Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-10
COUNCIL FIXES
ITS METHOD OF
PLACING GUILT
Belief in Paris That Only
Moral indictment Will Be
Returned Against Will
liam Hohenzo|Iern.
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tations. probably Belgium, would
initiate prosecution against the for
mer emperor and others responsible
Tor the breach of treaties, the in
vasion of territory and the destruc-
ton directed against the country
and leading TO more general
spread OF the war. The exact nature
of the agreement is not disclosed,
but the foregoing is believed to
cover the main lines.
Pay Five Billions at Start
The text as finally approved on
reparations specifies that the enemy
countries must admit responsibility
for all loss and damage to allied
and associated nations and their cit
liens caused by the unjustifiable
aggression But in view of the in
ability OF the enemy countries fully
to recompense these losses, the
clause states, an inter allied COM
mission will assess the losses on a
Just basis for 80 years, beginning
May, 1921, with an initial payment of
$1,000, 100000. .4
Germany is to pay the entire cost
of the commission and staff during
the so years of operations. The first
payment is to be credited against
Germanys obligation to pay for the
maintenance of the allied troops in
the occupied regions and the sec
ond priority is for the payment of
food relief furnished to Germany.
Regulation of Transportation. .
A report on regulations and re-
strictions to be imposed upon com
fEunications in enemy states in Or
der that newly created nations IN
central Europe may have access to
the sea has been completed for the
peace conference by the commission
on ports, waterways and railroads.
The regulation of transportation
aver tha Rhine and Danube forms
probably tie most important part
OF the report which provides for the
entrance of France, Switzerland
and some non-partisan states ito the
present Mannheim convention be-
tween Germany and Holland cover
lrg the navigation of the Rhine.
The European commission con-
trolling the mouths Of the Danube
viii be continued, and similar in
ternational commission will be es-
tablished Professionally for the upper
Danube. This will last until new
general danube convention is es-
tablished
Internaric nal conventions cover
ing the navigation of the Elbe and
: Oder rivers is recommended to pro-
.ect the interests of Poland and
Czecho- Slovakia and give them free
oom of navigation without discrimi-
mating duties, through German ter
r.tory to the North and Baltic seas.
These states would be further
given free Port privileges at certain
north German harbors.
Favored Custom Systems.
Provision for the most favored ma
ton treatment in the German GUS
toms system for the allied and as
ISOLATED countries; single tariff, and
no tariff determinations based on
Tue Tag OF tue Vessels III WHICH
goods are transported, Or the route
OF importation or exploration, will
be incorporated in the peace treaty
with Germany, according 20 the
present provisional agreement. The
restriction is to be enforced for five
years after the conclusion OF peace
and it probably will include the pro-
viso that the tariffs in force upon
imports from the associated coun-
tries during that period shall be
based on the most favored nations
schedule Of 1914.
The obligation to maintain under
a single tariff the 1914 schedules will
be specified only for limited pc
Rod, since there is fairly general
realization that Germany will be
able financially to raise the mini
mum of reparation payments and
limit or exclude unnecessary i'm
ports only by the Imposition of high
err customs rates, And the proposal
is under consideration to give Ger
many, after the period which will be
required for the study Of revision of
existing tariff, absolute freedom to
increase all its duties.
Economic Problems Considered.
The economic problems of Alsace-
Lorraine and German-P oland, the