The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1919-05-08

rIlSOuGIS Ol w ar uC IcQ0tEl4tlO1f
Of German prisoners and interned CIV
ilians is to be carried out without de-
lay and at Germany's expense by q |
commission composed OF representa-
tives of the allies and Germany.
Keep Hostages
Prisoners whose sentences for Of /
fenses against discipline are to be re-
patriated without regard to the COM |
pletion of their sentence. Until Ger
many has surrendered persons guilty |
of offenses against the laws and Gus
toms OF war, the allies have retained |
selected German officers The allies
may deal at their own discretion with |
German nationals who do not desire to |
be repatriated, all repatriation being
conditional on the immediate release
of any allied subjects still in Germany.
Germany Is to accord facilities to CON-
missions Of inquiry In collecting in
formation in regard to missing prison
ers of war and of imposing penalties
on German officials who have con-
cealed allied nationals. Germany is
to restore all property belonging to
allied prisoners. There Is to be
reciprocal exchange of information as
to dead prisoners and their graves.
Graves Both parties will respect
andmaintain the graves OF soldiers and
sailors buried on their territories.
agree to recognize and assist any COM
mission charged by any allied or asso-
ciated government with identifying,
registering, maintaining or erecting
suitable monuments over the graves.
and to afford to each other all facili-
ties for the repatriation of the remains
of their soldiers.
esponsibilities-The allied and as
sociated powers publicly arraign
William the Second of Hohenzollern,
formerly German emperor, not for an
offense against criminal law, but for
supreme offense against interna-
tional morality and the sanctity Of
treaties.
Ex-kaiser Must BE Surrendered
The ex-emperors surrender is to be
requested of Holland and special
tribunal set up, composed of one Judge
from each of the five great powers,
with full guarantees Of the right OF
defense. It is to be guided "by the
highest motives Of international pol
, Icy with a view of vindicating the
solemn obligations of international un-
dertakings and the validity of inter.
national morality" and will fix the
punishment it feels should be i'm
posed.
Persons accused of having COM
mitted acts in violation of the laws
and customs of war are to be tried
and punished by military tribunals
under military law If the charges
affect nationals of only one state they
will be tried before tribunal of that
! state; II they affect nationals of sew
! eral states, they will be tried before
! joint tribunals of the states concerned.
! Germany shall hand over to the asso-
ciated governments either Jointly or
/ severally all persons SO accused and
/ all documents and information neces-
/ sary to insure full knowledge OF the
discriminating acts, the discovery of
| the offenders, and the just apprecia-
tion of the responsibility.
| The judge will be entitled to name
| his own counsel.
SECTION SEVEN
! Reparation-The allied and associ-
| ated governments affirm and Ger
many accepts the responsibility on
behalf of herself and her allies for
causing all the loss and damage to
which the allied and associated gov
ernments and their nationals have
/ been subjected as a consequence OF
the war imposed upon them by the
aggression OF Germany and her al
| lies.
| The total obligation of Germany to
pay as defined in the category OF
damages, is to be determined and no
titled to her after fair hearing and
not later than May, l, 1921, by an
interallied reparation commission. Al
the same time schedule Of payments
to discharge the obligation withir
thirty years shall be presented. These
payments are subject to postponement
in certain contingencies. Germany
irrevocably recognizes the full author
ity of this commission, agrees to sup
4 ply it with all the necessary informa
ton, an to pass legislation to effec
tuate it's findings. She further agrees
! to restore to the allies cash and Ger
tain articles which can be identified
4 AS an immediate step toward res
! toration, Germany shall pay withi1
two years twenty billion marks IL
either gold, goods. ships or other spe
cific forms of payment, with the un
derstanding that certain expenses
such as those of the armies of occu
patton and payment Tor food and raw
materials may be deducted at the dis
, cretion of the allies.
Must Repay Civilians
While the allied and ASSOCIATED
governments recognize that the re
, sources Of Germany are not adequate
after taking into account permanen
. diminution of such resources whicl
+ will result from other treaty claim
to make complete reparation for al
such loss. and damage. they requir
; her to make compensation for a.
: seven main categories:
:, (A) Damages by personal injury t
). civilians caused by acts Of war, d
, rectly or indirectly; (B) Damag
caused to civilians by acts of cruelt
;. ordered by the enemy, and to civilian
in the occupied territory; (C) Dan
ages caused by maltreatment of pris
: oners; CD Damages to the allie
> peoples presented by pensions an
: reparation allowances, capitalized a
! the signature of this treaty; (E) Dan
. ages to property other than naval G
: military materials; CD Damages
! civilians by being forced to labor
(G) Damages in the form Of levie
or fines imposed by the enemy.
? In periodically estimating Germany