Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-10
Reparational Clauses.

Reparational clauses. the amounts
and method Of payment by Germany
to the allies, including the av1iVitl'S
of the allied commission 10 TX repa-
rations. are reported Still SuhJect OF
pepotiation in Paris. The final text
of the treaty fn this respect cannot
he known at the moment, 49, adNicas
indicate that further CONCESSIONS ara
possible in this direction. fucn CON
ccssions dealing PRINCIPALS With ways
and means Of paying ana lhe term or
tenure for the allied reparatiohs com
mission.
An Of these points have been cub
| ject of strong protests on, tue part
| Of German delegates at Versailles.
and Premier Lloyd George has adve-
| Gated the lsSseDing or .restrfctionS
/ placed about tho Germans IN these
respects. Premier CfcmenceHu ms OPP
| posed with President Wilson stand
| ing as mediator Until the allied re-
ply is made 10 Germany the exact
| wording OF these seetiops VIII not be
! known Taken as whode the
! clauses in the fun treaty do not ma
terially differ from the kncwledge
conveyed in the Official sutnmary,
though following clauses seem 70
| have been neglected by the. sum
| mariZerS. -
Germany agrees to take any-meae-
| ures that may be indicated to her py
| the renaration commission for ohtaip-
I
ships which have during the war been
| transferred. or are in process of trans
! fer, to neutral flags without the COP
sent of the allied and associated gex-
| ernmentS..-+ =
Germany valves 81 claims OF any
description against the allied and ae-
| ISOLATED governments and their IA
! tionals in respect TO the detenton.
| employment, loss or damage .of any
! German ships or boats. exception De
! ,f,r,fg Ia ia 80
of the employment of ships in con-
formity with the armistice agreement
of January 10, 1913, and subsequent
| agreements.
The handing over OF. the Ships OF
! the German mercantile marine must
be continued without interruption, in
accordance with the sam agreement.
Germany valves all Claims TO YES
sells or carsoes sunk by. or in conse-
| quence of naval arrIop. and suhse-
| quently SAWED. in which, any of The
allied or associated goSrrnments cor
their nationals may have apy interest
| either as owners. cSaarrerers. IN
| surers or otherwise, notwithstandinC
any decree Of condemnation WIFI n
may have been made by a prize court
| OF Germany or of her allies "a
In connection with reparatiphs one
| point that has been overlooked IN the
| summary is that Germany must Stani
as Euarantor for payment OF me Aus
! L
| war loans She also is required to
| transfer to the allies any claipt. she
/ or her nationals have n saEast her al
| lies arising out OF these loans. .
.--. ~ 49,
Military and Naval Terms.
The military and naval terms of tie
| treaty in fun ampli1l those set forth
| in the summary. Whereas the sum
mary gives the main provisions in
! tended 20 shackle the military and
naval peer OF Germany. the full
| treaty buI specifies methods TO
| achieve desired results.
| The economic and financial clauses.
| other than those dealing with repa-
| rations. are still further amplified by
| the full text revealed in the, Senate.
The official summary but touches on
| the main points OF such boundary set
| Elements as We're made at the time
the treaty was placed before the pie
nary session in Paris. The full. treaty
| goes more into detail in reference- 10
all those boundaries directly affecting
| Germany.
| Other boundaries are to be fixed in
| treaties with Austria, Bulgaria and
| Turkey. In the provisions for the dis
| position OF German colonies no great
changes may be found. none altering
| future control of territories once in
| the hands of Germany. -