The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-06-19
ENEMY REPLY is
GIVEN TO PUBLIC
Germans Cite Injustice of Treaty
in Its Present
Form.
SUMMARY ISSUED BY ALLIES
Answer Charges That Original Pact
Constitutes a Breach of the Sol
emn Armistice Agreement Based
on Wilsonan IL Points.

Paris, June 16.-"Gemany's impor-
lance is independent of her temporary
military and political position. If she
is not admitted Ito the League of Ma
tions) Immediately on the signing OF
peace it is impossible to speak of n
League Of Nations"
This is one of the points raised by
Germany In her 10000 word reply to
the peace treaty, in which she makes
long series of contemporaries. A
summary of that reply was issued by
the committee on public Information
on the eve Of the delivery TO Count
Won Brockdorff- Rantzau by the allies
of the amended pact.
on the whole the summary covers
little new ground, the main points OF
the German arguments having been
covered in press dispatches during the
last few weeks. Beyond putting OIL
cial stamp on those dispatches the
summary reveals, however some inter
csting details. 1t shows, also that the
German reply was much stronger,
both IN text and tenor Of protests and
counter-dcmands, than hitherto indi-
Gated.
Main Thread Of Reply.
The main thread of the German an
swer is the charge that the original
peace treaty constitutes a breach of
the solemn armistice agreement, based
on the Wilsonan IA points. 1t says
the treaty would mean 1.-THE complete
ensavement of the German people and
the betrayal of all the worlds cher
ished hopes of peace" The right of
self-determination the Germans assert,
has been "wilfully violated through
out"
II is difficult 10 see, Germany AYERS
how and harsher terms could have
been distated TO the former imperial
istic and irresponsible government.
Many speeches Of allied statesmen and
of President Wilson are then quoted
as saving the war was against that
government, not against the German
people. In the words Of the summary:
To-Day, however theallied powers
are racing not irresponsible Ger
man government but the German peo-
pie ruling ito own future for itself.
This has been utterly disregarded in
the draft treaty"
The treaty is described as merely
celebration uf the last triumph Of inn
peralst and capitalist tendencies
Won't Barter Human Beings.
In another passage the reply says
Germany Cannot consent TO the bar
tering Of human beings and later:
"The German government declines
TO make any reparation In the form of
punishment and still more emphatical-
ly declines to pass on 10 individual
parts Of the population the punishment
Intended fer the whole of the com
munity."
Annexation of the Saar district IS
called the creation Of another Alsacp-
Lorraine. As for those provinces, Ger
many claims their ceSsion without
consulting the population would be
new wrong She admits that, accord
ing 10 present conceptions Of right an
injustice was committed in 1871, when
the peopl, IRE not consulted"
Acceptance OF thc trial Of the cx-
kaiser an dSanction Of his cytradtion
from Holland are fatty refused on the
ground that mo German subject can
be brought fore a foreign court with.
out established law or legal basis"
Nor will she consent to the extradtlon
Of other subjects accused Of war
crimes, but Instead proposes mn inter
national court Of neutrals 40 Judge
the fact Of crime" The punishment,
however, she claims, must remain with
the national courts.
The document bitterly assaiIs The
abolition Of all German rights ortsldc
Europe as "IrrcConcilHblr with the pre-.
limiuary negotiations and as wholly
impossible 10 great people who not
only have supreme needs for markets
and supplies hut who have shown
themselves capable Of sharing the
worlds task Of colonization"
A summary OF the German protests
and counterrroposals as computed
from today's Official resume, follows:
'.'-~ PREPARATION.
Germany accepts responsibility only
for civilian losses To- the Belgian and
French areas occupied by her in the
var. She agrees to pay not more than
$4,000 0OO0oO provided her other
counterproposals are accepted. Char
acterzing the allied plan for repara-
lions commission as infringing on Ger
man sovereignty she proposes ECO.
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