The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-06-18

concerned before making the pro-
posals, submit them in unambiguous
form and accept the reparation clauses
as matters beyond dispute. No argu-
ments or appeals directed to any al
| teration will be entertained.
Within two months thereafter the
Allied and Associated Powers will
answer such proposals and agree to
consider seriously and fairly sugges-
tions made. Ii is said the problem is
largely one Of statistics, of which the
| powers have received but one side.
Germany is invited to produce evi.
dence which will accelerate final de-
cision.
Teuton Proposal Rejected.
The reply says that the Germans
made no definite offer as to repara-
tions but gave only vague express
sions of Willingness to do something"
The sum of 100,0O0,000,0 900 marks,
| which was mentioned in the enemy
counterproposals. is said to give the
impression of an extensive offer which
upon examination it proves not to be.
! Interest was not to be paid and until
| 1928 there would be no substantial
payment, after which there could be
| a series of underlined installments run
| ming over half a century. Declaring
that the resumption of German indus
try is of interest to the Allies as well
| as to Germany, the reply declares that
| commercial facilities will not be with
| held from Germany, but they will af-
| ford to Germany facilities for food
| supplies, raw materials and overseas
! transport, under conditions which
| cannot be laid down in advance"
Meanwhile the treaty must be
| signed" the reply declares. The
burdens of Germany undoubtedly are
heavy, but they are imposed under
conditions of justice by peoples whose
| social well being and economic pros
| perity have been gravely impaired by
wrongs which it Is beyond the utmost
power of Germany to repair"
Germany Must Pay.
Germany must pay the expenses of
military occupation, as an essential
| guaranty of peace, and war material
surrendered after the armistice can
not be credited against reparation.
Liberated territories will bear their
| portion of the prewar debt but will not
assume any part of the war debt It.
self
Consular relations are not recipro-
cally established. owing to the war ac-
tivity of German consuls. Private
property of Germans abroad may be
| justly used to meet reparation charges.
The property OF German institutions
for research and education, it is held,
cannot be immune in the light of
their past activities"
| The German proposals relative to
aerial navigation have not been ac-
cepted
| The two notes already sent in reply
to the German notes relative to the
labor clauses of the treaty are said to
cover this subject
Military occupation by the Allies
will continue as guaranty for the
execution of the treaty. There also
will be constituted a civilian body
| called the mter-Allied Rhineland high
| commission, consisting of four men,
bers representing Belgium, France,
Great Britain and the United States.
League OF Nations.
| With regard to the League of Ma
| tions il Is stated that the Allied and
| Associated Powers have never had
| the intention of definitely excluding
| Germany or any other power from
membership and that every country
whose government has proved its sta
bility and its desire to observe inter-
national obligations will be supported
In it's demands for admission.
It adds that in Germany's case, the
events of the past five years prove the
need of a definite test, the length of
which will depend on the acts OF the
German government.
/ Part three of the reply deals with
European political clauses. 1t says the
territories of Eupen and Malmedy have
continued in close relation with Bel
gium, despite century of Prussiani-
zation, and that the reunion OF these
territories with Belgium seems justi-
fed. The communal woods in Prus-
sian Moresnet are awarded to Belgium
in partial compensation for the de-
struction Of Belgian forests.
Concerning Alsace-Lorraine, the re-
ply says a plebiscite cannot be admit
ted because the whole purpose of the
provisions in regard to these provinces
has been, so far as possible, to repair
the injustice committed In 1871 and to
restore the situation then prevailing
fas far as 1t is possible after SO years
of suffering.
The other parts of the detailed re-
ply deal with the principles to be fol-
lowed in determining the. eastern from
tiers OF Germany, and concerning Lux
embourg, Austria and Russia. II Is
stated that 1t has been determined to
re-establish the Polish state; that the
German observations regarding Lux
embourg require no answer because
of Germany's violation of Luxem-
bourgs neutrality and Luxembourg's
denunciation of the eastern union.