Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-06-02

ton. The international reparation
commission receives dictatorial pow
ers over the whole life of our people
in economic and cultural matters.
Germany knows that she must
make sacrifices in order to attain
peace. Germany knows that she has,
by agreement undertaken to make the
sacrifices and will go in this matter
to the utmost limits of her capacity.
"One-Germany offers to proceed
with her own disarmament in advance
of all other peoples, in order to show
that she will help to usher in the new
era of the peace of justice. *
"Two-in territorial questions Ger
! many takes up her position unreserv-
edly on the ground of the Wilson pro-
gramme. She renounccs her sovereign
right in Alsa ace Lorraine, but wishes Il
free plebiscite to take place there
"She is ready to subject all her col
onics to administration by the COM
munity OF the league of nations if she
| is recognized as its mandatory.
"Three-Germany is prepared to
make payments incumbent on her in
accordance with the agreed program
| of peace UP 10 a maximum sum of one
! hundred billions of gold marks. twenty
| billions by May first, nineteen twenty
! six, and the balance (eighty billiens)
in annual payments without interest
49,
''Four-Germany is preared to de-
vote her entire economic strength to
! the service of reconstruction.
Germany is prepared to make con-
| siderable deliveries of benzol. coal tar
and sulphate of ammonia, as well as
dyestuffs and medicines.
| "Five-finally Germany offers to put
her entire merchant tonnage into a
pool of the worlds shipping. to place
at the disposal of her enemies I part
of her freight space as part payment
of rearation, and to build for them for
| d series of years in German yards III
amount of tonnage exceeding their de-
mands.
"Six-In order to replace the river
boats destroyed in Belgium and north
ern France. Germany offers river craft
from her own resources.
'Sevep--Germany sees an ap-
propriate method for the prompt full.
fillment of her obliga ton to make rep
arations by conceding participation il
industrial enterprises. x
Eight Germany, in accordance
with the desires of the workers Of tbs
whole world, wishes to see the work
| ers in all countries free and enjoying
equal rights.
! . -\lnb-1 ne ueieSdl4OI dSdIt
makes its demand for a neutral in
quiry into the responsibility for thf
and culpable acts of conduct.
Nothing short of confidence tina
the question of guilt will be examined
dispassionately can have the people
lately at war with each other in tn
proper frame of mind for the forma
ton of the League of Nations
These are only the most importan
, among the proposals which we hay
/ to make. AS regards other great sac
rifices and also as regards the details
the delegation refers to the accom-
panying memorandum and the anne
thereto.
"The time allowed US for the pre-
/ paration of this memorandum was s
short that it was impossible to trea
j all the questions exhaustively. A fruit
; full and Illuminating negotiation coul
| only take place by means Of oral dis
: Even in her need, justice for he
| Germany. is too sacred a thing
: allow her to stoop to achieve condi
! tions which she cannot undertake I
= carry out.
I I'VE are under no delusiOns regard
0 ing the strength of the hatred and bit
= terness which this war has engender
n ed, and yet the forces which are q
t work for union of mankind ar
Y stronger now than ever they were be
s fore. The historic task of the peaC
conference of Versailles is to brin
:, about this union.
. Accept, Mr.. President. the expires
= sion of my distinguished considera
ton.
o (Signed)
L "BROCKDORFF-R F-RANTZAiU.