Show Huns I to Sign Revised Peace Treaty Without Reservation l German Berman National Assembly By Vote Mote of to to 13 Decide to Attach Sig Sig- Signatures Signatures natures es Clemenceau Writes Scorching Letter Germany will sign the peace treaty without any reservations The national as assembly June 22 byh by fc h vote of to decided l to sign The assembly also voted confidence in the new new government of Herr Kerr Bauer to 89 Sixty-eight Sixty members members members mem mem- bers a abstained from from voting On the tho question of signing the treaty tr aty five members ot of o the assembly abstained from voting I Before the vote of confidence was taken Herr Bauer the new premier declared declared that the government would sign the tr treaty aty IH hurt but t without acknowledging acknowledging acknowledging edging the responsibility of the German German German Ger Ger- man people for the war and without accepting the obligations c contained in articles to in the treaty relating elating to the trial of the former and the extradition of other German erman personages I Soon after the revised treaty was handed to the Huns they insisted they would not sign bpd d asked for further mOd modifications President Wilson immediately expressed himself himself himself him him- self as unalterably opposed to changing changing chang- chang ing ing the ultimatum and declared that he would Insist that the armistice be ended Monday June 23 and hostilities resumed on Tuesday But the Huns I knew they were were going to sign The They hoped to win a crum cruet of comfort by byI I further bluffing but it didn't work worl I In declaring Its Intention to accept and sign the peace terms the government government gov gov- ov- ov emment of the German republic sent the following note to M. M through Dr Haniel von Halm- Halm hausen It appears to the government of the German republic In consternation consternation tion tion at the last communication of the he allied and associated governments that these governments have decided to wrest from Germany by force acceptance acceptance acceptance ac ac- ac- ac of the peace conditions even those those which without presenting any material significance aim at divestIng divesting divest livest- ing the German people of thier theer honor i No act of ot violence can touch the theof honor of the German people Tho The German people after frightful suffering suffering suf suf- SUf 1 fering In these last years have no noI I means means of defending themselves by external ex- ex I ex-I kernal action t V r Yielding to superior forces and r without renouncing In the meantime mean mean- time limo Its own view of the unheard of i 1 I Injustice of ot the peace conditions the I government of the German republic declares that it is ready to accept and andI feign Ign the peace conditions imposed I la In announcing the decision of ot the German government to sign the peace J terms before the National assembly Premier Bauer said At this hour of life ad death tinder under under un un- der the mena menace e of ot inv invasion slon for the thelast thelast thelast last time I raise raade in tree free Germany a protest against this treaty of violence and destruction ion I protest against this mo mockery kery of self-determination self this enslave enslavement ent of the German people people peo- peo I i pIe this new menace to the peace of the world un under er the mask of a treaty treaty of peace No signing can enfeeble this protest protest protest pro pro- test which we e raise and swear to This treaty does not lose Its annihilating annihilating aUng character by alterations in detail de- de tail tall Protesting against it is useless and is at the risk of a new crisis within forty-eight forty hours Our power of resistance Is broken broke brok brok- en e and there is of averting this treaty The treaty itself however however how- how ever lever does give us a handle which wo we can not allowed to be wres wrested ed from us namely the ententes entente's solemn promise of June 16 that the treaty can be revised from time to time and adapted to new conditions That isone Is Isone Isone I one of the few w words wards In the treaty breathing the real spirit of peace The revised treaty contained interlineations interlineations inter inter- Un in red ink where changes had been made In it It had been Impossible to reprint the treaty In time for Its presentation on the date set Principles of Former Conditions Are Upheld The principles of the original conditions conditions conditions con con- have been een vigorously upheld as establishing a peace of or Justice but certain modifications In detail and many explanations of the effect of execution are made The reply is in two parts parts parts-a a g general gener gener- meral mer- mer al covering letter and seriatim discussIons discussions discussions dis dis- of the general counter counter- proposals The changes Include f A plebiscite for upper Silesia with guarantees of at coal from that terri terri- tory Frontier rectifications In West Prussia Omission of the third zone in the Schleswig plebiscite Temporary ry increase of the German Germann German Ger Ger- man mann army from to men men Declaration of the tho Intention to submit submit sub sub- mit within a month of signature a list of t those lose accused of