The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1919-05-15

mel of 1900 men, including officers,
Consumption is abolished. only voluntary
service being permitted, with a minimum
period OF 70 years service Tor oincers
and ~ for men, No member or the Ger
man mercantile marine will be permitted
any naval training.
All German vessels of war in foreign
ports, and the German high sea ueet IN
termed at Scapa Flow will be surren-
dered, the final disposition OF these ships
TO be decided upon by the allied and as
AIR.-The armed forces of Germany
must not include any military or naval
air forces except for not over one hum
dred unarmed senplanes To be retained
Till October 4 10 search for submarine
miRes. No dirIgible shall be kept.
PRISONERS Or WAR-The repatria-
civilians is to be carried out without de-
lay and at Germany's expense by COM
mission composed OF representatives or
the allies and Germany. Those under
sentence for offenses against discipline
are TO be repatriated without regard TO
the completion of their sentence Until
of offenses against the laws and customs
of war, the allies have the right TO re-
tain selected German officers.
Ora NES.-Both parties viii respect and
maintain the graves of soldiers and sail
ors buried on their territories, agree TO
recognize and assist any commission
eminent with Identifying, registering
maintaining or erecting suitable monu-
ments over the graves, and to AFFORD TO
each other all facilities for the repatria-
ton of the remains of their soldiers.
RESPONSIBILITIES allied and
associated powers publicly Rrraign
William III. of HOhenzollern, formerly
German emperor, not for Ohense
against criminal law, but for su-
preme Onense against international
morality aud the sanctity of treaties.
The eX-emperor's surrender is 10 be
requested of Holland. and special tri-
bunal set up, composed of one judge from
guarantees of the right of defense, 1t is
to be guided by the highest motives OF
international policy with view of vim
dicating the solemn obligations of in
ternationai Undertakings and the valid
lily OF international morality" and Will
fix the punishment IL feels should be
Persons accused of having committed
acts in violation of the laws and customs
OF war are to be tried and punished by
military tribunals under military law. If
the charges affect nationals of only one
state they will be tried before tribunal
OF that state; II they affect nationals OF
several states they will be tried before
Joint tribunals of the states concerned
Germany shall hand over to the assoc
ciated governments either jointly or sew
orally all persons so accused and all
documents and information necessary to
Insure full knowledge of the incriminat-
ing acts, the discovery of the offenders
and the just appreciation Of the respon-
sibility.
SCSbtOU SCNCU-ItCPdtd
The allied and associated govern
ments affirm. and Germany accepts on
behalf of herself and her allies, the re-
spOnsibiltty for causing all the loss
and damage to which the allied and
associated governments and their ma
ttonals have been subjected M con-
sequence of the war imposed upon
them by the aggression of the enemy
states.
The total obligation of Germany TO
pay, as defined in the category Of dam
ages. is to be determined and notified
to her after fair hearing and not
later than May l, 1921, by an inter-
allied reparation commission. At the
same time schedule of payments to
discharge the obligation within thirty
years shall be presented. These pay
ments are subject 10 postponement in
certain contingencies Germany irrev-
ocably recognizes the fun authority of
this commission, agrees to supply it
with all the necessary information and
to pass legislation to effectuate it's
findings. She further agrees to restore
to the allies cash and certain articles
which can be identified.
AS an immediate step toward resto-
ration Germany shall pay within two
years 20.000,0O0, 600 marks in either
gold goods. ships. or other specific
standing that certain expenses, such as
those of the armies of occupation and
payments for food and raw materials.
may be deducted al the discretion OF
the allies.
While the grand total of damages
assessed against Germany may exceed
her ability to pay, she undertakes TO
make compensation for all damages
caused to civilians under seven main
ca:egories: (a) Damages by personal
injury to civilians caused by acts of
war directly or indirectly; (b) damage
caused to civilians by acts OF cruelty
ordered by the enemy and to civilians
in the occupied territory: (c) damages
caused by maltreatment of prisoners;
Cd damages to the allied peoples pre-
scented by pensions and separation al
lowances capitalized at the signature
of this treaty; (e) damages to prop
erty other than naval or military ma
terials; f) damages to civilians by be-
ing forced TO labor; go damages in the
form of levies or fines imposed by the
enemy
In periodically estimating Germany's
capacity to pay the reparation COM
mission shall examine the German sys-
tenn OF taxation. first to the end that
the sums for reparation which Ger
many is required to pay shall become
a charge upon all her revenues. prior
TO that for the service or discharge OF
any domestic loan. and secondly. so as
to satisfy itself that in general the
German scheme of taxation is fully as
heavy proportionately as that of any
of the powers represented on the COM
mission.
The commission may require Germany
to give from time to time, by way OF
guaranty, issues OF bonds OF other obliga-
lions to cover such claims as are not
otherwise satisfied. In this connection
and on account of the total amount of
claims, bond issues are presently to be
required of Germany in acknowledgment
of its debt as follows:
Twenty billion marks, gold. payable
not later than May ], 1921, without In
terest: forty billion marks, gold. bearing
2ih per cent interest between 1921 and
1926 and thereafter 5 per cent, with
per cent sinking fund payment begin
ming in 1926; and an undertaking to de-
liver forty billion marks gold bonds bear
ing interest at per cent, under terms TO
be fixed by the commission.
SHIPPING.-The German government
recognizes the right of the allies to the
replacement, ton for ton and class for
class, of all merchant ships and fishing
boats lost or damaged owing TO the war,
and agrees to cede to the allies all Ger
man merchant ships of 1900 tons gross
and upward; one-half OF her ships between
1900 and 1000 tons gross and one-quarter
| of her steam trawlers and other fishing
boats These ships are to be delivered
within two months to the reparation
committee, together with documents of
| title evidencing the transfer of the ships
| free from encumbrance.
As an additional part OF reparation,
| the German government further agrees
| to build merchant ships for the account
OF the allies TO the amount OF not ex-
| ceeding 10000 tons gross annually dur
| ms NJ