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and order in the transition period.
The revised document also contains
a declaration of intention to submit
within a month of the signature of
peace a list of those accused of viola
lions of the laws and customs of war.
The German reply had denied the
allies right to eXtradite and try the ex-
kaiser or any other German citizens.
1t declared Germany's willingness for
an international neutral court to es-
tablish the fact of crime, the punish
ment to be left to the national courts.
Germany's claims regarding Danzig
are rejected. Danzig is made a free
city. It's inhabitants will be autono-
nous and do not come under Polish
rule Clemenceau's covering letter ex-
plains that the city forms no part of
the Polish state.
Poland, however, by the treaty, has
been given certain economic rights
in Danzig, and the city itself has
been severed from Germany because
in no other way was it possible to at
tain that 'free access to the sea-
which Germany promised to concede
TO Poland
-, Oman reply said:
''Danzig, d purely German town,
must remain with the German empire
To make it a free city and to sur
render certain of it's rights to Poland
would lead to VIOLENT opposition and a
continuous state of war in the East"
The Germans, however, offered to
make Danzig, as we'll as Koenigsberg,
free ports.
Covers Foes Sins.
Like a judge who, before modifying
sentence, wishes TO impress upon
the prisoner the full weight of his
fact that the leniency is ready unde-
served, Georges Clemenceau, premier
of France, explains the revised treaty
handed to Germany, lashes the van
quished empire with a bitter, singing
Indictment, Test its former or present
masters, deeming clemency weakness,
rally once more for an attempt to turn
defeat into triumph.
HistOry's most mOmentous peace
document, now revised beyond revi-
sion, is thus accompanied by the most
aggressive, the most 1aying diplomatic
note on record. 1t is indeed "cOver-
ing" letter, for it covers all the sins Of
the foe, all his dark deeds before and
during the war and all the reasons
why he has been condemned and must
suffer for those sins. 1t is, at the same
time, sharp rebuke to the Teuton
peace parliamentaires for utterly fail
ing to understand the position in
which Germany stands today
This fact, the French premier ex-
plains, forces him to open his letter
with "a clear statement of the judg-
ment of the world which has been
formed by practically the whole civil
lied mankind" Then he enumerates,
not under so many headings, but in
smoother and eloquent sequence, the
the foe must turn if he seeks the rea-
son for the stern Justice of the peace.
Germany, he says tried for years
before the war to dictate and tyran-
nize over a subservient Europe.
She taught her subjects the doctrine
that might was right.
She armed feverishly by land and
sea and spread the falsehOOd that her
neighbors were jealous of her.
She developed a widespread system
of espionage and intrigue all over the
world.
She kept Europe in a ferment by
threats of violence.
She encouraged Austria to declare
war on Serbia at 48 hours notice, fully
aware that the conflict would become
general.
She conducted the war in savage
and inhuman manner.
She violated Belgian neutrality and
Systematically terrorized that cOun-
try's inhabitants.
She was the first to use poison gas.
She was the first to bomb and shell
uo1euSoloSS COWuS.
She struck at her enemies women
and children.
I She started the submarine campaign,
with it's piratical challenge to inter
national law
She drove thousands of men, w0m-
en- and children with brutal savagery
into slavery in foreign lands."t
She allowed barbarities to be, prac-
ticed against her prisoners Of war
from which the most uncivilized peo-
pie would have recoiled."
She caused the deaths of 100000
men, and injuries and sufferings to 90
100000 others.
Lust for Tyranny.
She did all this-"to crafty her lust
for tyranny by resort to war;" and her
conduct lis almost unexampled in hui