The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-06-19
OUTLINE OF NEW
TERMS TO GERMANS
FEW CHANGES MADE IN WAY
OF CONCESSION OVER
FIRST TERMS

Paris, June 16.-The hnal reply OF
the Allied ard associated powers to
the conditions of peace handed to
the Germans at Versailles, May z,
was delivered to the German delega-
ton today and made public shortly
afterward.
Five days was the allotted period
originally fixed for the Germans to
answer yes or no to the demands OF
the Allies, but two, days additional
have been granted because Of the in
sistence of the German dAegation
that not sufficient time had been al
lowed for proper consideration Of the
revised terms. This will extend the
time limitation to Monday, June q,
The principles of the original con-
ditions have been vigorously upheld,
as establishing peace Of justice
but certain notifications in detail
and many explanations of the effect
of execution are made.
The reply is in two parts-a gen.
eral covering letter and seriat'm
!. discussions of the general counter
proposals. The changes include.
A plebiscite for upper Silesia, with
guarantee of coal from that terri
tory.
Frontier recihcations in West
Prussia.
Omission of the third zone in the
Schlewsig plebiscite.
Temporary increase of the German
army from 100000 to 100000.
Declaration of the intention TO
submit within a month of signature
a list of those accused of violation
of the laws and customs of war.
Offer to cooperate with a German
commission on reparations and to
receive suggestions for discharging
the obligation.
Certain detailed notifications in
the finance, economic and ports and
waterways clauses, including aboll-
ton of the proposed Kiel canal COM
mission.
Assurance of membership IN the
league of nations in the early future
Il Germany fulflls her obligations.
The covering letter is from M.
Clemenceau, president Of the peace
conference, to Count Brockdorf-
Rantzau, president of the German
delegation. In this letter NJ. Clemen-
ceau says:
~The Allied and associated powers
have given the most earnest consia-
Grafton to the observation OF the
German delegates on the draft treaty
of peace. The reply protests against
the peace on the ground that it con-
flicts with the terms upon which
the armistice of November II, 1918
was signed and that it is a peace OF
violence, and not peace OF justice
The protect of the German delega-
tion shows that they fail to under
stand the position in which Germany
stands today. They seem to THINK
that Germany has only to make sec.
rifiees in order to attain peace as II
this were but the end of some mere
struggle for territory and power
The Allied and associated powers
therefore feel it necessary to begin
their reply by a clear statement OF
the Judgment Of the world, which
has been forged by practically the
whole of civilized mankind
ain the view of the Allied and as
soeiated powers, the war which De
gan on August 1, 1914, was the
greatest crime against humanity
and freedom of the people that any
nation calling itself civilized has
ever consciously committed. Fo1
many years the rulers Of Germany
true to the Prussian traditions
strcye for a position Of dominance
in Europe. They were not satshec
with that growing prosperity and
influence to which Germany was en-
titled and which other nations were
willing to accord her, they reqa're
that they should be able to dictate
and tyrsnnize over a subseruen'
Europe, as they dictated and tyran-
nized over a subservient Germany
an order to attain their ends they
used every channel through which to
educate their own subjects in the
: do6srine that might was right in IN
feTnational affairs. They never cess'
ed to expand German armanents bs
land and sea and to propagate the
falsehood that it was necessary Ter