Evening journal., 1919-05-08
Todsy's News Today

.idity OF individual morality and VIII
fix the punishment 1t feels should b,
imposed.
Persons accused OF having committe,
acts in violation OF the laws and cus
toms OF war, are 10 be tried and nm.
ished by military tribunals and bv mill.
tafy law. If the charges affect ma.
tionals OF only one State, they viii n,
tried before a tribunal OF that State
il they affect nationals of several
States they viii be tried before ioinl
tribunals Of the states concerned Ger
many Shall hand over TO the associated
governments, all persons so accused and
all documents and Information neces-
sary TO insure all knowledge Of the in
eliminating acts.
Section Eighi-"The Allied and asso-
ciated governments affirm and Ger
many accepts. on behalf OF herself and
her Allies. the responsibility for causing
all the loss and damage to which the
Allied and associated governments and
their nationals have been subjected as
consequence of the war imposed upon
them by the aggression of the enemy
States" The total obligation OF Ger
many TO pay, as defined in the category
OF damages, is TO be determined and no.
titled 10 her after fair hearing. not
later than May /, 1921, by an inter-
Allied reparation committee Germany
recognizes the full authority OF this
commission. She further agrees TO re-
store TO the Allies, cash and certain ar
ticles which can be identified. Ger
many shall pay within two years,
twenty billion marks, in either gold.
goods, ships or other specific forms of
payment, with the understanding that
certain expenses, such as those Of the
armies Of occupation and payments for
food and raw materials may be de-
Quoted at the discretion Of the Allies. |
While the grand total of damages as
sessed against Germany may exceed her
ability TO pay. she undertakes TO make |
for all damages caused
TO civilians under seven main categ0r-
les:
A-Damages by personal injury 20 CT
villains caused by acts Of war, directly
Or indirectly.
B-Damage caused TO civilians by acts
1f cruelty ordered by the enemy, and
10 civilians in the occupied territory.
C-Damages caused by maltreatment
If prisoners.
D-Damages TO the Allied peoples pre-
iented by pensions and separation al
Owances.
damages to property other than
laval or military materials.
damage to civilians by being
breed to labor.
G-Damages in the form Of levies on
ines imposed by the enemy.
In periodically estimating Germany'sl
apacity TO pay, the reparation COM
Mission shall examine the German .sys- r.
em Of taxation. The Allies reserve the i
light, in case Of default by Germany, I
D inaugurate economic and financial y
and reprisals.
The commission shah consist OF one
each@Of the United states,
reat Britain, France, ialy and Bel
ium and in certain cases, of Japan and {
erbia. :
Majority vote shall prevail, except d
lat unsnimity Is required on questions s
sovereignty OF any Of the h
lies. the cancellations Of Germany's u
lligation and postponement OF annual
lyments. The commission may re-
1ire Germany to give. from time to
me, issues Of bonds or other Obliga- F
Ons 10 cover claims as are not other Y
Use satisfied. Bond issues are pres n
llly TO be required Of Germany in ac- \
Of its debt, as follows: 8
Twenty billion marks gold, pay :
)le not later than May 4. 1921. without !
terest; forty billion marks lgold), |
caring two and One-half per cent. in
rest between 1921 and 1926, and there
ter five per cent, with q one per |
nt sinking fund payment. beginning
1926 and an undertaking to de-
'er forty billion marks. gold bonds.
airing interest at five per cent. under y.
rms to be fixed by the commission. 'Iil
terest on Germany's debt will be five =
II cent. unless otherwise determined -
the future. III
The German government recognizes
e right Of the Allies TO the replace va
snt, ton for ton and class for class, Of ~
merchant ships and fishing boats 81