Republican farmer., 1919-05-09

after the peace. She will be allowed six small battleshfps, six light cruisers, | twelve destroyers, twelve torpedo i boats and no submarines, either milf- 1 tary or commercial, with a personnel of 15,000 men, including officers, and RO reserve force of any character. All German vessels of war in for eign ports, and the German High Seas Fleet interued at Scapa Flow, will be surrendered.
 Germany is required to sweep up the mines in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea as decided upon by the Allies. All German Notifications in 1 the Baltic defending the passages ] through the belts must be demolished During a period of three months after the peace, German high-poWer wireless stations, at Nauen, Hanover, and Berlin will not be permitted to send any messages except for commer- ciaI purposes and under supervision of the Allied and Associated Govern i ments, nor may any more be con 1 Structed.
 l Air.
 The armed forces of Germany must not Include any military or. naval air forces except for not over 100 unarm- ed seaplanes to be retained till Octo- | per l to search for submarine mines 1 no dirigibles shall be kept The en- ] tire air personnel is to be demobilized within two months, except for 1000 | officers and men retained till October | No aviation grounds or dirigible sheds are to be allowed within 100 kilome- 1 ters of the Rhine or the eastern or southern frontiers, existing instalIa- tions within these limits to be de- stroyed.
 Prisoners of War. l The repatriation of German prison 1 CTS and interned civilians is to be carried out without delay and at Ger many's expense by a commission com posed of representatives of the allies and Germany Germany is to restore all property belonging to allied pris- oners. There Is to be a reciprocal ex- change of information as to dead pris- oners and their graves.
 Responsibilities.
 The Allied and Associated Powers publicly arraign William II. of Hohen- zollern, formerly German Emperor, not for an offense against criminal law, but for a supreme offense against in- ternationaI morality and the sanctity of treaties.
 The eX-Emperor's surrender is to be requested of Holland and q special 1 tribunal set up composed of one judge from each of the five great powers. with full guarantees of the right of defence, 1t Is to be guided ''by the high est motives of international policy with a view to vindicating the solemn obligations of international undertak- ! ingS and the validity of international morality" and will fix the punishment it feels should be imposed.
 Persons accused of having committed acts in violation of the laws and cus- toms of war are to be tried and pun- ished by military tribunals under mili- tary law.
 Preparation.
 The Allied and Associated Govern ments affirm, and Germany accepts on | behalf of herself and her allies, the responsibility for causing all the loss | and damage to which the Allied and Associated governments and their na- | tjonals have been subjected as q con- sequence of the war imposed upon 1 them by the aggression of the enemy l states.
 The total obligation of Germany to pay, as defined in the category of i damages, is to be determined and noti- fed to her after fair hearing and not later than May 1, 1921, by an inter- Allied reparation commission.
 As an immediate step towards res toration, Germany shall pay within two years 10000, 100000 marks in either gold, goods, ships, or other spe- 1 cific forms of payment, with the un. derstanding that certain expenses such 1 as those, of the armies of occupation and payments for food and raw mate rials. may be deducted at the discre- tion of the allies
 While the grand total of damages assessed against Germany may exceed her ability to pay, che undertakes to- make compensation for all damages caused to civilians.
 l Shipping.
 The German government recognizes l the right of the allies to the replace ment, ton for ton and class for class, or all Iu0TCIl1AI SIIlpS u1lu ASHAAS DOdlS lost or damaged owing to the war, and agrees to cede to the allies all German merchant ships of 1,600 tons gross and upwards; one-half of her ships between 1,600 and 1000 tons gross, and one-quarter of her steam trawlers and other fishing boats.
 Devastated Areas.
 Germany undertakes to devote her economic resources directly to the physical restoration of the invaded areas. The Preparation Commission is authorized to require Germany to re- place the destroyed articles by the de- livery of animals, machinery, etc. ex- isting in Germany, and to manufacture materials required for reconstruction | purposes; all with due consideration 1 for Germany's essential domestic re- I quirements
 The German government is also t' restore to the French government cer