The Topeka state journal., 1919-09-11
LOSS TO AMERICA

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committee known to be out of har-
mony with the majority of the senate
and the majority of the people," This
was declared to be government by OBJ
Struction as well as by minority.
Export trade, the report said. had
suffered because of delay in ratifica-
ton; that private credit waited for
peace, and that this government
which has been advancing credit to
European governments has about
rea ched the end of it's authority given
it by congress. Private enterprise, it
said from now on must keep up
American commerce with Europe.
Answering the majority. the minority
report said exports to Germany since
the armistice amounted to only IA
cents worth of American products for
each person in Germany, or cents
per person per month.
Concessions U. S. Would Sacrifice.
ITO adopt an amendment or to re-
ject the treaty means that the United
States will sacrifice all of the conces-
sions secured from Germany by die
tated peace. While these concessions
are not so large as those which other
nations associated with us secure in
reparations, they are nevertheless of
tremendous importance and could
only be secured under a dictated
peace. Among the concessions which
the United States would sacrifice may
be included the following:
| First. Germany's acknowledgment of
responsibility for the war and her promise
to make restitution for damages resulting
Second. Germany's promise to us in the
treaty that she will not impose higher or
other customs duties or charges on our
goods than those charged TO the most fav-
ored nations and will not prohibit or re-
strict, or discriminate against imports di-
rectly or indirectly from our country.
Ia aNrd afcn Awa
treaty that she will make no discrimina-
ton in German ports on shipping bearing
our flag and that our shipping in Ger
treatment as German ships receive.
Fourth that for six months after the
will be levied against imports from the
L. s. except the lowest duties that we're
in force for the first six months of 1914.
that the u. S. shall hHve the privilege Of
revising such of the treaties with Germany
as were in existence prior to the war as
we mny alone desire.
Sixth. Germany's promise to us to re-
store the property OF our citizens seized in
Gegmany San;h or t. c0mPe1sate eth the Gwpers
agreement validating all acts of the 4. s.
and by the alien property custodian by
5000. 100000 worth Of property in the u.
S. belonging to German citizens.
Eighth. Germany's agreement that the
proceeds Of the sale Of these properties may
he used to compensate our citizens in
Germany IL Germany fails to do SO. or to
pay debts which Germany or Germans
owe to American citizens. or to pay Amor
lean pre-war claims against Germany for
property destroyed and lives taken similar
to the slosses because of the destruction of
the Lusitania.
Ninth. Germany's agreement that she
will compensate her own citizens for prop
erty. patents and other things belonging
to them in the L. s. seized during the war
by our government.
Tenth, Germany's agreement that no
I taI0 i'm hn ncf hn In
respect to the use sale during the war
by our government or persons acting for
our government. of any rights in in
dustrial, literary or, artistic property In
Guiding patents.
Eleventh, Germany's agreement that the
L. s. shall retain over 5O0.00O tous OF Ger
man shipping seized in American ports
which more than compensates us for ship
ping lost during the war.
Twelfth. We would lose our member
ship on the reparatfons commission which
will be the most powerful international
body ever created, and which will have
enormous control over the trade and COM
merce of Germany with the rest Of the
world for years to come. 1t not only
supervises the use Of German economic
resources and the payment of reparations