Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-05-16

8 colonies and the German cables 3
& is left to future action. q
3 The league of nations becomes 3
& q living organization. q
military tribunals under military law. If
the charges affect nationals Of only one
state they will be tried before a tribunal
of that state; if they affect nationals of
joint tribunals Of the states concerned.
Germany shall hand over to the Assoc
ciated governments either Jointly or sew
orally all persons SO accused and all
documents and Information necessary to
insure full knowledge Of the incriminat-
Ing acts, the discovery of the Offenders
and the just appreciation of the reSpOn-
sibility.
Section Seven-Reparation.
The allied and associated govern
memts affirm, and Germany accepts ON
behalf of herself and her allies, the re-
sponsibfIfty for causing all the loss
and damage to which the allied and
associated governments and their ma
sequence Of the wal imposed upon
them by the aggression of the enemy
states.
The total obligation Of Germany to
pay, as dedne in the category of dam
ages, is to be determined n notified
to her after a fair hearing and moi
later than May 1, 1921, by an inter
allied PREPARATION commission. At the
same time a schedule of payments to
discharge the obligation within thirty
years shall be presented. These pay-
certain contingencies. Germany irrev-
ocably recognizes the full authority Of
this commission, agrees to supply It
with all the necessary information n
to pass legislation to effectuate It's
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, 900, 900, 900 marks in either
gold, goods, ships, or other specific
standing that certain expenses, such as
those of the armies of occupation n
| 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
her ability to Day., she undertakes to
make compensation for all damages
caused to civilians under seven main
| c~ategories: (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
| caused by maltreatment of prisoners;
(d) damages to the allied peoples pre-
sented by pensions n separation al
lowances capitalized at the signature
OF this treaty; (eJ damages to prop
erty other than ava or military ma
t~erials; CO damages to civilians by be-
form Of levies or fines imposed by the
enemy.
IN periodically estimating Germany's
capacity to pay the reparation COM
mission shall examine the German sys-
tenn of taxation, first to the end that
the sums for reparatiOn which Ger
a charge upon all her revenues, prior
to that for the service or discharge of
any domestic loan, Inc secondly, so as
to satisfy itself that In general the
German scheme of taxation is fully as
heavy proportionately as that of any
of the powers represented on the COM
mission.
The commission may require Germany
to give from time to time, by way of
| guaranty, issues of bonds or other obliga-
tons to cover suca claims as are not
and on account Of the total amount of
claims, bond issues are presently to be
required of Germany in acknowledgment
Of it's debt as follows:
Twenty billion marks, gold, payable
not later h May !, 1921, without in
terest; forty billion marks, gold, bearing
~ per cent interest between 1921 and
1926 and thereafter 5 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 5 per cent, under terms to
be fixed by the commission.
SHIPPING-The German government
recognizes the right of the allies to the
cgpssee Of ali merchant non fon '9 ships ana and eIA fishing
boats lost or damages owing to the war,
and agrees to cede to the allies all Ger
and upward; one-half of her ships between
l,6O0 and 1000 tons gross and one-quarter
of her steam trawlers and other fishing
boats. These ships are to be delivered
within two months to the reparation
committee, together with documents of
title evidencing the transfer of the ships
free from encumbrance.
AS an additional part of reparation,
the German government further agrees
to build merchant ships for the account
of the allies to the amount Of not ex-
ceeding 100000 tons gross annually dur
ing the next five years. All ships used
for inland navigation taken by Germany
two months, the amount of loss not GOV
cred by such restitution to be made up
by the cession Of the German river feet
up to 20 per cent thereof.
In order to effect payment by deliv-
cries in kind, Germany is required, for a
limited number Of years. varying in the
products, dyestuffs and chemical drugs in
specific amounts to the reparations COM
mission. The commission may so modi-
fy the conditions of delivery as not to
interfere unduly with Germany's indus
trial requirements. The deliveries of coal
are based largely upon the principle Of
making good diminutions in the produc-
ton of the allied countries resulting from
the war.
DEVASTATED AREAs.-Germany I'M
dertakes to devote her economic re-
sources directly to the physical restora-
ton of the invaded areas. The reparation
commission is authorized to require Ger
many to replace the destroyed articles by
the delivery of animals, machinery, ETC.,
existing in Germany, and to manufacture
materials required for reconstruction pur-
poses; all with due consideration for Ger
many's essential domestic requirements.
Germany is to restore within six months
the Koran of the Caliph thman former
" at Medinas to the king of Hedjaz, and