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strength to the service OF recon
struction. She wishes to cooper
ate effectively in the reconstruc-
tion of the devastated regions OF
Belgium and northern France.
To make good the loss in produc-
ton of the destroyed mines in
northern France, up to SO,0OO,OOO
tons OF coal will be delivered an
nually for the first FIVE years and
up to 5000, 900 tons for the next
hVe years. Germany will facili-
tate further deliveries OF coal
to France, Belgium, Italy and
Luxembourg.
Germany is moreover prepared
to make considerable deliveries
OF benzol, coal tar and sulphate
OF ammonia. as well as dyestuffs
and medicines.
WOaId Pool Shipping.
Five-Finally, Germany offers
to put her entire merchant ton
mage into a pool OF the worlds
shipping, to place at the disposal
of her enemies a part OF her.
freight space as part payment OF
reparation, and to build for them
for a series of years in German
yards an amount of tonnage ex-
cesding their demands.
Six-In order to replace the
river boats destroyed in Bel
GUM and northern France, Ger
many offers river craft from her
own resources.
Seven-Germany thinks that she
sees an appropriate method for
the fulhllment of her obligations
to make reparation concedinE
prompt participation in industrial
enterprises, especially in coal
mines to insure deliveries of coal.
Eight-Germany, in accordance
with the desires of the workers
OF the whole world, wishes to see
the workers in all countries free
and enjoying equal rights. She
wiAhes to insure to them in the
treaty OF peace the right to take
their own decigtVe part in the
settlement OF social policy and So
cial protection.
VESTS NeutPaIs 70 Fix Guilt.
Nine-The German delegation
again makes its demand for a
neutral inquiry into the respon-
sibility for the war and culpabIe
acts in conduct. An impartial
commission should have the right
TO investigate on its own respon-
sfbf1ity the archives of all the bel
ligerent countries and all the per-
sons who took an important part
in the war.
Nothing short Of confidence that
the question Of guilt will be ex-
Amined diSpassionateiy can have
the peoples lately at war with
each other In the proper frame OF
mind for the formation of the
league Of nations.
These are only the most impor-
tant among the proposals which
We have % make. As regards
other great sacrifices and also as
regards the details, the delega-
tion refers to the accompanying
memorandum and the annex
thereto.
Sought Oral Discussion.
The time allowed US for the
preparation or this memorandum
was so short that it was impos-
sible "a. treat all the questions ex-
haustively: a fruitful and illu-
,minating negotiation could only
take place by means OF oral dis
cussion. This treaty of peace -
10 be the greatest achievement Of
its kind in all history. There Is
no precedent for the conduct OF
such comprehensive negotiations
by an exchange of written notes
only. The feeling Of the peoples
who have made such immense
sacrihees makes them demand
that their fate should be decided
by an open, unreseTved exchange
OF ideas on the principle, Open
covenants OF peace openly arrived
at, after which there shall be no
private international understand
ings OF any kind, but diplomacy
shall proceed always frankly in
the public view"
Peril In VIetOF's Peace.
Germany is 10 put her signature
TO the treaty laid before her and
to carry it. Even in her need.
justice for her is too sacred =
thing to allow her TO Stoop To
achieve conditions which she can
not undertake to carry out. Treat
les of peace signed by the great
powers have, IL is true, in the his
tory OF the last decades again and
again proclaimed the right of the
stronger. But each of these
treaties Of peace has been a fac
tor in originating and prolonginE
the world war. whenever in this
war the victor has spoken to the
Vanquished, at Brest-Litovsk and
Bucharest, his words were but the
seeds OF future diScord.
Demands Cooperation.
The lofty aims which our ad
versarieS hFSt set before them
selves in their conduct OF the
war, the new era OF an assured
peace Of justice. demand a treaty
instinct with different spirit.
Only the cooperation OF all ma
tions. a cooperation Of hands and
spirits can build up a durable
peace. We are under no delu-
sions regarding The strength of
the hatred and bitterness which
this war has engsndered. and yet
the forces which are at work for
union of mankind are stronger
now than ever they were before.
The historic task OF the peace
conference OF Versailles is TO
bring bout this union.
Accept. Mr. President, the OK
preston OF my distinguished con-
sideration.
CSignedD
BROCKDORFF- RANTZAu.
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