Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-01
PROTOCOL TO PEACE TREATY
WITH GERMANY HANDED TO THE
SENATE BY WILSON YESTERDAY
Provided For Putting Treaty
In Force As Soon As Three
Associated Powers And
Germany Have Ratified Il:
Already Accepted By Ger
mans And Great Britain.

Washington, Aug. LIT was made
known today at the White House that
the protocol to the peace treaty which
was sent to the senate late yesterday
by the president included the agree.
men that the German treaty shall
come into force upon its ratification
by three Of the associated powers and
Germany. what else was contained
in the protocol, IL anything. was not
disclosed
Great Britain and GERMANY nj.
ready have ratified the treaty snd :.
soon as 1t shall have been approved
by two other Of the associated nations
1t Will take effect as far as those four
countries are concerned, permitting
the immediate resumption Of full din
lomatic and trade relations.
The protocol to the German peace
treaty defining explanations Of the
treaty agreed to in memoranduus ex
changed between the German and Al
lied p1enipotentiaries was laid before
tne senate today by Vice President
mitted yesterday by President Wilson
put too late for submission before to-
day.
The protocol was accompanied bv
explanatory letters from President
Wilson and Secretary Lansing. The
protocol and the correspondence were
referred to the foreign relations com
mittee.
Among the provisions in the pro-
tocol Is one requiring the German
government to transmit to the Allied
and associated governments within
one month after the treaty becomes
enectlve a list of persons who are
accused of having committed acts IN
violation Of the laws and customs of
war.
Another paragraph provides for the
appointment OF a commission to
supervise the destruction Of the Ger.
man fortifcations on Heleoland IN
accordance with the German treaty
Punishment Proposed.
Provision is also made that pro
ceeolnss pe taken against persons,
who committed punishable offenses IN
the liquidation Of German property.
IN the Allied countries and the pro-
tocoi says the Allied and associat ted
powers will welcome information ar
evidence the German government can
furnish on this subject.
The text of the protocol follows:
With a view to indicating pre-
clsely the conditions in which certain
are to be carried out, it is agreed by
the nigh contracting parties that:
(1l A commission will be ap-
pointed by the principal Allied and
assOcfdred powers to superuise the
obstruction of the fortifcations Of
| Helgolafd in accordance with the
/ treaty. This commission will be au-
thorized to decide what portion OF the
works protecting the coast from sea
erosion are to be maintained and
| what portion must be DESTROYED.
| 90 Sums reimbursed by Ger
many to German nationals to in
cemnlfy them in the respects of in
| terests which they may be found to
| possess in the railways and mines re-
! ferred to in the second paragraph of
Article 1856 shall be credited to Ger
many against the sums due by way
, of reparation. (The paragraph refer
red to relates to the Using Tao
Tsinanfu railway and mines in China
acquired by Japan under the peace
treaty.)
"(3l The list of persons to be
handed over to the Allied and asso-
clated governments by Germany un-
der the second paragraph of Article
22S shall be communicated to the
German government within month
from the coming into force of the
! treaty.
90 The. reparation commission
| referred to in Article 24o and Para
graphs 2, 3 and 4 of Annex 4 cannot
require trade secrets or other conf
dental information to be divulged.
"t5) From the signature of the
treaty and within the ensuing four
months Germany will be entitled to
| submit for examination by the Allied
| and associated powers documents and
proposals in order to expedite the
work connected with reparation and
thus to shorten the investigation and
/! accelerate the decision
| 800 Proceedings will be taken
against persons who have committed
punishable offenses in the liquidation
of German property and the Allied
and associated powers will welcome
any information which the German
! government can furnish on this sub
! ject.
Done at Versailles the 2sth day Of
June, one thousand nine hundred
| and nineteen