Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-23
NOTE FROM GERMANS
 AND ANSWER BY ALLIES

garlS, June 22.-Ihe latest com munications between the allied and as- sociated governments and the Germans on the peace treaty consist of a note ythe Germans to the allies. under date of June 19. and the answer of the allies, under date of June 21. The Ger man note. from Count Won Brockdorff- Rantzau to M. Ciemenceau, is for warded from Versailles by Dr. Haniel von Haumhausen, in the name of the German delegation. It says:
 The examination of the four docu- ments submitted on June 16 to the commissary general of the delegation brings out the fact that a certain number of concessions are announced in the letter and in the memorandum which are not found in. the text. as changed by hand. Among the most important of these contradictions the German delegation has selected the following:
 "(One). It is stated on page seven of the memorandum that as Germany is admitted to the league of nations she shall enjoy the benefits resulting from the stlpulationS relative to the freedom of commerce and transit. On the other hand, it is stated on page fortytwo of the memorandum that for the minimum period of five years uni lateral conditions in the matter of commercial relations would be imposed on Germany.
 "(Two). It is stated on page eleven of the memorandum that France will assume the public debt of Alsace LOT rainc.
 "CThree). It is stated on page four teen that for the plebiscite in upper Siesia there shall be created a com mission independence (French in the texO, while according to the new draft of the conditions this commission is to be appointed solely by the allies anC associated governments.
 "(Four). It is stated on page six teen, on the subject of the territory o Alemel that the cession of this terri. tory will ake place under the form of { transfer to the allied and associated powers because the status of tn, Lithuanian territories is not yet estab lished According to this provision Lithuania should be considered as tn state to be the defnitive acquirer
 "(Fivej. According to page seven teen of the memorandum. the commis sion created for Helgoland by the al lied and associated governments is t decide what installations are to D maintained for the protection of tn land.
 "(Six). On page twenty one Of tn memorandum it is promised that tn German railways and mines of Shan tung shall not be considered as proper ty of the German state if the German can prove hat they are private prop erty.
 "(Seven). On page thirty three c the memorandum it is stated that tn allied and associated governments ar ready to submit within one month af nj nitive list of the Germans to be sur rendered to the enemy.
 "On page thirty three it is stipulat ed that the reoarations commissio cannot exact he surrender of secrets ( manufacture or other confidential in formation. It is, moreover. stipulate that it shall have no executive powe on German territory and that it sha not interfere in the direction or super vision of German establishments.
 "(Nine). On pages thirty -four an following of the memorandum a speci; procedure is provided to fix and cove the reparation eXacted from German,
 "(Ten). On page thirty-si of tt memorandum Germany is promised fa cilities for the importation of food an raw materials.
 "(Eleven). On page thirty eight the memorandum there are indicate among the cases in which the grantir of permission to export gold shall 1 considered those in which the Reich: bank has furnished guarantees whic it could not satisfy in any other wa
 "(Twelve). On page fifty-th three the memorandum the assurance is gi- en that any liquidators appointed l the allied and associated governmen who shall be guilty of punishable ac shall be prosecuted in conformity wi the penal code.'