Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-17
! LElMENCEA UEXCORLA TIES HUNS
I'm LETTER WITH ALLIES REPLY

bly, Polish territory. have been LETT to
Germany. Wherever the viii OF the
people is in doubt plebiscite has
been provided for.
| "Danaig has been constituted a
| free city, so that the inhabitants will
be autonomous, and do not come un-
der Polish rule or form any part OF
] the Polish state. Poland has been
| given certain economic rights in Dan
zig. and the city itself has been
| severed from Germany. because in no
| other way was 1T possible to provide
for that free and secure access to the
sea which Germany has promised to
| concede."
The German counter proposals en-
| tirely conflict with the agreed basis OF
peace. They provide that great ma
ton shall be kept under German rule.
| They deny secure access to the sea to
| a nation of over 2O.00O.0O0 people.
whose nationals are in majority all
maintain territorial connection be-
| tween East and West Prussia. and
whose trade has always been mainly
seaborne.
"They cannot. therefore. be accept
ed by the allied and associated pow
/ ers. At the same time. in certain
cases the German note has established
a case for rectihcation which will be
made and in view of the contention
that upper Silesia. though inhabited
| G.25O,o00 to $4,000. German census
] of 1870 wishes to remain a part of
| Germany. they are willing that the
/ question of whether upper Silesia will
for, ri of Germany or of Poland
shoi = e determined by the vote of
| the i.-..;bitants themselves.
In regard to the Sarre basin, the
regime proposed by the allied and as
ISOLATED powers is to continue for fif-
| teen years. This arrangement they
:,
| eral sche for reparation and in or
der that France may have immediate
and certain compensation for the
wanton destruction of her northern
coal mines. The district has been
transferred not to French sovereign
ty, but to the control of the league of
nations. This method has the dou-
BILE advantage that 1t involves no an
nexation, while it gives possession of
the coal field to France and MAIN
tains the economic unity of the dis
trict so important to the interest of
the inhabitants.
AT the end Of fifteen years the
mixed population which in the mean
time will have had control of it's own
local affairs under the governing SUI
pervision of the league of nations.
whether it wishes union with France
or the continuance of the regime pro-
vided for in the treaty"
Territorial Adjustment.
M. Clemenceau takes up various ter
ritorial settlements. including the
German colonies, which he says the
allied powers are satisfied are strong
ly opposed to being again brought
under Germany's sway. The allied
powers, therefore are not prepared to
modify their territorial proposals. ex-
cept in certain respects laid down.
With regard to the economic and
financial causes M Clemenceau says:
There is no intention on the part
of the allied and associated powers to
strangle Germany or to prevent her
from taking her proper place In in
ternational trade and commerce. Pro-
vided that she abides by the treaty
of peace and provided also that she
abandons those aggressive and exclu-
sive traditions which have been ap-
parent in her business no less than
her political methods. the allied and
associated powers intend that Ger
many shall have fair treatment in the
purchase Of raw materials and the
sale of goods. subject to those tenn
Eorary provisions already mentioned
in the interests of the nations raw
aged and artificially weakened by
Germany's actions.
1T is their desire that the passions
engendered by the war should die as
soon as possible and that all nations
should share in the prosperity which
comes from the honest supply of mu-
tual needs. In order to make their
intention clear, a number Of modif-
cations have been made in the finan-
cial and economic clauses of the
treaty. But the principles upon which
the treaty Is drawn must stand"
Reparation Proposals.
With regard to reparation proposals.
M. Clemenceau says, while the allied
powers are not prepared to modify
them, they recognize. with the
German delegation, the advantage of
arriving as soon as possible at the
fixed and definite sum which shall be
payable by Germany. They are will
ing to accord to Germany all neces-
sary and reasonable facilities to en-
able her to survey the devastated and
damaged regions and to make pro-
posals thereafter, within four months
of the signing of the treaty. for a
settlement of the claims.
The detailed reply follows exactly