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TSE SCMTER WATCHMAN, Estab?
Consolidated Aug. 3, H
OBJECTIONS TO
TERMS STATED:
German Cabinet Gives Reasons
For Refusing To Sign
i _- Treaty
BERLIN CABINET
ISSUES STATEMENT
Claim Made That Allied Powers
Have No Right to Make Such
Demands.
Berlin, Tuesday, May 20.?"Ger
many declines to sign the peace terms
laid before it because they spell the
economic destruction, political dis
honor and moral degradation of the
entire German nation, not only for;
the present, but also for still unborn j
generations," was a statement au-;
thorized by the cabinet this morning
thrjt>ugh the Associated Press.
"That thesfe consequences must lo-t
gically follow acceptance of the |
. peace conditions the American press j
itself has recognized without ques- j
" tion,** the statement continues. "To- j
ward them Germany took the stand- ?
point that acceptance of such condi- I
tions could not be demanded and that j
;- the entente was unjustified in pro- j
posing such demand.
"Germany has not only a vmoral j
r?ight to compliance isith the general
promises made it, but a firmly ground
ed, definite, clearly defined claim, ac
cording to the basic rules of interna
tional law on all the entente powers
and especially on the United States.
A specific recognition of the right of |
Germany and of the German people j
to a peace of right, justice and re-!
conciliation, instead of the paragraph
ed song of hate which was written
at Versailles, is contained in the nco
Of American secretary of State. Lan
ahig; of November 5, 1918.
"Xn it the secretary of state , notified
the^SWiss minister" in Washington un
conditionally that the established basis
of President Wilson's 14 points should
bo-:authoritative, for the peace condi
tions.- Secretary Lansing announced j
further-that the entente governments :
$?ter careful consideration also were'
---^a^aBRp|^^'.-4?ecogjiize. the conditions ;
??t up by President Wilson as the ba-1
for. the conclusion of peace.
"The declaration of rights emanat- i
ing.from these specific declarations of!
all the entente powers and the United i
Stete? constitute Germany's sole as>?*t;
in the general moral breakdown of all
international politics which has found
"unsurpassable expression in the Ver
sailles terms.
"Germany answers them with its
clearly'juristic right* in international
law toward the politico-moral bank
ruptcy of Versailles. The German na
tion stands as a creditor with unde
niable rights, and it is not in a po
sition to yield on this chief point.
Gern any concluded peace on the b.a
sis of President Wilson's 14 points,
which all America, every individual,
is. responsible for the fulfillment of ns
claims.
"It is net the German people's
busmen to indicate how its right
shall be realized by the 14 points, or
especially by the note of Secretary
Lansing. That, rather, is the task cf
those who constructed the 14 points
and brought them to acceptance;
thereby inducing Germany to lay
dowr the weapons. We do not be
lieve that President Wilson, Secre
tary Lansing and the American peo
ple can take other than this Gei
nan standpoint, if they do wish to
d?o that which President Wilson in n;s
message of December 4, 1917, con
demned categorically when he said.
*We would dishonor our own cause if
we treated Germany any other than
justly and in a non-partisan manner
and did not insist upon justice toward
alb no matter how the war ended. We
demand nothing which we are not
ready ourselves to admit.'
"And the German people demand
nothing more than that which Presi
dent Wilson announced in this dec
laration. We demand nothing more
than that Americans place the 11
points opposite the peace terms. We
do not believe^ that any one in the
United States will then have the cour
age to claim that there can be found
in peace conditions one single trace
left of President Wilson's program.
"And here begins America's defi
nite duty to step in. America must
either put its fourteen points through
or it must declare that it is unable
to do so, or that it does not want to
do so, so that in no case may ^he
world be led to believe that Ameri
ca desires" to have the peace condi
tions count as President Wilson's
fourteen points.
"That is our . demand, to which we
cling, and we can not imagine what
argument from the American si.P
would be effective against it."
In President Wilson's message tc
congress of December 4. 1917, there
is no passage in textual agreement
with the quotation in the cabinet
statement. In that message the pres
ident said:
"The wrongs, the very deep wrongs j
committed in this war will have to be
righted. That, of course. But they
can not and must not be righted hy
th?* commission of similar wrongs
against Germany and her allies. The
world will not permit commission of
sinrdlar wrongs as a means of repaca-i
tion and settlement." ' j
In his Baltimore speech of April 6,
?feed April, ISM. "Be Ja? u
981.
