Entente Leaders Await Signatures as Blockade Plan
Premier Paderewski and European officials attend treaty events as French experts praise seals. The Supreme Blockade Council weighs lifting the waste of Germany with the treaty signing. Hotel de Crillon erupts in confusion as date uncertainty prompts immediate troop redeployments and rapid baggage movement for the Wilson mission.
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French Press Reacts to Peace End Mixed Relief Not Jubilant
Paris editors express relief at the war’s end while warning the hard work ahead. Le Figaro cites a nation from which peace must be converted into prosperity and a new social philosophy. Journal lauded soldiers and the Somme Verdun and Marne sacrifices. Hurmanit¢e blasts treaty terms as cynical and dangerous for France. Socialists reject any feeble peace.
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No German Delegates Yet Sign Peace Treaty
Weimar June 4 Associated Press reports German plenipotentiaries to sign the peace treaty have not been chosen. Difficulties persist in finding signers for a document of great historical weight. Dr Haniel von Hammihausen has resigned rather than sign. Versailles June 23 a German delegate says von Hammihausen had full signing powers but a cabinet member may come to sign.
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Foch At Advanced Post Cancels Appointment To Discuss Allied Advance
Marshal Foch, Allied Commander in Chief, at Kreuznach headquarters, learned Sunday of the German National Assembly’s vote to accept peace terms. He visited Mayence with generals to discuss final plans for the march into Germany and then returned to Kreuznach to meet American correspondents. No statement was issued.
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German Assembly Allows Government to Sign Treaty
Weimar June 23. The National Assembly empowered the Government to sign the treaty after debates on reservations and pressure from officers. Noske warned officers would resign if peace came without reservations, while Centrists and reactionaries argued over voting methods amid tensions about possible military action.
Bauer Hopes Treaty Will Recoil On Its Authors
Berlin June 28. Premier Gustav Bauer told the National Assembly at Weimar that a defeated nation is violated body and soul by the Peace Treaty and expressed hope that the bitter move against Germany might recoil on its authors. The assembly appeared disheartened as it heard that the treaty would be signed without conditions.
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Silent Dignity Marks End Without Delegates Applauding
A speech about the future left no delegates cheering as audience reaction remained muted. The moment highlighted a lack of tangible enthusiasm from attendees and underscored a restrained reception to the message.
Erzberger Victory Shifts Assembly On Peace Treaty
In Weimar Premier Bauer agreed to sign the peace treaty with two reservations, a tactic by Erzberger to bolster support. The National Assembly approved Haase’s resolution to sign without reservations by 380 votes 227 in favor 138 against. Confidence vote followed with 147 majority.
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America Must Decide League Says Gibbs
In a London dispatch, Philip Gibbs argues that Anglo American alliance is essential for a postwar league of nations. He warns that without US support the league will fail and peace may give way to renewed conflict and anarchy.
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Fraun von Haniel Bars Signing US From League Sessions
The text discusses Frau von Haniel forbidding signing and plans for the United States to participate in League of Nations committee sessions in London. Colonel House acts as the American member but cannot vote or bind the US, creating an outsider position while Knox reservations and ex Senator Root’s stance influence prospects for Senate approval and the peace process. The piece notes President Wilson’s desire to return to America amid fatigue from leading the peace talks.
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Paris Celebrates Peace as Germany Accepts Allied Terms
Paris erupts in joy after Germany accepts terms and notches of celebration fill the city. Cannons boom, crowds cheer, bands play and women in mourning observe the tumult as banners fly and newspapers trumpet “Peace Has Come.” London news calm but wary of Germany’s promises and the Scapa Flow shadow over postwar hope.
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Fire riots in Berlin suburbs and Mannheim clashes kill and wound
Police and soldiers in Berlin northern suburbs faced mobs during food riots with exchanges of gunfire but no casualties reported. Shops were looted. Mannheim reports eleven killed and thirty seven wounded from rioting on Sunday, with two hundred arrests.
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Tittont Will Sign Peace for Italy
Rome announces the Italian delegation to the Paris Peace Conference will depart for Paris to sign the Germany peace treaty. Foreign Minister Tittoni leads with Senators Vittorio Scialoia Guglielmo Marconi and Maggiorino Ferraris. Giorgio Guglielmi to be secretary. Marconi praises Premier Nitti and plans close ties with America. Nitti seeks favorable terms for Italy’s industry resources and colonies. Italian observers urge a firm Paris mandate to secure Adriatic claims and economic interests.
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Turks Submit Their Plea Before Council of Ten
The Turkish delegation presented a detailed memorandum to the Council of Ten on June 24. It reiterates the plea for the continuance of the old Turkish Empire and states willingness to recognize Armenian independence and grant some autonomous rule in Palestine and Arabia under Turkish Governors.
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Peace must end war for all time says peace must end war
Special cable from London discusses the meaning of peace after World War I. The writer recalls trench years, mass casualties, and the ghostly memory of fallen soldiers. He argues peace must fulfill democratic ideals to prevent renewed conflict and calls leaders and veterans to guide a just peace.
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