The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-07-04
Enemy Is Shorn Of All Military
Power by the Stern
Document.
FIRST PAYMENT 5 BILLION
Must Agree 10 Restoration Of Alsaee-
lorraine; Agree 10 Trial % Ell
Kaiser Approves League; Cut
Army TO 10000. and
Reduce the Navy.

fetal brief summary OF the peace
treaty as presented u the German
plenipoienriarles AT memorable a.
Semblage a. Versailles on "Wednesday
Afternoon attended by the delegates
Of the twenty nations which are
parties 10 the peace pact:
Following The preamble and depo-
sition OF powers comes the covenant
Of the LEAGUE o. nations a. the hrSr
section OF the treaty.
The frontiers Of Germany 90 Eu-
rope are defined IL the second SEC
ton European political CLASSES given
In the third EurpGean political Glasses
In The fourth
Next are the military. naval and
air rerms a. the fifth section. followed
by section on prisoners Of war and
military graves and q seventh on r.
sponsibiliries.
RepGrations. fnancal terms AMI
economic terms ar covered in SEC
lions eight 10 ten Then comes the
aerouau.c sections. ports. waterways
and railways sections. the Labor coy~-
unnr. The sections on GUARANTEES anl
the final clauses
klssce-Lorrsine Restored
Germany. by the terms II the treaty.
restor.s Alsace-Lorralue 10 France.
accepts the naturalization u the
Sarre Basin temporarily and II Dan
zig permanently. agrees 20 territorial
changes toward Belgium and Den
mark and p East Prussia ce.es most
II upper SI,esia % Poland. and r.
nounces AL territorial and political
rights outside Europe a. -o her own
or her allieS' territories. and especial
ly T. Mo-.cco. E-ypt sam. Liberia
and ShantUug
She also rec'---Zes The total indie
penl-uce ~ Geruln-Al~rria. Czecho-
Sioyak.a and Poland
Her amy j. reduced 10 1uoeo men.
including o-fcers
Consumption within her territories
Is abolished
All forts ~ kilometers east 81 The
Rhine are 20 he razed
All Importation eXpor-arion ani
nearly an production u war material
Is stopped
German Navy Is Reduced.
Allied occupation u parts u Ger
many viii continue til repararlou Is 7
made. but vil De- reduced at the end
Of each q three fveyear periods Il f
Germany j. fulfilling her obligations.
Any violation by Germany - The
conditions a. 20 the gone 80 kiloneiers
east Of the Rhine Will he regarded a. 4
an act Of war
The German navy l. reduced 20 SIX 7
battieships. six light cruisers and I.
twelve torpedo boats. without sub
marines, an1 a personnel of not over
1900.
AL other vessels must be surren- /
dered or destroyed
Germany j. forbidden 20 build forts .
controlling The Baltic, must demolish I
Heiigoiand. open The Kiel canal 20 I
al nations and surrender her four 4
teen submarine cables
She may have no military or naval I
air forces except loo unarned sea 1
planeS until October ! 10 detect mines. /
Responsible for All Damage
Germany may manufacture aviation I
material for only SIX months.
Germany accepts fun reSIousl hility Z
Tor al damages caused 70 allied and
assocl ared governments and nationals. 4
agrees specifically % reimburse an I
civilian dana yes beginning with an In
stial Payment ~ 20Op0epl on marks.
subsequent payments % - secured by
bonds 20 be- issued AZ the discretion
q the reparation commission.
Germany - to ray shipping damage
on ton-for-ton basis b. cession q
a large part - her merchant. cnastinr
and river fleets and BY new consrruc-
ton. and % devote her economic r.
sources 70 the rebuilding q devastated
regions.
Germany agrees 20 return 10 the
1914 mosi-fa vOred nation tariffs wiih-
out Discrimination % any sort: 20 al
low allied and associated nationals
freedom q transit through her terri
tories and 20 accept highly detailed
provisions as pre-war debts. unfair
competition. interna tioua1lzation "
roads and rivers. and other economic 7
and financial clauses
She also agrees 10 the TRIAL ~ The 4
ex-kaiser hy m international high court I
FOR a supreme oTense AGAINST inter.
national morality and u other nation. /
ais for violation - the laws and Gus.
toms OF war Holland 70 - asked 10