The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-05-16
Marks Nations End as a Military,
Naval and Colonial Power
for All Time.
Ex-KAIsEB TO BE TRIED.
Wilson Pledges Himself to Propose 70
Senate a Treaty to Protect France.
Germany Responsible for All DAM
ages-First Payment 10000, ooo, 900
Marks.


New York.-An Official summary Of
the peace treaty made public here by
the Committee on Public information
says: "In addition to the securities
afforded in the. treaty of peace the
President of the United States has
pledged himself to propose to the SEN
ate Of the United States, and the prime
minister of Great Britain has pledged
himself to propose to the parliament
of Great Britain in engagement, sub
ject to the council of the League Of
Nations, to come Immediately to the
assistance of France in case Of I'M
provoked attack by Germany"
Germany, by the terms of the treaty,
restores Alsace-Lorraine to France,
accepts the Observation-Disclosures Of
the Saar basin temporarily and Of
Danzig permanently, agrees to terri
torial changes toward Belgium and
Denmark and In East Prussia, cedes
most of Upper Silesia to Poland, and
renounces all territory and political
rights outside Europe, as to her own
or her allies territories, and especial
" to Morocco, Egypt, Siam, Liberia
and Shantung. She also recognizes
the total independence Of German
Austria, Czecho- Slovakia and Poland.
Her army is reduced to hundred
thousand men including officers; con-
scription within her territories Is
abolished; all forts fifty kilometres
east of the Rhine razed; all importa-
ton, expectation and nearly, all pro-
duction Of war, material stopped.
Allied occupation of parts of Ger
many will continue till reparation is
made, but will be reduced at the end
of each of three five-year periods if
Germany is fulfilling her. obligation.
Any violation by Germany Of the con-
ditions as to the zone kilometres
east of the Rhine will be regarded as
an act Of war.
The German navy is reduced to six
battIeships, six light cruisers and
twelve torpedo, boats, without subma-
rines, and a personnel of not more
than 10000 All other vessels must be
surrendered or destroyed. Germany
Is forbidden to build forts controlling
the Baltic, must demolish Heligoland,
open the Kiel canal to all nations and
surrender her fourteen submarine ca
bles. She may have no military or ma
val air forces except 100 unarmed sea-
planes until October to detect mines,
and may manufacture aviation mate
rial for six months
Responsibility for Damage.
Germany accepts full responsibility
for damages caused to allied and as
ISOLATED governments and nationals,
agrees specifically to reimburse all
civilian damages, beginning with an
initial payment Of 10000, 900, 900
marks, subsequent payments to be Sc
cured by bonds to be issued at the dis
erection of the Reparation Commission.
Germany is to pay shipping damage on
q ton-for-ton basis by cession of a
large part of her merchant, coasting
and river fleet and by new construc-
tion, and to devote her economic re-
sources to the rebuilding of the devas-
tated regions.
She agrees to return to the 1914
most favored nation tariffs, without
discrimination of any sort; to allow al
lied and associated nationals freedom
OF transit through her territories, and
to accept highly detailed provisions as
to pre-war debts, unfair competition,
Decentralization of roads and rjy-
ers and other economic and financial
clauses. She also agrees to the trial
OF the ex-Kaiser by an international
high court for a supreme offense
against International morality and of
other nationals for violation Of the
laws and customs of war, Holland To
be asked to ext. adite the former and
Germany being responsible for deliv-
ering the latter.
No League Membership Yet.
The League Of Nations is accented
by the allied and associated powers as
operative, and by Germany in priu-
cipie, but without membership. SINH
larry an International labor body is
brought into being with a ner-
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tlon. A great number of international
bodies Of different kinds and for differ
ent purposes are created, some under
the League of Nations and some 10
execute the peace treaty.
Among the former is the commission
to govern the Saar basin till plebiscite
is held fifteen years hence; the high
commissioner Of Danzig, which is Gre
ated into free city under the League,
and various commissions for plebis-
cites in Malmody, Schleswig, and East
Prussia. Among those to carry out
the peace treaty are the reparations,
military, naval. air, financial, and eco
nomic commissions, the international
high court and military tribunals TO
TX responsibilities, and series of
bodies for the control of international
rivers.
Some Problems Left for Solution.
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