The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-07
Summary
of Peace
Treaty
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE


PARIS, May Tt In the longest
treaty ever drawn. IT totals about
eighty thousand words, divided into ff-
teen main sections, and represents the
combined product of over a thousand
experts working continually through q
series OF commissions for the three and
half months since January eighteenth,
the treaty printed In parallel pages Of
English and French, which are recogniz-
ed as having equal validity.
It does not deal with questions az
1ecttng Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey
except insofar Is binding Germany to
accept any agreement reached with
those former allies.
Germany, by the terms Of the treaty,
restores Alsace-Lorraine TO France, &C.
cepts the tnternationaAzation Of the
Saar basin temporarily and OF Danztg
permanently; agrees to territorial
changes towards Belgium ana Denmark,
and in East Prussia cedes most of upper
Silesia to Poland, and renounces all ter
rttorta1 and political rights outside
Europe, as to her own and her allies
territories, and especially TO Morocco,
Egypt, Siam, Liberia and Shantung.
She also recognizes the total tndepeud-
ence of German-Austria, Czecho-sIo-
vakia and Poland
Her army Is reduced to 100000 men,
including officers; CONSUMPTION within
her territories is abolished; all forts
fifty ktlometers east OF the Rhine RACED !;
and all importation, expectation ana
nearly all production OF war material
sotpped.
Allied occupation Of parts Of Germany
viii continue till reparation Is made but
VIII be reduced at the end Of each Of
three fve-year periods, II Germany Is
fulfilling her obligations. Any violation
by Germany OF the conditions as to the
zone nifty kilometers east OF the Rhine
Will be regarded as an act of war.
The Germany navy IS reduced to six
battleships, six Light cruisers and twelve
torpedo boats, without submarines, and
personnel of not over fifteen thousand
All other vessels must be surrendered
or destroyed.
Germany is forbidden to build forts
| controlling the Baltic, must demonst
HeHgoland, open the Ktel canal to al
nations, and surrender her fourteen sub.
marine cables. She may have no mill.
tary or naval air forces except one hun.
| dred unarmed seaplanes until October
1st to detect mines and may manufac.
turs aviation material for six months.
Germany accepts full responsibilities
for all damages caused to allied and as.
sociated governments and nationals
| agrees specifically TO reimburse al
civilian damages. beginning with ar
initial payment of twenty billion marks
| subsequent payments to be secured by
bonds to be issued at the discretion OF
the reparation commission. Germany is
to pay shipping damage on a ton-for- tor
basis, by cession Of large part of hel
merchant, coasttrg and river fleets ant
by new construction. And to devote hel
economic resources to the rebuilding o.
the devastated regions.
She agrees to return to the nineteen
fourteen most favored nation tariffs
without discrimination of sort: To allow
allied and associated nations freedom
of transit through her territories and e
accept highly detailed provisions as pre-
war debts, unfair competition, interna
ttonaHzation of roads and rivers, ant
other economic and financial clauses
She also agrees to the trial Of the ez
kaiser by an international high cour
for supreme ofense against tnterna
| ttonal morality, and OF other national.
for violation of the laws and customs
OF war, Holland to be asked to extradit.
the former ana Germany being respon
sible for delivering the latter.
The League OF Nations Is accepted b.
the allied and associated powers as op
erative and by Germany in prtncipi
but without membership. Similarly al
international labor body IS brought int
being with q permanent Office and al
annual convention