Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-08

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All others are initationa Al ~
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many Is to restore ell property belong
ing 10 allied prisoners. There is 70 pc
reciprocal exchange Of information as
to dead prisoners and their graves.
GRAVES-Both parties will respect
and MAINTAIN the graves of soldiers and
sailors buried on their territories. agree
10 re- osnlze and assist any commission
charged by any allied or associated
government with identifying, register
ing, maintaining or erecting suitabl
monuments over the graves. and 20
afford 10 each other all facilities for
the repatriation Of the remains Of Their
soldiers.
Section Seven
RESPONSIBILITIES The allied ami
rs ISOLATED powers publicly arraign VIII
Ian II Of iiohenzol,ern. fornerly Ger
man emperor, not for an offence against
criminal law but FOR supreme offence
against international morality and the
sanctity Of treaties.
The ex-emperors surrender is 10 BE-
requested Of Holland and a special tr.-
huna. set Up composed Ot one Judge
from each of the Eve great powers, with
full guarantees # the right OF defense.
l. IS 10 be guided. by the highest mo-
Il. e. Of international policy with i view
Of nd;ca,ing the solemn obligations Of
international undertakings and the va
itiitr of international morality ami
VIII fix the punishment il teels should
bs imposed.
Persons accused of having commit
led acts IN violation Of the laws and
customs Of war are 10 De tried and
punished by military tribunals of
only one state. They Will be tried
before tribunal Of that state:
# they affect nationals OF several
states they Will be tried before Joint
tribunals Of the states concerned
Germany shall hand over 10 the as
ISOLATED governments either Jointly
or Severa!ly all persons so accused
and all documents and information
necessary 70 ensure full knowledge
covery of the offenders and the Just
appreciation of the responsibility
/ The accused VIII be entitled 70 name
! his own counsel.
! REPARATlONS-T Allied and
associated governments affirm and
Germany accepts, the responsibility
IF herself and her allies for causing
: all the loss and damage 10 which the
I allied and associated governments
and their nationals have been sub
! jected as a consequence Of the war
imposed upon them by the agrees
sion of Germany and her allies
The total obligations of Germany
10 pay. as defined IN the category Of
damages is TO be determined and
notified TO her after fair hearing
and not later than May LIST. nineteen
/ hundred twenty-one. by an Inter
allied Preparation Commission. Al
I re same time A schedule of pay
lnents TO discharge the obligations
within thirty years shall be present
ed. These payments are subject to
! Dostponement n certain contingent
cles. Germany irrevocably recog-
nizes the fuil&Ruthority of this com
, mission. agrees to supply It with all
. the necessary information and 70
pass legislation 10 effectuate its
findings. She further agrees TO re-
store to tie allies cash and certain
articles which can be identified.
AS an immediate step toward re-
storauon. Germany snail pay within
two years twenty billion marks in
either gold. goods, or snip. or other
| specific forms of payment. with the
understanding that certain expenses
SUCH as those If the armies of oc-
cupatlon and payments for food
| and raw materials may be deducted
at the discretion Of the allies.
While the allied and associated
governments realize that the re-
sources of Germany are not ade-
quate. after taking into account
permanent diminutian Of such re-
sources, which will result from other
treaty claims, TO make complete re-
paration for all such loss and DAM
age they require her 10 make COM
pensation for all damages caused to
civilians by acts Of cruelty ordered
by the enemy and to civilians in the
occupied territory; damages caused
by maitreatment Of prisoners; dam
ages TO the allied peoples represent
Cd by pensions and separation allow
ances; damages to property other
! than naval or military materials:
damage 10 civilians by being forced
TO labor; damages in the form of
| levies or fines imposed by the
enemy.
In periodically estimating Ger
many's capacity to pay, the repara-
ton committee shall examine the
/ German system of taxation. to the
end that the sums for reparatinn
which Germany is required TO pay
shall become i charge upon all her
revenues prior to that for the service
or discharge OF any domestic loan
and secondly 50 as to satisfy itself
that in general the scheme Of taxation
is fully as heavy proportionateiy as
that OF any of the powers represent
cd on the commission.
The measures which the allied and
associated powers shall have the
right to take in case of voluntary
many agrees not To regard as acts q
war. may include economic and finau-
cial prohibitions and reprisals and in
general such other measures as thu
respective government may deter
mine to be necessary in the circum-