The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-02
WOULD BANKRUPT NATION
victorious Violence" Is Way
Huns Refer to Unthink-
able Document.
WOULD RETAIN COLONIES
Object to Thought of Part
ing With Prussia and 9
Other Provinces1

" ~ H'oIe lnah the German pco-
ple can bear by Count Won Brock.
uorIt- hantSau, head OF tho German
peace delegation. In n note TO the
associated governments outlining the
German counter proposals.
Count Won Brockdorff- lantzau In
MS note. the text OF which was made ,
pubIc tonight by the state dapart-
mcnt. further asserts.
the more deeply we penetrate
INTO the spirit Of the treaty, tho moro
convinced we become of tho impos-
hhlllty OF carrying II out"
Tho text OF the German note dated
May 30 and addressed TO Premier
Clemenoeau. president Of the peace
conference, was made public by ths
state department hs follows:
Victorious Violence
"Mr. President:
II have the honor to transmit TO
you herewith the observations OF the
German delegation on the draft
treaty of peace. We came 10 Ver-
ailles In tho expectation OF receiy-
Ing peace proposal based on tho
agreed principles. We were firmly
resolved 10 do everything In our
power with view OF fulfilling the
grave obligations which we had un-
dertaken. We hoped for the peace
OF justice which had been promised
to ns. Wa were aEhast when we
read In documentshhe demands made
upon US. the victorious violence Of
our enemies The more deeply we
rSnetrhte Into the spirit OF this
treaty. the more convinced we be-
come OF tho imposslhility of carrying
II out The executions Of this treaty
are more than tho German people
can bear.
why They objcct.
with n view 10 the re- e-eatabIish-
ment OF the Polish state, we must
renouYcs indisputably German terri.
tory, nearly the whole Of tho prov.
lnce of West Prussia. which IL pre-
ponderantly German, of Pomerania,
DanEig. which IN German 20 the core:
We must lot that ancient Hansc town
be transformed into a free state un-
der Polish sugcralnty. We must
nEree that Fast Prussia shall be am
putated from the body of the state.
condemned TO n lingering death and
robbed OF It's northern portion. in
rluding Mcmcl. which IL purely Ger
man We must renounce Upper 81
lcHia for the benefit Of Poland and
'1ccho-slovakia, although n has
been In close political connection
with Germany for more than $50
and forms the very foundation of
Industrial lifc throughout east Ger
many preponderantly German cir
'lrs (Krelsel must he ccded 10 Rel
rlum without sufficient guarantees
hat the plehiHciic. which is only TO
AXE place afterwards viii he inde-
pendent The purely German dis.
rirt ~ SnHr must he detached from Il
our empire and the way must lao
,avrd FOR It's subsequent annexation
% France although we owe her
ieh'a In coal only. not In men
Haven't the Money, They Say.
Although eNactinn Of the cost OF
he war has been expressly re-
hs vet Germany. thus cut
n pieces and weakened. must de.
'lhro herself ready In principle 70 /
iear all the war expenses OF her
.ncmica. which would exceed many
lines over the total amount OF Ger
nan state and private assets Mean
while her enemies demand In excess
" tho agreed conditions reparatlor
or damage suffered by their civil
and In this connection
iormnny must also go bail for her
lilies The sum 10 be paid is 10 be
liked by our enemies unilatcrally,
and admit OF subsequent modifica-
ions and increase. No limit Is fiSci
save the capacity Of the German
people for payment determined not
by their standard OF life. but solely
by their capacity to meet the de-
uands of their enemies by their Ia
Dor. The German people would 'hus
be condemned 20 perpetual slave
labor
Would Hamper Commerce.
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