MORE TIME
GRANTED HUNS
Peace Delegates at Versailles
File Respectful Request
For Extension
t
i
- i
NO HINT OR REFUSAL j
TO SIGN
i
Say That They Have Not Com- j
pleted Study of Text of Treaty i
Nor Prepared Answers On
Several Points.
-
Paris, May 21.?The German peace1;
delegation has been granted an ex- j
tension of seven days or until May 29,'
in which to reply to*, the peace terms, j
according to an official announce- j
ment.
The text of the request of the Ger- j
man delegation for an extension of}
time follows: I
'?Versailles, May 20.?To His Ex-j
cellency, the President of the Peace j
Conference. M. Clemenceau:
"Sir: The German peace delegation
intends during the next days to sub- ;
mit communications to the allied and
associated governments on tho fol j
lowing points which, in the eyes of I
the delegation, fall under the defini-1
tion of suggestions of a practical na- J
ture:
"First, a note concerning territorial
questions in the East; second, a note
concerning Alsace Lorraine; third., a
note concerning the occupied terri
tories; fourth, a note concerning the
extent and discharge of the obligation
undertaken by Germany in view of j
reparation; fifth a note concerning j
the further practical treatment of the j
question of labor laws; sixth, a note I
concerning the treatment of German i
property in enemy countries.
Besides this, a syllabus is being pre
j pared on the observations which are
; called for from the German govern- j
! ment by the draft of the treaty of;
; peace in its detailed provisions. The
[problem hereby involved-being in part j
of a very complicated nature, and it j
having been necessary to discuss them j
extensively with the experts in Ver-1
sailles as well as with those in Berlin j
it will not be possible to dispose of;
them within the time limit of 15 j
days notified by your excellency on |
the 7th inst.. although the delega
ti?n will take pains to transmit a; j
many notes' as possible within thej
limit. i
??Having regard to this I beg, in i
the name -of the German peace dele-1
gation, to move that the contents ofj
, the intended notes be regarded as j
! having already been made the subject
; of discussion in writing and that the j
I requisite time be granted to us for a I
: more detailed exposition.
\ "Accept, sir, tho assurance of my j
; highest esteem.
j (Signed) ''Brockdorff-Rantzuu.'' |
I To this M. Clemenceau replied as j
j follows:
I '-May 20. 1919. !
"Sir: 'T beg to acknowledge the re-!
; ceipt of your letter of May 20, stating j
I that the subjects on which the Ger- J
; man delegation wishes to offer sug- j
[gestions are so complicated that the'
'memoranda of the German delegation
j cannot be completed within the 15!
i days granted on th<- 7th, and asking, j
j in consequence, for an extension of j
j the time limit
"In reply, I beg to inform your ex-!
cellency that the allied and associated
governments are willing to grant an!
j extension until Thursday, May 29."
: Count von Brock dorff-Rantzau has
' asked permission for a special train j
[ to bring to Versailles printing press- i
es and a force of workmen in order to
i hasten the preparation of the German i
; reply for presentation to the allies. A :
general summary of observations on;
I the whole treaty is in course of com-:
! pilation, as well as notes on various!
; specific points. These notes will deal1
I with the eastern boundar}' of Ger-!
many, Alsace, occupied territories.
\ reparations, labor and German prop-i
I ertics in foreign countries.
i _ i
I "Washington, May 22.?The woman 1
j suffrage constitutional amendment;
i resolution, which passed the house
j yesterday, gained another vote in the!
senate today with announcement by
i Senator Hale. Republican of Maine,
; that he would support it. Senator
Hale voted against the resolution at j
j the last session. The suffragists pre
viously had claimed enough votes to!
j ensure the enactment of the resolu
tion in the senate.
; Pf.iis, May 22.?President Wilson
\ is expected to issue statement today.
on the Polish-Ukrainian hostilities.
