Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-01
TREATY PROTOCOL
IS BEFORE SENATE
Defines Explanations Agreed
on in Memorandum Ex-
changed With Huns.
PROVISIONS SET FORTH
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The protocol to the German peace
treaty, defining explanations OF the
treaty agreed to in memoranda ex-
changed between the German and al
lied plenipotentiaries. was laid before
the Senate today by Vice President
Marshall. The documents were trans
mitted yesterday by President Wilson,
but too late for submission before to-
day.
Among the provisions in the proto-
scoI h one requiring the German gov
ernment to transmit to the allied and
associated governments. within one
month after the treaty becomes eff
fectiye, list of persons who are ac-
.cused of having committed acts In
violation of the laws and customs Of
war.
Other Provisions.
Another paragraph provides for the
appointment of commission to SUI
pervise the destruction of the Ger
man Notifications on Helgoland in ac-
cordance with the German treaty.
Provision is also made that pro
ceedings be taken against persons
who committed punishable offenses in
the liquidation OF German property"
in the allied countries, and the pro-
tocol says the allied and associated
powers will welcome information or
evidence the German government can
furnish on this subject.
Presidents Message.
President wilson's message trans
hitting the protocol follows:
ITO the Senate:
II have the honor to transmit to
the Senate herewith, accompanied by
a letter from the Secretary of State,
with Germany. The certified copy
which I transmit has just been re-
ceived by the Department of State.
and I am transmitting 1t without de-
lay; ...oo, .r,a,n..aa - . Wi.
ten interchange of views between the
representatives of the allied and as
sociated powers and the representa-
tives of Germany, as a result OF which
the representatives. of Germany re-
quested that certain explanations Of
methods and facilities which 1t was
proposed should be accorded the Ger
man government in the execution of
the treaty. should be reduced to writ
ing and signed by the powers sigma
tory to the treaty, SO as to form a
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON"
Text of Protocol.
The text of the protocol follows:
with a view to indicating precise
ly the conditions in which certain
provisions of the treaty of even date
are to be carried out, it is agreed by
the high contracting parties that:
ed by the principal allied and associ-
ated powers to supervise the de-
struction of the Notifications of Hell
goland in accordance with the treaty.
This commission will be authorized
to decide what portion of the works
protecting the coast from sea erosion
are to be maintained and what por-
ton must be destroyed.
"(2). Sums reimbursed by Germany
to German nationals to indemnify
them in respect of the interests which
they may be found to possess in the
railways and mines referred to in the
second paragraph OF article 1856 shall
be credited to Germany against the
sums due by way of reparation. (The
paragraph referred to relates to the
in China. acquired by Japan under the
peace treaty.
"(3). The list Of persons to be
handed over to the allied and associ-
ated governments by Germany under
the second paragraph OF article 22s
government within a month from the
coming into force of the treaty.
"(4) The PREPARATION commission re-
ferred to in article $40 and para
graphs 2. 3 and 4 of annex cannot
require trade secrets or other conf
Dental information to be divulged.
"(5) From the signature Of the
treaty and within the ensuing four
months Germany will be entitled to
submit for examination by the allied
and associated powers documents and
proposals in order to expedite the
work connected with reparation and
| thus to shorten the investigation and
accelerate the decisions.
"(6) Proceedings will be taken
against persons who have committed
punishable offenses in the liquidation
of German property. and the allied
and associated powers will welcome
any information which the German
government can furnish on this sub
ject.