Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-08
ARMS. TERRITORIES,
MINES AND DAMAGE
COST ARE EXACTED
ENJOYS From Berlin Gov
ernment Get Covenant
at Versailles.
WILSON AND LLOYD GEORGE
PROMISE HELP FOR FRANCE
President Will Urge Senate to
Aid in Repelling Future
Hun Invasions.
sAAR IS INTERNATIONALIzED
Germany Loses AL Colonies, Many
Adjoining Lands, and Must
Pay Indcmnitics.
WILSON AND LLOYD GEORGE
PROMISE HELP FOR FRANCE
INTERNATIoNALIzED
Germany Loses AL Colonies, MANY
Adjoining Lands, and Must
Pay Indcmnitics.
LBv Associated Prnss1

TBv Associated Prcssl
NEW YORK, May THE treaty os
peace. submitted to the German dele
gates at Versailles today by the rem
resentatires of the associated powers.
reduces Germany to military impo-
tence. deprives her OF her colonies.
restores Alsace and Lorraine to France
ana provides for reparation to the ma
t!ons injured by her'in the war.
This was made known in an official
summary of the treaty. cabled from
tne american peace commission to the
Sem SSomm1ttee Vdes. on public information in
encouragement was made that Presf-
dent Wilson had pledged himself to
r5epoSe fhaI ths 70 i, the Senate an agreement
Win Great Britain. would go to- the as
sistance OF France in caSe Of an un-
provoked attack by Germany. The
ment was made in a statement SUP
plementing the official summary OF the
peace treaty. which reads;
o,. adotion to the securities afford
dent Of the United States has S ai Ia dssa
an1mSelt nm sell, to to propose to the Senate Of
ister n.sq Of Great tassS and she Brine Min
seit 10 propose to the Parliament OF
Great hritaiA an engagement. subject
ie, 1e ,ee sne appsoyal Of the council Of the
70 the assistance of France In. case
OF unprovoked attack by Gernany."E'
Principal Treaty Points.
I'm. Inc main points in the peace treaty
Alsace and Lorraine 20 70 Ersn
All the bridges over the Rbins n,
.heir @ borders are to be in French con-
internationalizcd and most nF eneN ,.nna
Silesia is ceded to Poland, whose In.
dependence Germany recognizes. Po-
san samd .ns aaso receive receives the province of Po-
OF west Prussia west of the Vistula.
Inc Saar coal basin is Temporarily
,iInternationalized, the coal mines 90 10
;, Germany's colonies are taken from
her by the clause in which She re-
nion, noInees al her territorial and politicaI
sioS nations outside Mi1f Europe The league OF
system for governing these colonies.
~ nieisdum IS conditionally given tile
sia s saimedy horS and and Eupen districts OF Prus-
Vnpor.unlty 70 he given the inhabitanr
10 protest. The league Of ,.nations
mas the final decision.
Luxembourg is set free from, tb c.
man customs union F<
All concessions and territor, T.;
Chlna must be renounced. Shantnnr
zes the FreneR SsRaq in MorGeso Gsr%sns ,ns rseoF
ori'ish protectorate over Egypt.
Erncunte schleswfs-HoIstein.
Serrnan troops and authorities ,nust
evacuate Schleswig III olstein nnrth -
rne @ hiei Canal within ten days after
TO supervise a vote OF self sdetar,,.i,
tlon IN the territory, and the distr!n,.
,%!sning to join Denmark will be cada5
by Germany. @euea
HelgoIand must he de,,o,;shs
S,y German labor. the Kiel canal r,us. H,st
be opened to all nations. NUS
me German cables in dispute ar.
surrendered are
Germany NAV mt bay.
more than 100000 men and 49, %.
resort TO conscription. ''oe
|. ;Sa Sne must raze all her <orts for fifiv
kilometers east OF the Rhine ana ,s
almost entirely prohibited from ana Ms rs
ducing war materials. Violationp Of
the fifty kilometers zone restrintio, ~
VII oe considered an act OF warfare.
than 10000 tons each. are al,nSeS
Germany for her navy. She ,;.'enor
mitted six light cruisers. tweiys
addition TO six battleships. but No s,,h
no sun
Al civilian damages are to be re-.
to bs oo6o SS oSH Germany o initial paymen.
1uent payments to be secured hv
bonds. She must replace shipnina 10y @
Tor ton. handing over great nart ~
nHt neT me mercantile tonnage and turning
She must also devote her economi,
resources to rebuilding the devastated
Trial for Ex-Kaiser,
Parts OF Germany will be oceu,,ea
on diminishing scale until irepara
ION is made. Germany must agree 10
lhe trial OF former Emperor William
oE an International court for a s,pren,a
onense AGAINST international moraiity,
and to the trial of others Of her sur
lects for violations OF the laws and
customs OF war
The allies and Germany accent th,
leasue OF nations. Germany however
accepting only in principle and not a.
a member.
Al treaties and agreements with
solshevists of Russia must be abro.
gated, as we'll as the treaty of Buch
Arrest with Roumania
German prisoners OF war are 10 be
re epatriated. but the allies will hol..
ierman. officers as hostages for Ger
mans accused OF crimes. st
Handed to German Delegates. ~
The treaty OF peace between the
wenty- seven allied and ansocfateI
powers on the one hand aah Germany
III the other is tho longest treaty ever
irawn. IL totals about 10000 words
iivlded into hteen main aectfonE, ara
representa- the combined pro50st SO