191S, the president used language of
which German cabinet statement ap
pears to be a paraphrase. On That oc
casion he said:
"We have ourselves proposed no in-;
justice, no aggression. We arc ready.'
whenever the final reckoning is made,
to be just to the German people, deal
fairly with the German power, as
with all others. There can be no dif
fex-ence between people in the final
judgment if it is indeed to be a. right
eous judgment. To propose any thing '
bur justice, even handed anel dispas
sionate justice, to Germany at any
time, whatever the outcome of the
war, would be to renounce and dis
honor our own cause. For we ask
nothing that wo are not willing to,
accord." _ ^_!?>'
f
id Fes r not?Let all tbe ends Thon Ah
SUMTER, S. C, SATtTJ
HUNS DISPLAY
BRAZEN CHEEK
Berlin Press Forecasts Pror|
posals to Arbitrate Differ
ces with Allies j
JOINT COMMITTEE TO
SETTLE DISPUTES
Committee Also to Assess War ;
Damages Inflicted on France,
and Belgium.
London, May 22.?It is apparent,
from forecasts in the German press
that one of the principal points of the
German reply to the peace terms witT
he a proposal to institute a cordmi^-:
tee of representatives of both side?*,
with a neutral president, to decide
all economic questions. The Germans
will also ask for the appointment -of
a similar committee to determine the
damage done in Belgium and France.
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EXPLANATION
United States, England and
France Want to Know Why
Troops are Landed in Turkey
ORLANDO MAKES RE
PLY TO COUNCIL
Premier Venezilos Forced to
Leave Council By Objection of
Orlando.
Paris, May 22.?It is learned In
trustworthy quarters that the United
States. Great Britain and France hrrVt
united in sending a note to Italy re
questing an explanation of the land
ing of Italian forces in Turkey.
Premier Orlando is said to have re
plied to the council of four after a
sharp personal incident during which
he objected to the presence of Pre
mier Venizelos of Greece. The lat
ter retired from the meeting.
The Italians landed forces at Ada
lia, Bud rum and Makri during the pe
riod when Orlando and Foreign Min
ister Sonnino had withdrawn from
peace conference, making theaer land
ings without notice to the other al
lies.
The nature of the Italian reply and
whether it was acceptable to the
senders of the note was not known
this morning.
The Centenary Fund
Darlington, May 21?This commu
nity, like all the others in the State, is
intensely interested in the Methodist
centenary drive which is being con
ducted this week. The Darlington
church began its drive Sunday after
noon and in a few hours had ra'ae
nearly, $18,000, $<>,000 in excess of
its allotment.
The drive for funds has not yet
stopped. The Rev. A. J. Cauthen, the
secretary of the movement for the
South Carolina conference, lives i
this city and this morning he s'n*'
that reports made to him indicate
that the conference has raised $1.
137^007.70. The allotment was $1,
000,000.
Comparatively few churches have
yet reported and will not be heard
from before Sunday next. This does
not include the credits allowed the
churches which is not permitted un-'
der the plan till the end of the cam
paign. The reports from this confer
erence represent only actual subscrip
tions. Nor does this report include
the Sunday school contribuhtion.
Mr. Cauthen says that when all
charges report and the credits are
counted that this conference will
nearly double the allotment. The
Florence district sterns to be leading,
other districts in the amount raised, ;
latest reports showing about $21-"3,-,
??00, with only half of the churches
in the district heard from. The church
at Florence has nearly quadrupled
her allotment, having subscribed $45.- !
000. The ladies of this church are
paying the allotment and the excess
represents the contribution of the
men. Mr. Cauthen has received a
telegram from Nashville saying that
the rfouth Carolina conference was
second to report out. Louisiana "being
first.
_ i
Chester. May 21?The Rev. J. C.
Roper, centenary secretary for the
Upper South Carolina Conference, to
night stated that he is writing every
presiding elder, district director, dis
trict minute men, chairman and pa?. :
tors urging a complete canvass of the
field. Believing that Upper Confer
ence was first to report "over the top"
to Nashvlile. he is working now tho*
it may be announced that each in
dividual church of the 450 churches
has exceeded its allotment. Besides
this, he plans increasing the surplus i
fpom those already over.
nst at be thy Country'*, Thy God'f ?
