The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-06-03


The German worker.
Germany's Sovereignty Abolished.
"In other spheres also Germany's
sovereignty is abolished. Her, chief
waterways are subjected to interna-
tional administration, she must con-
struct in her territory such canals and
such railways as her enemies wish.
She must agree to treaties, the con-
tents of which are unknown to her;
to be concluded by her enemies with
the new states on the east, even when
they concern her own functions. The
German people is excluded from the
league Of nations, to which Is entrusted
all work of common interest to the
world.
Thus must a whole people sign the
1egree for its own prescription. nay,
It's own death sentence.
Germany knows that she must
make sacrifices in order to attain
peace. Germany knows hat she has,
by agreement, undertaken to make
these sacrifices. and will go In this
matter to the utmost limits OF her
capacity.
Counter Proposals Submitted.
"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. She gives
up universal compulsory service and
reduces her army to 100, 900 men. ex-
cept as regards temporary measures.
She even %nounce the warships
which her enemies are still willing to
leave in her hands. She STIMULATES,
however, that she shall be admitted
forthwith as a state with equal rights
into the league of nations. She slip.
ulates hat a genuine league Of ma.
lions shall come into being embrac.
ing all peoples of good will. ever her
enemies of today. The league must
be inspired by a feeling OF responsible.
ity towards mankind and have at It's
disposal a power to enforce Its will
sufficiently strong and trusty to pro-
tect the frontiers OF It's members.
Territorial Questions Discussed.
.'Two.-In territorial questions Ger
many takes up her position unre-
servedly or the ground Of the Wilson
program She renounces her sover-
eign right In Alsace-Lorraine, but
wishes a free plebiscite to take place
there. She gives up the greater part
of the province of Posen, the district
lncontestably Polish in population, to-
gether with the capital. She is pre-
pared to grant to Poland, under inter.
national guarantees, free and secure
access to the sea by ceding free ports
at Danzig, K~onigsberg and Memel. by
an agreement regulating the naviga-
ton OF the Vistula and by special rail
way convention. Germany is pre-.
pared to ensure the supply OF coal for
the economic needs OF France. espe-
cially from the Saar region. until such
time as the French mines are once
more in working order. The prepon-
%derantly Danish districts OF Schles-
wig will be given up to Denmark on
the basis OF a plebiscite. Germany
demands that the right of ~self-deter-
mination shall also be repeated where
the interests OF tho Germans in Aus
tria and Bohemia re concerned.
she is ready to subject all her col
ones to administration by the COM
munity of the league of nations IL she
is recognized as the mandatory.
Prepared to Make Payments.
"Three.-Germany is prepared to
make payments incumbent on her in
accordance with the agreed program
of peace up to a maximum sum of
100, 00O, 900, 900 OF gold marks. 20,000.-
O00, 900 by May l. 1926, and the balance
$50, 000, 900. 000) in annual payments
without interest. These payments
shall in principle be equal to a fixed
percentage of the German imperial
and state The annual pay
ments shall approximate to the for
mer peace budget. For the first 10
years the annual payments shall not
exceed 1000. 00O, 900 OF gold marks a
year. The German taxpayer shall not
be less heavier b%urdened than the tax
payer of the most heavily burdened
state among those represented on the
reparation commission.
Germany presumes in this connec-
tion that she will not have TO make
any territorial sacrifices beyond those
mentioned above and that she will
recover her freedom on economic
movement at home and abroad.
Cooperate in Reconstruction.
"Four.-Germany is prepared to de-
vote her entire economic strength to
the service of reconstruction, She
wishes to cooperate effectively In the
reconstruction OF the devastated re-
gions of Belgium and northern France.
To make good the loss in production
of the destroyed mines In northern
France; up to 90, 900. 900 tons of coal
will be delivered annually for the
first five years and up to 100000 tons
for the next five years. Germany will
facilitate further deliveries OF coal to
France, Belgium. Italy and Luxem-
burg.
Germany is moreover prepared to
make considerable deliveries of ben
zol, coal tar and sulphite of ammonia,