The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-24

non-German territories that are to be
s@fransferred
Germany com plains that she
must surrender her merchant tonnage,
existing or being built, and that for
4 Ave years she rlust build ahfpa pri-
MARTY for the allies.
Answer A considerable portion
of her smaller tonnage is left to Ger
many The taking Of the larger tom
mage is che inevitable and necessary
penalty for the wanton destruction
ri shipping by ruthless U-hoat war
fare.
II ia added that the penalty is very
moderate. since GERMANY has to sur
render only 1000. 600 tons Of ship
pinE, which Is less than onethird OF
tho I2.-5o. ono tons sunk in the war.
& Germany SAYS the peace treaty
ieprives here, In the east, OF twenty
one per cent OF her total crops Of
wheat and potatoes through the loss
Of territory producing both
Answer; There is nothing In the
peace treaty to prevent either the
continued production of those com
modities in the areas in question. or
their importation into Germany" RS
pecially since their free admission Into
Germany Is provided for during three
,
What Huns Say
T. Germany says she loses by the
treaty almost one-third Of the pro-
duction OF Ter coal mines and must be-
sides, deliver "enorm Gus consignments
Of coal to various allied countries.
further that she loses three quarters
OF her mineral output and more than
three ffthe of her xirc production.
Answer: One fourth Of Germanys
pre-war coal consumption was in non
German countries that are now 10 be
transferred, Besides Germany pro-
duced 50, 900, 900 tons OF ignite yearly
before the war in areas which she re
tains Also G ermany's coal produc-
ton has every outlook of increase
in the FUTURE.
Apart from al this It is but lust
that Germany pay I'm coal for having
destroyed the entire French coal In
dustry, with a calculation and a
savagerv which IL will take many
years 20 repair
S GERMANY says that those who
will sign this treaty viii sign the
death sentence Of many millions of
German men. women and children"
because 1t means her economic ruin.
Answer This IL wholly speculative
and a "re) pable exageeration." Tho
whole world IS suffering and Will suf
fer for 4 1onS tiiae from the war an1
there 81 no reason why GERMANY.
who is feqp@r STOLE for he war. should
not suffer also
e. G~vr~ MS - Ms Tie reace copd5-
finns wall mear the death of several
millions - t;craane end that she al
ready has los tr'} etc million tneu.
wo'n"w 9r4 ~ l3rea through the food
biHch@Go
Answer: IS raxh assertion" and
purely hyn0, h4ticaW the prem i~oS
bctny "An;'rely e. llacious
''Ther, Is no reason why Germany
under III, new conditions should not
build up for lersen position both Of
stability ard prosperity in the Euro
pean worlf."
MINCED NO WORDS
Paris. May 23.-Whoever wrote the
reply TO Germany's note on the eco
nomic peace terms and the report
was strong l.sre toni@lat that Il va
drafted by Americans~-u1inccd no
words. AZ diplomatic document in
the midst os peace negotiations II
stands unique for its brutal frankness
ana severity of language. Here are
few exam pies.
The sacrifice II her larger ship
ping Ia tbs inevitable and necessary
penalty for the ruthless campaign
which she waEed ia defiance Of all
laws ami precedent"
ut ia Very moderate share Of a
loss for which her own criminal deeds
have been responsible"
They German territories) have
escaped the shocking fate which was
dealt out ~ the German armies"
TT cannot be forgotten that among
the most wantor acts perpetrated by
the German arrnies was the almost
complete destruction by her Of the
\ coal supplies of Northern France. An
entire industry was oaliterated with a
calculation and sayagery which IL will
take many years to repair"
Every country In called upon 10
suffer. There Is no reason why Ger
many, which was responsible for the
wH. shorld not suffer also"
Indeed. so far as piilage, Pillage
and devastation IL concerned, her ter
F5t0s1es have not suffered at an"
She cannot escape unsca,hed The
eAAxs which she Ii being called upon