The sun., 1919-08-30
VIII Change Rolling Stock.


Finally Germany undertakes to
adapt her railway rolling stock that It
may accommodate the Inclusion In Ger
man trains of the rolling stock of the
allied and associated Powers. and that
the trains OF the latter may incorporate
German rolling stock In addition to
this regulations are laid down as to
rates and uaffic on through trains
which Germany undertakes TO accept and
operate.
"These are broad statements, covering
an almost inhnity of details on these
various SUBJECTS FOR no one OF THESE
various trade concessions and agree
ments is Germany given any credit or
compensation, nor any direct or con-
spicuous advantage named in the treaty.
in addition to all this she valves all
| claims arising out of the internment or
repatriation of German nationals, and all
claims arising out OF the capture and
condemnation OF German ships or the
| liquidation of German property In China
I and Siam. Germany valves to all OF the
allied and associated Powers and their
nationals Gas already noted) all claims
| Of any description in respect to the
detention, employment Except under the
armistice terms). loss or damage of any
German ships or boats, and all claims
| to vessels or cargoes sank by or in
| onseuuence OF naval action and subse-
| quently salved, in which any of the al
| lied or associated Governments or theF
nationals may have any interest. either
as owner, charterer. insurer or otherwise,
Notwithstanding any decree OF condem-
nation by German prize court.
Finally Germany undertakes not to
put forward directly or Indirectly
against any allied or associated Power
-Nr rP tkA d.
ing those which without having declared
war have broken off diplomatic rela-
tions with the German Empire. any
pecuniary claim based on events which
! occurred at any time before the coming
into force of the present treaty such
claims by this provision to be finally
and completely barred.
And as a capstone to this whole re-
markable edifice, let me refer to that
| provision by which Germany on the one
/ hand accepts and agrees to be bound
| by all DEGREES and orders concerning
| German ships and goods made by any
prize court of the allied and associated
| Powers and agrees to put forward no
! claim arising out of such orders and
DEGREES. and on the other hand acknowi-
edges the right OF the allied and eeso-
| ciated Powers to challenge all German
| prize court decisions and orders
AS TO that part OF the treaty which
| deals with labor I shall now merely
say: either 1t will never be enforced
as drawn. and perhaps was never in
tended to be enforced as drawn but to
be merely sop thrown to labor. or
If enforced as written and In the spirit
its provisions seem to carry 1t will
wreck the world. II compels class an
tagonism between capital and labor
| hat IVA
not increase, IL we are to remain a free
people and makes possible an ultimate
interference OF foreign nations in our
labor disputes at the instance OF resi-
dents OF our own country.
II regret, sir, that this has been a
LONG and tedious process, but Its I'm
portnnce could be satisfied In no other
| way. It has shown us the treaty takes
Germany's territory, European and
foreign, without compensation; that II
takes from her practically all of her
ocean shipping and large portion OF
her inland vessels; that II deprives her
of all special benefits OF treaties and
conventions; that II takes her cables
that 1t compels her to supply large
quantities of raw materials that It in
ternationalizes her great river systems
and throws them open to traffio Of al
nations on a national basis, as II they
we're the high seas; that 1t opens hel
coastwise shipping to all nations tina
II compels her to grant exceptional i'm
port and export privileges and to accep
important restrictions that 1t lays dowI
far reaching principles governing hel
internal commerce and transportation
that Il closes out German interests II
practically the whole civilized worlC
(outside the territories OF her lat
. a1 thOaa whipl
have been taken from her and given L
others; that it closes out the Interests
of that same world in Germany.
Assesses Hugs Debt.
ct has shown that having done al