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5P if 1 1 1 Average Circulation For Week Ending Jane 28 25,895 Fair, Coo Today; Tomorrow, Fair, Warmer (Weather Report oa Pass 10) Meumer ui in Established 1764. VOL. LXXXII1. SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 29, 1919. 58 PAGES.

HUNS SANG THEIR SWAN SONG "WETS" MUST WAIT UNTIL COMPLETION OF DEMOBILIZATION Haniel Declares Germans Would Not Have Signed Had They Known Program Show Bitterness Over Lower Status of Their De1e gates Chinese Delegates Unreconciled Over Shantung Settlement, Fail to Appear at Versailles- Smuts, For South Africa Signs Under Protest. (By the Associated Press.) Versailles, June 28. World peace was signed and sealed in the historic Hall of Mirrors at Versailles this afternoon, but under circumstances which somewhat dimmed the expectations of those who had worked and fought during the long years of war and months of negotiations for its achievement. The absence of the Chinese delegates, who at the last moment were unable to reconcile themselves to the Shantung settlement and left the Eastern Empire outside the formal purviews of peace, struck the first discordant note in the assembly. A written protest which General Jan Christian Smuls lodged with his signature was another disappointment to the makers of the treaty.

1 lf I i imlWiywl i I 4 vA-'iim i''f- i-IS jj i1 wJs Vtf i I vnt I where the peace treaty was signed Lmperor of Germany was crowned. GERMANS QUIT News Received In Washington Without Flutter But, larger was the attitude of Germany and the German plenipotentiaries. To M. Clemenceau's stern warning in his opening remarks that they would be expected and held to observe the treaty provisions loyally and completely the German delegates, through Dr. Haniel von Haimhauscn, replied after returning to the hotel that had they known they would be treated on a different status after signing than the allied representatives as shown by their separate exit before the general body of the conference, they neyer would have signed.

Under the circumstances the general tone of sentiment in the historic sitting was one rather of relief at the uncontrovertible end of "'of complete' anruhalloyed satisfaction. HARTFOUD. Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, ii TRUST" JOHNSON Cabornia Senator Espouses i Ireland's Causer5 New Tork, June IS. The leaeue of nations was denounced as "a gigantic war trust" tonight by U. S.

Senator Hiram Johnson of California In an address before a mass meeting called by the league for the preservation of American independence. He demanded the repudiation of the league covenant and similar demands were made by U. S. Senator James A. Reed of Missouri and George Wharton Pepper of "The league contains within itself." asserted Senator Johnson, "the germs of many wars and worse than that, It rivets, as in the Shantung decision, the chains of tyrannv uonn millions of people and cements for all timej unjust and wicked Ireland was referred to by the; speaker as "a litigant with a perfect! case who can get no hearing." Asserting in closing that the league' "means that American boys shall police the world." Senator Johnson said: "This league means halting and betrayal of new world liherslism.

the triumph of cynical Old World diplomacy, the humiliation and end of American Mr. Pepper attacked statements which he attributed to President Wilson and former President Taft to the effect that the maioritv of the nation was in favor of the league. GREECE ENCOURAGES MOSLEMS TO REMAIN Saloniki, June 25. The Greek government has decided to offer every encouragement possible to Moslems who wish to remain in Greece and renounce their Turkish nationality. TODAY'S "COURANT" consists of 58 pages in six parts, as follows: PART 1112 Pages.

General. State and City News. The Optimist. PART 1112 Pages. Financial.

Real Kstate. PART 111 10 Pages. July the First and How It Looks to Abe and Morris By Montague Glass. An Experience With and Undesirable Country Gentleman By Captain Robert Hurley. Connecticut Does Honor to Its Oldest Living legislators.

Tipplers Still Trust That Fate Will Stave Off That Dreaded Drought. Rickenbacker Becomes American Ace of Aces. Passing of the Chestnut Tree Br.ngs Woe to the Heart of Youth. The Delightful Pastime of Frog-gin'." Freedom of Color in Beach Toggery For the Summer. Side Lichts on Fashions.

$175,000 Public Garden Industry Is Part of Hartford's Heritage of orld War. A Paire For the Boy Scout of Hartford. Leading Figures at Ninety-third Commencement at Trinity College. Getting Out "The Oldest College Daily." Choral Club at Annual Outing. Insurance.

Social and Personal. Theaters. PART IV 13 Pnarea. Sports. Automobiles.

