The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-23

which requires Germany to admit her
self to be the sole and only author OF
the war and she does not cover this ar
tiele by her signature II consequently
follows without further argument that
Germany must also decline to recognize
that the burden should be placed upon
her on the score of the responsibility of
the war which has unjustly been laid at
her door.
Likewise it is equally impossible for
German to reconcile il with his dignity
and honor to accept articles 227 to 30,
by which Germany is required to give to
the allied and associated powers for trial,
individuals among tae German people
who are accused by the allied and asso.
ciated powers for the breach of interna :
tional law and of committing acts con
trary to the customs of war
Further, the government of the Ger
man republic makes a distinct protest
against the taking away of all the colo
NAL possessions of Germany and the
reasons given therefore, which perma-
nently deny to Germany fitness for colo
NAL activity, although the contrary is
clearly established and irrefutable evil
dence TO this effect is contained in the
observations of the German peace delega-
tion on the conditions of peace
"The government of the German re-
public assumes that it is in accordance
with the desires of the allied and asso-
ciated governments that il has spoken
openly both as regards what concerns it's
good will and also as regards its reser-
vations. Therefore in view of the con-
ditions Of constraint into which the Ger
man people are forced by the require
ments of the allies--a condition of CON
straint such as has never been inflicted
on any people in manner more crush
ing and more disastrous in its conse-
quences-and relying on the express un-
derstanding of the allied and associated
governments in their memorandum of
June is, 1919, the German government
believes itself to be entitled to address
the following modest request to the al
lied and associated governments in the
expectation that the allied and associat-
ed governments will declare the follow
ing declaration as an integral portion of
the treaty:
Within two years, counting from
the day when the treaty is signed, the
allied and associated governments will
submit the present treaty to the high
council of the powers as constituted by
the league of nations, according to ar
ticle 4, for the purpose of subsequent
examination. Before this high council
the German high plenipotentiaries are to
enjoy the same rights and privileges as
the representatives of the other contract
ing powers of the present treaty This
council shall decide in regard to those
conditions of the present treaty which
impair the rights to self determination
of the German people and also in regard
to the stipulation whereby the free eco
nomic development of Germany on
footing of equal rights is impeded.'
"The government of the German re-
public accordingly gives the declaration
of its consent as required by the note of
June 10, 1919, in the following form:
1.-THE government of the German re-
public is ready to sign the treaty of
peace, without, however, recognizing
thereby that the German people was the
author of the war and without under
taking any responsibility for delivering
persons in accordance with articles 227
to 230 of the treaty of peace
'Weimar, June Il, 1919.
(Signed) "Bauer,
President of the Imperial Ministry
accept My President the expression
of my consideration
(Signedl "Von Haniel.n