Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-11

those charged to the most favored
nation and will not prohibit or re-
strict, or discriminate against lni-
ports directly or indirectly from our
country.
Third Germany's promise to us
in the Treaty that she will make
no discrimination in German ports
on shipping bearing our flag and
that our shipping in German ports
will be given as favorable treatment
as German ships receive.
Fourth. That for six months
after the Treaty goes into effect no
customs duty will be levied against
imports from the United States eX-
cept the lowest duties that were in
force for the first six months OF
1914.
Fifth. Germany's agreement with
us that the United States shall have
the privilege of revising such of the
treaties with Germany as were IN
existence prior to the war as We
may alone desire.
Sixth. Germany's promise to us,
to restore the property of our ciu-
zens seized in Germany or to COM
pensate the owners.
On Seizure of Property
Seventh. Germany's very inn
portant agreement validating all
acts by the United States and by
the alien property custodian by
which we seized and proceeded to
liquidate $SOO,000,000 worth Of
property in the United States be-
plonging to German citizens.
Eighth. Germany's agreement
that the proceeds of the sale of
these properties may be used to
compensate our citizens in Germany
if Germany fails to do so, or to pay
debts which Germany or Germans
owe to American citizens, or to pay
American pre-war claims against
Germany for property destroyed and
lives taken similar to the losses be-
cause of tthc destruction of the
Lusitania.
Ninth. Germanys agreement
that she will compensate her own
citizens for property, patents and
other things belonging to them IL
the United States seized during the
war by our government.
Tenth, Germany's agreement
that no claim can be made against
the United States in respect to the
use or sale during the war by our
government, or by persons acting
for our government, of any rights IN
industrial, literary or artistic prop
erty, including patents.
Eleventh. Germany's agreement
that the United States shall retain
over 100000 tons of German ship
ment in American ports which much
more than compensates us for ship
ping lost during the war.
'Twelfth, we would lose our mem
bership on the reparations commls-
sion which will be the most power
full international body ever Created
and which will have enormous con-
troi over the trade and commerce
of Germany, with the rest Oh the
world for years to come.
IT not only supervises the use or
German economic resources and the
navnent of reparations, but 1t can
restrict or expand Germany's i'm
ports and distributes much of her
desirable exports including dyes. In
no way can the U. S. assure itself
against discrimination in German
imports and financial policies unless
we have a member upon this great
reparations commission.
''T'hese are some, but by no means
all. of the valuable concessions
which the United States would in
evtubly sacrifice by falling to ratify
the Treaty. This failure would be
Just as complete If we adopt an
amendment to it as If we rejected
the Treaty absolutely. In either
event we would find ourselves at the
end of the war, it is true, but with
out any peace or terms of peace with
Germany. We would have aban-
donod our disgusted associates and
we would be reduced to the neces-
sity Of seeking a negotiated peace
with an angry Germany on such
terms as she would be willing to
accord.
1--WE are, therefore, without any
qualification, against amendments" ."