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THBTreaty of Versailles. A True Copy Dated October 13th, 1923 from Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes
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Treaty of Versailles. A True Copy Dated October 13th, 1923 from Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes with Red Embossed Department of State Seal attached by a Red Silk Ribbon
(WORLD WAR I - TREATY OF VERSAILLES - TRUE OFFICIAL UNITED STATES COPY).
A true copy of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I, 428 pages, with French on the left side and English on the right side, plus 2 added pages of Protocol. Attached to the front of the treaty is an official cover document from Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes (Chief Clerk Signed for Hughes), with the embossed red Seal of the Department of State attached by a red silk ribbon. The original document signed on June 28, 1919, remains in the archives of the French Republic, being a unique historical artifact and not available. The document certifies:
"that the document hereunto annexed is a true copy of the Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated powers and Germany, and Protocol, signed at Versailles, June 28, 1919, as submitted to the Senate of the United States by the President of the United States."
In the lower portion, partly printed and partly typed is, "In testimony whereof I, Charles E. Hughes Secretary of State, have hereunto caused the Seal of the Department of State to be affixed and my name subscribed by the Chief Clerk of the said Department, at the City of Washington, this Thirtieth day of October, 1923."
This official copy being signed by the Chief Clerk for both Charles E. Hughes, and himself. Overall there is some slight to more moderate tone to the pages and some edge chipping to the paper covers and light overall soiling and some paper clip rust to the front cover document with its ribbon and seal. Most of the internal pages remain untrimmed at top, being clean and well printed. There are several Fold-Out Maps, including a large 42" x 55.5" map showing German boundaries; others maps include the Territory of the Saar Basin, Danzig, and Schleswig. Overall Very Fine or better. This is a truly historic Treaty document, being one which many historians believe ultimately led to World War II.
Provenance Ex: Collection of Rudolph Bauer, EAHA Auction April 21, 2001 Lot 423.
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The accord was originally based on the 14 Points program submitted by President Woodrow Wilson, but did not result in the evenhanded document Wilson had envisioned. Orchestrated mainly by David Lloyd George of Britain and Georges Clemenceau of France, the treaty subjected the Germans to war reparations of $130 billion, stripped them of their colonial empire, and reduced Germany to a small, agrarian state. The U.S. Senate refused to ratify the treaty because of the League of Nations article which Wilson wanted included. He envisioned a league composed of all of the nations of the world, each having an equal vote. America, however, was in an isolationist mood, and Wilson suffered a stroke which prevented him from carrying his idea to the American public. America made a separate peace with Germany. When Germany defaulted on their war reparations and began to remilitarize in the 1930s, no one did anything about it until too late.
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