The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-23

Importation OF food and raw materials.
I'll. on page IS OF the memorandum
| there are Indicated, among the cases. In
| which the granting OF permission to
export gold shall be considered, those
In which the Reichsbank has furnished
guarantees which 1t could not satisfy
In any other way.
az. On page So OF. the memorandum
the assurance, is given that any liduida-
| tors appointed BY the allied ana asso-
ciated Governments VINO shall be guilty
OF punishable acts shall be prosecuted
In conformity with the penal code.
Points Ont DiverEencies.
ut is the duty OF the German delega-
| ton to render an exact account to It's
Government and to the National Assem-
bis. therefore II must know absolutely
'how-far the enemy, Intends to give con-
tract force to these concessions. 1t begs
your Excellency to confirm by writing
the fact that the contents Of tho accom-
panying letter and tho memorandum
treating the above mentioned points
constitute an integral part OF the new
reaoe propositions OF the allied and as
| ISOLATED Governments
| In this II would be sufiioient to -es-
tAbiish this fact In a final protocol to
the text, on which the contracting par.
| ties could come to previous agree
| ment. A doubt has also arisen concern
\ ing & second point when the documents
submitted were examined.
The printed copy OF the peace project
| submitted To- us Ia different not alone
| In the matter of manuscript corrections
and additions from the printed copy that
the chairman OF tho German delegation
received on May from the Secretary
General of the Peace Conference.
by reason Of the amount OF work
imposed on the delegation BY the short
| ness OF the time allowed for the exam
nation. It has not yet been possible to
compare word for word with this printed
| copy OF May this other single copy.
which great number OF persons have
had constantly TO use,
| IT am therefore obliged to reserve
for the delegation the right to make later
communications on this subject. For the
moment l call your attention to the fol-
lowing Emergencies.
Il. On page 103 of the copy last sent,
paragraph contains third alinea
(seotion). which begins with these
words: Each Government this alinea Is
lacking IN the copy sent before.
20. On page 104 the English text Of
paragraph l2 is different in the diff
ferent copies. The paragraph Of the first
|
| last copy IL Is divided into two alineas.
the second OF which begins with these
\ words: The commission shall in gen.
| eral'
| Naturally the German delegation can
not consider as definite the changes In
the text which are not made by Hand, or
which. on the other hand. has not the
evident character OF additions, unless
| the allied and associated Governments
confirm the fact that these Emergencies
are due to falsely printed copy, not
that they are the results Of deliberate
intention.
IN the latter ease tho delegation re-
quests that all Emergencies having this
character be announced to It before the
expiration OF the time limit granted to It
| to reach a decision. For reasons easily
| comprehensive, the delegation Is obliged
to attach the greatest Importance to re-
ceive an answer by return courier, II
possible.
"BRocKDoRFr- RANTzAu"
Clemenceau's Answer.
In his reply to Or. Hanicl Won Hahn
hansen. whose forwarding note was dat
| ed June 20. NJ. Clemenceau, Addressing
him as temporary chairman OF the Ger
man delegation at Versailles. says:
| nave tnc nOnOT HCknOWledElnB
receipt Of your letter OF June 20. In
reply 10 this communication. the allied
and associated Powers hasten to inform
You that the 200 copies of the peace
conditions sent to the German delega-
ton on June 10 are to be considered rs
the authentic text, containing all the
| corrections and notifications made in
| the printed text sent on May Z. 1919.
notably such changes and notifications
l.A ~ slaA -trxttA
Il observations"
NJ Clemenceau, In a second note to
the German delegation. says:
an your letter of June 20 you called
the attention OF the allied and associated
Governments to certain points. upon
which, according to the German delega-
ton. there Is n divergence between the
| text of the treaty and the memorandum
sent to You on June.16, 1918, in reply
| TO the German observations. .. ..
| II have the honor 10 4nform YOU TINT
the views of the arlfed and associated
Governments on these different points
are as follows:
II. The statements made on page Z
| OF the memorandum, on the one hand.
and on pages 40 and AZ of the MEM
orandum on the other. far from being
contradictory. are Complementary.
Tho covenant of the League OF Ma
tions states that the members OF the
league will make the necessary pro-
visions to insure guarantee and tho
maintenance of the freedom Of commu-
nication and transit an well as just treat
ment OF the commerce OF all the MEM
bers OF the league. When Germany 10
admitted into the league she will share
the advantages of these stipulatioits
with the other countries But during
the transition period following pace II
is necessary 90 take into account tho
spec nj conditions stated on paRa IL of
tho memorandum.
| According TO this statement, the OBJ
legations imposed on Germany have the
character of measures OF reparation. and
their maintenance for n period OF five
years. far from being incompatible with
the principle OF just treatment is in view
Of insuring the application of this prin-