Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-24
!. ALLIES TELL HUNS THEIR
PUNISHMENT OWN FAULT
Reply to Delegates Economic Note
Says Germany Cannot Escape
CnsCathCd.
'FERMs RESULT or OWN ACrs
Points Out EAacgcrations in Note
of Tcutous, Who Beg for Easy
Conditions-ThCir Nation Has
Suffered the Least.
nv AAsoctatcd rress !

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mic status under the terms of the peace
treaty Is the result OF her own be-
havior. particularly through the ruth
less submarine warfare. the allied and
associated council Informed Count Won
Brockdorn Rantzau, in answer to his
I note on the economic questions The
y--sliicd answer. which was made public
Today with the text OF the German note.
~ nssatt,G, 1t points out that the
ignores tho fundamental considerations
which led TO the imposition OF the
terms.
The loss to world shipping through
the German submarine campaign. il is
Geelared m .Tcpiy: wca manly 5000
600 tons, The allies propose 10 make
Germany repay only 100000 tons.
RESPONSIBILITIES Tor this shortage in ship
ping is placed directly on Germany,
and the German share in replacing il is
called very moderate.
In answer to tho German plea that
the peace treaty takes 100000 out of
German control 1t is added that Ger
man agriculture is ~ better shape than
that of Poland, Belgium and North"ru
franc. Where the fighting was
iEs, ,Sd, XIII ,Ggrmans ccmplainsd
commodities. The allied reply is that
Germany can import these goods. Ger
many, II - asserted destroyed tho
Lens coal fields aud the coal fields
iaken from her In payment for the de
StrucilOn wrought still leaves her Suf-
hcicnt source OF fuel.
Germany WAS Not pillnrrd
The Germans comrlainod that the
German population would suffer under
the treaty. which was described as a
The reply points out that all ,oun.
ties are suffering as a result Of tho
war. and there IS no reason why Ger
war. should not suffer. German figures
rs to he loss IN population duo TO tho
nl2Gka dc and Speculation, rs to what
future arc declared to he fallacious
There vii he every opportunity for
Germany 10 make her position in tho
world both stable and prosperous.
Germany II IS pointed cut. has not
suffered from illaSe and devastation,
duction of ornaments and the size OF
her army and in turning of the arna-
matchmaking population to workers OF
peace.
The German Economic Note.
The note from Count Won BrochdorT-
itantzau. head OF the German peace
delegation a! Versailles, regarding tho
dated at vcrsailles May +. Mas made mad
public today. The note reads:
Mr.. prrsident.-l conformity with
have the honor To present to Your
'.Mseii@ncN the rcport Of the oconomi.
he effect of the conditions of peace
on the situation of the German popu-
!3floN.
In the course OF tho las; two ron-
Crauons Germany has become trans
l"rm"9 from an agricultural state 10
T ~ 'h am %ial" rs l"ns nS she
,culd feed 10000 900 iunahltan,s In
her quality as an industrial state shr
population Of 81 600 oGc In ip1% M.
Z importation OF food:stums amounted la
I, rouhd nSures 10 i2.0oo.u0V tons BE
/. persons provided for thcir cNisiencc i'm
Germany ~ foreign trade aud ny nayl-
, Sation, either in a direct OF AN Indirect
: hlr hncF. oE the use OF foreign raw MAJ
. terial
Whit the Tcuton> Lose.
According TO tho conditions Of the
peace treaty Germany Will SURRENDER
sonrse OF yonstrne 'ion suitable for
: first instance tonnage destined for Tia
'nlt6 and associated governments
! n"rma7E Viii. morr T,'e- rcuourco l.~
, colonies an her oycrst5u r,oss.eefr'-.e
allied and associated countries ann |r.
~ goLo4!"z. oeIn.n'cns ana iro,e,-
torateF N'i. - AT lHslall-.gu- az Tho.
nay,reni 'or psrt % ;hs reparaflon ID,
Sublec' 70 liquidation and !rnv H. cv
r3sfd 20 an| other cconorni. wzr meas
n nnc n.,,n re lea eud associated
during he Years - peace
"nc-Third Of coal Mine. Go.
~ the putting INTO force oT rta
territorial clauses ~ the treaty or
Ire most wre- =. r.si'o. ~ -fs
production - eg.~ So ,1ts,r,e ye ID
articles - food MOREOVER ire IN
ems az our aGr.euit-rai PRODUCTION
one hand mo Importation ~ certain
i. "a " Hz'"-ia' Ind ,srcuss blc for me pro.
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