impossible of execution. "We believe the Kntente will not insist on delivery of the kaiser and other 'high officers. "The central government will not assist in an attack on Poland. "Germany will make every effort to prove her-elf worthy to enter the league of nations." "The finest machine shop in Pennsylvania" Automobile Cylinders Ground and new pistons and rings fitted equal to the finest factory work on the beat new cars. Prompt service at current prices. Also general Machine Work. k)X MOTOR COMPANY ' ANSKEY If. FOX, President Broad and Huntingdon Streets ' 3rd floor, E. A. Wright Building T E Senate Hears Wilson's Address Calmly, but House Yells and Cheers LEAGUE PACT IS CORRECTED Hy tlio Associated Press Washington, June 2S. Wnshlngton took the signing of the peace treaty quietly, in marked contrast to the riot ous demonstrations which greeted the announcement of tlie signing of the ar mistice. Cong'ress was wholly without dem- -..MI...11IWII, u nil.' oviiiiu- i i t'niiinii i I pie was rend by Senator Hlteheock, se .. ....u., . iKiiuinn t i ill- X1IIM-I it it 11 lll-u- nior Democrat of the foreign relations committee. Although there waB consid erable comment on the President's ad dress in private talk among senators, few made any expression for publica tion. Senntor Knox, Republican, of Penn sylvania, and a former secretary of state, who opposes the league covenant, declined to talk. Senator Hitchcock declared the nddrcss "a great announce ment, an eloquent appeal and nn in spiring prophecy for the future." Senator Cummins, Republican, of Iowa, president pro tempore of the Sennte, and maliy other senators also declined to comment. Chairman Lodge, of the foreign re lations committee, and Republican lender of tlie Senate, was among those who refused to comment. A movement haR developed among Re publican senators for postponing the resolution by Senator Fall, Republican, of New Mexico, to end the war by con gressional act. Chairman Todge, Sen ntor Fall and other members of the committee and Republican leaders held numerous conferences discussing pro cedure. Chairman Lodge also today continued to sound, Republican sentiment on a definite course of procedure by oppo nents of the league and on other features of the treaty. The House received 'the President's address with more of a show of cele bration than did tlie Senate. Presented by Democratic Floor Lender Clark, the address was read from the speaker's; desk while the House stoqd and punc tuated with applause and cheers. Loud yells from the Democratic side greeted tlie announcement of the signature "Woodrow Wilson." The State Department explained the sp0oiiil ariangements made for sending t!.lp npws of tho siRning to Washington, in part as follows : "The first news of the signing -of the greatest of all peace pacts was 'flashed to the United btntcs today over a special government circuit between Versailles and Washington. Over this wire of approximately 3000 miles of oceun cable and land telegraph set up for almost instantaneous transmission came to the department this first out line of the proceedings of the day, with London. Newfoundland and New York thc only points on the long stretch of line." Acting Secretary Polk informed the Senate foreign relations committee to dny that the final official draft of the league of nations covenant showed some changes in wording from the version printed1 in this country. The inforamtion was Rent in response to a request from Chairman Lodge, who sniil in requesting a reprint with cor icctions, that the differences apparently were due to inaccurate cable transmis sion. "The changes are all verbal, ,as far as I can see," said Senator Lodge. WIFE DID NOT SIGN; SALE OFF Husband Must Return $500 Depos ited for Property IteVnuse the wife of Michael Lessy bad not signed n deed of sale of property to Samuel Saler, Lessy declared the agreement nullified nnd was confirmed today by Judge Shoemaker, who handed down a' decision that the court will dis miss the suit, after ordering I.essy to return to Saler the $500 deposit which was made on the property. Under the agreement, Saler was to pay .$0,100 for the property. In com menting on the decision, Judge Shoe maker said: "Specific performance is not an abso lute right, it is of grace only and rests in the discretion of the court. This dis cretion is not an arbitrary one ; it is controlled by recognized and established rules." Buy your coal now The price will be much higher. We handle only the very BEST COAL .Satisfied customers for 30 yearn. 2240 lbs. to every ton for 3i years. Our business has Increased from 3000 tons a year to 150,001 tnnil MK We serve you right i Owen Letters Sons Largest Coal Yanl fit rhlla. Trenton Ave. & Weitmoreland m PEACE NEWS DOESN sli Ijmm&ainuitmtmm'mimM ' HIGH BRITISH HONOR FOR LLOYD GRISCOM Philadelphia Diplomat Made Knight Commander of St. Michael and .St. George According to n dispatch from Lon don received here King George sum moned Colonel Lloyd Griscom, former American ambassador to Italy, to Hucklngham Pnluce todny anil confer red on Kim the honor of a knight com mander of the Order of St. Michael nnd St. George. Colonel Griscom is a son of the late ('lenient A. Griscom, who was prpsident of the Internntlon Navigation Company, and was born In Rlvcrton, X. J., No vember 4, 1872. He has been secretary of