The Southern herald., 1919-05-16

z Germany agrees to the trial Of
the ex-kaiser. e
The disposition Of the suFren-
dered German fleet, the German
colonies and the German cables
is left to future action. =
The league Of nations becomes
living organization.
military tribunals under military law II
the charges affect nationals Of only one
state they will be tried before a tribunal
Of that state; II they affect nationals OF
| several states they will be tried before
| Joint tribunals Of the states concerned.
| Germany shall hand over to the aSso-
| cated governments either Jointly or sew
! orally all persons 30 accused and all
| documents and information necessary to
| Insure full knowledge Of the incrlminat-
ing acts, the discovery of the offenders
and the just appreciation OF the respon-
| slbility.
Section seVen-ReparatIon.
The allied and associated govern
ments affirm, and Germany accepts ON
behalf OF herself and her allies, the re-
| sDOnsIbiIIty for causing all the loss
!
associated governments and their ma
tiOnaIs have been subjected as con-
| sequence of the war imposed upon
them by the aggression of the enemy
states.
The total obligation of Germany to
pay. as defined in the category of dam
ages is to be determined and notified
! to her after a fair hearing and not
later than May /, 1921, by an inter
allied reparation commission. At the
| IY,1l NF aV1tu n
discharge the obligation within thirty
years shall be presented. These pay
ments are subject to postponement in
certain contingencies. Germany lrrev-
ocably recognizes the full authority of
this commission. agrees to supply 1t
with all the necessary information and
to pass legislation to efrectuate Its
| findings. She further agrees to restore
to the allies cash and certain articles
which can be identified.
AS an immediate step toward resto-
ration Germany shall pay within two
years 20.000,000.000 marks in either
| gold. goods, ships, or other specific
forms Of payment, with the under
| standing that certain expenses, such as
! those of the armies of occupation and
payments for food and raw materials,
may be deducted at the discretion of
the allies.
While the grand total of damages
assessed against Germany may exceed
D.
make compensation for all damages
caused to civilians under seven main
| categories: (a) Damages by personal
injury to civilians caused by acts OF
war, directly or indirectly; (b) damage
caused to civilians by acts of cruelty
ordered by the enemy and to civilians
in the occupied territory; (c) damages
caused by maltreatment of prisoners
(d) damages to the allied peoples pre-
sented by pensions and separation al
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Of this treaty; (e) damages to prop
erty other than naval or military ma
terals; co damages to civilians by be-
ing forced to labor; (g) damages In th'
form Of levies or fines imposed by tho
enemy.
In periodically estimating Germany'I
capacity to pay the reparation com
mission shall examine the German sys
tom of taxation. first to the end tha
the sums for raparation which Ger
many Is required to pay shall become
charge upon all her revenues, prioi
to that for the service or discharge O
any domestic loan and. secondly, so a.
to satisfy itself that in general tht
German scheme OF taxation is fully al
heavy proportionately as that of an!
OF the powers represented on the com
mission.
The commission may require Germany
to give from time to time, by way o.
guaranty, Issues Of bonds or other obliga
| lions 10 cover buCH CtAliAAS AH are hu
otherwise satisfied. In this connection
and on account Of the total amount o
claims, bond issues are presently to b.
required of Germany In acknowledgment
Of its debt as follows;
Twenty billion h4arksy gold. payable
not later than May /, 1921 without In
terest; forty billion marks, gold, bearini
az per cent interest between 1921 an
1926 and thereafter s per cent, with a
per cent sinking fund payment begin
ming in 1926; and an undertaking to de
liver forty billion marks gold bonds bear
ing interest at per cent, under terms I
be fixed by the commission.
SHIPPING.-The German government
recognizes the right of the allies to tn
, replacement, ton for ton and class 70
class, of all merchant ships and fishin
boats lost or damaged owing to the wal
, and agrees to cede to the allies all Gel
man merchant ships of 1900 tons gros
and upward; one-half Of her ships betwee
l,6O0 and 1000 tons gross and one-Qusrte
Of her steam trawlers and other hshin
boats. These ships are to be delivere
. within two months to the reparatio
. committee. together with documents {
title evidencing the transfer Of the shiI
free from encumbrance.
, AS an additional part Of reparatiol
] the German government further agree
to build merchant ships for the accoui
= Of the allies to the amount Of not e.
I ceeding 100000 tons gross annually du
+ ing the next Ave years. All ships use
for inland navigation taken by German
9 from the allies are to be restored With
! two months, the amount of loss not COZ
cred by such restitution to be made U
5 by the cesslon OF the German river de
: up to 20 per cent thereof.
In order to effect payment by deli
d cries in kind Germany Is required, for
: limited number OF years. varying In Il
o case of each, to deliver coal coal u
q products, dyestuffs and chemical drugs
= specific amounts to the reparations con
Z mission. The commission may so mod
= fy the conditions OF delivery as not
o interfere unduly with Germanys indu
: trial requirements. The deliveries OF CO
are based largely upon the principle
d making good diminutionB IN the produ
n ti0n Of the allied countries resulting fro
= the tyaF