Evening star., 1919-05-08
Official Summary of the Peace Treaty Terms

officers, and no reserve force of any
character. ConScription is abolished.
only voluntary service being permit
ted, with minimum period of twen-
ty-f1ve years service for officers and
twelve for men. No members of the
German mercantile marine Will be
permitted any naval training.
All German vessels of war in for
eign ports. and the German high sea
fleet fnterned at Scapa Flow. will be
surrendered. the vnal disposition of
these ships to be decided upon by the
allied and associated powers. Ger
rmany must surrender foTty-two mod
ern destroyers. fifty modern torpedo
boats, and all submarines. with their
salvage vessels. all war vessels under
construction. including submarines.
| must be broken up. War vessels not
! placed in reserve or used for CONNER
cial purposes. Requirements of ships.
except those lost. can take place only
at the end of twenty years for bat
| tleships and fifteen years destroyers
The largest armored ship Germany
| will be permitted to withhold will be
ten thousand tons.
Must Sweep Up Mines.
Germany is required to sweep up
the mines in the North sea and the
Baltic sea, as decided upon by the al
lies. All German fortifications in the
Baltic defending the passages through
the belts must be demolished. Other
coast defenses are permitted. but the
number and caliber of the guns must
not be increased.
During a period of three months
after the peace. German high-powe
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and Berlin will not be permitted to
SEND any messages except for COM
inerclal purposes, and supervision of
the allied and associated govern
ments. nor may any more be con-
! structed.
Germany will be allowed to repair
Ierman submarine cables which have
been cut. but are not being utilized by
the allied powers, and also portions of
cables which, after having been cut,
| nave been removed. or are at any
| rate not being utilized by any one of
the allied and associated powers. In
such cases the cables. or portions of
cables, removed or utilized remain the
! property Of allied and associated pow
ers. and, accordingly. fourteen cables.
will b&restored to Germany.
Curb Upon Air Forces.
Air.-The armed forces of Germany
| must not include any military or
naval air forces except for not over
100 unarmed seaplanes to be retain
ed till October. l to search for sub
marine mines. No dirigible shall be
kept. The entire air personnel is to be
| demobilized within two months ex-
| cept for 1000 officers and men re-
| tanned till October. No aviation
| grounds or dirigible sheds are to be
allowed within $50 kilometers of
| the Rhine or the eastern frontiers,
existing installation within these
| limits to be destroyed. The manufac-
/ ture of air craft and parts of air
craft is forbidden for SIX months.
| All military and naval aeronautical
| material under a most exhaustive
definition must be surrendered with
in three fonths, except for the hun
dred seaplanes already specified.
Repatriation Clause.
Prisoners of War.-The repatriation
Of German prisoners and interned civil
! ians is to be carried out without delay
| and at Germany's expense by a commits
| sion composed of representatives of the
| allies and Germany. Those under SEN
tence for offenses against discipline are
| to be repatriated without regard to the
completion of their sentences. Until
| Germany has surrendered persons guilty
OF war the allies have the right to re-
! tain selected German officers.
| The allies may deal at. their own
discretion with German nationals who
| do not desire to be repatriated, all
! repatriation being conditional on the
| immediate release Of any allied sub
| jects still in Germany. Germany is
| to accord facilities to commissions of
inquiry in collecting information in
| regard to missing prisoners of war
and of imposing penalties on German
officials who have concealed allied
nationals. Germany is to restore all
| property belonging to allied pris-
| oners. There is to be reciprocal ex-
! change of information as to dead
| prisoners and their graves.
Graves.-Both parties will respect
and maintain the graves of soldiers
! and sailors buried on their territories,
| agree to recognize and assist any
commission charged by any allied or
associated government with Identify
ing. registering. maintaining or erect
ing Gustable) monuments over the
graves, and to afford to each other
all facilities for the repatriation of
! the remains of their soldiers