The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-23
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Debt OF AIssce-Lorrsine.
page eleven that concerning the local
debt OF Alsace.Lorrainc and the public
establishments of Alsace-Lorraine' the
allied and associated Powers have al
ways agreed In understanding that
France assumed them. Now, Article So,
combined with Article 265 Of the treaty,
10 relative to the public debts of the
German Empire and States ana there
In no clause exempting France from the
payment Of the local debt of Alsace-
Lorraine There Is, therefore, no di-
vergence between the memorandum and
the treaty -,s
-. The commission which has beer
provided for upper sllesia, and which
according to Article ~ OF the treaty is
to be appointed by the principal allied
and associated Powers. issued in the
memorandum commission indepen.
dante-separate commissioner order
TO explain that It Is a commission spe-
cially charged with the mission men.
toned in the Aforesaid Article IS. II
does not appear that there Is In this
matter any divergence whatever between
the treaty and the memorandum.
~. The explanations given on page 16
of the memorandum concerning Memel
show no contradiction between the treaty
and the memorandum.
IS. Concerning tho destruction of the
/, Notifications Of Helxoland, the principal
allied and associated Powers intend, as
they are explained on page II of the
memorandum, to appoint q commission
to exercise this control, In conformity
with the treaty. This commission will
have the tpower TO decide what part OF
the works protecting the coast against
the erosion of the sea shall be kept and
what part shall be destroyed.
"(six)--The allied and associated
Powers think It their duty to point
out that they have never declared that
the German railways and mines OF
Shantung shall not be considered as
property of the German state II the
Germans can prove that they are private
property.
"On the contrary. the allied and as-
ISOLATED Powers consider them TO be
public property. nevertheless, II Ger
many can prove that her nations hold
shares in these enterprises they shall
receive the benent OF the general
principles established in the treaty for
such matters.
Persons to He Surrendered.
"tSeven) AS stated on page 81 OF the
memorandum, the allied and associated
Powers intend to address to the Ger
man Government within a month after
the treaty comes. into force. list of
the persons whom. In accordance with
Article 22s. line two. Germany is to
surrender to the allied and associated
Powers.
"s. The allied and associated Powers.
as stated on page SO OF the memoran-
dunn. have no intention OF giving the
Raparation Commission the authority to
exact revelation OF secret Of manu-
facture. or other confidential informa-
ton. AS 20 the exercise OF executive
power in German territory or Interior
ence In the direction OF superintendent
OF German scholastic establi shments, the
treaty contains no stipulations giving
such authority to the PREPARATION Com
mission.
80. on pages "a and following Of the
memorandum, the allied and associated
Powers have not provided any special
procedure to fix and cover the repara-
tons axacted from Germany The al
lied and associated Powers have given
Germany the possibility OF presenting for
the examination OF the said Powers doc
uments and propositions at the signing
Of the treaty and within the four fol-
lowing months, with n view 10 Fastening
the work on PREPARATIONS, thus greatly
shortening the investigation and acceler-
ating the decisions.
100. Concerning the facilities con-
slcered on page SO of the memorandum
| fer the importation Of food and raw ms
te';ai9 Into Germany. they are men
toned only under reserve OF certain
como tions, and within limits that can
not be indicated in advance, and also
urdet reserve of the necessity in which
| the allied and associated Powers find
the mseives OF taking legitimate account
of their own economic situation result
Ing from German aggression and from
the war
This cannot be considered az
pt omiso to depart from the terms OF
the treaty, but the expression of the
intention OF the allied and associated
Powers 10 facilitate Ms far as possible
tho resumption of economic life in Ger
many.
III. The memorandum provided that
| the reparation commission should he
'coiis potent TO grant to the Reichshank.
whenever 1t shall see At. the right to
export gold, I'm case II is question of
guarantees that this bank has furnished
| aud which could not be furnished by
any other means
| the stipulatlons inserted IN the treaty
| Article 24S, according to which. up to May
I. 1921. the German Government shall be
! allowed neither to export gold nor &c
| dispose OF II. nor to permit gold TO be