Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-05-08

and to afford to each other all hclu-
ties for the repatriation of the re-
mains of their soldiers
viii Try Criminals.
RESPONSIBILITIES" allied and
associated powers publicly arraign
William III of Hohenzollern formerly
German emperor, not for an offense
against criminal law but for SUI
preme offense against international
morality and the sanctity of treaties
The eX-emperor's surrender is to be
requested of Holland and special tri-
bunal to be composed of one judge
from each of five great powers, with
fun guarantees of the right of de-
Tense, is to be guided by the highest
motives of International policy with
a view of indicating the solemn OBJ
legations of international undertak-
ings and the validity of international
morality, and will fix the punishment
1t feels should be imposed
Persons accused of having commit
ted acts in violation of the laws and
customs of war are to be tried ana
punished by military tribunals under
military law. If the charges affect
nationals of only one state they will
be tried before a tribunal of that
state; if they affect nationals of sew
eral states they will be tried before
joint tribunals of the states concerned.
Germany shall hand over to the asso-
ciated governments either jointly or
severally all persons so accused and
all documents and information neces-
sary to ensure full knowledge of tho
discriminating acts, the discovery of
the offenders, and the just apprecia-
ton of the responsibility.
The Judge (garbled in cablng) will
be entitled to name his own counsel
Must Accept Responsibility.
Reparation-The allied and associ-
ated governments affirm, and Ger
many accepts ON behalf of herself and
her allies, the responsibility for caus-
ing all the loss and damage to which
the allied and associated govern
ments and their nationals have been
subjected as a consequence of the war
imposed upon them by the aggression
of Germany and her allies.
The total obligation of Germany 70
pay, as defined in the category OF
damages, is to be determined and no
titled to her after a fair hearing and
not later than May first ninteen hum
dred twenty-one, by an inter-allied re-
paration commission, At the same
time a schedule of payments to dis
charge the obligation within thirty
years shall be presented. These paw
ments are subject to postponement in
certain contingencies. Germany ire
vocably recognizes the fun duty of
this commission agrees to supply Il
with all the necessary information and
to pass LEGISLATION to effectuate its
findings. She further agrees TO re-
store to the allies cash and certain
article which can be identified.
Must Begin Payment Now.
AS an immediate step toward re-
storation, Germany shall pay within
two years twenty billion marks n
either gold, goods ships or other spe-
cific forms of payment, with the un-
Outstanding that certain expenses such
as those of the armies of occupation
and payments for food and raw ma
terials may be deducted at the discre.
ton of the allies
While the allied and associated
government recognize that the re.
sources of Germany are not adequate
after taking into account permanent
diminution of such resources which
will result from other treaty claims
to make complete reparation for al
such loss and damage they require
her to make compensation for al
damages caused to civilians under
seven main categories:
(A)--Damages by personal injurj
to civilians caused by acts of war, di.
rectlv or indirectly;
(B)-Damage caused to civilians by
acts of cruelty ordered by the enemy
and to civilians in the occupied terri
tory:
(C)-Damage caused by maltreat
ment of prisoners
D)-Damages to the allied people
presented by pensions and separation
allowances, capitalized at the sigma
ture of this treaty;
(E)-Damages to property othe
than naval or military materials;
CF)-Damages to civilians by bein,
! forced to labor:
(G)-Damages in the form of leyie
of fines imposed by the enemy
Estimating Capacity to Pay.
In periodically estimating Ger
many's capacity to pay, the reparatio
commission shall examine the Germa
| system of taxation, first to the en-
| that the sums for PREPARATION whic
| Germany is required to pay shall he
| come charge upon all her revenues
PRIOR that for the service or dis
| charge of any domestic loan and sec
| ondly so rs to satisfy itself that /
| general, the German scheme of taxa
ton is fully as heavy proportionatel
| as that of any of the powers represent
| ed on the commission.
| The measures which the allied an
| associated powers shall have the RICH
| to take in case of voluntary default b
| Germany, and which Germany agree
not to regard as acts Of war, may in
clude economic and financial prohit
itions and reprisals and in genera
such other measures as the respeCtiv
governments may determine to b
necessary in the circumstances.
These Nations Control.
The commission shall consist of on
representative each of the Unite
States Great Britain, France, Ital
| and Belgium, and in certain cases {
Japan and Servia with all other a
lied powers entitled when their claim
are under consideration, to the rigf
of presentation without voting powe
1t shall permit Germany to give ev
dence regarding her capacity to pa
and shall assure her Just opportunit
to be heard II shall make it's heat
quarters at Paris; establish its ow
| procedure and personnel; have ger
eral control of the whole reparatio
problem; and become the exclusiy
egency OF the allies for receiving
holding. selling and distributing re
paration payments, Majority vote sha
prevail except that unanimity is re
CURED on questions involving the SOY
ereignty of any of the allies, the car
collation. of gil or part of Germany
obligations the time and manner {
selling, distributing and negotiatin