Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-05-21

ne1 Oh Io,UUU men, including Ofncerss
and no reserve force of any character.
Conscrlption is abolished, only voluntary
service being permitted, with a minimum
pnd % f 0l 70 years service for officers
man mercantile marine will be permitted
any naval training
AL All German an vessels Of war in foreign
dered. the f7:s.al disposition Of these ships
10 pc decided upon by the allied and as
AIR.-The armed forces of Germany
:Sust not include any I4iIitary or naval
cir forces except for not over one hum
dred unarmed seRplanes to be retained
till october 1 to search for submarine
mines. No dirigible shall be kept.
PRISONERS Or Wharf.-The repatria-
civilians is to be carried out without de-
lay ana at Germany'S expense by a COM
mission. composed of representatives of
the allies and Germany Those under
sentence for offenses against discipline
age to be repatriated without regard to
the completion of their sentence. Until
Germany has surrendered persons guilty
of offenses against the laws and customs
of war, the allies have the right to re-
tain selected German officers.
GRAVES.-Both parties will respect and
maintain the graves of soldiers and sail
ors buried on their territories, agree to
recognize and assist any commission
eminent with identifying, registering,
maintaining or erecting suitable monu-
each other all facilities for the repNtria-
ton of the remains of their soldiers.
RESPONSIBLE ITIES.-The allied and
associated powers publicly arraign
William IL. of HOhenZOlIern, formerly
German emperor, not for Offense
against criminal law, but for SUI
preme Gffense against international
morality and the sanctity of treaties.
The eX-emperOrS surrender is TO be
requested of Holland, and a special tri-
bunal set up. composed of one judge from
oh Of I,A ELL
guarantees of the right of defense. 1t is
to be guided 'by the highest motives OF
international policy with a view of vim
dicating the solemn obligations of in
ternational undertakings and the valid
lty of international morality" and will
fix the. punishment it feels should be
Persons accused of having committed
acts in violation of the laws and customs
of war are. to be tried and punished by
military tribunals under military law If
the charges affect nationals of only one
state they will be tried before a tribunal
OF that state; if they affect nationals of
several states they will be tried before
Joint tribunals of the states concerned
Germany shall hand over to the asso-
ciated governments either Jointly or sew
orally all persons so accused and all
documents and information necessary to
insure full knowledge of the incriminat-
ing acts, the discovery of the offenders
and VIE just appreciation of the respon-
sibility.
The allied and associated govern
behalf of herself and her allies, the re-
SpOnsibiIity for causing all the loss
and damage to which the allied and
associated governments and their ma
tiOnals have been subjected as a con-
sequence of the war imposed upon
them by the aggression of the enemy
states.
The total obligation of Germany to
pay, as defined in the category of dam
ages, is to be determined and notified
to her after fair bearing and not
allied reparation commission. At the
same time a schedule of payments to
discharge the obligation within thirty
years shall be presented. These pay
ments are subject to postponement in
certain contingencies Germany irrev-
ocably recognizes the full authority of
with all the necessary information and
to pass legislation to effectuate it's
findings. She further agrees to restore
which can be identified
AS an immediate step toward resto-
ration Germany shall pay within two
years 20,QQQ,OQQ,0oO marks in either
forms Of payment With the Under
standing that certain expenses, such as
those of the armies of occupation and
payments for food and raw materials
may be deducted at the discretion of
the allies.
While the grand total of DANA ges
assessed against Germany may exceed
her ability to pay, she undertakes to
make compensation for all DANA ges
caused TO civilians under seven main
categories: (a) Damages by personal
injury to civilians caused by acts of
war directly or indirectly; Cd damage
caused to civilians by acts of cruelty
ordered by the enemy and to civilians
in the occupied territory; (c) da ma ges
caused by maltreatment of prisoners;
Cd damages to the allied peoples pre-
Sented by pensions and separation al
lowances capitalized at the signature
of this treaty; (e) damages to prop
erty other than naval or military ma
terials; CD damages to civilians by be
ing forced to labor; go damages in the
form of levies or fines imposed by the
enemy.
In periodically estimating Germany's
capacity to pay the reparatiOn COM
tenn of taxa ton, first to the end that
the sums for reparation which Ger
many is required to pay shall become
charge upon all her revenues prior
to that for the service or discharge of
any domestic loan, and, secondly, so as
to satisfy itself that in general the
German scheme of taxation is fully as
heavy proportionately as that of any
of the powers represented on the COM
mission
The commission may require Germany
to give from time to time by way of
guaranty, issues of bonds or other obliga-
tions to cover sucn claims as are not
otherwise satisfied. In this connection
and on account of the total amount of
claims, bond issues are presently to be
required of Germany in acknowledge nt
of its debt as follows:
Twenty billion marks, gold, payable
not later than May l, 1921, without in
terest; forty billion marks, gold bearing
21b per cent interest between 1921 and
1926 and thereafter ) per cent, with
per cent sinking fund payment begin
ming in 1926; and an undertaking to de-
liver forty billion marks gold bonds bear
ing interest at 3 per cent, under terms to
be fixed by the commission
SHIPPING.-The German government
recognizes the right of the allies to the
class, of all merchant ships and fishing
boats lost or damaged owing to the war
and agrees to cede to the allies all Ger
and upward; one-half of her ships between
1600 and 1000 tons gross and one-quarter
of her steam trawlers and other fishing
boats. These ships are to be delivered
within two months to the reparation
committee. together with documents Of
title evidenc'ng the transfer of the ships
free from encumbrance.
AS an additional part of reparation,
the German government further agrees
to build merchant ships for the account
of the allies to the amount of not ex-
ceeding 100000 tons gross annually dur
ing the next five years All ships used
for inland navigation taken by Germany
from the allies are to be restored within
two months, the amount of loss not COW
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