Gunnison news-champion., 1919-12-12
THE COLD COST
Rocky Mountain News:-

Rocky Mountain News
Here are a few Of the cold, hard,
practical gains from the war which
America loses il Lodge is allowed to
make permanent the futile failure TO
ratify the Versailles treaty Of peace:
! !. Germany's acknowledgement Of
responsibility for the war and her
promise to make restitution for dam
ages resulting from It.
2. Germany's promise to US in the
treaty that she will not impose higher
or other custom duties or charges on
our goods than those charged to the
most favored nation, and will not pro-
hibit or restrict or discriminate
against imports directly or indirectly
from our country.
8. Germany's promise to US in the
treaty that she will make no discrim-
nations in German ports on shipping
bearing our flag, and that our ship
ping in German ports will be given as
favorable treatment as German ships
receive.
I. That for six months after the
treaty goes into effect, no custom duty
will be levied against imports from
the United States except the lower
duties that were in force for the first
six months Of 1914.
5. Germany's agreement with us
that the United States shall have the
privilege of reviving each Of the trea-
ties with Germany Is were in exist
ence prior to the war. q we alone may
desire.
.. Germany's promise to % to no
store the property Of our citizens
siezed in Germany or to compensate
the owners.
2. GeImany'e very important valid
ating al acts by the United States
and BY the alien property custodian
by which we stexed and proceeded to
liquidate $500, 900 900 worth Of proper
y in the United States belonging to
German citizens.
8. Germany's agreement that sale
Of these properties may be used to
compensate our citizens in Germany IL
Germany fails TO do 90, or to pay debts
which Germans or Germany owes to
American citizens, or to pay American
pre-war claims against Germany for
property destroyed and lives taken
similar TO the Losses because Of the
destruction Of the Lusitania.
3. Germany's agreement that she
will eompensate her own citizens for
property, patents and other things be-
to them in the United States
siexed during the war by our govern
meut.
10. Germany's agreement that NO
claim can be made against the United
States In respect b the use or sale
during the war BY our government,
Or By persons acting for our govern
ment, Of any rights IN industrial, lit
erary or artistic property, including
patents.
II. Cefmany's agreement that the
United States shall retain over 0O0,-
100 tons Of German shipping, siexed In |
American ports, which must more
than compensate us for the shippingl
lost during the war.
II. We would lose our membernhip |
IN the reparation commission, which |
will be the most powerful international |
body ever created and which will have !
control over the trade and |
Of Germany with the rest |
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