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Show teriLES PEACE B PACT IS RATIFIED H SIGNATURES AFFIXED IN FRENCH HBH CAPITAL SIGNALIZING FORMAL J ENDING OF WAR. PofofofoVoH ..,. LrBBaaBaaaaaaaal Treaty Not Only Defines Terms j ,BH Peace But Contains League of BBBbsBBBI Nations Covenant. United States 1 'BHBjjH Alone Has Not Ratified Treaty. I 'BJHH of tho trrnty j Hfl of Versailles wero exchanged nnd j 'IBBBBBBBBI pence between (lerinnny, France, Oreut BBBBH Mi Hutu and the other allied and iibso- j iBBBBfl elated powers, with the exception of j J tho United Stntcs, became, cffcctlvo ' BBBBfl at 4:1(1 o'clock Snturdny afternoon, J BJBBBfl Tho outstanding comment on tho 1 BBBBIBBBI ceremony Is that It leaves the United i BBBBfl States the only power which wus no- 'BJBJ lively nt war w It li (iermnny not now on y ;BPJ a pence basis. That wns tho note. R E9BBJ sounded by Bnron Kurt von I.crsner, J ) head of the Herman peaco delegation. j tlBBH Tho delegates nssetnbled In tho pri- BBBH vote office of the minister of foreign ; affairs where ut n secret session tho FhBBBBBBBl protocol was signed nt 4 :00 o'clock. 'BBBBJ Led by Clemencenu tho delegates 5 iBBBBJ then (lied Into the famous clockroom, BBBH where wero held tho plenary sessions 1 BBBBJ of the peace conference that fixed tho Y IBBH terms of tho treaty. Bnruti von Lors- h BBBBJ ner nnd Hcrr von T Simeon, wero tho L last to enter tho room and tho first BBfl to sign the mlnuteN recording tho ex- - j BBBH change of ratifications. BBBBJ Tho proceedings began without any U BBBBJ ceremony, Premier Lloyd Ooorga of u BBBBJ Great Britain following tho German i) pBBH delegates at the slgnaturo table. lie v'aPBBBBl was succeeded by Premier Clemen- j eeau of France. ' BBBBj Premier Nlttl of Italy, Baron Mntsul, ii BBBB tho Jnpannsn representative, and Paul ', Hymnnus, tho Belgians' foreign rain- bPBBBBI later, followed Premier Cloraeuceau in BBBBJ the order nnmeii. VBBBBBB Then the delegates of the other raU- YBBBBBBl flying nations signed In alphabetical 1 1BaBBBl sequence, 'i'PBaBBl Peaceful relations betweeo. Oeraaay BBBBBBl and meaVtf'UliI lH(liMH MHIMTrti lfUBMW'TirTBBBJ great war with her nre established by hBBBBBI tho action taken on Saturday. Tho HBBBBBB peace treaty now goes Into effect, an 'BBBBBB between Germany nnd those powers mPBBBH that have finally ratified It Great Brl- i'H tain, France, Italy, Japan, Belgium. aBJ Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala, Peru, Po- bVBBbI nnd, Slam, Czecho-Slovakla and Uru- fcSBaV rBBBJ The United States' nlono of tho "big BBBJ five" hns not ratled tho treaty. An PePeVePePJ the list shows, fonnul ratifications BBBB bnvo been given by most of the stnalli I; BBH powers signatory to the treaty. Chlnn BBH did not sign the document because of BBH her objections to the Shantung provl- I'PePePePJ slons, but proclaimed u slate of peace ' BBBJ with Gcrmuny. iftsPaPaPaPJ Tho all-Important ratification by raraBBB Germany was given on July 0, 1010, , BBBJ tho day following which President Wll- BBBJ son presented tho treaty to tho United BBBJ States BBPJ The long Interval between tho as- 'BBBJ sembllng of tho peace conference at iPePePePJ Versailles on January 18, 1010, and : BBBj the signing of tho treaty was occu- UBBBB pled with almost dally conferences on "''lVflBH Its provisions among the represents- t BBBj Uvea of tho nutlons which had been OBBBl at war with Gerrouny or had broken j BBfl relations with her, tho principal partti BBfl being taken by delegates of Franco, BBH Great Britain, Italy, Japan and the ,. BBH United States. The first Important BBH work completed was tho drawing un HBjBBjl of the covenant of the leaguo of nn- ' BBfl tlons, which wus finished on February BBfl 14. The German representatives re- k BBfl eclved tho treaty on May 7. : BBfl Tho treaty not only defines tho terms ' BBfl of peace with Germany, but contains BBI tho lenguo of nutlons covenant and tho BBfl provisions for tho International labor BBI organization. Tho document comprises ''bbBBI fifteen parts with numerous annexes BBB It provided tnat ns soon as It had been BBB ratified by Germany nnd thrco of tho principal allied ami associated power iPH a proccs verbal of tho deposit of ratlfi- .BH cation should bo drawn up, from tho BH (Into of which tho treaty would comn 'IbVBH Into forco ns between tho powers tBBBJ which had rat I lied It. Tho treaty will IbBBB enter Into force for each other power .BH at tho date of tho deposit of Its rutl- Pl flratlon. jBBJ In October last a sufficient number 'iPsPJ of lowers had ratified tho treaty to BBJ comply with tho requirements for Its iffectlvonoss. Because of tho sinking "I BBJ of tho Gennan Interned ships by their BBJ 9f fleers and crews at Hen pa Flow, how BBJ oyer, and tho fulluro of tho Germans BBJ to Uvo up to somo of tho nrmlstlco BBJ terms, tho Allies on November 1 do- BBJ mnndeil thqt before tho treaty wns put BBJ Into effect Germany should sign n pro- j BBJ locol providing for reparation for tho BBj destruction of tho warships and guar- ilPI inteelng tho carrying out of tho arm Is- rBBl ileo terms, 'ioBbI BJ - $ 1e' s?1 - BBBBBB |