The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-18
Objections to Terms of Treaty
Set Forth in German Counter
Proposals
WISH TO BE
TREATED AS EQUALS
They Ignore Fact That They
Nere Conquered and Surren-
dered to Force.

H&EGH stu~IIUINS.
Paris June 15.-The German reply
to tie peace treaty submitted. at Yer
saillss on May maintains that the
enemies of-Germans had forsaken Ehe
peace Of justice to which they had
spIedged themselves in the armistice
negatiations for a peace of might.
me reply. an. official summary OF
Which Mas made pubic: here today,
prafests against the proposed terras
lndiSidnaHy and collectively. and de-
uaands a return to the original agree
u1ents. IT presses for verbal neget.a-
lions and states that Germany e&-
pecfsesostice on basis Of equality arc
reeipr9city.
me reply follows the lines Of the
summary of the German connterpro-
posals given out in Berlin at about
the time they were presented.
The document covers 1f9 pages and
includes a covering letter by Count
Won Bf1ckdorff- -Rantzau under date OF
May 20. which has already been pub
sHshed,Sand second section OF COM
meifs following the main outline of
The original draft treaty. Two sep
:arsfe papers ON legal and financial
anestions are included as part Of the
general reply. Both English and
French translations have been fur
nished In pamphlet form, the former
tota1ing about $4,000 words.
hs reply begins with "a detailed
ANALYSIS of the legal basis of peace.
alleges a fragrant series of contra
-dicfions to this basis and points out
that The resI;is would be the COM
plete enslavemen of the German peo-
pie and the betrayal of all the world s
cherished hopes. of peace.
Ia the counterproposals Germany
demands immediate admission to the
league Of nations as part of the spirit
of the armistice agreement and as
necessary for the acceptance of the
proposed military. naval and air
terms She then analyses the terri
toriaT changes demanded. claiming
that the right OF self determination
has been wilfally violated through
out.
Germany bitterly. assaiis the aboli-
tioR of all German rights outside Of
Europe as irreconcilable with the pre-
lirninafy negotiations, as wholly inn
possible to great people who have
NOT only supreme needs for markets
and supplies but who have shown
themselves capable of sharing the
worlds task of colonization.
Germany is wholly unable to ac-
eept the reparations commission set
up by the allies as involving an in
fringement of her sovereignty, but
proposes cooperative German COM
mission to work along side it. She
accepts responsibility only for civil
ian losses in occupied Belgium and
France and agrees to maximum pay
menssgof 100. geo. 100000 marks. pro
vided the other terms as to colonies,
OVERSEAS trade and territories are ac-
cepted as she proposes.
Aasto deliveries of ships. raw ma
teriads and machinery. Germany can
meet the allied claims only in part,
largely because of decreased produc-
tom
Germany demands that in the eco
nomics provisions she be treated on a
basis of equality aud reciprocity and
not iHsthe ene-sided way outlined She
agrees to freedom of traffic on Ger
man rivers and within Germanye-but
Haways on condition that there be nc
Interference with German sovereignty
Similarly. with the renewal Of treaties
Iapsed through the war. she expects
reciprocal treatment. rather than the
assumption by the allies Of the right
to say what engagements are or are
.aot toSbecome operative again.
The Germans refuse to accept the
srial .uf the former German emperor
Or to- sanction his extradition from
Holland. on the ground that no Ger,
man subject can be brought before 9
foreign court without an established
law or legal basis. Similarly she car
not agree to extradite other subjects
accused of violations Of the laws and
customs of war.
Instead. Germany proposes an inter.
natioua, court Of neutrals to judge tb'
4dCISzOl CflABS. lilc pUttiStilHrbC "
main with the national courts.
The labor clauses are not satisfac
storyssto Germany and as result sh'
again proposes an international con
ference to examine the allied and as
sociafed proposals. the German pro
sposais and the Berne resolutions.
+. A bitter protest is entered agains
the occupation Of the Rhine province
and. the demand made that all alice
tropps be withdrawn within si1
months Of peace. The occupation =
proposed. il is contended. would breal
up German economic life and allow
the prejudicing Of German interest.
in favor of France and Belgium.
The summary makes no attempt t.
criticfse any statements of facts OF
figures made in the reply. in as muci
as the German delegation alone is re
sponsibie for them. It is stated tina
many of them. especially as to th'
Eastern frontier are disputable, i
net absolutely incorrect.
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