Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-16
SUMMARY OF GERMAN
 l COUNTER.PROPO S

Paris, June 15.-The German reply to the peace treaty submitted at Yer sailles on May ' maintains that the enemies of Germany have forsaken the peace. of justice to which they had pledged themSeIve sin the armiStice negotiations, fer peace of might. The reply, an official summary of which was made public here today, l protests against the proposed terms 1 individually and collectively. and de-
 mands a return to the original agree
 ments. It presses for verbal negotia- ! tions and states that Germany expects justice on basis of equality and reel Procity.
 The reply follows the lines of the
 suInmsry of the German counter gro
 p0s;.!s given out in Berlin at apoIt the l time they were presented.
 The document covers one hundred ] and nineteen pages and includes a l covering letter by Count Von Brock | dorff- -Rantzau under date of May %,
 which has already been published, and a second section of comments follow ing the main outline of the original 1 draft treaty. Two separate papers on legal and financial questions are in cluded as part of the general reply Both English and French translations have been furnished in pamphlet form, the former totalling about 60,000
 words. I The reply begins with a detailed an- alysis of the legal basis of peace, al- leges a fragrant serie sof contradic-
 tions to this basis and points out that the results would be the complete en- slavement of the German people and
 the betrayal of all the worlds cher
 ished hopes of peace.
 In the counter proposals Germany tn h
 league of nations as part of the spirit
 of the armistice agreement and as
 necessary for the acceptance of the proposed military, naval and ail
 terms. She then analyses the territor- , ial changes demanded, claiming tha I the right of self-determination has : been wilfully violated throughout : Germany bitterly assails the aboli- 2 tion of all German rights outside O Europe as irreconciliable with the pre-
 liminary negotiations and as wholly impossible to a great people. who no :, v only have supreme needs for market y and supplies, but who have show themselves capable of sharing tn,
 worlds task of colonization.
 7 Germany is wholly unable to accep !, the separations commission set up b. u u the allies as involving an infringe C ment of her sovereignty, but propose Il ia cooperative German commission t e work alongside it. She accepts re e sponsibility only for civilian losses i occupied Belgium and France an
 agrees to maximum payments of on U hundred billion marks. provided tn $ other terms as to colonies, oversea Il trade and territries are accepted a 'S she proposes.
 n, As to deliveries of ships, raw mater
 ials and machinery. Germany ca n meet the allied claims only in par l. largely because of decreased produc l. tion.
 n Germany demands that in the eco e- homie provisions she be treated on IS basis of equality and reciprocity an te not in the one sided way outlined ST e- agrees to freedom of traffic on Germa le rivers and within Germany, but a a ways on condition that there be I
 interference with German sovereignt T. Similarly with the renewal of treati SC lapsed through the war she expec on reciprocal treatment, rather than u D. assumption by the allies of the rigl al to say what engagements are or a ne not to become operative again. ne The Germans refuse to accept u e, trial of the former German emperc he or to sanction his extradition fro O. Holland, on the ground that no Ge lg man subject can be brought before
 1OrelSn court without an eSta bl1Sh he law or legal basis. Similarly she ca .i- not agree to extradite other subjec
 accused of violations of the laws al
 customs of war.
 Instead, Germany proposes an inte x, national court of neutrals to judge t '>' fact of crime. the punishment to r on main with the national courts ed The labor clauses are not satisfa he tory to Germany and as a result S " again proposes an international co on ference to examine the allied and a e. sociated proposals, the German prop ds sals and the Berne resolutions. ng A bitter protest is entered agair IT, the occupation of the Rhine provinc
 and the demand made that all ali
 troops be withdrawn within
 months of peace. The occupation
 proposed, it is contended. would bre
 up German economic life and all .ry the preiudicing of German interests nd favor of France and Belgium. n- The summary makes no attempt ,s- criticize any statements of facts s. figures made in the reply, inasmuch ,o- the German delegation alone is n's sponsible for them. It is stated u is- many of them, especially as to nd eastern frontier, are disputable. if of absolutely incorrect