Albuquerque morning journal., 1919-04-22
GERMAN WEALTH TO BE
M0RTGAGED TO ALLIES
FOR YEARS TO COME
CONTINUED From page One,

slider the resources and capacity of
Germany, and after giving her repre-
sentatives just opportunity to be heard
shall have discretion to extend the
date to modify the form of payments
such as are to be provided for in any
amount except with the specific au-
thority of the several governments
represented upon the commission.
"V. In order to enable the allied
and Associated Powers to proceed at
once to the restoration of their indus
trial and economic life pending the
full determination of their claim, Ger
many shall pay i'm such installments
and in such manner (whether in gold,
commodities, ships, securities or 9th
erwise) 'as the. interallied commission
may fix, in if919 and 1920, the equiva-
lent of $5,0o0,000,00o gbfd toward the
liquidation of fthes above. claims, out
of which the expenses Gflthe army of
occupation subsequent I'd the armistice
shah first be tmet1 provided that such
supplies of food and raw materials
as may he Judged by the allied and
associated governments no be essential
ana enable fGerniahyi to- meet her OBJ
legations for reparation may with the
approval of the allied and associated
governments be paid for out of this
sum,
Division of InstalImcnts.
"NI. The successive installmentS
paid over by enemy states and salts.
faction of above claims Shall be divid.
ed by the allied and associated gov.
crnments in proportions which have
been determined upon by them ir
advance on the basis of genera
equity and of the rights of each.
"VIT, The payments mentioned
above do not include restitution il
kind or cash taken away, seized or Sc
questerated, nor restitution in kind o.
animals, objects of every nature anC
securities taken away, seized or Sc
questrated in cases in which it proves
possible to identify them in enem!
territory
VIII. The German goVernmen
undertakes to make forthwith the res
titutlon contemplated by article III
", and V.
TX. The German government rec
ognizes the commission provided b,
article III, as the same may be con
stituted by the allied and ASSOCIATED
governments and agrees irrevocabl
TO the possession and exercise b.
such commission of the power ant
authority given it by articles
Ii, ", and V. The German govern
| ment will supply to the commissio
| all the information which the com
| mission may require relative to the fl
! nancial situation and operation of tn
| German government, it's states, mum
| cipalities and other governments
| subdivisions, and will accord to tn
members of the commission and it
| authorized agents the same rights an
| immunities as are enjoyed in German
| by the duly accredited diplomat
agents of friendly powers, The Gel
man government further agrees I
! provide for the compensation and eX
| penses OF the commission and of sue
staff as IT may enaploN"i
Loot ard the Saar Valley.
There is to be another clause adde
to the text setting up, special com
| mission to cover the matter of res
toration of stolen ARTICLES, of their re
| placement in kind ana also the wor
| done by Germany herself in tn
/
! materials and capital.
| As a further part of the formula
! there will be added an important sec
ton. as was disclosed today by the Ri
| Four, which | predicted yesterday
| namely, that the proprietorship of tn
Saar coal fields is to be given
France while the sovereignty of tn
| region is TO be under the control {
| the league of nations for fifteen year
| after which a plebiscite is to be take
| to determine If the district is to t
/ taken to determine If the district
| to be French or German If German
| is chosen she must repurchase tn
! mines from the French This transaC
tion covers about $200,000'0O0 an
represents about 100000 tor
| year yearly. ~ s.
/ Another international commissio
| is to be created to handle the prof
! lens growing out of French owner
| ship and German labor and such otht
matters as hours, wages and the FIRE
| flow of produce from the mines an
| supplies to them. Experts view tn
| plan with distfnst as being too ir
volved and dangerous for success.
The enlightenment afforded by tn
( publication Of. the official text be
comes particularly valuable at thi
| time because of the agitation ON III
part of those factions in Great Bri