The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-05-16

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military tribunals under military law. If
| the charges affect nationals of only one
state they will be tried before a tribunal
of that state; II they affect nationals of
| several states they will be tried before
| joint tribunals of the states concerned.
Germany shall hand over to the asso-
ciated governments either Jointly or. sew,
orally all persons so accused and all
| documents and information necessary to
insure full knowledge of the incriminat
ing acts the discovery Of the offenders
and the just appreciation of the reSpon-
| sibility.
Section STANDARDIZATION.
The allied and associated govern
ments affirm, and Germany accepts ON
| behalf of herself and her allies, the re-
sponstbflity for causing all the loss
| and damage to which the allied and
associated governments and their ma
sequence of the war imposed upon
them by the aggression of the enemy
| states.
The total obligation of Germany to
pay as defined in the category of dam
ages. is to be determined and notified
to her after fair hearing and not
later, than May 1. 1921, by an inter
same time a schedule of payments to
discharge the obligation within thirty
years shall be presented. These pay
| certain contingencies. Germany irrev-
| ocably recognizes the full authority of
this commission, agrees to supply 1t
with all the necessary information and
| findings. She further agrees to restore
to the allies cash and certain articles
| which can be identified.
AS an immediate step toward resto-
| ration Germany shall pay within two
years 20,000,000.oO0 marks in either
gold, goods, ships. or other specific
| standing that certain expenses. such as
| those of the armies of occupation and
payments for food and raw materials.
may be deducted at the discretion of
While the grand total of damages
| assessed against Germany may exceed
her ability TO pay, she undertakes TO
make Compensation for all damages
caused to civilians under seven main
| categories: (a) Damages by personal
Wap OF
| caused to civilians by acts of cruelty
ordered by the enemy and to civilians
in the occupied territory; Co damages
caused by maltreatment OF prisoners;
(d) damages to the allied peoples pre-
| sented by pensions and separation al
lowances capitalized at the signature
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| erty other than naval or military ma
| terials; CD damages to civilians by be-
ing forced to labor: (g) damages in the
enemy.
In periodically estimating Germany's
capacity to pay the reparation CONF
tenn of taxation. first to the end that
| the sums for reparation which Ger
| many Is required to pay shall become
| to that for the service or discharge of
any domestic loan, and secondly SO as
| to satisfy itself that in general the
| heavy proportionately as that Of any
| of the powers represented on the COM
mission.
| The commission may require Germany
| to give from time to time, by way Of
| guaranty, issues of bonds or other obliga-
| tons to cover such claims as are not
! otherwise satisfied. In this connection
| and on account of the total amount of
| claims, bond issues are presently to be
required of Germany in acknowledgement
Of its debtsas follows:
| Twenty billion marks, gold, payable
not later than May /. 1921, without in
| terest; forty billion marks, gold, bearing
| 2h per cent interest between 1921 and
1926 and thereafter S per cent, with a 1
| ming in 1926; and an undertaking to de-
liver forty billion marks gold bonds bear
| ing interest at per cent, under terms to
be fixed by the commission.
| SHIPPING-Tha German QOyernment
recognizes the right of the allies to the
replacement, ton for ton and class for
boats lost or damaged owing to the war,
and agrees to cede to the allies all Ger
man merchant ships of 1900 tons gross
1000 and 1000 tons gross and one-quarter
| of her steam trawlers and other fishing
boats These ships are to be delivered
committee. together with documents of
| title evidencing the transfer of the ships
| free from encumbrance.
| AS an additional part Of reparation
| the German government further agrees
to build merchant ships for the account
of the allies to the amount of not ex-
| ceeding 100000 tons gross annually dur
| ing the next five years. All ships used
| for inland navigation taken by Germany
from the allies are to be restored within
| two months, the amount of loss not COW
cred by such restitution to be made up
by the cession of the German river fleet
up to 20 per cent thereof
In order to effect payment by deliv-
| cries in kind, Germany is required, for
| limited number Of years, varying in the
case of each, to deliver coal. coal tar
products dyestuffs and chemical drugs in
| specific amounts to the PREPARATIONS com
| mission. The commission may so modi-
/ fly the conditions of delivery as not to
| Interfere unduly with Germany's indus
trial requirements. The deliveries of coal
| are based largely upon the principle of
| making good diminutions in the produc-
ton of the allied countries resulting from
the war
| DEVASTATED AREAS.-Germany un-
dertakes to devote her economic re-
| ton of the invaded areas. The reparation
| commission Is authorized to require Ger
many to replace the destroyed articles by
| the delivery of animals, machinery, etc.
existing in Germany, and to manufacture
materials required for reconstruction pur-
| poses; all with due consideration for Ger
| many's essential domestic requirements
Germany is to restore within six months
i the Koran of the Calinh Othman former