Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-06-20
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civil populations in the occupied parts
of Belgium and France, inasmuch az
she brought upon them the terrors OF
war by a breach of international law
through the violation of neutrality.
The Germans refuse, however, to
pay reparation to other occupied ter
ritories in Italy, Montenegro, Serbia,
Roumania and Poland, on the ground
that mo attack in contradiction to in
ternational law was involved"
She refuses to pay the costs of the
allied-American armies of occupation.
considering this both unnecessary
and unecOnomic."
She declares the Poles have not so
far shown themselves trustworthy pro-
tectors of the national and religious
rights of minorities, and asks COM
mission to assess damages caused by
recent Polish disturbances in German
inhabited regions.
Occupation.
She demands, in words of bitter pro-
test, that alT allied troops be with
drawn within six months of the sign
ing of peace.
Negotiations.
She insists she has a right to oral
discussion of the practical application
of the principles upon the acceptance
of which by her and her enemies she
laid down her arms.
Saar.
"Purely German territory" She
claims important Industrial districts
beyond the coal mines are demanded
from her, but ''even the cession of the
mining district could not be admitted"
She is willing to guarantee a supply of
coal, ''but the total coal computed to
exist in the Saar mines would repre-
sent hundred times the maximum
France demands" Except for 6S years
under Franch rule, the population has
been attached to Germany for over a
thousand years. Reconsideration of
the whole question is demanded.
Schleswie.
She charges the demarcatiOn for q
pIebiscite has been traced through
purely German territory and goes
further than Denmark herself wishes
to go.
Upper SiIesia.
Cession "cannOt be demanded at
ALL" 1t is added that upper Silesia
owes everything to Germany and Ger
many cannot dispense with Upper ST.
lesia, while Poland dos not really
need it." Germany is prepared to cede
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territories east and west, where ces
sion is demanded, she says it must be
preceded by plebiscite with universal
suffrage administered under fair condi
tions by a neutral power after evacua
ton of foreign troops.
West Prussia.
Germany is ready to cede to Poland
such west Prussian territories as are
indisputably Polish.
East Prussia.
Germany cannot consent to the
severance of East Prussia, with 6
German population of 100000 from
the German empire. A bridge mus
be absolutely prepared.
Danzig.
This purely German town must re
main within the German empire. Ger
many refuses to make it a free city
but is willing to make it and Koenigs
berg free ports to give Poland acces!
to. the sea-. a
Alsace-lorraine.
The population alone should decid,
whether it wants to belong to France
or Germany or wants to be an indie
pendent state eff France is to tax,
over the results of Germanys effor
she must equally take over proper
tionate share in the German debt"
German-Austria.
Germany cannot pledge herself t,
oppose a possible desire of German
Austria to be united with her.
Colonies.
The treaty clauses are called "un
just" Germany claims she has g;
natural claim to colonies from he
culture and undeniable colonial &C
complishments."
Russia.
1t conflicts with peace of righ
and justice to demand from German,
to recognize beforehand any treatie
which her present enemies may max
with the states which were formerl,
; part of the Russian empire.
Germany" says the reply, ''has eS
pressly accepted President wilson
IA points, and nothing else" By elm
mating Germany from the world
: trade, it is asserted, her enemie
might get rio of a troublesome CON
{ petitOr, but the world already impoy
erished by the war would become il
finitely poorer" She promises in he
; counter-proposals to set an exampl
in disarmament offering to give up al
naval and military weapons to tn
minimum point required for polio
work in maintaining law and orde
internally.
' Trial of Ex-Kaser.
GAS to the trial of the ex-kaise
e Germany cannot recognize the just
l ficatiOn of such criminal prosecution
r which is not founded upon any legf
: basis, or agree to the competence {
: the special tribunal proposed, or tn
: ACCESSIBILITY of the surrender to be r,
- 1uested of the Netherlands.
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