The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-05-15

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4 2sriod Of . yeaIa service fos neess
+ 80 msrcantiie marine VIII - psf1nittet
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"a. IS decided UPON s. he allied and q,
z s2S1nsse R0Meae. ' - - -
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~. s s 80 ncl.ee ny na1nsasy ~ ~
NJ ...rne1 seeplssss g = rese.e!
: Il!l sln9Aser - eeaEen 81 . = - =
4 ~ ~ ~ ~ y I, ~, clra1ihlS snail - 1e1x
4aFHiesJNEt6 Of' WAIT ne ropaka1I,
ton Of German prisonsn and internst
laY ana at Germanys expenee oy CON.
~ sslon composea 0f reprecSntaIyes e,
l1e eluee 9n0 GeI1nAn 1909 nn1S.
sentence forf oMeneee aeslnM olsc. ~ =
We 70 De repatrlated Witnolt. .Ic9SIT19 " "
f tnc completien C1 tneis nea!Saco. Gnsi
g ofisnses aestnst the laws and customs
q Wati ~ espeo nave yne ueut 70 re-
sa1n eeaScs g ssesman oMce s,,s .. -
IntA yEs;-Hotn paIsses w respsSt ~ anc
"a ~. uSaIn 49, 1I1XS ~ sUa0lcID ~ y
49, 0I!le0A on. 49, !srrlt0Tles. agIso "
ISc0kMse ana at,isE Any c0mmiselon
SrHo1 y ny xSansdi ~. sssocsIsse sUv'
maintaining or erecting suitable monu-
sch other Al facilities for the srepatr1a-
$50 tv1'S s.,K "1seS
%ssIs.1 Il Al 1890 .s,ssy ,s.1H.s.
GF1an eMSeror. NE fo1 n e1eaSs
Eslrsf cr1SSnss a.. NJ Ter :
1870 o9en~e a~aicsS i.tnrn~faenaI
The ex-em m vns ss s,sr.e 81 - ee -
requested OF Holland. and special tri-
l,IInai sef IN cosnnnSed ~ one inGre from
III of the t,va gpsst ~ nowera With fnli
q be GUIDED .:by lie hishest motives Of
International policy with view OF vim
dicating the solemn obligations Of In
ternational Undertakings and the valid
hx the punishment it feels should be
imposed.
Persons accused Of having committed
ACTS in violation Of the laws and customs
military tribunals under military law. IL
the charges affect nationals of only one
state they will be tried before a tribunal
OF that state; II they affect nationals of
1oint tribunals Of the states concerned.
germany shall hand over TO- the asso-
caat sI1 either Jointly or sew
Gocume I,ts and s Information necessary to
insure luli knowieoge OF the. lncrlminat-
ine acts, tne discovsry OF !he onenders
s anG me JUST appreciation OF the respon-
SioAHty.
Section Seven-Reparation.
The allied and associated. govern
behaIf Of RerseIf and her aIIie~, the re-
sp0nsibility for causing all the loss
and damage to which the allied and
associated gOvernmenss and their ma
sequence Of the war Imposed upon
them by the aggression OF the enemy
states.
The total obligati ton of Germany to
ages, il to be determined and notified
to her after fair hearing and not
later than May 1. 1921. by an inter-
allied reparation commission. At the
same time a schedule of payments to
discharge the obligation within thirty
years shall be presented These pay
ments are subject to postponement in
certain contingencies. Germany irrev-
ocably recognizes the full authority OF
this commission, agrees to supply II
with all the necessary information and
to pass legislation to effectuate it's
to the allies cash and certain articles
which can be identified
As an immediate step toward resto-
ration Germany shall pay within two
years 2O,O00,OOOOOO marks in either
gold. goods, ships, or other specific
forms of payment, with the UNDER
that certain expenses. such as
those OF the armies OF occupation and
payments for food and raw materials,
may be deducted at the discretion Of
the allies. s i44n-t.4 r
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 c1viHans under seven main
ca!egories: ta) Damages by personal
war, directly or indirectly: tb). damage
caused 10 civ1l1ans by acts OF cruelty
ordere0 ny tne enemy ana 70 clvlilans
u, IA , .ne o H 1. .elrn.ory' g. uamagss
cd ny az th as,9ed OF pn1soners'
W. usHases 70 .Me aIHeu peop!es pre-
,s! uy peis.1ns any sspata .Ion a.
- ~ S ae III * 49,
% .n.s .tS .1! ,,o uaaseS " p'up-
erty o!her tnan naval VI Miiitary ma
ter,ais; " 0amaees 70 civIIians py pc
ing Iorced 10 lapors w oan1aEes IN tne
FORM OF leVies or nnes imposed by the
enemy.
In periodically estimating Germanys
capacity to pay the PREPARATION COM
mission shall examine the German sys-
tenn OF taxation, first to the end that
the sums for reparation which Ger
q charge upon all her revenues. prior
to that for the service or discharge Of
any domestic loan. and. secondly. so as
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