17 JANUARY 1920, Page 1
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
THE German Peace Treaty was ratified in. Paris last Saturday, after the German delegates had signed the Protocol requiring Germany to make reparation for the scuttling of the German High Sea Fleet at Scapa Flow. The Treaty immediately came into force. The King in a message to the Lord Mayor expressed the hope that an era of unbroken peace had begun for the British Empire. America was unable to ratify the Treaty, but Presi- dent Wilson announced his intention of summoning the first meeting of the Council of the League of Nations, in accordance with Article V. of the Covenant. The League Council, meeting this week, will not include an American representative.
