Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-09-12

more or atllefent with regard to this treaty by being confronted with an amended treaty, whether once q month, day or week. There must be a finality to ultimata in a treaty of icompulsion. If an amended treaty is mot signed by Germany, then it is in none of it's part binding on her. ITO adopt an amendment or to re- iect the treaty means that the United States will sacrifice all of the con- sessions secured from Germany by q dictated peace. While these conces- sions are not so large as those which other nations associated with us se cure in separations, they are never theless of tremendous importance and could only be secured under dictat ed peace.
 Among the concessions which the United States would sacrifice may be included the following:
 Concessions. First, Germany's acknowledges ment of responsibility for the war and her promise to make restitutio for damages resulting from it.
 "Second, Germany's promise to us in the treaty that she will not i'm pose higher or other custon-s duties or charges on our goods than those charged to the most favored nations and will not prohibit or restrict. or discriminate against, imports direct ! ly or indirectly from our country.
 Third. Germany's promise to us in i the treaty that she will make no dis crimination in German ports on ship ping bearing our flag and that our shipping in German ports will be giv- en as favorable treatment as Ger man ships receive.
 Fourth, that for six months after the treaty goes into effect no GUS q toms duty will be levied against im- ports from the United States except the lowest duties that were in force for the first six months of 1914. l Fifth. Germany's agreement with i us that the United States have the privilege of revising such of the treaties with Germany as were in existence prior to the war as we may alone desire.
 Sixth, Germany's promise to us to restore the property of our citizens seized in Germany, or to compensate the owners.
 Seventh Germany's very import ant agreement validating all acts of the United States and by the alien property custodian by which we seiz- ed and proceeded to liquidate prop erty in the United States belonging to German citizens.
 Eighth, Germany's agreement Il I, cf 4lo eo1oc Of tbooo properties may be used to compen- sate our citizens in Germany if Ger many fails to do so, or to pay debts which Germany or Germans owe to American citizens, or to pay Ameri- can pre-ware claims against Ger many for property destroyed and | lives taken similar to the losses be- cause of the destruction of the Lusi- tania.
 Ninth, Germany's agreement that she will compensate her own citizens for property, patents and other things belonging to them in the United States seized during the war by our government.
 No Peace Here. "Tenth, Germany's agreement that no claim can be made against the United States in respect to the use or sale during the war by our govern ment or by persons acting for our government, of any rights in indus trial. literary or artistic property in- cluding patents.
 "Eleventh. Germany's aereemen, that the United States shall retain over 5OO,00 tons of German shipping seized in American ports which mucf more than compensates us for ship ping lost during the war.
 "Twelfth, we would lose our mem bership on the separations commits sion which will be the most power. full international body ever created and which will have enormous contro over the trade and commerce of Ger many with the rest of the world fol years to come. It not only super vises the use of German economic re sources and the payment of repara