The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-05-15
PEACE TREATY
GIVEN GERMANY
Pact Handed to Enemy Enjoys at
Versailles.
SRORN OF MILITARY POWER
Enemy Must Pay $4,000. ooo. 600 as mi.
tsi Payment for Damages; Re-
turn Alssee-LorraIne and Agree
to Trial Of Former Kaiser.

Paris. May Following is the Of
} ncini brief summary OF the peac
treaty as presented 10 the German
plenipotentiaries at memorable a..
seinpinge ut Versailles on Wednesda,
afternoon. attended by the delegates
oi the twenty-seyen nations which ar,
parties 10 the peace pact:
Following the preamble and depo
sition Of powers comes the covenant
or the league OF nations as the first
section OF the treaty.
Inc frontiers Of Germany In En-.
rope are defined In the second sec.
Won European political classes given
IN the third European political classes
Ia the fourth.
Next are the military. naval and
air terms as the ffth section. followed
by section on prisoners OF war and
military graves aud a seventh on re-
probabilities.
Alssce-Lorraine Restored.
Germany, by the terms OF The treotv
restores Alsace kOrTalne To France.
receipts the Observation-Disclosures OF the
Sarre Basin temporarily ana of Dan
zig permanently agrees 10 territorial
changes toward Belgium and Den
mark and in East Prussia. cedes most
OF upper Silesia TO Poland, and re-
nounces all territorial and political
rights outside Europe as 10 her own
or her allies territories, and especial
iy to Morocco. Egypt. Slnm, Liberia
and Shantung.
She also recognizes the total indie
pendence of German-Ausirla, Czecho-
Slovakla and Poland.
Her army'is reduced to 1000 men.
Including officers.
CONSUMPTION within her territories
Is abolished.
All forts 80 kllometers east of the
Rhine are to be RACED.
German Navy is Reduced.
Allied occupation OF parts OF Ger.
many VIII continue till reparation is
made, but Will be reduced at the end
4 each OF three fiye-year periods II
'ermany Is fulfilling her obligations.
ANY violation by Germany OF ths
onditions as 10 the zone 90 kilometers
nst of the Rhine Will be regarded as
n act of war.
The German navy Is reduced TO six
lttleshlps. six light cruisers and
velye torpedo boats. without sub :
arines. and n personnel Of not over :
1000. d
All other vessels must be surren. v
red or destroyed.
(tnrr,ar.f a., f..-lt.I.I... -.
ntrolling the Baltic. must deinollsh =.
allgoland, open tn. Kiel canal to :.
nations and surrender her four ~,
IN submarine cables. ~
she may have no military or naval
forces except 100 unarrned sea
mes until October to detect mines.
Responsible for All DAMAGE. '"'
ierinany may manufacture aviation ~. ~"
'erial for only six months. .s'
Germany accepts full responsibility ~
all damages caused TO allied and =
oeiated governments and nationals.
ess specifically 10 reimburse all
Han damages beginning with an In -
payment Of 2OOOOOOOOOO marks. 's -
sequent payments TO be secured by -
us to be issued at the discretion =.
he rcparation commission.
ermany Is to pay shipping damage sa'
a ton-tor-ton basis hy cessi0n OF S'''
rye part OF her merchant. eoasfing
river fleets and by new conStruc-
and 90 devote her economic re
ces TO the rebuilding OF devastated
ms.
'rinany agrees to return 10 the
-favorcd-nation tariffs with
discrimination OF any sort: to al
allied and associated nationals
om Of transit through her terri.
3. and to accept highly detailed
Sions. as prc-wnr debts. unfalr
etltion. Observation-Disclosures of
and rivers. aud other economic
clauses.
! also agrees to the trial ~ the
Iser by mn International high court
supreme oifense against inter
hal morality and Of other nation
r violation 81 the laws and Gus u
~ war. Holland To be asked tc d
lite the former and Germany be-
csponSiblc for delivering the
league ~ nations + accepted hy h
HE'D and associated powers M n
I've. and by Germany IN prin.
hut without membership.
larry an International labor
= brought into being with q per,
I Office and an annual couven.