Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-07

New York, May An official summary of the Peace Treaty.
delivered the German delegates Versailles by the
aves of the associated made public here to-day by
the committee on public information. 1t follows:
Pledge Help to France
I'm addition to the securities afforded the Treaty
of Peace the President of United States has pledged
himself propose the Senate of the United States
and the Prime Minister of Great Britain has pledged
himself to propose to the parliament of Great Britain
League Nations Immediately to the assistance
of France in of unprovoked attack by Germany"
Summary of Treaty
Following summary Treaty Peace prepared use
Paris May The Treaty OF Peace between the twentyseven
allied and associated the hand and Germany
the other was handed to the German penpoentares at Versailles
to-day
10000 Words in Pact
1t is the longest treaty drawn 1t totals about $4,000 words
divided INTO hteen main sections and represents the combined
series Of commissions for the three and half months since
and French which recognized having equal validity
does not deal with questions affecting Austria Bulgaria and Tur
key except insofar binding Germany any agreement
reached with those former allies.
League Creed a Front
Following the preamble and deposition of the
OF the League of Nations the first the
treaty The frontiers of Germany Europe defined
ond section European political classes given in the third and
extra European political classes in the fourth.
Next the military naval and air the fifth section
followed by section prisoners of military graves
and seventh responsibilities Reparaons financial terms
and economic terms covered sections eight Then
the aeronautc section ports waterways railways
ton the labor covenant the section and the final
clauses.
Germany by the terms of the treaty
France accepts the ntenaonazaon basin tenn
poray and OF Danzg permanently territorial changes
towards Belgium and Denmark East Prussia
Upper Sea Poland and political
rights outside Europe to her her allies territories, and
especially Morocco Egypt SIAM Liberia Shantune She
also recognizes the total independence of German
Czecho-S -Slovakia and Poland.
Army Reduced to 100000
Her army reduced to hundred thousand including OF
hers conscnpton within her territories abosed all
fifty klomeers of the Rhine razed all Importation e
portaon and nearly all production of material stopped Al
lied occupation OF of Germany will till reparaon
made but will be reduced the end of
periods if Germany is fulfilling her obligations.
Violation Will Be Act of War
Any violation by Germany conditions as to the zone
htyomers east of the Rhine will be regarded of
Has Small Navy
The German reduced
and torpedoboats submarines and nerson
mel of fifteen other vessels must he SIR
rendered Germany forbidden TO build forts CON
trolling the Baltic demoh egoand the Kiel canal
all nations and surrender her fourteen cables She
have military naval air forces except hundred un
armed seapanes until October mines and NAV
manufacture aviation material for six months.
Gets Full Responsibility
Germany accepts full responsibility damages caused to
allied and associated and nationals agrees specca
to reimburse all civilian damages beginning with paw
of twenty billion subsequent payments to be secured
by bonds to be issued the discretion the eparaon commits
sion Germany to pay shipping damage basis
by cesson OF large part of her merchant coasng and fleets
and by construction and devote her
to the rebuilding of the devastated regions.
She the Nineteen Fourteen
ton tariffs without discrimination of allow allied
sociaed nationals freedom of transit through territories
to accept highly detailed provisions debts
competition nernaonazaon of roads rivers
economic and financial clauses
She also agrees trial of the exkase by an international
high court tor oense against International morality
and OF other nationals for violation of the laws of
war Holland to be asked extrad the former Germany
beng responsible for delivering the latter.
The League of Nations accepted by the allied associated
powers operative and by Germany principle without
into being with office and convention