The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-02

and increase. No limit is fixed
save the capacity of the German
people for payment, determined
not by their standard of life, but
solely by their capacity to meet
the demands OF their enemies by
their labor. The German people
would thus be condemned TO per-
petuGl slave labor.
Takes Fleet and Colonies.
In spite OF the exorbitant de-
mAnds, the reconstruction Of our
economic life is at the same time
rendered impossible We must
surrender our merchant heet. We
are to renounce al foreign Sc
curitieE. We are to hand over to
our enemies our property in all
German enterprises abroad, even
in the countries OF our allies.
Even after the conclusion Of peace
the enemy states are to have the
right OF conhscating all German
property. No German trader in
their countries will be protected
from these war measures. We
must completely renounce our
colonies, and not even German
missionaries shall have the right
10 follow their calling therein.
We must thus renounce the real
ization OF all our aims in the
spheres Of politics, economies and
ideas.
Controls Economic Life.
Even in internal AFFAIRS we are
to give up the right OF self
determination. The international
reparation commission receives
dictatorial powers over the whole
life Of our people in economic and
cultural matters. Its authority
extends far beyond that which the
empire, the German federal ceuh-
Gil and the Reichstag combined
ever possessed within the terri
tory OF the empire. This commits
sion has unlimited control over
the economic life OF the state, of
communities and of individuals.
Further, the entire educational
and sanitary system depends on
il. II can keep the whole German
people in mental thraldom. In
order to increase the payments
due by the thrall, the commission
can hamper measures for the So
cial protection OF the German
worker.
Excluded From League.
In other spheres also Germany's
sovereignty 10 abolished. Her
chief waterways are subjected 20
International administration: sne
must construct in her territory
such canals and such railways as
her enemies wish; she mUst agree
4 tn fFAafiaa -
are unknown to her; to be con-
cluded by her enemies with the
new states on the east, even whea
they concern her own functions.
The German people is excluded
from the league OF nations, to
which is intruSted all work Of
common interest to the world.
Thus must a whole people sign
the decree for il own prescrip- ;
ton, nay, it's own death SEN
tence. Germany knows that she
must make sacrifice in order to
attain peace. Germany knows
that she has, by agreement, un-
dertaken to make these sacrifices,
ana Will so in this matter to the
utmost limits OF her capacity.
Agrees to DisarE,.
One-Germany offers to pro-
coed with her own disarmament
in advance OF all other peoples,
in order to show that she will
help to usher in tie new era Of
the peace OF Jutisce. She gives
up universal compulsory service
and reduces her army to 100000
men except as regards temporary
measures. She even renounces
the warships which her enemies
are still willing to Ieave in her
hands She stipulates, however,
that she shall be admitted forth
with as state with equal rights
into the league OF nations. She
supulates that a genuine league
OF nations shall come into being
embracing all peoples of good
Will, even her enemies OF TODAY.
The league must be inspired by
q feeling OF responsibility toward
mankind and have at its DISPOSAL
a power to enforce its will SUI
Helehtly strong and tFusty to
protect the frontiers OF its mem
bers.
hehOuneea TeFFitoFy.
TWo-In intentional questions
Germany takes up her position
unreGervsdly on the ground Of
the Wilson program. She re-
neuhees her sovereign right in
Alsace- Lorraine. but wishes a
free plebiscite to take place there
She gives Up the greater of the
province of Posen, the district in
cohtestsdly Polish in population.
together with the capital She
Is prepared to grant to Poland
under international guarantees
tree and secure access to the sea
oy cedlnS free ports at DanEir
honiESberg and MemeL bv a.
agreement regulating the naviEa-
Ioh OF the Nistula and by special
railway conventions.
Germany il prepared TO insurs
the supply Of coal for the eco-
monte needk of France. esDacj,II,
from the Sasr region. until gucI
time as the French mines ar. orc.
more In working order. The brs-
ponderantly Danish districts m
SchIeswiG will be given up tn
Denmark on the basis OF nIsh,.
cite. Germany demands that tbe
right OF self-determination shall
also be repeated where the in
terests OF the Germans in Austr,s
and Bohemia are concerned.
she is ready 10 subject all her
colonies to administration nv the
community OF the league OF na.
tons II she is recognized as it's
mandatory.