violation of th the laws and customs of war Offer to operate co-operate with witha a German commission on reparations and to re re-I i suggestions for discharging tho the obligation Certain detailed mod modifications In inthe the tho finance economic and ports and waterways Including abolition of the Kiel canal commission I Assurance of membership In the tho league league of nations in the early future if Germany fulfills her obligations Reply to Hun Proposals 1 The covering letter was from M. M Clemen Clemenceau eau president of the peace conference to Count von Brockdorff- Brockdorff Rantzau president of ot the German delegation In this letter Clemenceau Clemenceau Clemenceau Clemen Clemen- said Continued on Seventh Page SIG SIGN PEACE CE TREATY Continued from Page One The allied and associated powers have given the most earnest c consid consideration I consid- consid consideration to the observation o of the German German German Ger Ger- man delegates on the draft treat treaty of L peace ca e. e The reply protests a against the peace on the ground that It con conflicts J with the terms upon which the armistice armistice ar ar- of November 11 1918 1913 was was r signed that it is a n peace ot of violence and not a peace of justice The protest protest protest pro pro- test of the German delegation shows that they fail to understand the position post post- tion in which Germany stands today They seem to think that Germany has only IOnly to to make make sacrifices in order to to attain peace as if it this were ere but the end of some mere struggle for terri territory terra terra- tory ton and power ower The allied and asso asso- associated dated powers therefore fe feel l it necessary necessary necessary essary to o begin their reply by a clear statement t of the j judgment of the world orid which has been forged by practically the whole of civilized ed mankind j I War nr German Crime In the view of the allied and as- as 1 ted powers the war which be be- 1 began e- e gan August 1 I 1914 was the greatest greatest greatest great great- est crime against humanity and and freedon free free- don dam of the people that any nation calling Itself civilized has ever eer consciously consciously consciously con con- committed For many years the rulers of Germ Germany any true to the I Prussian tradition strove strove for a position position position tion of dominance of-dominance in Europe They were were not satisfied with that growing prosperity and influence to which Germany was entitled and which all other other nations were mere were willing to accord her they required that they should be able to dictate and tyrannize over overa over a subservient Europe as the they dictated ed and tyrannized over a subservient I 1 Germany In In order to attain their ends they used every channel through which to educate their own sul subjects in the doctrine doctrine doctrine doc doc- trine that might was right in International international international affairs They never ne ceased to expand German armaments by land and sea and to propagate the falsehood falsehood falsehood false false- hood that it was necessary because Germanys Germany's neighbors rs were jealous of her prosperity and power Seeds of C Hostility She sought to sow hostility and suspicion Instead of f friendship between between between be be- tween nations The Germans developed developed developed devel devel- I a system of espionage and and h in intrigue in- in through which they were en enabled enabled enabled en- en r to stir up international rebellion rebellion rebellion rebel rebel- lion and even to make secret offensive preparations within the territory of their neighbors whereby they might w en the e moment came strike them down with greater certainty and ease They kept Europe in a ferment by threats of violence and when they found that their neighbors were resolved resolved resolved re re- solved to resist their arrogant will they determined to assert their predominance predominance predominance pre pre- I dominance In Europe by force As soon as their preparations were complete they encouraged a subservient ally to declare war on Serbia on forty-eight forty hours hours' notice a war involving the control of the Balkans BalKans Bal- Bal kans katis which they knew could not be localized and which was bound to unchain a general warIn warIn war In order to make doubly sure the they refused any attempt at concilIation conciliation concil concil- and conference until it was too toolate toolate l late te and the world war was inevitable inevitable inevitable ble for which they had plotted and and for which alone among t the le nations they were adequately equipped and I prepared I Huns ans Responsible G Germanys responsibility however however how how- ever eer is not confined to having planned ed and started the war She is no noless noless noless less responsible responsibile for the savage and In Inhuman inhuman inhuman human manner In which it was con con- ducted Though Germany was herself herself herself her her- self self- the guar guaranty nty of Belgium Belgium- Belgium Ger Germany Germany Ger- Ger many violated the rules after a solemn solemn solemn sol sol- promise to respect the neutrality ty of this unoffending people Not content with this they deliberately deliberately c carried out out