Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-05-15

OF ,;.hss nniv voluntary service oeiHa
permitted with minimum pI nd ~ for
years service for ofhcers anu .n mer-
men No member of the German any
IN met anti,e marine will be permitted any
All German vessels of war IN fleet
ports. and the German hignu he sur
fnterned at Scapa Flow. VIII % ,bese
rendered, the final disposition OF Allied
ships to be decided upon oy .n must
and Associated Powers. ieIn,ars 50
surrender ~ modern and Hss; ali subma;,
rines. with their salvage vssse; nclud-
war vessels under construction,L up.
ing submarines, must pe ronrnv,ded
for are to be placed in reserve re-.
uaed for commercial purposes lost.
placement of ships. except tnoS ~ 20
can take place only AT nd ,n is e Years for
Sestrovers The largest armored sn ~
Germanv will be permitted VIII "
10000 tons.
Permit Only Coast Defe swesp up
Germany is REQUIRED 20 and tho
Baltic Sea- as decided upon oy the
Allies. All German fortifications "a nnah
Baltic defending the passages Ether
the belts must be demoaiis s.sI NV the
number and calibre OK the guns
not be increased. months
During period OF three no u.,ire.
n isss . Peaes at Nauen. and
berlin will not be permitted 10 seHTI
any messages except FOR coming The
purposes and under supervision y, nor
Allied and Associated governments ~"
may any more be constructed.
All Zeppelins Abolished. s.
The armed forces OF Germany inu;
not include any military or . aa 100
forces except for not more tad til
unarmed seaplanes to be retained 20
Oct / to search for submarine mines.
No dirigible shall be kept Ihe,,;saA
tire air personnel is to be dem mo 100
within two months, excep ,i,, % October.
No aviation grounds or dirtgioie snen oe
are to be allowed within 80 miles o.
the Rhine or the eastern or sov Within
Frontiers; existing * I'll ssea ans5seaa''0"
The manufacture of aircraft ana
parts Of aircraft is forbidden TOT ss s1A
months. All military and navai aero-
tive definition must be surrendefeeoo
within three months, except for the
100 seaplanes already specified.
Ger.:n P l. =; T.r Hes1rn nri:oners
and interned civilians IL to De carr.so
out without delay and at Gsrmanys ex..
pense by q commission composed OF
representatives of the Aiiies ana yer
many.
FAN Responsibility Fixed.
"The Allied and Associated Govern
ments afYirm, and Germany accepts on
behalf Of herself and her allies. tho
responsibility for causing ,s. al ,, ies ana
Associated Governments and their ma
tionals have been subjected as a conse-
Quence Of the war imposed upon tnen
by the aggression OF the enemy stses''
The total Obligation Of Germany to
nay, as defined in the category OF 01m.
ages. Is to be determined ana notneo
* ia. her Nav sa,er i issl ne by an interAed
reparation commission. At the same
time a schedule Of payments TO ois-
charge the obligation within ~ year.
subject to postponement in certain con-
tingencies. Germany irrevocaoly rec
ognizes the full authority Of this com,
mission. agrees to supply VIII, Wv na az
legislation to effectuate its findings. Sne
further agrees to restore to the AIiies
cash and certain articles which can be
''s Hs an Immediate step 1wara rsstora-
years $1,000. 100000 in either gold;
goods. ships, or other specific forms OF
payment, with the understanding that
certain expenses, such as those OF the
armies Of occupation and payments for
food and raw materials may pc deduct-
ed at the discretion Of the Allies.
While the grand total Of damages as
sessed against Germany may exceed her
ability to pay, she undertakes to make
compensation for all damages to civil
ians under seven main categories:
A-Damages by personal injury TO
civilians caused by acts of war, directly
or indirectly: B--Damage caused to
civilians by acts of cruelty by the ene-
my. and to civilians in the occupied ter
ritory; Damages caused by maitreat-
ment of prisoners: D-Damages to the
Allied peoples presented by pensions and
separation allowances. capitalized at the
at t,,rn nf tic frnn vla ma <yoc =
property other than naval or military
materials; damages to civilians by
being forced to labor; damages in
the form of levies or fines imposed by
the enemy.
Taxation to He Enforced.
In periodically estimating Germany's
capacity to pay, the reparation commits
sion shall examine the German system
of taxation, first to the end that the
sums for reparation which Germany is
required to pay shall become a charge
upon all her revenues, prior to that for
the service or discharge of any domes-
tic loan and, secondly, SO as to satisfy
itself that in general, the German
scheme of taxation is fully as heavy
prorortionately as that of any of the
powers represented on the commission.
b The measures which the Allied and
Associated Powers shall nave the right
to take. in case of voluntary default by
Germany and which Germany agrees
not to regard as acts of war, may in
tons and reprisals and in general such
other measures as the respective gov
ernments may determine to be neces-
sary in the circumstances.
Bond Issues Required.
The commission may require Ger
many to give from time to time by way
or guaranty, issues of bonds or other
obligations to cover such claims as are
not otherwise satisfied. In this connec-
ton and on account of the total amount
or claims, bond issues are presently to
ne required of Germany in acknowledg-
ment OF it's debt as follows:
Five billion dollars gold payable nor
later than May /. 1921, without inter-
est; 100000 .ooo gold bearing 2la per
cent interest between 1921 and 1929 ar6
thereafter 5 PEI cent. with a ] per cent
SINKING fGnd payment. beginning in 1925
and an undertaking TO deliver $40. 1l, :,
eoo,eea gold bonds bearing interest at <
per cent under terms to be fixed by the
interest on Germanys debt will he &
per cent. unless otherwise aetermined
py TIE commission in the future. ami
payments that are not made i'm onf5
may be accepted by the commission IN
the fof1N or properties, commodities
BUSINESS rights. concessions, etc. Ger,
tincates OF beneficial interest renra-
Sehtlhg either bonds or goods deliyere1
by Germany may be issued bv tho 60,
mission to the interest power NO ANIL ouils-
being entitled, however TO have its ca.
nhcates divided into mere than o.
pieces AS. bonds are distrihnted -
PASS from the control of the ron,,,; "a
sion,' an amount of Gern,anv's a.. .
eHutvaien. 10 their par value is IN ~
considered as iiquidate',. ~ Dc
Must Replace SmpL.r S.,