fhe Fnited States legation to Constantinople, as well ns minister to Persia and Japan, and ambassador to Japan.. lie was ap pointed ambassador to Italy December 12, 11)00. Enemy Must Atone, Says Samuel Gompers Cnntlnnfd From Time One the Afel took the water on the day peace was signed. Mr. Itrush reviewed some of the criticism which hud been made concern ing Hog Island nnd said it should be realized that twenty-one months after ground was broken for the yard the thirty-ninth vessel was launched. It was also equally interesting, Mr. Itrush said, to know that on the day of the signing of the peace treaty another ship, the twenty-seventh vessel turned out nt tlie yard, was accepted by a representative of tlie Kmergency Fleet Corporation nnd was ready with a full crew to go to sea. Hurley Congratulates Labor In connection with the launching the shipping board nt Wnshlngton made public telegrnms sent by Chnirnian Hur ley and Secretary of Lnbor Wilson to Mr. Gompers, praising thc spirit shown by labor during thc war. The message follows: "You and the officers of your great organization have co-operated whole heartedly with the shipping board in building ships to help win tlfe world war. Today the -thirty-ninth ship to be launched nt Hog Island, appropriately named Afel in your honor, glides into tin' water. This vpssel will soon be cruising to distant parts of the world, everywhere giving n practical and con vincing demonstration of what Afel means. "The Afel Is nn American product. The sponsorship of Miss Sara Conroy, international secretary of the Fnited Textile Workers of Amerien, impresses me as especially appropriate. Tlie se lection of a sponsor whose sphere and nctivity is so far removed from the shipbuilding industry indicates the vast compass of your organization, and tin idea reflects the breadth tfnd vision of one who is known throughout the world ns a man whose sole concern is the up lift of mankind." Secretary Wilson said tlie launching of the' vessel "celebrntes the splendid work which American labor ns a whole did to win tho war; butin.n larger sense constitutes n message to'the entire world of lnbor's progress in this republic, and the hope of greater' progress in other lands." Buttermilk Day Is Tuesday, July 1st As a rule, we don't like being told what to do or what is good for us. Poor Old Human Nature is the same the world over yet here comes the U. S. Department of Agriculture telling us Tuesday is Buttermilk Day, and asking folks to drink Buttermilk to learn how good it is. It is an undisputed fact, and doc tors will corroborate it, that if we drank more Buttermilk in fact, made it a part of our standard diet we would be a healthier nation. Abbotts earn Buttermilk Philadelphia's original Cream Buttermilk is Abbotts naturally in a class by itself, second to none. Why, then, trv imitations when you tan get the onrrin-l ABBOTTS? Scientifically pre'pared and pasteurized, insuring a safe, health-pivinf?, nourishing beverage for the entire family. It's the creamiest buttermilk you ever tasted. If not already using Abbotts Cream Butter milk, why not start riow? At least follpw our Government's suggestion for one day and try a quart. Telephone our Main- Office Baring 205 and one of our branr (T-"3 v"U deliver. Or, leave a note in your empty milk bottle. Abbotts Alderney Dairies General Offices 31st and Chestnut Sta. Phone, Baring 205 Branches: 3416 Lancaster Ave. 129 N. 56th St. 1715 McKean St. . 57 Armat St.. Germantown Also Atlantic City, Ocean City, Wildwood 7- NTO SCHLESWIG Forecasts Use bf U. S. Troops in Policing Disturbed Ter ritories of Europe SILESIAN OUTLOOK DARK . By CLINTON W. OILBEIIT HtnfT' Correspomlrnt ot the Kvenlnir rnblltt lilEfr With the Pctifo llelfKUtlon In Ktirope. Hy Wireless Covurtoht, lltlDt bv Publte I.crtocr Co, Paris, June 2ft. America's Intention to participate actively In the policing of Kurope until thc fate of all doubtful territories has been settled was indi cated today by President Wilson's or dering five hundred marines, now in France, to move Immediately to Scliles wig. The pence treaty provides that15! plebiscite determine whether Schleswlg go to I)enmnrl; or to Germany, and also that allied troops hold the territory pending the plebiscite. The situation in Schleswig is not threatening but in upper Silesia, for the determination of whose fate the peace treaty makes the same provision, conditions are exceedingly unsettled. Poles expect war to break out there between Gerlnnny and Poland immedi ately after the signing of thc pqace' treaty. This territory is now occupied by the nrmy under Horsing which purport! to be ninile up of citizens of Silesia who seek independence nnd who threaten to resist any transfer of territory to Poland. This army consists mostly of German veterans and is exceedingly efficient. Horsing is a local hero, formerly a blacksmith, of huge stntue nnd excep tional inngnetic leadership. Americans who have visited tills territory sny thiit Horsing is firmly lir control and that his activities are evidently pleasing to the German government which has made no move ngninst him. The situation is dlflicultbpcnusc it is impossible to expel this nrmy since It 'J i mime up in locni ciuBi'im. nut me Allies are compelled by treaty to take control of the territory. 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