a se series ies of promiscuous promiscuous pro pro- shootings and burnings 4 with the sole sale object of terrifying the inhabitants into submission by the very frightfulness of their action They were the first to u use e poisonous i gas notwithstanding the appalling suffering it entailed They began the r bombing and long-distance long shelling t If of f towns for no military object butt but buti t T rely IY for the purpose of reducing the morale of their opponents by striking striking ing at their women and children They commenced the submarine campaign with its piratical challenge challenge challenge chal chal- I lenge to to international and law and its de destruction of g great r rea e a t numbers numbers numbers' o f innocent passengers a and n d I sailors sabers In far from succor at the mercy of the winds and waves an and th the yet more ruthless submarine crews 1 0 More Indictments They drove thousands of women aIM ariU children with brutal savagery Into slavery in foreign lands the they allowed barbarities to be bo practiced against their prisoners of war from w which ich the most most uncivilized people would have recoiled r Th conduct of Germany Is al almost almost almost al- al most unexampled in iii human history The l e terrible responsibility which lies lies lies' at her doors can be seen seta ny oy the fact that not less than seven million dead deadlie deadlie lie He buried In Europe while more than twenty million others carry upon them the evidence of wounds and suffering suffering suffering suf suf- fering because Germany saw fit to I gratify graUt her lust for tyranny 1 by resort to to warThe warThe war I The allied and nd associated powers believe beHave that they will be false to those who have given their all to save sae the freedom of the world if they consent to treat war on any other basis than thanas as a crime against humanity humanity and right This attitude of the allied and as asso associated as- as so powers was made perfectly r clear to Germany during the war by their principal statesmen It was defined defined defined de de- de- de fined by Pr President Wilson in his sl speech of April G 6 1918 and explicitly explicit explicit- ly and categorically accepted by the German a people as a principle c covering cover cover- ve ing lug the peace Let pe peace Let ce Let everything that that w we say my fellow countrymen everything ev everything ev- ev ev- ev that we henceforth plan and accomplish ring to this response till the majesty and might of our concerted power shall fill the thought and utterly defeat the force Corce of those who flout and what we honor hon hon- or and hold dear Germany has once more said that force and force alone shall decide whether justice and peace shall reign in the affairs of men nett whether right as America conceives con- con it shall determine the destinies destinies destinies desti desti- nies of mankind There Is therefore but one response possible from us us- us force force to the utmost and force without stint or limit the righteous and triumphant for fore force e which shall make the law of the world and cast every selfish dominion down in the dust M. M Clemenceau in the letter also quotes from speeches delivered by Premier Lloyd George himself as premier of France and Premier Orlando Orlando Orlando Or Or- lando of Italy in which It was specifically specifically declared that when victory was won compromise as to peace terms was impossible and just punishment punishment punishment pun- pun should be meted out and nd continued J Justice stice Only Basis Justice therefore Is the only possible le basis for the settlement of the accounts of this terrible war Justice is what the German delegation asks for and says that Germany has been promised But Dut it must be justice justice jus jus- tice for all There must be justice for the dead and wounded and for those who have pave been made orphans and bereaved that might be befree befree befree free from Prussian despotism There must be justice for the peoples who now stagger under war debts which exceed that liberty might be saved There must be justice justice justice jus jus- tice for those millions whose homes and land lands ships and property German German German Ger- Ger man man savagery has bas and de de- de- de That is Js why the allied and associated associated asso asso- powers have insisted as a cardinal cardinal cardinal car car- dinal feature of the treaty that Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many must undertake to make reparation reparation reparation repa repa- ration to very tee very utmost of her power pow pow- er for reparation for wrongs In Inflicted Inflict Inflict- ed is of the essence of justice That That is why they insist that those individuals who are most clearly responsible responsible re- re re responsible for German aggression and for those acts of barbarism and In Inhumanity inhumanity inhumanity in- in humanity which have disgraced the German conduct of the war must be handed over to justice which has not been meted out to them at home I That too is why Germany must submit for a few years to certain special disabilities and arrangements Germany has ruined the industries the mines and the machinery of neighboring countries not during battle but with the deliberate and calculated purpose of |