Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-07
IMPORTANT POINTS OF
TREATY HUNS WILL SIGN
(By Associated Press

Paris, May THE peace treaty de-
livered to the Germans at Versailles
today is the longest ever drawn. 1t
provides that if the governments nam
ed agree. the United States and Great
Britain will Immediately come to the
assistance of France in case of an un-
provoked attack by Germany.
1t does not deal with questions af-
fecting Austria, Bulgaria, and Turkey
except insofar as binding Germany to
accept any agreement reached with
those former allies.
Germany, by the terms of the treaty,
restores Alsace and Lorraine to France,
accepts Observation-Disclosures of the
Saar Basin temporarily, and Danzig,
changes toward Belgium and Denmark
and In East Prussia, cedes most of up
per Silesia to Holland and renounces
all territorial and political rights out
allies territory and especially to Mo-
rocco, Egypt Siam, Liberia, and Shan
tung; also recognizes independence of
German-Austria, Czecho-Slovakia and
men and officers, CONSUMPTION within
her own territories is abolished.
All forts SO kiIometers east of the
Rhine must be razed.
All Importation. expectation and
nearly all production of war material
must be stopped.
Allied occupation of parts Of Ger
many will continue until reparation is
made but will. be reduced at the end of
each of the three five-year periods, if
Germany fulfills her obligations.
Any violation by Germany of the
conditions as to the zone east of the
Rhine will be regarded as an act of
war.
The German navy is reduced to "a
ships with no submarines. and all other
vessels. surrendered or destroyed.
Germany is forbidden to, build forts
controlling the Baltic, must demobilize
Helgoland and open the Kiel Canal to
all nations and surrender her IA sub
marine cables; She can have no air
force except 100 unarmed SeaplaneS un-
til October 1st, to detect mines.
Germany accepts full responsibility
for all damages caused to the allied
and associated governments and ma
tionals and agrees specifically to re-
imburse all civilian damages beginnin e
with an initial payment of twenty bill
| lion marks: subsequent payments to be.
secured by bonds.
Germany is to pay shipping damage
on a ton for ton basis by the cession
of a large part of her merchant fleet
and by new construction and to devote.
her economic resources to rebuilding
devastated regions.
Germany agrees to return to the 1914
most-favored nations tariffs without
discrimination: to allow the allied and
associated nationals free transit thru
her territories and to accept highly de-
tailed provisions as to pre-war debts.
unfair competition, Observation-Disclosures
| of roads and rivers and other economic
| and financial clauses.
She also agrees to trial of the ex-
Kaiser by an internatnroar high court
for a supreme offense against interna-
tional morality and of other of her ma
tionals for violation of the laws and
customs of war.
Holland will be asked to extradite
William, Germany being responsible
| for delivering the others.
| The League of Nations which Is Sec
tion one of the treaty. is accepted by
the allies and associated powers as op-
erative and by Germany in principle
but without membership.