Show I VERSAILLES PEACE PACT m IS RATifiED S SIGNATURES AFFIXED IN FRENCH CAPITAL SIGNALIZING FORMAL ENDING OF WAR Treaty Not Only Defines Terms of Peace Peace But Contains League of Nations Covenant United Covenant United States Alone Has Not Ratified Treaty Paris Ratifications catlon of the treaty of ot Versailles were exchanged and peace pence between Germany France Great Britain and the other allied and associated associated asso asso- associated powers with the exception of the United States became effective at 4 16 o'clock Saturday afternoon January 10 The outstanding comment on the ceremony Is that It leaves the United States the only power which was actively ac nc at war with Germany not now on ona a peace basis That was the note sounded Bounded lo by Baron Kurt von yon Lersner head of the German peace de delegation The delegates delegate assembled in the pr- pr private Tate rate office of the minister of forel foreign n affairs affairs where at a secret session the Was vas signed at 4 00 o'clock Led by Clemenceau the delegates then filed Into the famous where e were held the plenary sessions of the peace conference that fixed the terms of the treat treaty Baron von yon Lersner Lersner Lers Lers- ner n ner r and Herr von yon SImson were the thelast thelast thelast last to enter the room and und the first to sign the minutes minutes' recording the ex ex- exchange exchange change of ratifications The proceedings began begun without an any ceremony ceremony Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain following the German delegates at the the signature table He lle was vas succeeded by Pr Premier Clemenceau Clemen Clemen- of France rance Premier of Italy Baron Matsui the Japanese representative and Paul Pau II manus the Belgians' Belgians foreign minIster minister min mm- ister later followed followell Premier Clemenceau In Inthe Inthe inthe the order named Then the delegates of ot the other rate flying nations signed In alphabetical sequence Peaceful relations between Germany and moat most of the nations engaged in the great war with her are established bythe by bythe bythe the the- action taken on Saturday The peace treaty now goes into effect as between Germany and those powers powers' that have finally ratified it Great It-Great Great Britain Bri tame tain France Italy Japan Japan- Belgium Bolivia ln Brazil Guatemala Peru Poland Poland Poland Po Po- land Slam Siam Czecho Slovakia and Uru Uru- guay guny The United States States' alone of the tine big fl five has not ratted railed the treaty tr at As the list shows formal ratifications have hae been given by most of the sl sn smaller latIer faller powers signatory to th the treat treaty China did not sign the document be because ause of her objections to the Shantung provi provi- provisions provisions H but proclaimed a U state o on of peace with Germany Tile The The ail important all ratification by Germany was given on July 9 0 1919 lOW the day following which witch Pre President ident Wil WH Wilson son presented the treaty to the United st States tes senate The long Interval between the as ass asI assembling as- as s of the peace leace conference at Versailles on January 1 18 lS 11 1919 and the signing of or the treaty was occupied occupied occupied pied with almost dall dally conferences on Its its' provisions provisions' among the representatives fives tives of ot the nations notions which witch had been at at war wl with h Germany or hud had broken relations with her the principal pal parts being taken by delegates of France ranee Great Britain Italy Japan and the United States The first important work completed wa was the tine draw drawing ng up of the covenant of the league of nations na which was finished on February 14 The German representatives ts received re re- elved the tire treaty on May 7 The Fite trent treaty not only defines define the terms of peace with Germany but contains the league of nations covenant and aUlI the provisions for the tine international labor organization The Tire document comprises fifteen parts with nl numerous numerous annexes It provided that as soon as been ratified by Germany and und three of the principal allied and aull associated power a verbal of the tine deposit of ratification ratification cation should be drawn up from the date of which the treaty would come Into force as between the time powers which had ratified it The trtat treaty will wilt enter Into force for each other power at the date of ot the time deposit of its rate rati In October last a sufficient number of powers had bad ratified the time treaty to comply comply with the requirements to for It its I effectiveness Because of t tine the H sinking of or the German interned ships b by their officers and crews crews at Scapa Flow hower how- how Aver er and aud the failure of the tine Germans to live up to some of the armistice h terms the Allies Amell on rah Novem November er 1 de demanded mended that before the time treaty was svgs put Into effect ct Germany should sign n n a protocol pro pro- tocol providing for tor reparation for tor the destruction of tie the warships and guaranteeing guar the carrying out out out-of ot the ornate armis taco tice terms |