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Show AM MAY BE RELEASED FROM PAMLEJNMS WASHINGTON, July 9 Signing Lhe peace treaty wkh Germany has resulted in a decision by the department depart-ment of Justice that the great major Ity of German and Austrian enemy aliens njw at large on parole may safely be released from all parole obligations. All Doubts Removed. PARIS, Jul 10. Ratification of the peace treat by the German national assi mbly removes all doubt of the ac-ietance ac-ietance of the terms by Germany The .national assembly by ratifying the ir'aty makes it possible for the; Allied and associated powers to raise j the blockade. Official notification was i' Germany June 20 that the blockade block-ade would be raised when the treaty w.i ratified Placing this condition on the raising of the blockade wjts looked upon in peace conference circles cir-cles as a sure plan for securing speedy ratification by Germany. The council of five on Monday de- hh d to lift the commercial censorship on communications with Germany simultaneously with the removal of the blockade. Promulgation of the resolution rati-jfying rati-jfying the treaty is dependent upon tne I igning of ihe resolution by President Ebert When three of the principal allied powers, In addition o Germany, have ratified the treat v. ir becomes effective j for Ihobc w ho have ratified iu After I Germany and the three allied powers have ratified it, the treaty will come j into force for each other power on the day wuen It notifies the peace confer enco secretariat of its ratification The German national assembh is the first elective- body in any country whose representatives --igried the treaty to adopt a ratifying resolution. The treaty has been laid before the I'.ntish, Prench and Belgian parliaments parlia-ments and will be placed before the senate of the United States tomorrow j by President Wilson. |