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Show Weimar Cabinet- Notifies Noti-fies Allies of Purpose to Yield to Entente Demands De-mands as Submitted. Signatures to Be Affixed Af-fixed at Versailles, Possibly Pos-sibly Thursday, More Probably on Friday. WEIMAR, June 23, 3:15 p. in. (By the Associated Press.) The national assembly this afternoon voted to sign the peace terms unconditionally, un-conditionally, the government having hav-ing succeeded in overcoming the opposition of those who insisted on two conditions. PARIS, June 23. (By the Associated Asso-ciated Press.) The signing of the peace treaty is not likely to take place before Thursday, possibly not until Friday. This announcement was made tonight by Premier CleJienceau and Secretary Dutasta. PARIS, June 23. The German government govern-ment at Wetmer has formally communicated communi-cated Its willingness to sign the peace terms unconditionally. It was announced by the French foreign office this afternoon. after-noon. Haniel von Halnihausen will sign the peace treaty for the Germans, it appeared ap-peared likely today from all Information at the headquarters of the American delegation. A plea for further time made by the Germans was flatly refused. In declaring its Intention to accept and sign the peace terms, the government of the German republic lias sent the following fol-lowing note to M. Clemenceau, president of the peace conference, through Dr. Haniel von Haimhausen: "The minister of foreign affairs has Instructed In-structed me to communicate to your excellency ex-cellency the following: YIELD TO SUPERIOR FORCE, HANIEL SAYS. "It appears to( the government of the German republic, in consternation at the last communication of the allied and associated as-sociated governments, that these governments govern-ments have decided to wrest from Germany Ger-many by force acceptance of tho peace conditions, even those which, without presenting any material significance, aim at divesting the German people of their honor. "No act of violenco can touch the honor of the German people. The German poo-pie, poo-pie, after frightful suffering in these Jawt years, have no means of defending themselves them-selves by external action. "Yielding to superior force, and without renouncing in the meantime ita own view of tho unheard-of Injustice of the pear conditions, the government of the German republic declares that It is ready to accept ac-cept and sign the peace conditions Imposed. Im-posed. "Plea.se accept, Mr. President, assurances assur-ances of my high consideration. (Signed) "VOX II ANIEL." The Italian delegates at present :n Paris have been authorized to sign the treaty on behalf of Italy. This announcement announce-ment removed one question which it was feared might delay the signing. The German note of acceptance, it la tiald, is couched In Buch language that it maintains the German position that the peace conditions arc "a peace of violence." vio-lence." PREMIER BAUER REGISTERS SOLEMN GERMAN 'PROTEST' WCrMAR, Juno 23. (Ry the Associated Asso-ciated Fre.sa.) In announcing the decision of the German government to sign t ho peace terms before the n-'ilional assembly today, Premier binu;r said: "At this hour of Hfn and death, undr the mcT.a1 of invasion, for the last lirr.o I raise in free Germany a prot'-st against this treaty of violence and destruction. I protest against this mo-'kery of elf-de- ' (Continued on Page 2, Commn 3.) PEACE PACT ACCEPTED f H GOVERNMENT (Continued from Page One.) termination, this enslavement of the German Ger-man people, this nev menace to the peace of the world, under the mask of a treaty of peace. No Kignms can enfeeble en-feeble this protest which, we raise and swear to. Tins treaty does not lose its annihilating character by alterations in detail. Protesting against it is useless and is at the risk of a new crisis within forty-eight hours. Our power of resistance is broken and there Is no means of averting this treaty. The treaty Itself, however, dots give us a handle which we cannot allow to lie I wrested from us, namely, the entente's ; solemn promise of June 1 that the , treatv can be revised from time to time and adapted to new conditions. That is one of the few words In the treaty breathing breath-ing the real spirit of peace." Premier Bauer concluded by expressing his faith in the German people and their final realization of a better future. He said thev were faced with years of labor for the foreit-'ii account, but owed it to their descendants to hold the country together. "They must safeguard our new hnerty. he said. "There must be a will to work and a discipline in nil ranks of society. There are no miraculous charms to cure a nation. Even a world revolution cannot rid us of the malady from which we are wearing away. Oniy by a revolution of our moral consciousness can we succeed in raising ourselves out of our night into a better future." |