The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-28
TERRITORIAL
LOSSES TO Be
PROTESTED IN
ENEMY REPLY
CounterClaim for Twelve
Million Marks to be Present.
ed by Enemy for Blockade
Loss.
END ITALIAN QUESTION
(By Associated Press,

BERLIN, May 28.-Germany' coun-
ter proposal to the terms of the peace
treaty presented to her plenipotentar-
les at Versailles include the following
points, according to an unofficial sum-
mary available today:
Germany offers to disarm all of her
battleships, on condition that a part
of the mercantile feet be restored to
her;
She proposes that there be no terri
torial changes without consultation of
the populations affected;
The cession of upper Silesia and the
claims to east Prussia, west Prussia
and Memel are emphatically rejected.
EVacuate In Six Months.
1t is stipulated that Dantzig shall
become a free port and the river Wis
tula neutralized;
Occupied territory is to be eyacu-
ated within six months;
If the league of nations is establish
ed with Germany as a member, Ger
| many shall continue to administer her
| colonies in accordance with the prin-
| clpals OF the league as its mandatory;
Germany offers to pay 20 billion in
gold by the year 1926 as indemnity
and to make annual payments from
1927 onward to a total not In excess
OF 100 billion marks in gold.
1t was expected today that the coun-
ter proposals would be officially made
known on Wednesday.
| VERSAILLES, May 2S.-The Ger
man peace delegation here, it was
learned today, will present counter
claim of 1880, 10000 marks for DAM
age from the allied blockade as an
| offset RI ha
the allied powers.
The German counter proposals to
the terms Of the treaty of peace will,
in the opening section argue for the
existence Of Germany's contractual
rights to peace based on President
Wilson'S fourteen points, because the
entente nations agreed to a peace on
that basis and neither Mr.. Wilson nor
the representatives Of any other allied
government have since demanded that
peace be established on any other
basis.
The second section will deal with
the contradiction between the draft of
the treaty and previous assurances
from entente statesmen and the gen.
eral ideals of international right
Democracy Is Urged
The counter proposals will declare
that the terms of peace completely ig-
more the fact that Germany has re-
placed an "imperialistic and irrespon-
sible government" by strictly demo
cratic one and that Germany in her
proposals for league Of nations has
adhered to the principle of a nmita-
ton of armaments.
'It would be difficult to see," one
section reads, what different condi-
lions could have been imposed upon
an imperialistic government. The
solemn assurances Of France, Great
Britain and President Wilson, that the
peace would be a peace Of right and
hot of violence, have not been kept
especially regarding territorial Ques-
tions."
The council of four of the peace con-
ference is making determined effort
to effect settlement of the Italian
question today. Andre Tardieu OF the
French delegation, after consultations
with the Italian representatives, franz
: ed formula over night which is un-
l derstood to follow generally the lines
of a compromise proposed by Col E.
: M. House of the American mission
: which was considered last week.
l Hope For Adjustment
Colonel House, Captain Tardieu and
Premier Orlando were present at the
3 council meeting this forenoon and
: there was said to be fair chance
: that an adjustment might be reached
2 this afternoon.
t Although arrangements have been
e made to present the treaty to the Aus
trian delegation Friday noon, efforts
by the peace conference to reach a
e decision relative to the southern boun-
S daries of Austria have been delayed
/ because of the position of the Italian
delegation.
: The Italians are linking questions
I regarding Austrian boundaries and the
! Dalmatian coast together but the coun-
ell of four hopes to have the Dalma-
, tian problem postponed for subsequent
/ settlements. Both the council Of four
: and the council of ten had the south
y ern boundaries in Austria under con-
7 sideration.
Expect Reply Today.
Although there has been no offic-
ial announcement, it is expected the
German peace delegation will present
its counter proposals to the terms
of peace at Versailles sometime dur
L ing today. 1t is known that the Ger
1 man reply to the peace conferences
has been completed and as the ex-
tension of the time limit liked for the
, reply expires TOMORROW uoOn, lne Oh
!, ficial attitude of Germany toward the
II treaty must be made known without
o delay.
ri Dispatches from Berlin and Paris
E. indicate that the Germans will base
l. their proposals on the claim that
t, they accepted the offer of the allies
e to conclude peace on the basis OF
i President Wilson's fourteen points
and other assertions by allied repre-
sentatives that the peace would not
be one of violence. 1t is said that the
Is Germans will claim to have ouste6
n the old imperialistic regime and sub
X stituted for it Democratic govern
al ment and will for this reason ask fol