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RANTZAU ASSERTS
PACT MEANS DEATH
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realization of all our aims in the
spheres Of politics. economics and ideals.
Even in internal affairs we are to
give UP the right to self-determination
The International PREPARATION Commits
sion receives dictatorial powers over the
whole life of our people in economic and
cultural matters. Its authority extends
far beyond that which the empire, the
German Federal Council and the Reichs-
tag combined ever possessed within the
territory Of the empire.
objects to Commission.
This commission has unlimited con-
troll over the economic life OF the State,
OF communities and of individuals.
Further, the entire educational and
sanitary system depends on II. 1t can
keep the whole German people in mental
thraldom In order to increase payments
the commission can hamper measures
for the social protection Of the German
worker.
"In other spheres also Germany's SOW
, ereignty is abolished. Her chief water
ways are subjected to international ad-
ministration. She must construct in her
territory such canals and such railways
as her enemies wish she must agree to
| treaties to be concluded by her enemies
with the new States on the east. even
when they concern her own functions.
The German people are excluded
from the League of Nations, to which is
entrusted all work of common interest
to the world.
Thus must a whole people sign the
| decree for its own prescription, nay, its
own death sentence
Germany knows that she must make
sacrihces in order to attain peace. Ger
! many knows that she has, by agree
ment undertaken to make these sacri-
fees. and will 60 in this matter to the
utmost limits of her capacity.
Germany offers: One-to proceed with
her own disarmament IN advance of all
| other peoples, in order to show that she
VIII help to usher In the new era OF the
peace Of justice. She gives up universal
| compulsory service and reduces her
army to 100000 men. except as regards
| temporary measures. She even re-
! nounces the warships which her enemies
are still willing to leave in her hands.
She stipulates, however, that she
| shall be admitted forthwith as State
with equal rights into the League or
| Nations. She stipulates that a genuine
League OF Nations shall come into be-
| ing, embracing all peoples of good will
| even her enemies OF to-day. The
League must be inspired by feeling of
| responsibility towards mankind and
have at its disposal power to enforce
Its will sufficiently strong and trusty
to protect the frontiers of its members
| "Two-In territorial questions Ger
many takes up her position unreserved-
ly on the ground OF the Wilson pro-
gramme. She renounces her sovereign
| right in Alsace-Lorraise, but wishes a
free plebiscite to take place there.
| willing to Cede Posen.
"She gives up the greater part OF the
iprovince of Posen, the district incontest-
ably Polish in population. together with
the capital. She is prepared to grant to
Poland, under international guarantees,
free and secured access to the sea by
ceding free ports at Danzlg. Konigsberg
and Mcneil, by an agreement regulating
the navigation of the Vistula and by
special railway conventions.
| Germany Is prepared to insure the
supply of coar for the economic needs
lof France. especially from the Saar re-
lgion, until such time as the French mines
are once more In working order. The
Ipreponderantly Danish districts of Schles-
wig will he given up to Denmark on the
basis of plebiscite. Germany demands
that the right of self-determination shall
also be repeated where the interests OF
the Germans in Austria and Bohemia
are concerned.
she is ready to subject all her colonies
to administration by the League OF Ma
tons II she is recognized as Its manda-
TORY.
'Three-Germany is prepared to make
payments incumbent on her in accord
ance with the agreed programme OF
peace up TO a maximum sum of 100. 900. =
100000 gold marks, $1,000, 900, 900 by
MAY I, 1925. and the9 balance 100000
.000) in annual payments without
interest. These payments shall in prin-
ciple be equal to a fixed percentage of
the German Imperial and State revenue.
THE annual payment shall approx
mate to the former peace budget. For
the first ten years the annual payments
shall not exceed 1.o00,00o,000 gold
marks a year The German taxpayer
shall not be less heavily burdened than
| the taxpayer OF the most heavily bur
dened State among those represented on
the reparation commission.
| Germany presumes in this connec-
! ton that she will not have to make any
| territorial sacrifices beyond those men,
toned above and that she will recover
her freedom Of economic movement at
| home and abroad.
| willing to Give Coal.