The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-08
THE TREATY

~ HE TREATY with Germany rigorous of mod
 ern timcs but less severe there is evidence show than Germany would have imposed had she been complete ly victorious the Allies
 The treaty is aimed to accomplish three chief objects
 The military power of Germany is destroyed by land and
 Great but merely partial reparaGon sought from the people, by which the property damages of the may be partly compensated The moral aspect of reparaon appears the person of the Kaiser and for the of such other German subjects as have violated the laws of
 The third purpose is the creation industrial and conditions that tend to of the causes Of
 The opening of the Kie Canal, on equal terms to all the world the free transit of the Rhine the provisions controlling tariffs requiring fair trade conditions are provisions pro noting peace The return of Asace-lOrrane to its original owners and the disposition of other German conquests have the end.
 Germany is permitted an army of 100000 men and a very She entirely stopped from aeropane and sub marine manufacture Napoleon is not repeated bv which Germany was compelled to retain small army that permitted many well trained soldiers to be created
 The German army must be composed volunteers and these must years There conscrp ton the army small Yet for many years these provisions would not deprive Germany of millions of we'll soldiers, who the army and return to the civil population; the men who composed Germanys defeated armies.
 The upon production of and munitions up on war ships and all species of aeopanes the army of occ patton stationed at the Rhine immediate elements by which mIitarsm is estopped from a recovery.
 Among the reparaive the physical plane cash payments made and 10 the restitution of merchant ships the payment in kind coal dyes and other dties, and the taking of the German colonies The value Of h6e perhaps, in years to will than compensate for that portion of the to the Allies by German sword. At present their value is doubtful
 In respects Germany has ground for self congraula ton The German people left nation. The territory talk domestic control is but small portion the entire empire.
 payments heavy impossible. Indeed these payments which the analysis must be made in goods entirely, may prove a of benefit.
 The most disastrous condition in Germany is the suspend ed industry the country Nobody knows how to back Work may well begin with the production of ships for the Allies with the reconstruction of the devastated of France with the creation of the commodities that must be delivered at stated intervals.
 Work in Germany begin instanter. The reparative conditions amount to taking period of time of certain proportion of German products The future prosperity Ger requires therefore only food and materials These must be provided in essential quantities by the Allies, to the extent that Germany cannot produce her food materials else there could be payment in full and the Ger people would relapse BOshevsm, into a profound and destructive anarchy
 Industry the power to keep busy being imposed upon Germany outside is possible for her during the 15 years become mmeasuaby strong not in m tary power but in the ultimately of vast ducvty; the power people accustomed to industry, self of the creative functions of the mnd
 might happen unless industry is thoroughly organz ed among the Allied countries money Germany the wasted labor power of other lands
 proves beaten with whip of many ashes, but not to the destruction of his power to survive.
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