PART 12 Pages. Special Financial Supplement. PART VI 12 Pages. "Courant" Vacation Guide. Pitt' ft I 1 If I 111 A I I i Hilt i I III 1 1, if GIGANT WAR SAYS OF WHERE THE a PRICE 6 CENTS IN SURLY MOOD.

Hramatle Close. The ceremony came to a dramatic close in fact reached its highest dramatic pitch with the wild enthusiastic reception of President AVllson. M. Clemenceau and Mr. Lloyd George by the crowd outside the palace who Ignored or disregarded the minor discords the day.

They tore the three statesmen from their escorts and almost carried them bodily in their progress through the chateau grounds, to watch the playing of the fountain a part of the program which had been planned as a dignified state processional of all the plenipotentiaries. Ceremony Is Brief. The ceremony of signing the peac torms was brief. Premier Clemenceau called the session to order in the Hall of Mirrors of the Chateau of Versailles at ,4.10 clock. The signing beg-an when Dr.

Hermann Mueller and Johannes Hell, the German signatories, affixed thelr names. Herr Mueller o'c'ok and Herr Bell 3:13 oclock. President Wilson, first of the allied delegate, signed a minute later. At 3:45 o'clock the momentous session was concluded. All the diplomats and members of their parties wore conventional civil- Laf" i.he,a' wa3 marked of gold lace and pageantry.

There, the fanciful uniforms of the middle ages whose traditions and practices are so sternly condemned in the great seal-covered document signed today. ..,1 RpoL nf. was made against Jnnmb7 Brountl by the French fi, ew selected membera of resplendent their i-u-jjiuiiien suver helmeta white and blue uniforms. and red. as a contrast with the Franco-German peace gession of 1871, held in the same hall, there were present today grizzled French veterans of the, lTanco-Prussian war.

They replaced the Prussian guardsmen of the prevV lous ceremony and the Frenchmen today watched the ceremony with prim satisfaction. The conditions of 1S(1 were exactly reversed. Scramble For Standing; Room. An hour before the signing of tha treaty those assembled in the hall had been urged to take their seats, but their eaperness to see the historic ceremony was so keen that thev refused to keep their seats and crowded toward the center of the, hall which is so long that a good view was impossible from the distance. Even with opera glasses the) correspondents and others were tin-able to observe satisfactorilv The) seats were in no way elevated: consequently there was a general scramble for standing room.

Secretary Lansing was the first of the distinguished diplomats to arrive. He was followed shortly by M. Clemenceau and General Bliss. Few of the spectators recognized any of the diplomats as thev came In and there were no demonstrations. The delegates of the minor pow-era made their way with difficult through the -crowd to their places at the table.

Officers and civilians lined the wslls and filled the aisles. President Wilson's arrival ten' minutes before the hour for signing was greeted by a faint burst of applause, from the few persons who were abl to see him. German Correspondents Stand The German correspondents wera ushered into the hall shortly before 3 o'clock and were given standing room in a window at tne rear of the corresnondents' section. I council of four, and they busied themselves signing copies of the of ficial program until the Germans entered the room. At 3 o'clock a bush foil over tha hall, and the crowds shouted for th officials who were attending to sit GERMAN DELEGATES REFUSE TO ENTER HALL BY 'BACK DOOR' Versailles, June 28.

When the German delegation saw the program for the treaty signing ceremony today Herr von Halmhausen told Colonel Henry, liaison officer, that the Germans would not consent to entering by dfyent door from (he allied delegates! nor. that military honors bo withheld from Hem. He said: We cannot admit that the German delegates should enter itip hall by a different door that the entente delegates: nor that military honors should be withheld. Had we known there would be such arrangements before. the delegates would not have come." After a conference with the French foreign minister it was de-cited, as a compromise, to render military honors as the Germans left, otherwise the program was not changed.

UNQpOTEST Declares Territorial Settlements Need Revision. Versailles, June 29. General Jan Christian Smuts, one of the delegates representing the Union of South Africa, signed the treaty under protest. In his protest General Smuts declared there were territorial settlements which he believed would need revision and that there, were guarantees provided which he hoped would soon be found out of harmony with the new peaceful temper and unarmed state of the central powers. Punishments were also foreshadowed, he said, over which a calmer mood might yet prefer to pass the sponge of SMUTZ U.

S. AGEIMTS READY TO ARREST I1 Proprietors and Bartenders to Be Watched, Says G. W. Lillard. "Unless we receive distinctly contrary Instructions from Washington before Tuesday morning it is of course our intention to enforce the war time prohibition act," George W.

