The Washington herald., 1919-05-08
TALY GIVEN FIUb1E; LORRAINE For FRANC

fernational undertaking and the valid
lily OF International morality. and viii
NIX the punishment IL feels should be
imposed :.
Provision is also made for the trial
OF other German officials who are
charged with having committed acts
~ violation of the laws and customs
OF war. These win be tried and pun
ished ny military tribunals under mill
tary law.
Must supply Data.
Germany Is required to hand over to
the associated governments. either
Jointly. or severally. all persons so ac-
cused and all documents and informa-
ton necessary to insure full knowi-
edge OF the discriminating acts. the dis
eoVery OF the offenders and the Just
appreciation of the responsibility.
The decision OF the allies To bring
the Kaiser to trial doubtless is due
10 the conviction held by many OF
the allied statesmen that nothing the
allies could do in the way of reduc-
ing Germany's military force or cur
failing armament would be SO ef-
fective in preventing war In the fu-
ture as full expose OF the acts by
which the Kaiser and his military
advisers plunged the world into the
war which swept away 10000, 900 lives
and full revelation of the selfish
ambitions which led them to provoke
the overwhelming catastrophe to hu-
manity.
For the damage which she did to
the allied nations during the war.
Germany Is to pay In full She agrees
specifically to reimburse all civilian
damages. beginning with an initial
payment OF 5000. .OO0. 900, subsequent
payments to be secured by bonds to
be issued at the discretion of the
Reparation Commission.
She is to pay shipping damages
upon ton-by-ton basis by cession OF
large part of her merchant, coast
ing and river fleets and by new con-
struction and TO devote her economic
resources to the rebuilding of the
devastated regions.
In reparation for her destruction OF
Inc French coal mines of Lens which
she flooded. Germany cedes the Saar
basin to France for n period of fif.
teen Years. AT the end of that time
the inhabitants OF the Saar Valley
are to decide by plebiscite whether
they wish their territory annexed to
France or to. remain as a part OF
Germany. But in case they decide
10 remain with Germany, Germany
must then buy the mines from France
at price to be agreed upon.
The hfteen-year period for which
FRANCE is to have undisputed posses,
SION or the Saar mines is the exac,
period that experts estimated would
nc required TO restore the mines al
Lens TO their full capacity.
During the fifteen-year period the
Saar territory will be governed by
commission appointed by the league
of nations. consisting of five mem.
bers, one French. one native i'm.
habitant of the Saar and three rep.
resentinC different countries Other
than France or Germany.
The league will appoint n member
of the commission as chairman &c
act as executive OF the commission.
May Exceed Ability.
II is admitted in the peace treat,
the grand total of damages assessed
against Germany may exceed her abil.
ity to pay. consequently it Is provided
that Gerinany's capacity to pay shall
be periodically estimated by the rep.
aration commission. The commission
will examine the German system OF
taxation to the end that the sum for
reparation which Germany shall be
required to pay will become a charge
upon all her revenues.
This reparation commission Is to