Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-23
GERMANS NOTE.
BY the Associated Press.


PARIS, May 23.-The note from
Count Won Observation-Disclosures. head
Of the German peace delegation at
Versailles. regarding the economic eff
feet Of the peace treaty, dated at Ver-
sailles, May IS. reads:
"Mr President: In conformity with
my communication of the 9Th instant,
I have the honor to present to your
excellency the report of the economic
commission charged with the study
of the effect of the conditions of peace
on the situation OF the German popu-
1ation:
I'm the course of the last two gen.
erations Germany has become trans
formed from an agricultural state to
an industrial state. AS long as she
was an agricultural state, Germany
could feed 100000 inhabitants. In
her quality as an industrial state she
could insure the nourishment of a
population of 67,0OO,000. In 1913 the
importation of foodstuffs amounted.
in round figures, to 100000 tons.
Before the war a total of 100000 Of
persons provided for their existence
in Germany by foreign trade and by
navigation, either in a direct or an in
direct manner, by the use of foreign
raw material.
Outlines Conditions.
According to the conditions of the
treaty peace, Germany will surrender
her merchant tonnage and ships in
course of construction suitable for over
seas trade. German shipbuilding yards
will build for five years in the first in
stance tonnage destined for the allied
and associated governments. Germany
her overseas possessions. all her inter
ests and securities in the allied and as
ISOLATED countries and in their colonies.
domnions and protectorates. will, as
an installment Of the payment for part
of the reparation, be subject to liquida-
ton and may be exposed to any other
economic war measure which the allied
8 md associated powers think fit to MAIN
tain or to take during the years of
peace.
Discusses Treaty Losses.
by the putting into force of the
territorial clauses of the treaty of
peace Germany would lose to the east
the most important regions for the
production of corn and potatoes,
which would be equivalent to the loss
of 81 per cent of the total crop of
those articles of food. Moreover, the
intensity of our agricultural prodhc-
ton would diminish considerably. On
the one hand, the importation of
certain raw material indispensable
for the production of manure. such as
phosphates, would be hindered: on
the other hand. this industry would
suffer. likewise all other industries
from lack of coal. The treaty of
peace provides for the loss of almost
a third of the production of our coal
mines. Apart from this decrease we
are forced for ten years to deliver
enormous consignments of coal to
various allied countries.
Concession of Minerals.
Moreover, in conformity with the
treaty. Germany will concede to her
nearly three quarters of
three-fifths of her zinc product
After this diminution of her prod
ucts. after the economic depression
caused by the loss of her colonies, of
her merchant fleet and of her possess
sions abroad, Germany would not be
N state to import from abroad a
sufficient quantity of raw materials
An enormous part of German industry
would, therefore, inevitably be con-
demned to destruction. At the same
time the necessity of importing food
stuffs would increase considerably
whilst the possibility of satisfying
that demand would diminish in the
same proportion.
Foresees Emigration
lat the end of very short time
Germany would, therefore, not be in a
position to give bread and work to her
numerous millions of inhabitants,
would be reduced to earning their live
Iihood by navigation and by trade.
Those persons would have to emigrate,
but that is material imposSibility, all
the more so because many countries.
and the most important ones. will OPP
pose any German immigration. More
over, hundreds of millions CD of Ger
mans expelled from the territories of
the powers now at war with Ger
many, from the colonies and territories
which Germany must surrender. will
return to their native land.
Human Sacrifices of Peace.
1.-The putting into execution of the
conditions of peace would therefore
bring about the loss of several
of persons in Germany. This
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