Arizona republican., 1919-06-02
GERMANS ANSWER
 TREATY DEMANDS

recover her freedom of economic movement az home and abroad
 'Four-Germany is prepared to de- vote her entire economic strength ,u The service Of reconstruction She wishes Co cooperate effectively in the reconstruction of the devastated re- elous of Belgium and nothern France. To make good the loss in production of the destroyed mines in northern France. up to twenty million tons of coal will be delivered annually for the first five wears. and up Co eight million Ions for the next five years. Germany will facilitate further deliveries of coal 70 France. Belgium, Italy and Luxem burg
 'iermaur Is moreover prepared to make considerable deliveries of bet- 1ol coal lar and sulphate Of ammonia. as well as dyestuffs and medicines.
 Offers Her Merchant Ships
 Five Finally Germany offers to put her entire merchant tonnage in a pool of the worlds shipping. to place at the disposal of her enemies a part "I her freight space as part payment "i rrpdration, and 10 build for them Tor d series of years. in German yards "u amount of tonnage exceeding their demands.
 SiNth-ln order 10 replace the river Hoats destroyed in Belgium. and north crn France. Germany offers river craft rom her own resources.
 SeNenth-Germany thinks she sees 1n appropriate method for the pronpf iultillment Of her obligation to make operations, by concediug participation ln industrial enterprises. especially in coal mineS. 10 insure deliveries of coal.
 tisht-G Germany. in accordance with The desires Of the workers Of the whole world, wishes to see the workers in aH countries free and enjoying equal ilgnts. She wishes to ensure to them Iu the treaty of peace the right to take heir own decisive part in the settle 'nent Of social policy and social protec- ion.
 Nine The German deIegation again makes it's demands for neutral lhquHy into the responsibility for the War and Culpable acts in its conduct. An impartial commission should have mo right To investigate on it's own responsibility the archives of all the heIligerent countries and all the per- sons who took an important part in inc war.
 Nothing short of confidence that 'He queStlOn or guilt will be examined dIspassionately can have the peoples lately at war with each other in tbe IToper frame Of mind for the forna- non Of a league of nations
 Complains of Brief Time
 These are the most important among the proposals which We have to make, As regards other great sacri- lices and also as regards the details. he delegation refers to inc accom- . nanying memorandum and the annex thereto
 The time allowed US for the pren- arallon of his memorandum was so sport that it-was impossible to treat all the questions exhaustviely. A fruitful and Illuminating negotiation could onl ytake place by means of oral discussions. This treaty of peace is 10 be the greatest achievement of it's Kind in all history. There is no pre- cedent for the conduct of such com prehensiVe negotiations by an ex- change of written notes only. The feeling of the people who have made such immense sacrifices make the de- mand that their fate should be decided by an open, unreserved exchange of Ideas on the principle open covenants pi peace openly arrived at, after whcib mere shall be no private International understandings of any kind. but di- plomacy shall proceed always frankly l in the public view
 Germany is to put her Signature