Lillard, investigator in charge of the agents of the United States department of justice for the Connecticut district, said last evening. "We do not anticipate any great amount of trouble and have" not yet called upon the local police for assistance, and will probably not do so until Monday or Tuesday morning." Mr. Lillard said that, saloon-keepers will be watched, and those keeping their places of business open after the law takes effect, July 1, Tuesday morning, will be served with warrants issued by the United States commissioners, and after arrest they will ha arraigned before the commissioners. Warrants, he said, will, of course, be Issued with the approval of the United States district attorney. "Will your agents also act in closing down saloons?" Mr.

Lillard was asked. "Any 'sales after warrsints have been served on the proprietors will be taken as additional evidence against them," said. Barkeepers and other employees aiding in the violation of the act, will be arrested on warrants as agents of the proprietor. "We do not expect any great amount of trouble as I have said before." Mr. Lillard remarked, "because I believe that very few saloons will remain open whWi they fully understand the circumstances." He said that he would co-operate with V.

S. District Attorney John Crosby to the fullest extent, I and that even without outside police I assistance, he believed that the agents of the department would be able to take care of the situation. Mr. Lillard did not make the above announcement until informed that the resident had declared that he would not act to make the law frion-opern-tive Under conditions as they now stand, he said, the only course open to the department would be complete enforcement of the act, unless orders distinctly to the contrary were received. E'lOOF Whether Treaty Signing Ends Certain Government Controls.

Washington. June 28. Now that the peace treaty has been signed legal officers of the government probably Attorney General Palmer will have to decide whether the signing terminates government control or supervision of many private activities within the meaning of the laws which took them over. The end of the war." "the termination of the war." "during the emergency." "when a state of war is ended. and "with the comintr of peace." are some of the terms which have been used in the multitude of war time laws.

The legal questions involved are apparent. Beside that measures now are pending to suppend war time control notably In the case of telephone and telegraph wires. Beside that some government controls such as food and fuel actually have long since ceased to function. The legal limitations placed on some of the principal war time government war controls are expressed as follows: Railroads: Twenty-one months after the end of the war. Railroads, twenty-one months after Telegraph and Telephone: Ratification of peace treaty or sooner in the discretion of the President.

Food and fuel: When peace is proclaimed. Fspionage act: End of the war. War trade hoard and export control: Knd of the war. War finance corporation: Six months after termination of the war. Reorganization of government bureaus under the Overman law: Six months after war.

Alien property custodian: As Congress directs. Government operation of ships: Flva years after the war. Agricultural stimulation: Six months after the present emergency. In fact, most of these government controls have actually reaeed functioning or rapidly are doing so. but each one involves Ifgal questions of when it comes to an end.

The government Insurance of ships through the war risk bureau ceases with the termination of the war. The bureau for psying allotments to dependenis of enlisted mn ceases on month after the wa. The bureau for paying death benefits is 100 II KEEP OPEN IS DECID HIES yesterday. It was here that the first Momentary Demonstration in House Senate Silent Wilson Expected to Reach This Country About July 7 and Go Immediately to Capital. QUESTION NOW OF RESERVATION CLAUSES Washington, June 2S.

Word of the consummation of peace was received by the national capital with scarcely a flutter of popular or official sentiment. At the White House and the state department the news aroused only a quiet feeling of satisfaction that the pre-arranged program for the signing at Versailles had gone through. In Congress there was but a momentary demonstration and on the streets the Saturday crowds gave no show of interest. The story of the historic ceremony, flashed over a direct wire to the state department was given to the press in brief bulletins, keeping c'ose step with the developments, in the Hall of Mirrors. The account was btief and was made public without comment by department officials.

As soon as the signing 'was con cluded, President Wilson's message to the American people announcing Mie awaited event and appealing for acceptance of the treaty without change or reservation was made public at the nlte House together with rome details of the President's homecoming Rend In Congreas. It was by reading of this message Congress was Informed that the Ver sailles negotiations were at'an end It was expected ton. grit that an offi cial notification would await the ar rival of Mr. Wilson and would be de livered in person hv him at a joint session of the Senate and House. In the Senate chamber.

