South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-16
CHARGE ALLIES
HAVE FAILED IN
PEACE PLEDGES
Official Summary of German
Proposals is Made Public
in Paris.

PARIS. June 16-The German re-
ply 10 the peace treaty submitted at
Versailles on May Z. maintains that
the enemies OF Germany have for
saken the peace of justice 10 which
they had pledged themselves i'm the
armistice negotiations for "a peace of
might
The reply. an official summary of
which was made public here sun
day. protests against the proposed
terms individually and collectively.
and demands return 20 the origin
al agreements. It presses for verbal
negotiations and states that Ger
many expects justice on a basis of
equality and reciprocity
The reply follows the lines OF the
summary of the German counter
proposals given out i'm Berlin at
about the same time they were pre-
sented.
Contains 10000 Words.
The document covers 119 pages
and Includes "A covering letter by
Count Won Brockd0rff- Rantzau un-
der date of May %. which has al
section OF comments following the
main outline of the original draft.
Two separate papers on legal and
financial questions are included as
part of the general reply. Both
English and French translatiOns
have been furnished i'm pamphlet
form. the former totallinE about co.
GOO words The reply begins with
detailed analysis of the legal basis
OF peace. alleges a fragrant series of
contradictions 20 this basis and
points out that the results would be
the complete enslavement of the
German people and the betrayal OF
all the worlds cherished hopes of
peace.
In the counter proposals Ger
many demands immediate admission
10 the League of Nations as part of
the spirit OF the armistce agreement
and as necessary for the acceptance
OF the proposed military. naval and
air terms She then analyses the
territorial changes demanded. claim
ing that the right of seif-determiua-
ton has been wilfully violated
throughout
Wants All Rights"
Germany bitterly assails the abo-
Htion OF all German right outside of
Europe as irreConcilable with the
preliminary negotiations and as
wholly Impossible 10 "a great people
who not only have supreme needs
for markets and supplies. but who
have shown themselves capable of
sharing the worlds task OF colonial
ton.
Germany is wholly unable 10 ac-
cept the reparauons commission set
Up bv the allies as involving an i'm
fringement Of her sovereignty, but
proposes a German commission to
work alongside IT, She accepts re-
spensibiity only for civilian losses in
occupied Belgium and France. and
agrees 10 maximum payments OF "a
hundred billion marks. provided the
other terms as 20 colonies. overseas
trade and territories are accepted as
she proposes
As to deliveries of ships raw ma
terials and machinery, Germany can
meet the allied claims only in part.
t'A Ett@ 'tNo'49' va N~i '''-'- -
ton
Would be EQUAL.
Germany demands that in the
economic provisions she be treated
on basis Of equality and reciproc-
it, and not in The one-sided way
outlined she acrees to freedom OF
traffic on German rivers and within
Germany. hut always ou condition
that there Doe uo Interference with
German sovereignty similarly with
the renewal of treaties lapsed
through the war. she expects recip-
Yocal treatment rather than the as
SUMPTION by the allies Of the right