Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-02
Nowhere Do the Germans In
diCate That They viii Re-
fuse to Sign the Treaty
Even If It Is Not Changed.
HUNS STAND AGHAST
AT ENTENTE DEMANDS
Willing to Reduce Army and
Give Up Posen and AISaCe-
Lorraine, But Loss Of COL
onieS Injuries Them.
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Washington, June 1.--Germany, al
though realizing that she must make
sacrifices to obtain peace, is convinced
that the execution Of the peace treaty
as drawn is more than the German
people can bear"
Count Won RantZau,
head of the German peace delegation,
thus sums up the attitude of the Ger
man nation toward the proposed
treaty of peace N note to the allied
and associated powers outlining Vari-
Gus German counter proposals. The
German note, delivered to Premier
Clemencoau, president of the peace
conference, last Thursday. was made
public tonight by the state depart
ment
The German delegation nowhere in
its note asserts that it will refuse to
sign the present treaty but declares
on behalf Of the German nation that
even in her need, justice for her is
too sacred thing to allow her to
stoop 20 achieve conditions which She
Caraot undertake to cq Nrr ont
4atiusion c Geg}a&gy tfc9l Jlr
league vi ua tons. 9he a,.e ass rs.
. TSs vat IN signi&s tho lsace t%a("
Geemany wouid be e&ccutmg a de
cree for it's own prescription, nay, its
own death sentence"
The German people, the note says,
have been disappointed in their hope
for a peace of justice which had been
promised, and stands "aghast' at the
demands made upon them by the vie
torious violence of our enemies
The German delegation agrees to re-
duction Of Germanys army and navy
on condition that Germany be ad-
Initted Immediately to the league of
nations, to renounce Germany's SOW
creign rights in AlsaCe- Lorraine and
posen but as to all other territories
which Germany is called upon to give
up the principle of self-determinatiOn,
applicable a once, is asked to sub
ject all German colonies to admins
tratiOn. by the league of nations but
under German mandatory and to
make the indemnity payments as re-
Uuired but in amounts that will bur
den the German taxpayer no more
heavily than the taxpayer of the most
heavily burdened among those repre-
sented on the reparations commission
The note declares Germany is will
ing to pool her entire merchant ma
rine with that of the associated
powers. Neutral participation I'm the
inquiry as to responsibility for the
war S asked.
Text of Note.
The text of the German note dated
May 20. and addressed to Premier
Clemenceau, president of the peace
conference, and was made public by
the state department, follows:
"Mr. President:
Il have the honor to transmit to
you herewith the observations of the
German delegation on the drafted
treaty of peace. We came to Ver-
sailles in the expectation of receiving
a peace proposal based on the agreed
principles. We were firmly resolved
to do everything in our power with a
view of fulfilling the grave obligations
which we had undertaken. We hoped
for the peace of justice which had
been promised to us. We were aghast
when we read in documents the de-
mands made upon us. the victorious
violence of our enemies The more
deeply we penetrate into the spirit of
this treaty, the more convinced we
become of the impossibility of carry
ing 1t out. The exactions OF this
treaty are more than the German peo- |
pie can bear.
with a view of the re-establish- |
ment OF the Polish state we must re-
nounce induspitably German territory, |
nearly the whole of the province of
West Prussia, which is preponderately |
German, of Pomerapia, Danzig, which |
is German to the core. we must let |
the ancient JAMESTOWN be transform
cd free state under Polish suzeran- |
ty. We must agree that East Prussia |
shall be amputated from the body Of |