Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-02
Protocol TO GERMAN
PeAcE treaty LNn
BEFORE SENATE BODY

washington Alg. THE procCcni
- lie German peace treaty, defining
SEPARATIONS dt the treaty agreed
70 Z mem0ra1dums EXCHANGED be-
I~esn he German and Allied pien.-
Peienua-les- was lad before the Ser
41e looay 5y Vice Presiden, Marshall.
he documents were transmitted
yesterday by President Wilson bu-
uoo ate -or submission before today.
re Protocol was accompanied ny
explanatory letters from President
"Ason and Secretary Lansing. TIE
picuoco4 and the correspondence were
relerrea &c the foreign relations
commute
hons ne PROVISIONS n me proro-
COZ s ere requiring the German gov
eTn1ner- q transmit 10 the Allied and
ASSOCIATED governments wtlnla one
month after me treaty becomes ef-
I@cINe 4 Isl 81 persons VINO are &C
casee q having committed acts u
VIOLATION # ne avs and CUSTOMS ~
war
another Paragraph provides fur the
afpoil lent Of commission ID
supervise ne destruction OF the Ger
man tor-1ca-cns On Eeigoiacd Il
accordance viii, the German treaty
FHoT:S.on IS also made that pro-
ceeo.1gs 9e taken against persons
WEo committed punishable oftens-s
In me Eg1lGacen Of German property
N the A--ed countries, and the pro-
-DCCf - ~-.rS
powers vii welcome information G.
evidence ne German government q,
rlr1lsl N this subject
President Wilson's message trans
n.r-ng re protocol follows:
II re Senate I have The honer
u -a-sn.- 70 the Senate herewith.
accompanied by a letter from the
Secreta-y II state. a brief protocol
70 the treaty II peace with Germany
The certified copy which 7 trans
NIT has Just been received by the
department If state and I am trans
hitting = without delay.
The Protocol originated n a writ
tsr -nrs--aaoge IF views between the
Representatives Of me allied and as
socia-ed powers and representatives
cf Germany a. result of winch the
Representatives CT Germany request
ed TIA. certain explanations q meth
eds and facilities which Il was pro-
posed should be accorded the German
government n The execution Of the
treaty should be reduced 10 writing
and signed by The powers sig-acnrv
20 ne -,ea-v SO as &c form 4 definite
and binding memorandum.
WOODROW wESCc."
Tie taxi Of the protocol follows:
WITH 4 view % indicating precise
u the conditions N winch certain
7rov.sions Of the treaty Of even date
are 70 be carried onr II II agreed ty
the high contracting payEes that
A commission VIII be appoint
, &c by the principal allied and asso-
cla1s6 powers &c supervise the de-
sr-ucrDn CT the forCficalons II
Aeigoia-G. = accordance with the
Treaty.. THIS commission viii be an
r1Grlled u divide what portion Ct
the works protecting the coast from
sea erosion are 20 De maintained and
hat portion must be destroyed.
sums reimbursed by Germany -
German nationals 10 indemnify Their,
n respect q the interests which
they may De found 70 possess In the
railways a1G mines referred 90 IN the
second paragraph II Article 80 snail
De credited ID Germany against the
SUMS due by way II -epaalon. CThzs
paragraph referred :, relates ID the
T<fHv
mines II China acquired ny Japan
under the peace u-eafy-l
The list II persons 70 DC handed
over 10 the AIEsd and associated
governments Sy Germany under the
second paragraph II Article - sEG-l
ne communicated 70 me German CIV
eminent within 4 mont, from the
coming into force q the treaty.
The -sQara-on commission re-
erred 70 N Article 40 and para
graphs :. and Of annex 1 cannot
require trade secrets or other cnn6-
Genital Information 70 be 64vuige6-
From the signature Of the treaty
aac within the ensuing four months
Germany VIII be entitled 10 submir
Ter examination by the Allied AMI
associated powers documents and
proposals IN order ID expedite the
work connected with reparaIlcn. and
nus 70 shorten the investigation and
accelerate the decisions.
proceeding viii De taken
against parsons VINO have commit
I'D punishable arsnses N the IL
zuidatlon Of German properly and
ne Allied and associated powers VII.
welcome any information wn.c..- the
German government can furnish IN
tbs suo5ect.
Done al Versailles. the tvenrh-
eighth day Of June, one Thousand
line hundred and nineteen.