South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-02


Of the German note 20 the allies,
delivered Thursday. was made pub
lie by the state department here
Sunday night
1t follows.
Mr.. President:
Il have the honor TO transmit 20
YOU herewith the observations OF the
German delegation on the draft
treaty OF peace. We came 10 Yer
sailles in the expectation Of receiv-
ing "A peace proposal based on the
agreed principles We were firmly
resolved 10 do everything in our
power with "A view OF fulfilling the
grave obligations which We had un-
dertaken. We hoped for the peace
OF justice which had been promised
20 us. We were aghast when we
read in documents the demands
made upon us 60 the victorious
violence OF our enemies The more
deeply we penetrated into the spirit
Of this treaty, the more convinced
we become. Of the impossibilty of
carry IL out. The executions OF this
treaty are more than the German
people can hear.
With a view TO the reesta blish-
ment OF the Polish state we must
renounCe indisputably German ter
ritory. nearly the whole OF the prov
iice OF West Prussia. which is pre-
ponderantly German. OF Pomeral ia.
Danzig. which is German to the
core; we must let that ancient
"a gr.fr h.,
state under Polish suzerainty. We
must agree that East Prussia shall
be amputed from the body OF the
state. condemned TO "A lingering
death, and robbed of it's northern
portion. including Memel. which is
purely German. We must renounce
upper Silesia for the benefit Of Po-
land and Czecho-Slovakia although
II has been in close political con
nection with Germany for more than
$50 years. is instinct with German
life and forms the very foundation
OF industrial life throughout east
Germany.
Reviews Treaty Terms.
"Preponderantly, German circles
(Kreise) must be coded 10 Belgium
without sufficient guarantees that
the plebiscite which is only TO take
place afterwards. will be independ-
ent. The purely German district of
the Saar must be detached from our
empire and the way must be paved
for it's subsequent annexation 10
France, although we owe her debts
in coal only. not in men
must be occupied. and after those
3 years. the allies have the power
20 refuse the restoration of the
country; in the interval the allies
can take every measure 10 sever the
economic and moral links with the
mother country and finally 10 mis-
represent the wishes Of the indigen-
Gus population.
Although the exaction of the
cost of the war has been expressly
renounced as yet Germany. thus cut
In pieces, and weakened, must de-
clare herself ready in principle to
bear all the war expenses OF her
enemies. which would exceed many
times over the total amount Of Ger
man state and private assets.
Charges Excess Demands.
Meanwhile here enemies demand
I'm excess of the agreed conditions.
reparatiOn for damage suffered by
their civil population and in the
connection Germany must also go
bail for her allies. the sum TO be
paid is 10 be fixed by our enemies.
unilaterally and 10 admit of subse-
quent modification and increases. No
limit is fixed save the capacity of
the German people for payment de-
termined not by their standard Of
life. hut solely by their capacity TO
meet the demands OF their enemies
by their labor. The German people
would thus he condemned 10 per-
petual slave labor.
In spite of the exhorbitant de-
mands, the reconstruction Of our
economic life is at the same time
rendered impossible We must sur
render our merchant feet We are
to renounCe all foreign securities
We are 10 hand over TO our enemies
our property in all German enter
prises abroad, even in the countries
Of our allies Even after the con-
clusion Of peace the enemy states
are TO have the right of confiscating
all German property No German
trader in their countries will be pro
tected from these war measures. We
must completely renounce our colo
MES. and not even German mission
aries shall have the right 10 follow
their calling therein. We must thus
renounce the realization OF all our
aims in the spheres Of politics. econ
omicS and ideas"
Even in internal affairs we are
10 give up the right 10 self-deter-