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IoilS1lpuon is abolished only voluntary
service being pei mtted, with minimum
period of % years service for officers
rand l. for men No member of the Ger
man mercantile marine will be permitted
any naval training
Z All German vessels of war in foreign
ports, and the German high sea fleet in
termed at Scapa Flow will be surren-
tdered, the final disposition of these ships
10 pc decided upon by the allied and as
sociated powers.
AIR.--The armed forces Of Germany
must not include any military or naval
atr forces except for not over one hum
ared unar.ned seapIanes to be retained
I'LL October 1 to search for subniarin
mines. No dirixibie shall be kept.
PRISONERS Or WAR-The repatrta-
uon of German prisoners and internad
civilians is TO be carried out without de-
lay and at Germany's expense by COM
ms composed of representative OF o
sentence for offenses against discipline
are to be repatrated without regard to
l!e comp elton of their sentence. Until
Germany has surrendered persons guilty
OF offenses against the laws and customs
of war, the allies have the right to re-
tam selected German officers.
GtA ES. 9th parties will respect and
maintain the graves of soldiers and sail
ors buried on their territories agree to
recognize and assist any commission
charged by any allied or associate gov
maintaining or erecting suitable monu-
mtnts over the graves, and TO afford to
so II otiti All ldCllltleS Tor the TepdtIld-
non az the - mains Of their soldiers
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES allied and
associated powers publicly arraign
William III. of Hohenzollern, formerly
against criminal law. but for a SUI
Preme Oh~.nse against international
morality and the sanctity Of treaties.
requested of Holland, and a special tri
hunai set up. composed of one judge from
each Of the i've great powers, with full
to be guided by the highest motives of
J.! teMational policy with view of vim
diratins the solemn obligations of in
telnatlonal undertakings and the valid
itN of international morality and Will
hN the punishment it feels should be
imposed
lersons accused of having committed
&C. in violation of the laws and customs
% war are To be tried and punished by,
military tribunals under military law. If
tlc charges affect nationals of only one,
OF that state, if they affect nationals of
-rYeral states they will be tried before
Joint tribunals of the states concerned.
Germany shall hand over to the asso-
orally all persons SO accused and all
QHcuments and information necessary to
insure full knowledge of the incrimipat-
and the just appreciation of the respon-
sibility.
Section Seven-Repa ration.
The allied and associated govern
ments affirm, and Germany accepts ON
behalf of herself and her allies, the re-
sp0nHfbilfty for causing all the loss
and damage to which the allied and
associated governments and their Il
tionais have been subjected con-
sequence of the wor imposed upon
them by the aggression of the enemy
states.
The total obligation of Germany to
pay as defined in the category of dam
ages, is to be determined and notified
70 her after fair hearing and not
allied reparation commission. At the
same time a schedule of payments to
discharge the obligation within thirty
years shall be presented These pay
mentS are subject to pOStponement in
certain contingencies. Germany irrev-
ocably recognizes the full authority Of
this commission, agrees to supply it
with all the necessary information and
to pass legislation to effectuate rs
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 0000 600 marks in either
gold goods, ships, or other specific
standing that certain expenses such as
those of the armies of occupation and,
payments for food and ray materials:
may be deducted at the discretion of,
While the grand total of damages
assessed against Germany may exceed
her ability to pay she undertakes to
make compensation for all damages
categories: (a) Damages by personal
injury to civilians caused by acts of
war directly or indirectly; CD damage
caused to civilians by acts of cruelty
ordered by the enemy and to civilians
in the occupied territory; Co damages
caused by maltreatment of prisoners;
Cd damages to the allied aeoples pre-
scented by pensions and separation al
lOWances capitalized at the signature
OF this treaty; (e) damages to prop
erty other than naval or military ma
ing forced 10 labor, Cd da ges in the
form of levies or fines imposed by the
enemy.
In periodically estimating Germany's
70 pay the reparation COM
mission shall examine the German sys-
TEN OF taxation. tirst to the end that
the sums for reparations which Ger
many is required to pay shall become
a charge upon all her revenues, prior
to that for the 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 ,proportionately as that Of any
of the powers represented on the COM
mission.
to give from time to time, by way OF
guaranty issues of bonds or other obl1ga-
tons to cover sucn claims as are not
otherwise satisfied. In this connection:
and on account of the total amount OF
claims bond issues are presently to be
required of Germany in acknowledgment
of its debt as follows:
not dws atey than P0 May t. ts2 ' Withous In
terest; forty billion marks, gold, bearing
21a Per cent interest between 1921 and,
1926 and thereafter 5 per cent, with l
pei! cent sinking fund payment begin
ling in 1926: and an undertaking to de-
liver forty billion marks gold bonds bear,
ing interest at 5 per cent, under terms to,
he fixed by the commission.
SHIPPING.-The German government
recognizes the right of the allies to the
replacement. ton for ton and class for
class, of all merchant ships and fishing
boats lost or damaged owing TO the war;
and agrees to cede to the allies all Ger>
man merchant ships Of 1900 tons GROSS
and upward; one-half of her ships between
800 and 1000 tons gross and one-quarteT
Of her steam trawlers and other fshinE
boats These ships are to be delivered
within two months to the reparatioq,
committee together with documents OF
title evidencing the Rransfer of the ships
free from encuIebrance.
AS an additional part of reparation.
the German government further agrees
to build merchant ships for the account
of the allies to the amount of not ex!
ceeding 100000 tons gross annually durd
ing the next five years. All ships used
for inland naviga ton 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 un
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