Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-07
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sequent payments to be secured by
bonds to be issued at the discretion of
the reparation commission. Germany
is to pay shipping damage on ton for
ton basis by ccssion OF large part of
her merchant, coasting and river fleets
and by new construction, aud to devote
her economic resources to the rebuild
ing Of the devastated regions.
She agrees to return to the 1914 most
favored nation tariffs. without dis
elimination Of any sort TO allow Allied
and associated nationals freedom of
transit through her territories. and to
accept highly detailed provisions as to
pre- war dcbs. unfair competition, in
ternationalization of roads and rivers.
and other economic and financial
clauses She also agrees to the trial of
/, the OK kaiser by an international high
court for supreme offense against in
tcrnational morality and of other ma
tionals for violation of the laws and Gus
toms of war. Holland to be asked to
extradite the former. and Germany be-
N ing responsible for delivering the latter.
The league of nations is accepted
Z by the Allied and associated powers as
operative. and by Germany, in princi-
l pie, but without membership. Similarly
I an international labor body is brought
into being with u permanent Office and
an annual convention. A great mum
X Der of International bodies of different
kinds and for different purposes are
created, some under the league of ma
tions. some to execute tho peace treaty.
Among the former is the commission to
: govern the Saar basin till plcbiscte
is held fifteen years hence: the high
commissioner of DauHig. which is
created into Il free city under the league.
and various commissions for pebiscite
in MnImody. Schlcswig and East Prus-
sia. Among those to carry out the peace
treaty are the reparations. military,
naval, air. financial and economic com
missions. the International high court
X and military tribunals to fix rcsponsi =
bilitics. and a series of bodies for the
control of International rivers.
a Certain problems arc left for Solu
ton between the Allied and associated
powers. notably details of the disposi
x tion of the German fleet and cables
the former German colonies asd the
values paid in reparation. Certain
other problems. such as the laws of the
air and the opium. arms and liquor
traffi are either agreed to in detail or
| set for early International action.
I PREAMBLE
: The preamble names as parties of the
one part the United States. the British
empire, France. Italy and Japan, de-
| scribed as the five Allied and associated
powers. and belgium. Bolivia. Brazil.
China, Cuba. Ecuador. Greece. Guate-
! mala. Haiti. the Hediaz Honduras.
Liberia. Nicaragua. Panama. Peru
Portland. Portugal. Rumania. Serbia
Siam. Czccho Slovakia and Uruguay.
\ who. with the five above. arc described
as the Allied and associated powers.
and on the other part. Germany.
1t states that: Bearing in mind that
on the request of the then inpcrial
German government. an armisticc was
granted on November n. 1918. by the
five Allied and associated powers. in
order that treaty of peace might be
concluded with her. and. whereas the
Allied and associated powers being
equally dcsirous that the war in which
D they were successfully involved. direct
ly or indirectly, and which originated
In the declaration Of war by Austria,
Il Hungary on July 2S. 1914. against Ser
bia, the declaration of war by Ger
many against Russia on August ! 1914
and against France on August >. 19l I
and in the invasion of Belgium. should
be replaced by firm, just and durable
peace. the plcnipotentiarics (having
communicated their full powers. found
X in good and due form, have agreed as
followsl:
From the coming into force of the
present treaty the state of war vii
terminate. From the moment and sub
I, ject to the provisions of this treaty,
'fticial relations with Germany. and