1 1 winch the nation's Interest tn tn.i oiitc.u:ie of the peace negotiations is transferred, announcement of the signing was re. ceived in silence. Interrupting an an. propriations bill debate. Senator HitchoorK or jsMirasKa.

senior demo etal of the foreign relations commit tee, read the President's message to an attentive aunience comprising less than half the Senate's membership. Without any comment he then relinquished the floor and the appropriations dehate proceeded. The House, however, punctuated the reading of the message with applause and there was a short outburst of cheering when the President name was read at me ena. there was no discussion of it, the only comment being an announcement by former Speaker Champ Clark, when he sent it to the clerk's desk to be read that he wanted io put into the record "some good news. Privately senators and representatives who have supported the league of nations expressed high praise for the President's message, while Chairman Lodge of the foreign relations committee and other opponents of the leaeue covenant had nothing to say.

Senator Borah, republican, of Idaho, issued a statement on the subject, however, in which he bitterly criticised the treaty provisions affecting Shantung. Wilson Fxpeoted Abnot July 7. While the White House was not fully advised tonight regarding the President's plsns. It was the expectation of officials that, he would reach this country about July 7 and come almost immediately to Washington. It was revealed that he expected to land President Cables He is Powerless to Lift Ban Before Country Goes Dry Tomorrow Midnight Still 1,000,000 Men in Service Under Emergency Call.

SALOONS MAY OPEN BY END OF SUMMER Washington, June 'IK President Wilson has decided he cannot legally lift the war-time pro-hihitiou baa before the country goes dry at midnight Monday, hut he expects to do so as soon thereafter as his power has been clear by the completion of demobilization, In a cablegram made puhlio, tonight nt the White House, the President paid lie was convinced after consultation with hia legal advisers that he had no authority to act at thta time. "When demobilisation It terminated," he continued, "my power to act without eongresBional aetjoit will be exercised." 'J Beer mid. The message opinion as to the authority of the President, when he does raise the ban. to make his action applicable only to beer and wine. President" Cnhjf.

Secretary Tumulty Save out the following statement: The secretary to the President at the White House made public the following cable from the President with reference to wartime prohibition: "'I am convinced that the attorney peneral is right in advising me that 1 have no legal power at this time in the matter of the ban on liquor. Under the act of November, 1918, my power to take action is restricted. The act provides, that after June 30, 1919 until the conclusion of the pres. ent war and thereafter until the termination of demobilization, the date of which shall be determined and proclaimed by the President. It shall be unlawful, etc.

"'This law does not specify that the ban shall be lifted with the signing of peace but with the termination of the demobilization of the troops and I cannot say that that has been accomplished. My information from the wsr department is that there are still a million men in the service under the emergency call. It is clear therefore that the failure of Congress to act upon the suggestion contained in my message of the 20th of May, 1919. asking for a repeal of the act of (Concluded on Page 2.) SENATE REJECTS, 57 TO 2, SUNDRY CIVIL BILL AMENDMENT Eliminates $300, 000 to Continue Tariff Board. Washington, June 28, After more than six hours' debate, the Senate late todty voted, 57 to 2, to reject the committee amendment to the sundry civil bill proposing to eliminate $300,000 provided for continuing the tariff commission.

Senators Warren of Wy-oming and Smoot of I'tah voted for the amendment, which would have virtually abolished the commission. The committee amendment appropriating $10,000,000 for government acquisition of the Cape Cod Canal was etricKen from the bill on a point of order by senator vins, Utah. THIS MORNING'S NEWS. GEM PR A I World peace signed and sealed; Germans obey in bitter mood 1. Wilson can't lift ban July 11.

"War trust" says Johnson 1. STATE. Will of Miss Eldridge 15 Strikers Turn Down Raise 8 Umpire Shot In I.eg 15 Mlddletown Safe Robbed 5 CITY. Ice committee to meet National Fire wins suit 6. Wife shooter' case continued 4.

How peace was received. 16. Accused of enticing girl. 16. V.

S. agents ready to act. 1. Thompsonville girl missing. 16.

Travelers girls outing. 7Z. Mrs. Voorhis at Block Island. 11Z.

Shield for E. Hartford chief. 9Z. Road constructions and detours. 11.

Women clubs form federation. 9Z. Fourth of July parade plans 5. Promotion for J. J.

Merriman 5. Fire in Bloomfleld 11. SPORTS PART IV. TREATY SCRAP OF PAPER, DECLARES BERLIN 'TAGEBLATT Vengeance to Come for 1 9 1 9 Disgrace, Says "Deutsche Zeitung." Berlin. June 28.

(By The Associated Press). Meager editorial rferene ii made in the German papers this mornlrtfr to the ceremony of signing the treaty at Versailles. The pan-German "Deutsche Zeitung." however, prints the following across its front page: "German honor today will he carried to itH grave in the Hall of Mirrors, in which, in the glorious year of 7l the German Empire was resurrected in nil its former splendor. Ist we forget! Jn restless lahor the German people will again strive to attain that place anions the nations of the. world to which it is entitled.