RDAY, MAY 24, 1919.
would save
t?rk empire:
Great Britain Stands For Pre-;
servation of Semblance of
Empire
SAID TO FEAR MUSS?L- j
I MAN DISSATISFACTION;
firitish Plan is to Let Sultan Re
I main in Constantinople as
i Head of Moslem Faith With
\ out Temporal Power.
I _
i ?
j Paris, May 21.?Great Britain's de
J sire that a semblance of the Turkish
i em p.'re be preserved to avoid relig
jious complications which might be
i brought' about through Mussulman
i dissatisfaction, is causing continued
j discussion in the peace conference.
It is understood that the present
? plans provide for the Sultan remain
Jing in Constantinople as the head of
jthe Moslem faith, but with only nom
inal temporal authority.
Iarmy officers
! are recalled
i _
! Indications That Authorities An
j ticipate Renewal of Hos
tilities as Possibility
I
i _
MOTOR TRUCKS
READY FOR ADVANCE
ilf Germans Break Truce or Re
fuse to Sign Peace Treaty
j Army Will Move into Ger
I many
Cohlenz, Wednesday, May 21.?
j Lieut. General Liggett, commander ol
the army of occupation and Major
j General -ilines, commander of the
I Third Corps, en route to Lisbon, were
? today recalled to cohlenz by orders
; from the American- general headquar
ters. Nine hundred motor trucks be
. gan to move Tuesday night from west
i of the Rhine to the bridgehead area.
'Trucks are being distributed at va
; rious points of advantage among
j troops holding the . zone ease of the
i Rhine should occasion arise for the
: Americans to start an advance.
Cohlenz. Wednesday, May 22.?On
account of the increased indications of
: friction between German civilians and
'soldiers throughout the army area of
I Occupation American officers today
! warned the German officials they
i would be held responsible for any
; violence or attempts at destruction
of American army property.
The Suffrage Vote
; Washington, May 21.?National suf
: frage for women was endorsed by the j
j house of representatives. for the sec-j
j ond time today when the Susan B-!
! Anthony amendment resolution was J
adopted by a vote of 304 to 89. Sup-;
porters of the measure immediately;
arranged to carry their fight to the i
: senate where although 20 defeated-at J
.the last session, they are confident of j
(Obtaining the necessary two-thirds!
?vote. !
The victory for the suffrage forces!
today was by 42 votes mere than the. j
[required two-thirds. On the previous'
ballot on the resolution January 10, j
191S, exactly the necessary number of;
affirmative votes were recorded.
House leaders of both parties in th^
brief debate preceding today's vote'
urged favorable action but many:
Southern Democrats opposed the'
measure as did several New England
j Republican*
The favorable vote was more by ] 4
than would have been necessary had |
all members of the house been pres
ent. The political division of the vote!
showed that 200 Republicans, 102;
Democrats, one independent and one j
prohibitionist voted for adoption;
while the negative poll showed TO j
Democrats and 9 Republicans.. Speak-j
er Gillette, who voted against the res-;
olution on previous ballots, did not j
vote today.
Efforts of opponents to amend the :
resolution were unavailing. Repre-:
sentative Clark. Florida Democrat.
leader of the opposition, proposed that <
the State's ratification be compulsory
within seven years, and Representa
tive Saunders. Virginia Democrat.'
soufrht to compel State adoption by'
popular vote. The overwhelming de
nial of a roll call on three proposals
by a vote of 24 4 to .'?:.' preceded the;
vote of adoption, and indicated the
relative strength of the resolution's
supporters and opponents.
Paris. May 22.?Premier Clemen- 1
ceau, president of the peace confer- !
ence has received a letter from EJ- '
ward de Vaier, Count Plunke.it and
Arthur Griffith, the Irish Sinn Fein 1
leaders, in which they declare that 1
Ireland will not be bound by the ao- '
tion of the British delegates on the 1
question of peace. They ask recogni- <
tion on behalf of Ireland. <
Jt* Trttk'ft." THE TRU1
HOW MESSAGE
WAS RECIEVED
Republicans Assert That They
Have Planned Legislation
Suggested *
PROHIBITIONISTS STIRRED
i
I BY RECOMMENDATION
I Repeal of Ban on Beer Will Be
; Energetically Fought in The
: House and Senate
i
Washington. May 20.?President
! Wilson's cabied message outlining i*:g
| islation for the extra session of the
: new congress was read separately in
i the senate and house today by clerks
and arrangements were made by con
gressional leaders for immediate con
sideration of the vast, legislative pro
gram with the equal suffrage resolu
tion to come up tomorrow in the
! house.
