Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-06-25

operative German commission 10
work alongside the allied body.
Germany accepts the obligation to
pay for all damages sustained by the
civil populations in the occupied parts
of Belgium and France, inasmuch as
she brought upon them the terrors of
war by breach of international law
through the violation of neutrality.
The Germans refuse, however, to
pay reparation to other occupied ter
ritories in Italy Montenegro, Serbia.
Roumania and Poland, on the ground
that mo attack in contradiction to in
ternational law was involved
She refuses to pay the costs Of the
allied-American armies of occupation,
considering this both unnecessary
and uneconomic."
She declares the Poles have not so
far shown themselves trustworthy pro-
tectOrS of the national and religious
rights of minorities, and asks COM
mission to assess damages caused by
recent Polish disturbances in German
inhabited regions.
Occupation.
She demands in words of bitter pro-
test, that all allied troops be with
drawn within six months of the sign
ing of peace.
Negotiations.
She insists she has right to oral
discussion of the practical application
of the principles upon the acceptance
of which by her and her enemies she
laid down her arms.
Saar.
Purely German territory" She
claims important industrial districts
beyond the coal mines are demanded
from her, but "even the cessfon of the
mining district could not be admitted"
She is willing to guarantee a supply OF
coal, "but the total coal computed to
exist in the Saar mines would repre-
sent a hundred times the maximum
France demands" Except for 68 years
under Franch rule, the population has
been attached to Germany for over a
thousand years. Reconsideration of
the whole question is demanded.
SchIeswig.
She charges the demarcation for
plebiscite has been traced through
purely German territory and goes
further than Denmark herself wishes
to go.
Upper Siesia.
Cession Cannot be demanded at
ALL" 1t is added that Upper Silesia
owes everything to Germany and Ger
many cannot dispense with Upper ST.
lesia, while Poland dos not really
need it." Germany is prepared to cede
such parts as are truly Polish. In all
territories east and west, where ces-
sion is demanded, she says it must be
preceded by plebiscite with universal
suffrage administered under fair condi-
tons by a neutral power after evacua-
ton of foreign troops.
West Prussia.
Germany is ready to cede to Poland
such west Prussian territories as are
indisputabIy Polish.
East Prussia.
Germany cannot consent to the
severance of East Prussia, with a
German population of 100000 from
the German empire. A bridge must
be absolutely prepared.
Danzig.
This purely German town must re-
main within the German empire. Ger
many refuses to make it a free city,
but is willing to make it and Koenigs-
berg free ports to give Poland access
to the sea.
Alsace-Lorraine.
The population alone should decide
whether it wants to belong to France
or Germany or wants to be an indie
pendent state. 'If France is to take
over the results of Germany's effort
she must equally take over a proper
tionate share in the German debt"
German-Austria.
Germany cannot pledge herself to
oppose possible desire of German
Austria to be united with her.
Colonies.
The treaty clauses are called sun
lust" Germany claims she has "a
natural claim TO colonies from her
culture and undeniable colonial ac-
complishments."
Russia.
It conflicts with peace of right
and Justice to demand from Germany
TO recognize beforehand any treaties
which her present enemies may make
with the states which were formerly
part of the Russian empire.
Germany" says the reply, "has ex-
pressIy accepted President Wilson's
IA points, and nothing else" By elm
mating Germany from the worlds
trade. it is asserted, her enemies
might get rid of troublesome COM
petitor, but the world already impoy-
erished by the war would become in
fnitely poorer" She promises in her
contemporaries to set an example
in disarmament offering to give up all
naval and military weapons to the