Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-15
PEACE TREATY
GIVEN GERMANY
Pact Handed to Enemy ENJOYS at
Versailles.
sHORN OF MILITARY POWER
Enemy Must Pay $4,000 100000 as Ini-
tiaI Payment for Damages; Pc
turn A!sace-Lorraine and Agree
to Trial of Former Kaiser.

Paris. May 8.-"The council of three,
NJ. Clemenceau, President Wilson and
Mr.. Lloyd George" says an official
statement, "has decided as to the dis
position of the former German colonies
as follows:
GAS to Togoland and the Camaroons,
France and Great Britain shall make
a joint recommendation to the league
Of nations as to their future.
German East Africa-The mandate
shall be held by Great Britain.
German Southwest Africa-The
mandate shall be held by the Union Of
South Africa.
German Samoan islands-The man
date shall be held by New Zealand.
"The other German Pacific posses
sions south Of the equator, excluding
the German Samoan islanls and Naura
The mandate shall be held by Aus
tralia.
"Noura-The mandate shall be Civ
en- to the British empire.
THE German Pacific islands north
Of the equator-The mandate shall be
held by Japan"
Paris, May o.-FOlloWing is the Of
fetal brief summary of the peace
treaty as presented to the German
Observation-Disclosures at a memorable as
semblage at Versailles on Wednesday
afternoon, attended by the delegates
Of the tWenty-seven nations which are
parties to the peace pact:
Following the preamble and depo-
sition Of powers comes the covenant
Of the league of nations as the first
section Of the treaty.
The frontiers of Germany in Eu-
rope are defined in the second sec
ton; European political classes given
il the third European political classes
in the fourth.
Next are the military, naval and
air terms as the fifth section, followed
by a section on prisoners Of war and
military graves and a seventh on re-
SpOnsibilities.
Preparations, financial terms and
economic terms are covered in sec
lions eight to ten Then comes the
aeronautic sections, ports, waterways
and railways sections, the labor cove
nant, the sections on guarantees, and
the final clauses.
AIsace-Lorraine Restored.
Germany, by the terms of the treaty,
restores Alsace-Lorraine to France,
accepts the standardization Of the
Sarre Basin temporarily and Of Dan
zig permanently, agrees to territorial
changes toward Belgium and Den
mark and in East Prussia, cedes most
of upper Silesia to Poland, and re-
nounces all territorial and political
rights outside Europe, as to her own
or her allies territories, and especial
ly to Morocco. Egypt, Siam. Liberia
and Shantung.
She also recognizes the total indie
pendence Of German-AuStria, CZechO-
SlOvakia and Poland.
Her army is reduced to 100000 men,
including officers.
Consumption within her territories
is abolished.
All forts so kilometers east of the
Rhine are to be RACED.
All importation, expectation and
nearly all production Of war material
is stopped.
German Navy Is Reduced.
Allied occupation of parts of Ger
lHany will continue till reparation is
lnade, but will be reduced at the end
Of each Of three five-year periods if
Germany is fulfilling her obligations.
Any violation by Germany of the
conditions as to the zone 80 kilometers
east Of the Rhine will be regarded as
an act Of war.
The German navy is reduced to six
battleships, six light cruisers and
twelve torpedo boats, without sub
marines, and a personnel of not over
$4,000
All other vessels must be surren.
dered or destroyed.
Germany is forbidden to build forts
controlling the Baltic, must demolish
Heligoland, open the Kiel canal to
all nations and surrender her four
teen submarine cables.
She may have no military or naval
air forces except 100 unarmed sea-
planes until October to detect mines.
Responsible for All DAMAGE.
Germany may manufacture aviation
material for only six months.
Germany accepts full responsibility
for all damages caused to allied and
associated governments and nationals.
agrees specifically to reimburse all
civilian damages beginning with an in
itial payment of 20O00,0OO,OOO marks
subsequent payments to be secured bv
bonds to be issued at the discretion
of the reparation commission.
Germany is to pay shipping damage
on a ton-for-ton basis by cession of
a large part of her merchant, coasting
end river fleets and by new construc-
tiGn, and to devote her economic re-