j Major recommendations of :.hc
? president were for early return to
j private ownership of railroads, tele
| graphs and telephones, for repeal of
i war time prohibition insofar as ii
! plying to beer and wines, for woman
suffrage, retailiatory tariffs, protection
of the dyestuffs industry and labor
i and employment measures. "The pres
! idem announced his intention to tum
; back the railroads at the end of the
i calendar year.
! Republican leaders met the presi
| dent's proposal for early return of
'< public utilities with statements that
j such legislation is already planned.
As to the prohibition recommendation
j both Republicans and Democratic
i "dry leaders" joined in vigorous state
j ments dissenting from the president'?
isuggestions, and predicting that no
' beer and wine repeal would be pass
ed. Opinion in both senate and houss
asascertained by leaders was genera
that the ban on beer and wine would
: not be lifted. '>
Presentation of the president's mes
sage?the first ever transmitted tc
; this country by cable?was the princi
pal business of today's session. Neither
i the senate nor house were in sessiot
j much more than an hour, the forme]
I adjourned until next Friday and th<
! house until tomorrow.
! Before the president's message wai
read the house arranged to take ui
tomorrow the woman suffrage resolu
lion, its adoption before adjournment
is planned. Senate leaders have pro
I mised prompt action in the uppei
, body, probably early next month,
j The flood of bills and resolution?
:.opened in the senate today while
' scores more were thrown into the
j house hopper, which yesterday receiv
I ed about 1.200. The principal meas
i ures in the senate asked for copies
j o fthe peace treaty, for definition of
j American policy in Russia, adoption
j of woman suffrage, establishment
i of a federal budget system and repeal
j of the luxury taxes and the day light
j saving law. All were referred to com
i mittees, Democratic senators object
I ing to all requests for immediate con
j sidoration.
j Republican plans for many investi
| gat ions were launched in a resolution
I of Chairman Green of the house mer
! chant marine committee, proposing
i inquiry into operations of the ship
I ping board and emergency fleet cor
! poration. Representative Welty of
i Ohio, asked for an investigation by a
j nonpartisan committee of "irregular
and unlawful expenditures."
Organization of senate and house
was pushed forward today at a com ?
mittec conference of house Republi
cans a meeting of the Republican
steering committee with Speaker Gil
lette and an initial meeting of the Re
publican senators committee on com
mittee*. The Democratic senators
steering committee will meet tomor
row to consider minority changes of
the recommendations in the presi
dent's message, those for return to
private ownership of railroads and
wires and repeal of war time prohi
bition against beer and wines drew
most comment from congressional
leaders. It was agreed that legisla
tion dealing with public utilities vir
tually is assured at the present se?:- j
sion. Leaders also were interested lit j
the president's statement that if be:
was familiar with administrative ;
questions affecting telegraph and tele-1
phone systems he could "name the ex- j
act date for their return also." j
In proposing the beer and wine re-i
peal measure, the president said that j
"demobilization of the military forces
.. ..has proceeded to such a point;
that it seems to me entirely safe nowj
to remove the ban upon manufacture i
and sale of wines and beers." Legis
lation is necessary to remove the pro
hibition provisions, the president said'
he had been informed, by his legal ad- j
visors.
Senator Sheppard of Texas, Demo- :
erat and Representative Kanda'I ot
California, prohibitionist champions,
of the time "dry law," and other pro- j
hibition advocates predicted the re
peal measure would not be- enacted.
Some Republican readers charged
the president with shifting responsi
bility to the Republican congress and
said that all he would gain would be
triticism of prohibitionists. ' \
Republicans of the house ways and
means committee plan to meet before
fbe end of the week to consider tar- ?
iff and other legislation. Representa
tive Forney of Michigan, chairman ;
)f the committee declined to comment i
Dn the president's assertion that a ?
C SOUTHRON, EnsbHshcd Jaac, > ???
Vol. XLVIII.
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GENERAL
TAKESNO
: Allied Armies Prepay
i - ?