Then vengeance for the disgrace of 1919." The "Tapeblatf says: "The German people reject the treaty which its del egates are signing today, and it does not h1 1 love tor a single moment hat it will endure. Despite the fact that it is written on parchment, it remains a or paper, because it is a mock, ery of all the laws of reason and mor als and the most disgraceful exhibit the musoum of civilization. and to pive them an opportunity for self-expression. Hand of Fraternity. 'If our former enemies will but show themselves worthy we will gladly extend to them the hand of fraternity.

"Remember that the ideals of the American Federation of Labor are STATE DEPARTMENT! AWAITS PRESIDENT'S RELEASE OF TREAT! Moves to Re-Establish Con sular Service in Central Empires. Washington, June 28. So far officials here know the peace treaty will not be formally made public aa yet even though it has been signed aa the state department has no Instructions to publish it and does not Intend to do so unless President Wilson directs. The President's first act, probably will be to send the document to the Senate and it would be counter to custom if the Senate Itself published the treaty before it acted upon it. The movement, however, to conduct the Senate debate on it in the open instead of executive session may bring about early publication.

It is alrfo probable that some part of the treaty will go into effect before the Senate ratifies. Commissions for administration of Danzig and the Saar valley, it Is thought here, will have to begin work at once to prevent a renewal of hostilities and useless bloodshed on account of the disturbed conditions In those regions, but these and somn other provisions of similar character are not regarded as being involved in the controversy over the league of nations. The state d'Partment has been consulting the American commissioners in Paris, regarding the speedy re-establishment of American consular service in the former central empires. It is felt that the restoration of the diplomatic, establishments can wait for time. But as raising the blockade will open the doors to trade relations, and as under American law consular certification of invoices and papers relative to trade is essential, an effort is being made to find some way to reestablish these officials throughout Germany and Austria without awaiting the approval of the Senate to the peace treaty.

BOSTON COUNCIL WELCOMES IRISH REVOLUTIONIST Boston, June 28. Eamonn de Valera was given a tumultuoua greeting when he stepped off hia train at the South Station tonight on his arrival from New York to bring the message of the "Irish republic" to New England. Cheers and shouts came from the throng which packed one end of the train shed and the sidewalks and streets outside the station. The members of the eitv council, who had been designated by Mayor reters to welcome ine Irish revolu-t tlonist to the city had difficulty in1 forcing a passage through the crowd I to a waiting automobile. Kscorted hv I several other cars.

Mr. de Valera wasi taken to th Copley-Plaza Hotel in thej Back Bay district, the crowd closing in behind and on both sides and accompanying the automobiles for the entire distance. a band headed the procession. The city councllmen remained with Mr. de Valera for an in- formal dinner at the hotel.

Later in the evening he was tendered a reception bv the Gaelic Club. Mr. de Valera will address a mass meeting at Fenway Park tomorrow afterenoon. On Monday he will sneak before the state House of Representatives. American Labor Will Help Germany Declares Gompers Says U.

S. Fought Foes to Rid Their Peoples of Oppression from Their Masters. Philadelphia, June 28. "The American Federation of Lahor is readv to extend the helping hand to Germany if the Germans show themselves worthy," declared Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Lahor, in addressing today members of the organization at the launching of the cargo carrier Afel at the Hot; Island shipyard. Will rteturn to Krnnce.

Mr. Gompers uttered his significant words on the eve of his return to Europe to continue the work of building up the shattered forces of labor on the continent. The fact that Mr. Gompers ia shortly to return to France was told by Mathey C. Brush, president of the American International Shipbuilding Company.

"To me this Is an epoch makinK event," said Mr. Gompers. "not only because of the purpose for which we are assembled the launching of the Afel bnt also because of the sinintf of th pace treaty. "We fought Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey, not because of a desire to Jiaiit, hut to rid their peo-Js ef cporesslon frora tbevr jrvvicv synonymous with those of the govern- When Premier I.loyd Georgre arrlv-ment." led many of the delegates sought ati- The ship was named as a tribute toitotrraphs from the members of tho "one hundred per cent. American ism displayed by the oreanizations affiliated with the American Federation of Labor during the war.

Sarah A. Conboy of New York, international secretary-treasurer of the I nitod Textile Workers of Amcric TV." tt fCCtWS VWvn. so as ust ta block Uis viai.