The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-07
OFFICIAL TERMS
ARE OUTLINED
Longest Treaty. Ever Drawn
Handed TO Hun Delegates
I Continued From Page One


treaiy, restores Alsaor Lorraine 10
France. accepts the internationalixa'
ton Of the saar basin temporarily
and OF Danzig permanently. agrees
10 territorial changes toward Belgium
and Denmark. and In East Prussia.
cedea most Of upper siiesia 10 Pc
land and renounces all territorial
and political rights outside Europe,
as 20 her own or her allies terri
tories, and especially TO Morocco,
Egypt, siam, Liberia and shantuns.
shs also recognizes the total indie
pendenae of German Austria. czecho'
sIovakia and Poland.
Her army In reduced 10 a 100000
man. including officers; conscriptien
within her territories In aboiished;
all forts SO kilometerr east VI the
Rhine RACED, and all importation, az
portation asd nearly all production
Of war materials stopped. Allied oc'
cupation of parts Of Germany VIII
continue I'll PREPARATION IN made. but
will be reduced ut the end of each
Of three fiveyear periods. II Ger
many In fulfilling her obligations.
Any violation By Germany u the
conditions as 90 the zone 30 kiio.
meters east Of the rhine viii be re-
garded AZ an act OF war
Fleet In Reduced
The German navy Ia reduced 70
six battleships. sin iiRht cruisers and
IL torpedo boats. without subFna'
rines, and = personnel OF not over
$4,000. All othsr vessels must br
surrendered or destroyed. Germany
In forbidden 10 build forts controlling
the Baltic. must dcnolish Heiigo.
land open tho kisi canal 60 all ma
tons. and surrender her ~ subma'
rine cables. She may havs no mill
tary or naval air forces except 100
,snarmed seapianes until October 4,
To detect mines, and may manufae.
iurc aviation material for six
months.
Germany accepts fun responsible.
ny for all damages caused 10 allied
and associated governments and m.
tionaia, agrees specifically To REIN
burse all civilian damages. beginning
with an initial payment Of zo.eoo.-
eoo.oco marks. subsequent payments
60 b. secured BY bonds 10 10 issued
NJ the discretion of tho PREPARATION
commission. Germany II To pay
al. - A. s.ata f..ws ..Tt
basis, by esssion Of large part Of
her merchant. ooasung and river
fleets. and by new construction, and
To devote her economic forces to the
rebuilding of tho devastated regions
she agrees 20 return 10 tho 1914
moHt.favored tariffs. without dis.
criminatIon Of any sort To allow
allied and associated nationals free
dom Of transit thru her territories.
and 10 accept highly detailed provtsr
ions AZ TO prc.war dsbts, unfair com
petition. ternationaisxation Of roads
and rivers. and other economic and
financial clauses.
Trial Of Kaiser
She also agrees 10 the trial Of the
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court for q supreme osfensc against
international morality. and. Of other
nationals for violation Of the laws
and customs OF war. Holland 20 be
asked to extradite the former kaiser
and Germany hcing responsible for
delivering the latter.
The league Of nations Is accepted
by the allied and associated powers
as operative and by Germany IN
principle, but without membership.
Similarly. an international labor
body 10 brought into being with
permanent office and an annual con-
vention.
A great. number OF international
bodies OF different kinds and for DIFF
ferent purposes are created. some
under tho league Of nations. some TO
execute the peace treaty: among the
former II the commission 20 govern
the Saar basin I'LL q piebiscitc is
held IS years hence: tho high com.
mission OF Danxir. which is created
into q free city under the league. and
various commissions for picbiscitss
in Maimedy. schleswsg and East
Prussia Among those to carry out
the peace treaty are tho rcparations.
military. naval. air, financial and
economic commissions. the interna,
tionsl high court and military
tribunals TO fix responsibilities. and
a series Of bodies for the control of
international rivers.
Certain problems are left for rolu.
ton between the allied and associated
,wcrs. notably details Of tho dlspo-
ton of the German feet and cables.
the former German colonies. and the
values paid In repatriation. Certain
other problems. such as tho laws and
the opium. arms and liquor trafiic
arc either agreed 10 In detail or SGT
for carly international action.
Preamble 10 Treaty
The preamble names as parties OF
the one part, the United States, the
British Empire, France. Italy and
Japan. described as the five allied
and associated powers. aud Belgium,
Bolivia, Brazil. China, Cuba. Ecua-
dor, Greece. Guatemala. Haiti. The
Hedjas. Honduras. Liberia, Mica
ragua. Panama, Peru. Portugal. Ru.
mania, Serbia. Siam. czecho. siovakia
and Uruguay, VINO. with the five
above are described as the allied and
associated powers. and. on the other
part. Germany.
II states that: Bearing in mind
that on the request Of the then i'm.
pcrial German government, an arm
istice-was granted on Nov. II. 1913,
by the five allied and associated pow
ers In order that treaty OF peace
might be concluded with her, and.
whereas. the allied and associated
powers being equally DESTROYS that
tho war In which they were success
sively involved. directly or indirect.
". and which originated In the dec
laration Of war by Austria, Hungary