Show I Peace Is Now Near I that the thc German peace delegates have been ANNOUNCEMENT summoned to meet April 25 with the thc allied del delegates gates at Versailles means there is a probability the peace treaty will be bc signed and effective before the end of this month There may be QC delay however ever for there has been no statement as to the thc powers potiers accorded the German delegates If they are re empowered to sign the document quick action may y be had but the they may flay be qualified to act only as messengers and be without authority to fo act until at Weimar they have received instructions from their government Once the treat treaty y has been signed by Germany its formal acceptance b by other interested countries including the United States can be expected to quickly follo follow Th The opposition that has been voiced in this country has centered chiefly on the league teague of nations proposal and this opposition is dwindling Although honest criticism ism may still be directed against some of the covenants ithe j i the general worth of the document as a whole is sufficient to I overshadow the few defects Fortunately too the majority of the members of the United States States' senate with whom rests the obligation of ratifying the treaty are so broadminded that the they will not permit pettishness to delay action There is a universal demand for the conclusion of peace so that the country may forget war and and turn its undivided attention to the great and pr pressing readjustment problems There is opportunity opportunity tunit y for the coming extra session of congress which it seems assured the president will call at the earliest possible moment to take rank among the greatest of all congressional sessions in our I nations nation's history for there is pending or to be offered coffered that will bring prosperity and contentment to millions of people I |