Any Eventuality
jjf?ST WAITING ON
! HUN REPLY
Time Set For Acceptance; of
Peace Terms Expires Thurs
day
Before Thursday of the present
j week shall have passed the German
i peace plenipotentiaries at Versailles
i are to make known in fuB to the
; delegates of the Allied and associated
j powers on what points of . the peace
i treaty they acquiesce and what points
they object to, and desire modified.
' On Thursday is the time limit for
1 the Germans to make known their
j views on the peace treaty that has
been handed them. No extension has
I been granted the Germans, who are
' expected to present to the members
) of the peace congress a voluminous
j record of objections and of accept- .
ances of the clauses of the document,
j Although the leaders throughout
! Germany have declared that the
j treaty as framed is unacceptable and
j that it will not be signed without
'.modification the opinion in Paris
j seems to prevail that after the rep
j resentatives of the Allied and asso
| elated governments have considered
! the objections raised by the German
I plenipotentiaries and formulated, their
' final reply the Germans will affix their
i signatures to the compact.
I Marshal Foch is taking nothing for
I granted as regards the probable, ac
| tion of the Germans at Versailles.
I He has made a visit to the occupied
: i area and has informed the council- of
j four of. the military preparations that
i have been made contingent on the
'Germans refusing to accept the.'Al
I lied peace terms. ,-r *
? , Likewise, Gen. Pershing. the Aipcr
? i ican commander, is wide awake' to" the
?! possibilities of the situation. A trip,
i j to London planned by him for the
? j present week, where he was . to. be
>! the guest of the British hationt^niai
[been indefinitely postponed anjd. ftlfi
j j will remain on the..Rhine until all
>! is settled at Versailles.
?! American financial experts are s.till
; I discussing economic matters with the
Germans at Versailles, particularly
l with regard to Germany's ability to
! pay for foodstuffs and the method
I of payment. The reply of the council
of four to the German note regard
I ing reparations will declare that it
;is impossible to dissociate responsibil
: ity from reparations and also decline
? to admit that the German people may
: disclaim responsibility for the actions
, of the former German government.
Sumter Shrine Club
I Sumter Shriners Prepare for Pil
| grimage to Imperial Session
! At a largely attended meeting of
! the Sumter Srine Club in the Cnam
! ber of Commerce on last Monday
j night, definite plans were mapped out "
: for the participation of Sumter No
bles in the meeting of the ?Imperial
? Shrine in Indianapolls, Ind., on June
! 10-11 and 12th.
j A special train of Pullmans, sleep
; ing. dining and observation cars leav
j ing Charleston on the night of June
i 7th, traveling via Sumter, will arrive
j in Columbia about midnight and re
; main there until the morning of June
j 8th, taking aboard South Carolina
j Nobles from all points. From Co
: lurnbia. the special train will travel -
j through some of the most beautiful
I country in eastern America going via
Asheville, N. C, Lexington, Ky., and
Cincinnati, ariving in Indianapolis in
time for the opening of the Imperial
meeting on June 10th. Returning the
train will go through, Louisville, Ky.,
and Danville, Va., arriving in South
Carolina Sunday. June 15th. Fully
three hundred Shriners, their wives
and sweethearts, are expected to make
the trip.
Sumter will be strongly represent
ed at this meeting, not only in num
bers, but also by a well drilled patrol
of twenty members. This organiza
tion, together with the Columbia
Band, Florence Drum Corps and
Charleston Patrol will be a feature of
the trip. ?
As the time is short and the com
mittee in charge of the trip must
necessarily contract for certain ac
commodations in advance it is hoped
that all Shriners who desire to make
the trip will send Dr. E. S. Booth,
Sumter. S. C. $23.00 for each per
son going, this amount to take care of
meals in the dining cars both ways
and room reservation in Indianapolis.
Washington. May 21.?The entire
South Carolina delegation in the
house today voted against the federal
woman suffrage amendment, just as it
nid the last time the proposition was
presented.
general revision of the tariff was un
necessary. Other Republican members
said that hearings of business men
mould decide whether there should
be tariff revision, while some said a
reneral revision was impossible bt?
zause of the unsettled condition of
ivorld affairs.
. . ....~*