Milford chronicle., 1919-05-09
GERMANY PAYS WELL
FOR HER CRIMES
TERMS OF TREATY HANDED GERMAN
ENJOYS PROVIDE TERMS WHICH
WILL STRIP HER OF POWER
WILL Be REDUCED TO THIRD RATE
POWER. KAISER TO Be TRIED.

The terms Of the Peace Treaty were
made known to the German ENJOYS
on Wednesday. The terms of the
Treaty are hard and will assure the
peace of the world. A synopsis of the
treaty follows:
Germany shall be bound to accept
any agreement reached with her form
er allies.
Germany restores Alsace-Lorraine
to France
Germany accepts internationaliza-
tion of the Saar Basin temporarily.
Promulgates the League of Nations.
Danzig permanently internationalized.
Germany agrees to territorial
changes toward Belgium and Den
mark and in East Prussia.
Germany cedes most of upper Silesia
to Poland.
Germany renounces all her territor-
ial and political rights outside Of
Europe.
Germany recognizes total independ-
ence of German Austria, Czecho-Slov-
aka and Poland.
German army reduced to 100000
men, including officers.
Conscription within German terri
tories abolished.
All German forts for so kilometers
east of the Rhine razed.
All importation, expectation, and
nearly all production of war materials
stopped.
Allied occupation of parts of Ger
many TO continue until reparatiOn is
made
Any German violation of conditions
pertaining to the Rhine zone consti- I
tutes an act of war.
German navy reduced to six battle
ships, six light cruisers and II tor
pedo boats, with no submarines.
German navy personnel to consist
of not over $4,000.
All other war vessels must be sur
rendered or destroyed.
Germany forbidden to build forts
controlling the Baltic.
All Heliogoland fortifcations must
be demolished.
Kiel Canal to be open to all nations.
Germany must surrender her IA
submarine cables.
Germany's military and naval air
forces abolished after October 1.
Germany to accept full responsible 1
ity for all damages to Allied and AS
sociated governments and nationals.
Germany must reimburse all civilian j
damages, beginning with an initial
payment of 20,000,000 900 marks.
Subsequent payments in reparation
to be secured by a bond issue approved l
by the reparation commission. f
Germany must pay shipping dam !
ages, ton for ton.
Germany must devote her economic t
resources to rebuilding devastated re- +
gions.
Germany must revert to pre-war a
'most-favored nations" tariffs with a
)ut discrimination.
Germany must allow freedom of a
ransit through her territories to Al t
led nations.
Germany must accept highly detail t
ID provisions as to pre-war debts, Il
lnfair competition and other economic f
md financial matters.
Germany must accept highly detail a
ID provisions for internationalization
# roads and rivers. S
The ex-Kaiser to be tried by an in C
ernational high court. o
Other violators of laws of war to be d
ried. n
Holland to be asked to extradite the
X-Kaiser. A
Germany is responsible for deliver o.
ng other violators of international tt
aw. n
Germany to accept League of Ma D
ions in principle, but without mem b,
ership.
International labor body created. "
Various international bodies to ex- ct
cute provisions of the treaty. OF
Commission created to govern the h
aar Basin pending a plebescite 10 m
ears hence. ci
Commissions created for plebescites co
/ Malmedy, Schleswig and East
russia. cl
Details of disposition of German re
eet and cables left to Allied powers. Al
Disposition of former German col eli
MES also left to Allies. il,