The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-05-12

mel OF 16,000 men, ineIudIng omecra.
and mo reserve force of amy character.
service being permitted. with minimum
peTloaa or . years service for offlsers
man mercantile marine will be permitted
any naval training
Al German vessels of war In foreign
ports. and the German high sea fleet In
termed at Scapa Flow viii be surren-
dered, the final disposition of these shins
70 De decided upon by the allied anu as
AIR.-The armed forces OF Germany
nus1 not include any military naval
dred unarmed seaplanes 40 be retained
TIL October 40 search for submarine
n1Isn; Ne sR sir ~ shall ss ksps,
ton OF German prisoners and interned
civilians is 70 be carried out without de-
mission composed OF representatives OF
the allies and Germany. Those under
are TO be repatriated without regard to
the completion OF their sentence. Until
Germany has surrendered persons guilty
OF onenses against the laws and customs
or war, the allies have the right TO re-
tain selected German officers.
lhA Es.-botn parties viii respect and
maintain the graves OF soldiers and sail
ors buried on their territories, agree 70
recognize and assist any commission
Eminent with identifying. registering,
maintaining or erecting suitable monu-
each other ali faate ss the 10 anoln 60
ton Of the remains OF their soldiers.
REsPONsIBILITIEss- allied and
William II. of HohenzoIIern, formerly
GGrman emperor, not for an OfTense
against criminal law. but for a SUI
creme 0Rense against international
morality and the sancttty Of treaties.
The ex-emperor's surrender is TO be
requested Of Holland and special tri-'
eacn OF the I'VE great powers. with full
guarantees Of the right OF defense: IL is
TO be guided by the highest motives Of
international policy with a view of vim
dicating the solemn obligations OF In
ternatona undertakings and the valid
ity Of international morality and will
TX the punishment IL feels should be
Persons accused of having committed
acts in violation OF the laws and customs
or war are to be tried and punished by
military tribunals under military law. If
the eharges affect nationals of only one
state they will be tried before a tribunal
OF snaf state state they aneet nationals OF
Joint tribunals of the states concerned.
Germany shall hand over TO the ASSOC
ciated governments either jointly or sew
orally all persons so accused and all
documents and information necessary to
ms insure c, fun TX kno9wedge Of the incFiml6at
sibility.
Section Seven-Reparatlon.
The allied and associated govern
menfs affirm, and Germany accepts on
mGE&@AM
spOnsibiIity for causing all the loss
and damage to which the allied and
associated governments and their ma
sequence of the war imposed upon
thena by the aggression OF the enemy
The total obligation of Germany to
pay, as defined in the category of dam
ages, is to be determined and notified
later than May /. 1881. by an inter.
allied PREPARATION commission. At the
same time schedule of payments to
discharge the obligation within thirty
years shall be presented. These pay
ments are subject to postponement in
certain contingencies. Germany irrev-
ocably recognizes the full authority of
this commission. agrees to supply it
with all the necessary information and
findings. she further agrees to restore
to the allies cash and certain articles
which can be identified
AS an immediate step toward resto-
ration Germany shall pay within two
years 20. 600. 900. 900 marks in either
gold goods, ships. or other specific
standing that certain expenses, such as
those Of the armies Of occupation and
may be deducted at the discretion OF
While the grand total of damages
assessed against Germany may exceed
her ability to pay, she undertakes to
make compensation for all damages
caused to civilians under seven main
x
injury to civilians caused by acts OF
war directly or indirectly; (b) damage
caused to civilians by acts of cruelty
ordered by the enemy and to civilians
In the occupied territory; (c1 damages
caused by maitreatment of prisoners:
Cd damages to the allied peoples pre-
sented by pensions and separation al
lowances capitalized at the signature
of this treaty; (el damages to prop
erty other than naval or military ma
terials; I'd damages to civilians by be-
ing forced to labor; (g1 damages In the
form of levies or fines imposed by the
In periodically estimating Germany's
capacity to pay the reparation COM
tenn of taxation. first to the end that
the sums for reparattOn which Ger
many is required to pay shall become
O charge upon all her revenues, prior
to that for the service or discharge of
any domestic loan, and, secondly, so as
to satisfy itself that in general the
German scheme of taxation IL fully as
heavy proportionately as that OF any
Of the powers represented on the COM
The commission may require Germany
10 give from time to time by way of
guaranty. issues OF bonds or other obliga-
lions to cover such claims as are not
otherwise satisfied In this connection
] and on account of the total amount OF
claims, bond issues are presently to be
required OF Germany In acknowledging nt
OF Its debt as follows:
Twenty billion marks, gold, payable
not later than May !. 1914, without In
pa per cent interest between 1921 and
1926 and thereafter per cent. with q
per cent sinking fund payment begin
ming in 1925; and an undertaking to de-
liver forty billion marks gold bonds bear
ing interest at per cent, under terms to
be fixed by the commission.
SHIPPING.-The German government
recognizes the right OF the allies to the
replacement, ton for ton and class for
class, of all merchant ships and fishing
boats lost or damaged owing to the war,
and agrees to cede to the allies all Ger
man merchant ships of ], 600 tons gross
and upward; one-han of her ships between
LOO and 1000 tons gross and one-quarter
OF her steam trawlers and other fishing
boats. These ships are to be delivered
within !. two months 10 the reparation
committee together with documents of
title evidencing the transfer of the ships
free from encumbrance.
AS an additional part OF reparation.
the German government further agrees
70 build merchant ships for the account
of the allies to the amount of not ex-
ceeding 10000 tons gross annually dur
ing the next five years. All ships used
for inland navigation taken by Germany