The Dolores star., 1919-05-16

orally all persons so accuseu , anu -
documents and Information necessary ="
insure full knowledge OF tine ihct,ii,iiias Ia.
Ing acts, the discovery OF the onenners
and the just appreciation OF the respoh-
sibility.
Section Seven-Reparation.
The allied and associated govern
ments MN rm, and Germany Hccep's on
behalf of herself and her allies, the
and damage 10 which the allied an"
associated governments and their nn
tionnI- have been subjected g. 'nn
sequence of the war Imposed upon
them by the aggression of the enemy
states.
The total obligation Of Germany 10
pay. as defined in the category OF uath
ages. is to be determined and notified
to her after fair hearing and not
later than May l. 1921, by an ih'sr
same time Il schedule Of payments 70
discharge the obligation within thlrty
years shall be presented lhese p"y
ments are subject to postponemen. IN
certain contingencies Germany lrreN
ocably recognizes the full authority OF
this commission agrees to supply ~
with all the necessary Information anu
to pass legislation to enectuate its
findings. She further agrees to restore
to the allies cash and certain articles
which can be Identified.
As an Immediate step toward resto
ration Germany shall pay within Two
years 10000 900, 900 marks In either
gold. goods ships. or other speSihc
forms of payment, with the under-
standing that certain expenses, such as
those of the armies OF occupation ana
payments for food and raw materials;
may be deducted Mt the discretion pi
While the grand total OF damages
assessed against Germany may skc".d
her ability to pay she uhuefthkeS 70
make compensation for all damages
caused to civilians under seven main
Ca:egories: ca Damages by personal
Injury to civilians caused by 9SIs OF
war directly or indirectly, tb) damage
caused to civilians by acts OF cruelty
ordered by the enemy and to civilians
in the occupied territory, lCj damages
caused by maltreatmcnt OF PRISONERS
tdD damages to tn" allied peoples pre-
srnted by pensions and separation al
lowaErcs capitalized at the signature
of this treuty, (ej damages to prop
crty other than naval Or military ma
torials, n damages to civilians by be
Ing forced to labor. tEl damages In the
form OF levies or fines imposed by the
enemy.
In periodically estimating Gcrmany's
capacity TO pay the reparation com
mission shall examine the German sys-
TEN Of taxation, first to the end that
the sums for rcpnratlon which Ger
mary is required to pay shall become
a charge upon all her revenues prior
to that FOR tho service or discharge OF
any domestic loan, and. secondly. so as
to satisfy Itself that in general the
German scheme Of taxation is fully as
heavy prOpurtOnAtely as that OF any
If the powers represented on the com
mi ssion.
The commission may require Germany
% give from time to time. by way OF
,uuruuty. issues of bonds or other obliga-
Ions to cover such claims as are not
otherwise satisfied. In this connection
md on account Of the total amount of
Iairns, bond issues are presently to be
sguired Of Germany in acknowledgement
II It's debt as follows:
Twenty billion marks. gold. payable
rot later than May !. 1921. without in
crest. forty billion marks. gold, bearing
Il per cent interest between 1921 and
g2G and thereafter ) per cent. with a !
,er cent sinking fund payment begin
ling in 1926. and an Undertaking to de-
liver forty billion marks gold bonds bear
ng interest at ) per cent. under terms to
70 fixed by the commission.
SHIPPING.-The German government
ecognizes the right of the allies to the
eplaCement. ton for ton and class for
lass. of all merchant ships and fishing
,Oats lost or damaged owing TO the war,
md agrees to cede to the allies all Ger
md upward: one-half of her ships between
500 and 1860 tons gross and one quarter
II her steam trawlers and other fishing
Doats, These ships are to be delivered
within two months to the reparatIon
committee. together with documents of
itle evidencing the transfer of the ships
rec from encumbrance.
AS an additional part of reparation.
he German government further agrees
o build merchant ships for the account
II the allies to the amount of not ex-
ng the next five years. All ships used
Tor inland navigation taken by Germany
from the allies are to be restored within
Two months, the amount of loss not COW
cred by such restitution TO be made up
by the cesson OF the German river fleet
up to 20 per cent thereof.
In order to effect payment by deliy-
cries in kind. Germany is required. for n
limited number of years. varying in the
case of each. to deliver coal coal tar
products. dyestuffs and chemical drugs in
specific amounts to the reparations com
mission. The commission may SO modi-
fy the conditions of delivery as NOT to
Interfere unduly with Gerrnanv's indus
trial requirements. The deliveries of coal
are based largely upon the principle of
good diminutlons in the produc-
ton of the allied countries resulting from
the war.
DEVASTATED AREAs.-Germany un-
dertakes to devote her economic re-
sources directly to the physical restora-
tion of the invaded areas. The reparation
Is authorized to require Ger
many to replace the destroyed articles by
the delivery Of animals, machinery, etc
existing in Germany and to manufacture
required for reconstruction pur-
poses: all with due consideration for Ger
inanys essential domestic requirements
Germany is to restore within six months
the Koran Of the Caliph Othman. former
Y at Medina, to the king of Hedjaz. and
me Skull Of the Sultan Okwawa formerly
In German East Africa to his Britannia
inaJesty's government. The German gov
ernment Is also TO restore to the French
government certain papers taken by the
German authorities in 1870 belonging then
70 Nj. keuher, and to restore the French
1871.
F1NANCES.-Powers to which German
territory is Ceded will assume GER
taln portion Of the German prewar debt,
the amount to be fixed by the repara-
tions commission on the basis of the
ratlo between the revenue and of the
ceded territory and Germanys total rev
enues for the three years preceding the
war W In view. however. OF the special
circumstances under which Alsace-Lor-
raihe was separated from France in
io,l. when Germany refused to accept
any part of the French public debt
france Will not assume any part of Ger
many prewar debt there, nor will Po-
iahn snare In certain German debts in
CURED Tor tho oppression of Poland. II
,ne value OF the German public property
IN ceded territory exceeds the amount
OF debt assumed, the states to which
property ceded will give credit on repara-
tioh Tor the excess. with the exception
or Alsace-Lorraine. Mandatory powers
VII, VII not assume any German debts or
sNe any credit for German government
property Germany renounces all rights
u representation on. or control of state
commission or other similar inter-
tions. ''iS VI sahi%a-