The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-08
GERMANY KNOWS
NOW JUST WHAT
POWERS DEMAND

was told the terms upon which the al
lied and associated powers will make
peace with her.
These terms were contained in
treaty some $4,000 words in length,
which was handed to the German plen-
ipotentiarics at memorable assem-
blage here. attended by the delegates
of the 27 nations which are parties
to the peace pact
This notable docum mt, on which
the leading statesmen of the various
nations, together with a swarm Of eN-
ivsas from the principal countries IN
r Ned have been working since the
'>convening of the peace conference ON
Jan. Is, is introduced by an extensive
preamble, embodying the association
of authority upon which the treaty is
based
Immediately following this is the
first chapter, the covenant of the
league OF nations, the text of which
already has been printed. OF the Ii
principal sections, one contains stipu-
lations with regard to frontiers which
materially change the map of Europe.
Military, naval, and air terms are dealt
with in another section, while still an
others is devoted to the subject of rep
aration Political stipulations for Eu-
rope, on the one hand. and outside of
it, on the other, are dealt with in sep
arate divisions of the document.
The treaty, it is noted, has to do
wit .lnna insofar
it is required that she accept agree
'mepts made by the allies with the other
central powers.
The document, long as it is, is short
er than was indicated by some of the
forecasts, which estimated its length
at 100000 words
The treaty IS not printed in German.
The text is in French and English,
on opposite pages.
End OF Miiitarism
The terms of the treaty spell the
end of Germany as a military power.
She is deprived of virtually all her
fleet, her army is cut down to nominal
dimensions, and she is sharply restrict
ed along line through which she might
seek To work militarily to rehabiitate
\herself.
IN Economically, also, the future course
! 81 Germany is hedged about with stipu-
lations intended to insure her ability
to pay the indemnity demanded by the
allies, but to prevent her from eX-
plotting her old time resources as a
strangling competitor of the nations
about her which she over-ran and De
vastated during the war.
Thus, for instance Germany, for a
period of years at least. will be de
prived of the coal output of the rich
Sarre basin, which goes to France in
repayment of the damage caused by
the destruction of the French coal
mines.
She likewise is compelled to make
restitution Tor the damages I'm her
ways done to France, Belgium and the
the various other countries which suf-
fered from Teutonic depredations in
various forms. In numerous other
ways she is made to realize that her
more than four years career of de-
struction must be made good.
The treaty handed to the Germans to-
day at Versailles is the result of the
work representatives of the allied and
associated powers arrayed against Ger
many, who convened officially on Jan
uary IS, less than four months ago. The
time between the armistice, Nov. H.
and Jan. IS was occupied in preparing
claims and reports in the selection of
delegates and in their travel to Paris.
President Wilson and the American
delegates sailed for New York on Dec
a, 1918, and when the president set foot
vpn Brest on Dec. 13, he was the first
Anerican president to visit Europe while
inS office. The intervening month be
tween the opening of the conference
was spent by the president in becoming
acquainted with allied statesmen and in
visiting England, Italy, and parts OF
France
The first act of the peace conference
at its meeting on Jan. is was to elect
Georges Clemenceau, premier of France
as chairman. On Jan. 81 the conference
adopted the proposal that all Russian
factions meet on the Princess Islands tC
discuss the Russian situation. Nothing
ever came of the proposal Three day.
later. the conference ordered fighting
over disputed territory to cease
Haf.f League ran AuONeu.
The plan for a league of nations wa!
concurred in by the conference on Jan
II and a committee was appointed tC
draw up a covenant. Discussion in th'
supreme council, or council Of ten
which included two representatives eacf
from Great Britain, Japan, Italy
France and the United States. thei
turned to the form of the future govern
ment of territory freed from enemy rule
and on Jan. 80 the conference accepte'
the plan of mandatories for colonies
and backward nations on Feb. Il th'
league of nations commission reported
the covenant 1t had prepared. Presiden
Wilson left for Brest on Feb. Is, on hi
return to the United States. He arrived
at Boston of Feb. "a and, after explain
Ing the league covenant and maxim;
- speeches started %sl.1 on his r''a5, o5
reached Brest on March Ia
Meanwhile, the work of the council
of ten had continued. except for tn
interruption incident to the attempt Il
sssassinate Premier Clemenceau on Feb
~.
The various commissions of the con
ference continued their labors uninter
ruptedly. On March &c, in order t