The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08
Humble Germany
InDrastic Terms
OfPeace Treaty
Delegates Accept Document in versail-
les Conference and Promise EARLY
Reply to Allied Chiefs.
BY Fred s. Ferguson.
United Press STAFF Correspondent


ceived the peace treaty at Sly thi
Presentation Of the treat.
followed brief speech by Premie
Clemenceau, chairman of the peace con
ference, IN which he welcomed the dele
gates. The manuscript of the treaty
translated into German, was handed t
the enemy representatives by Seeretar,
Dutasta. The entire ceremony laste'
but fourteen minutes. The phraseolog,
as well as the text of the treaty, it j
stated, win satisfy the most arden
German hater.n When the text j
pubGsed, it viii be found that in sub
stance it does not differ radically from
the outlines of its various outlines pre-
viously published by the United Press
1t contains approximately $4,000 words
comprising q volume several inche
thick and 10 by S inches in length an,
width Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife o
the President of tho United States
sat directly behind Chairman Clemen
eeau when the treaty was handed TO tn
Germans. The treaty provides that
Germany shall be bound to ac-
cept any subsequent agreements
reached with her former allies.
Germany restores Alsace-Lorraine
to France.
Germany accepts internationah-
zation Of the saar Valley.
Germany shall promulgate The
League of Nations.
Danzig shall be internation-
allied.
Germany agrees to territorial
changes Tor Belgium, Denmark
and IN East Prussia.
Germany pledges most of upper
Silesia to Poland.
Germany denounces all Of her
territorial and political rights OUT
side of Europe.
Germany recognizes the total in
dependence of German-Austria,
Czeeho-Slayakia, and Poland.
German army to be reduced to
100000, including officers
Consumption viii be abolished in
all German territories.
All German forts within so kilo-
meters east Of the Rhine be RACED.
All importation, expectation and
nearly all production of war materi-
ais in Germany be stopped at once.
Allied occupation of parts of
Germany shall continue until re-
paration has been made according
to the terms Of the treaty.
Any German violation Of the
conditions will be construed as
a easus. belli.
The German navy shall be re-
duced to battleships, 6 light
cruisers, 12 torpedo boats with no
submarines.
The German navy personnel to
consist of not more than $1,000
persons.
All other war vessels of Ger
many must be surrendered to the
allies or sunk.
Germany shall be forbidden to
build forts controlling the Baltic.
All Heligoland Notifications
must be abolished.
Kiel Canal shall be opened to
the trade of all nations.
Germany must surrender her four
teen submarine cables.
German naval and military air
forces shall be abolished after
October LIST, 1919.
Germany to accept full respon
sibility for all damages to the al
lies and associated governments.
Germany must reimburse all
civilians for tneir losses during the
war from German causes.
Germans must make an initial
payment of 2000O,O00 marks and
make subsequent payments for
PREPARATION BY bonds approved by
the reparation committee.
Germany must pay shipping
damages ton for ton.
Germany must devote her econo-
mic resources to the rebuilding Of
the devastated regions.
After receiving the treaty the Ger
mans presented d written reply. Tt was
cad In German and interpreted into
English and French two sentences at .
line. The reply admitted a wrong Il
Belgium and declared that Germany
would make reparation. It stated thai
10 far as the conduct of the war was
Germany was as human a:
he allies and charged that the allie:
lad killed many Germans after the ar
nistice had been signed The meas
ire Of guilt can only be determined
through an impartial inquiry, said the
Germans who added that their archives
ire now available. The German reply
declared that the var had not been in
rain il from it real league Of nations
(Continuadl on nace a