The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-08
Complete Conditions of Peace
Treaty Presented in Con-
denSed Form.
ENEMY MUST ACCEPT
Allied Occupation of Germany to Con
tinue Until Reparation Is Made
League of Nations Is Promui-
gated In Document.

Versailles, May S.-Briefiy stated,
Germany restores Alsace-Lorraine to
France; Germany accepts information
alization of the Saar basin tempo
rarily; Germany shall be bound to ac-
cept any agreement reached with her
former allies; promulgates the League
Of Nations; Danzig permanently inter
nationalized; Germany agrees to ter
ritorial changes toward Belgium and
Denmark and in East Prussia; Ger
many cedes most of upper Silesia to
Poland; Germany renounces all her
territorial and political rights outside
OF Europe; Germany recognizes total
independence of German Austria,
Czech-Slovakia and Poland; German
army reduced to 100000 men, includ-
ing, officers; conscription within Ger
man territories abolished; all German
forts for so kilometers (about So
milesl east of the Rhine razed; all
importation, expectation and nearly all
production of war materials stopped;
Allied occupation of parts of Germany
to continue until reparation made;
any German violation of conditions
pertaining to the Rhine zone consti-
tute an act of war; German navy re-
duced to six battleships, six light cruis-
ers and IL torpedo boats, with no sub
marines; German navy personnel to
consist of not more than $4,000; all
other war vessels must be surrendered
or destroyed; Germany forbidden to
build forts controlling the Baltic; all
Helgoland fortifications must be de.
molished; Kiel canal to be open to all
nations; Germany must surrender her
IA submarine cables; Germany's naval
and military air forces abolished after
Oct. /; Germany to accept full respon.
sibility for all damages to Allied and
associated governments and nation
ais; Germany must reimburse all civil
ian damages, beginning with an initial
payment Of 20,000,000,000 marks ($5,
000,000,000); subsequent payments In
reparation to be secured by a bond Is
sue approved by the reparation com
mission; Germany must pay shipping
damages, ton for ton; Germany must
devote her economic resources to re
building devastated regions; Germany
must revert to prewar most favored
nations" tariffs without discrimina
tion; Germany must allow freedom o
transit through her territories to Al
lied nationals; Germany must accep
highly detailed provisions as to pre-
other economic and financial matters
Germany must accept highly detailed
provisions for internationalization o
roads and rivers; the former kaiser Il
be tried by an international higl
court; other violators of laws of wa
to be tried; Holland to be asked t
extradite the former kaiser; German.
is responsible for delivering other vic
lators of international law; German.
to accept the League of Nations II
principle, but without membership
International labor body created; va
rious international bodies to execut
provisions of the treaty; commission
created to govern the Saar basin pend
ing plebiscite Is years hence; CON
missions created for plebiscite in Ma
medy, Schleswig and East Prussia
details of position of German fleet an
cables left to Allied Powers; dispos
tion of former German colonies ais
left to Allies; commissions to super
wise the Saar valley, Danzig and owe
seas plebiscites will act under dire,
tion of the League of Nations.