The Pulaskian., 1919-05-16


| Hankow and in other Chinese territory
| except Kiaochow and agrees to return
| to China at her own expense all the
/ astronomical instruments seized in 1901
/ China will, however take no measures
| for disposal of German property in the
| legation quarter at Pekin without the
| consent of the powers signatory to the
! Boxer protocol. Germany accepts the
! abrogation of the concessions at Hankow
and Iientsin China agreeing to open them
| to international use
/ MOROCCO.-Germ renounces all her
| rights titles and privileges under the act
Oh Algeelras and the FRANCO German
/ agreements Of 1909 and 1911 and under
| all treaties and arrangements with the
| sherman empire. She undertakes not to
! intervene In any negotiations as to Mo-
| rocco between France and other powers
| accepts all the consequences of the French
| proteetoraee and renounees the eapitula-
tions.
EGYPT.-Germany recognizes the Brit
| ish protectorate over Egypt declared on
| December 49, 1914 and renounces as from
| August 4, 1914, the capituation and all
the treaties, agreements, etc, concluded
| by her with Egypt She undertakes not
| to intervene in any negotiations about
Egypt between Great Britain and other
| powers.
There are provisions for jurisdiction
| over German nationals and property and
for German consent to any changes which
| sion of public debt. Germany consents to
| the transfer to Great Britain Of the pow
| ers gwen 10 the late sultan OF Turkey
for securing the free navigation of the
| Suez canal Arrangements for property
| belonging to German nationals in Egypt
| are made similar to those in the case of
/ Morocco and other countries. Anglo
| Egyptian goods entering Germany shall
enjoy the same treatment as British
TURKEY AND BULGARTA.-Germany
! accepts all arrangements which the allied
| and associated powers make with Turkey
and Bulgaria with reference to any right,
! privileges or interests claimed in those
countries by Germany or her nationals
and not dealt with elsewhere.
SHA NTUN Gs.-Germany cedea tn In
pnn all rights, titles and privileges, no
tnbly as 10 kiaOchow. and the rail-
roads. mines and cables acquired by
her treaty with China of March @,
1907, and ether agreements to Sham
| tung.
All German rights to the railroad from
| Tsingtau to Tsinaufu, including all faeili-
! ties and mining rights and rights of ex-
| p1oitation, pass equally to Japan and the
Ghefoo, the cables free of all charges. All
German man state 1 property. movable and i'm
Japan free of all charges
Section Six.
In order to render possible the initia-
/ tfon of a general limitation of the arna-
ments of all nations, Germany undertakes
| directly to observe the military naval
and air clauses which follow:
MILITARY F0RCES.-The demobfli-
| cation OF the Germany army must take
place within two months Of the peace.
| Its strength may mot exceed 100000. in
| Guiding 4,O0O officers, with not over
| seven divisions of infantry and three
| OF cavalry, md to be devoted exelu-
| siyely to maintenance of internal order
| and control of frontiers.
Divisions may not be grouped under
| more than two army corps headquarters
staffs. The great German general staff Is
/ abolished. The army administrative serv-
/ ice, consisting of civilian personnel, not
| included In the number of electives, is
reduced to one-tenth the total in the
1913 budget; Employees of the German
| states, such as customs officers, first
| guards and coast guards, may not exceed
| the number in 1913 Gendarmes and local
| police may be increased only in accord
| ance with the growth of population None
| of these may be assembled for military
| training
ARMAMENTs-AH establishments for
the manufacturing, preparation or stor-
| age of arms and munitions OF war, ex-
| eept those specifically excepted. must be
| closed within three months of the peace
| and their personnel dismissed. The exact
| amount of armament and munitions al
| lowed Germany IS laid down IN detail
| tables, all in excess to be surrendered
or rendered useless. The manufacture or
| importation of asphyxiating. poisonous
or other gases and all analogous liquids
| is forbidden as well as the importation of
arms. munitions and war material Ger
| many may not manufacture such ma
terial for foreign governments.
CONSUMPTION - CONSUMPTION is
abolished in Germany. The enlisted per-
| sonnet must be maintained by voluntary
| enlistment for terms of twelve consecu-
| tive years, the number of discharges be-
fore the expiration of that term not ia
any year to exceed per cent of the total
| electives. officers remaining in the serv-
| ice must agree TO serve to the age of
forty-five years and newly appointed Off
| GERS must agree to serve actively for
| twenty-five years.
No military schools except those abso-
lutely indispensable for the units allowed
| shall exist in Germany two months after
| the peace. No associatio such as So
| cieties of discharged soldiers, shooting or
touring clubs, educational establishments
| or universities may occupy themselves
with military matters. All measures of
| mobilization are forbidden.
FORTRESSEs.-Al fortified works, for
tresses and field works situated In Ger
| meters go miles, east of the Rhine will
be dismanted within three months. The
| construction or any new notifications
there is forbidden. The fortified works
| on the southern and eastern frontiers,
| however, may remain.
CONTROL.-Interallied commissions of
/ control will see to the execution of the
provisions, for which q time limit is set,
the maximum named being three months
| They may establish headquarters at the
German seat of government and GO to
| any part of Germany desired. Germany
must give them complete facilities pay
their expenses and also the expenses of
execution of the treaty, including the labor
| and material necessary in demolition, de-
| Struction surrender of war equipment
NAVAL.-The German navy must he
demobilized within a period of two
months after the peace. She will be nj
lowed six small battle ships, six light
cruisers, twelve destr0yers, twelve tor
pedO boats and no submarines, either
military or commercial, with person.
mel of $4,000 men, including officers,
and no reserve force of any character.
CONSUMPTION is abolished, only voluntary
! period of rs years service for officers
| and II for men. No member of the Ger
man mercantile marine will be permitted
any naval training
All German vessels of war in foreign
| ports, and the German high sea fleet in
| termed at Scapa Flow will be surren-
| dered. the final disposition of these ships
to be decided upon by the allied and as
| ISOLATED powers.
AIR.-The armed forces of Germany
must not include any military naval
air forces except for not over one hun
dred unarmed seaplanes to be retained
till October 1 to search for submarine
mines. NO dtriGible shall be kept.
PRISONERS OF Wharf.-The repatria-
ton of German rrisnnerS and internnd