The daily banner., 1919-05-08
SnantunQ.

Germany cedeS TO japan all rights,
titles and privileges, notably as to Kiao-
Chau, and the railroads, mines and
cables acquired by her treaty with China
of March 20, 1897, and other agree
ments as to Shantung. All German
rights to the railroad from Tsingtao to
Tsinaufu, including all facilities and
mining rights and rights of exploitation,
pass equally to Japanese and the cables
from Tsingtao to. Shanghai and Chefoo,
man state property, movable, and i'm
movable, in Kfao-Chau is acquired by
Japan free of all charges.
Military, Naval and Air.
In order to render possible the initia-
ton OF a general limitation of the
armaments of all nations, Germany un-
dertakes directly to observe the military,
naval and air clauses which follow:
Military Forces.
The rehabilitation of the German
Army must take place within two
months of the peace. Its strength NAV
not exceed one hundred thousand, in
cluding four thousand officers, with not
, over seven divisions of infantry and
three of cavalry, and to be devoted ex-
cluslvely to maintenance of internal Or
der and control Of frontiers.
Divisions may not be grouped under
more than two army corps headquar-
ters' staffs. The great German general
staff is abolished. The army admins
trative service, consisting of civilian
personnel, not included in the number
OF etectives, is reduced to onetenth the
total in the 1913 budget Employees
OF the German states, such as customs
officers, first guards and coast guards.
may not exceed the number in 1913.
Gendarmes and local police may be in
in aop1o A. IL
growth Of population. None of these
ma. be assembled for military training
Armaments.
All establishments for the manufac-
turing, preparation, storage or design
OF arms and munitions of war, except
those specifically excepted, must be
closed within three months Of the peace
and their personnel dismissed. The ex-
act amount OF armament and munitions
allowed Germany is laid down in detail
tables, all in excess to be surrendered
or rendered useless. The making or i'm
portation of asphyxiation, poisonous or
other gases and all analogous liquids is
forbidden, as well as the importation of
arms, munitions and war materials.
Germany may not manufacture such
materials for foreign Governments.
conscription.
Conscription is abolished in Germany.
The enlisted personnel must be main
:ained by voluntary enlistments for
Terms of IL consecutive years, the num-
oer OF discharges before the expiration
Of that term not in any year to exceed
per cent Of the total electives, agree
70 serve to the age of 45 years and
newly appointed officers must agree to
servo actively for % years
No military schools, except those ab-
solutely indispensable for the units al
lowed. shall exist in Germany two
months after the peace. No associations.
such as societies of discharged soldiers.
shooting or touring clubs, educational
establishments or universities may oc-
eupy themselves with military mattera
All measures Of mobilization are for.
hidden
Fortresses.
All& fortified works, fortresses and
field works situated in German terri
tory, within a zone SO kilometres east of
the Rhine. will be dismantled within
three months. The construction of any
new Notifications there is forbidden.
The fortified works on the southern and
eastern frontiers, however, may remain.
Interallied commissions of control will
see to the execution Of the provisions,
for which time limit is set, the maxi
mum named being three months They
may establish headquarters at the Ger
man seat of government and 60 to any
part of Germany desired. Germany
must give them complete facilities, pay
their expenses and also the expenses Of
execution of the treaty, including the
labor and material necessary in demoli-,,
ton, destruction or surrender of war
equipment.
The German navy must be demobi-
lized within q period of two months
after the peace. She will be allowed
six small battIeships, six light cruisers,
II destroyers, 12 torped0b0ats and no
submarines, either military or CONNER
cial; with a personnel Of $4,000 men, in
cluding officers, and no reserve force OF
any character. Conscription is abol-
ished, only voluntary service being per
mitted, with minimum period OF 20
years service for officers and IL for
men: No member of the German mer-
camille marine will be permitted any
naval training.
All German vessels of war in foreign
ports, and the German high seas feet
interned at Scapa Flow, will be sur
rendered, the final disposition of these
ships to be decided upon by the Allied
and Associated Powers.
Germany must surrender AZ modern
destroyers, so modern torpedoboats and
all submarines, with their salvage ves-
sels.. All war vessels under construction.
including submarines, must be broken
up. War vessels, not otherwise pro-
vided for, are to be; placed in reserve
or used for. commercial purposes. Re
placement of ships, except those lost,
can take place only at the end of 20
years for battleships and Is years for
destroyers. The largest armOred ship
Germany will be permitted will be 10000
tons.
Germany is required to sweep up the
mines in the North Sea and the Baltic
Sea, as decided upon by the Allies All
German Notifications in the Baltic. de-
Tending the passages through the belts.
must be demolished. Other coast de-
fenses are permitted. but the number and
calibre of the guns must not be in
creased.
During period of three months after
the peace German h-pnwer wireless
stations at Nauen. Hanover and Berlin
will not &c permitted to send any mes
sages, except for commercial purposes
and under supervision of the Allied and
- Associated Governments, nor may any
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