Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-05-08
ENEMY STRIPPED
OFLANDS, MILITARY
AND RIGHT TO ALLY
Longest Treaty Ever Drawn Contains 10000
Words; Embodes Covenant of League of Ma
tons and Punishment for War Lords

Paris May 1.-THE verdict and the penalties Of the war were
Germany today Versailles when her delegates
the handed the terms on which the allied and
associated will make with her and her
The terms were comprised in the treaty Of peace which the
allied penpotenares thru commissions of experts have been
drafting during the past three and a half months
In opening the session of the NJ Cemenceau
the presiding officer speaking to the German plenpotentares
said:
1T unnecessary to express needless words You have
before the enpoenares Of the small and
united this most cruel war which was imposed them
The hour has arrived for heavy settlement Of the
Paul Dutaa secretary general of the peace conference
vered of the treaty to Count Brockdor antzau
head of the German delegation who made brief reply Count
Won Brockdorff- Rantzau said:
BROKEN SAYS FOE
I'VE declare that Dc not deny the extent Of defeat
We know the power Of the German armies is broken.
He unable admit that Germany solely culpable
and demanded that the allies make according to President
Germany pledged itself the wrong Belgium
and of the of territories northern
france Count Won Rantzau asked for the liberation
Of nations
The treaty the longest treaty ever drawn 1t totals about
10000 words divided into Is main sections and the
combined product of than 1000 experts working continually
printed parallel of English and French which recog
nized having equal validity It does not deal with questions
affecting Austria Bulgaria and Turkey except binding
allies
TREATY BY SECTIONS
Following preamble deposition Of powers comes the
covenant of the league nations the first section the
section European political classes given in the third European
political classes the fourth Next the military
Of and military graves and seventh responsibilities
Reparation financial terms and
sections eight to ten Then the aeronau section ports
waterways and railways section the labor covenant
on guarantees, and the final clauses
LOST PROVINCES GO BACK
Germany by the terms of the treaty,
raine to France accepts the nernaonazaon of the Saar
temporarily and Of Dazig permanently to territorial
changes toward Belgium and Denmark and East
most Of Upper Sesia Poland and
political rights outside Europe or her allies terri
tories and especially to Morocco Egypt and Shan
ung She also recognizes the total independence German
Austria, Czecho-Slovaka and Poland
ARMY DOWN TO 100000
Her army reduced to 100000 including officers
consrption within her territories is aboshed all forts so ko
meters Of the Rhine to be razed Importation expo
aton and nearly all production of stopped Allied
occupation Of parts Of Germany will continue reparaon il
made but will be reduced the three
periods Germany fulfilling her obligations ANY violation
by Germany of the conditions the ometers east
of the Rhine will be regarded as act of war
NAVY DOWN TO 20 CRAFT
The German navy is reduced to six batteships light
and IL torpedo boats without submarines
mel Of $4,000 All other vessels be surrendered
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