New-York tribune., 1919-06-23
in view of insuring the application of

nelIioHS ny ATClCleS ZSO ana $40 Will
be exercised in accordance with the
same principle and in conformity with
the spirit and the text of the covenant
of the league.
"Two-The memorandum states on
Page IL. that concerning the local
DEBT OF Alsace-LorraYne and the public
establishments of Alsace-L Lorraine the
Allied and associated powers have al
ways agreed in understanding that
France assumed them. Now. Article
So, combined with Article 255 of the
treaty, is relative to the public debts
OF the German empire and states and
there is no clause exempting France
from the payment of the local debt of
Alsace-Lorraine. There is therefore
no divergence between the memoran-
dunn and the treaty.
"Three--The commission which has
been provided for upper Silesia and
which, according to Article 45 of the
treaty, is to be appointed by the prin-
cipal Allied and associated powers, is
sued in the memorandum commission
lndependante - separate commission,
in order to explain that it is COM
mission specially charged with the mis-
sion mentioned in the aforesaid Article
45. 1t does not appear that there is
in this matter any divergence what
ever between the treaty and the
memorandum.
"Four-The explanations given on
Page 16 of the memorandum concern
ing Memel show no contradiction be-
tween the treaty and the memorandum
"Five-Concerning the destruction
Of the Notifications of Helgoland, the
principal Allied and associated powers
intend, as they explained on Page II
Nf q op1o n {o ;,,%
mission to exercise this control in con-
formity with the treaty This commits
sion will have the power to decide
what part of the works protecting the
coast against the erosion of the sea
shall be kept and what part shall be
destroyed.
"Six - The Allied and associated
powers think it their duty to point out
that they never have declared that the
German railways and mines of Shan
tung shall not be considered as prop
erty of the German state if the Ger
mans can prove that they are private
property.
"On the contrary, the Allied and as
soclated powers consider them to be
public property. Nevertheless, if Ger
many can prove that her nations hold
shares in these enterprises they shall
receive the benefit Of the general prin-
ciples established in the treaty TOR such
matters.
List Promised Promptly
"Seven-As stated on page 81 of the
memorandum, the Allied and associated
powers intend to address to the Ger
man government, within a month after
the treaty comes into force, list of
the persons whom in accordance with
Article 228 Alinea 2, Germany is to
surrender to the Allied and associated
powers.
"Eighth-The Allied and associated
powers, as stated on page 33 of the
memorandum, have no intention of Civ
ing the reparation commission the
authority to exact revelation of secret
OF manufacture, or other confidential
informa tion. AS to the exercise Of ex-
ecutive power in German territory or
interference in the direction or super
intendence of German scholastic estab-
lishments, the treaty contains no stip-
ulations giving such authority to the
reparation commission.
"Ninth-On pages 81 and following
of the memorandum, the Allied and
associated powers have not provided
any special procedure to fix and cover
the reparations exacted from Germany.
The Allied and associated powers have
given Germany the possibility of pre-
sentlng for the examination of the said
powers documents and propositions at
the signing of the treaty, and within
the four following months, with a view
to Fastening the work on reparations,
thus greatly shortening the investiga-
tion and accelerating the ;ecisions
"Ten-Concerning the facilities con-
sldered on page 36 of the memorandum
for the importation of food and raw
materials into Germany, they are men,
toned only under reserve of certain
conditions and within limits that can
not be indicated in advance, and also
under reserve of the necessity in which
the Allied and associated powers find
themselves of taking legitimate ac-
count of their own economic situation,
resulting from German aggression and
from the war;
This cannot be considered as a
promise to depart from the terms of
the treaty, but the expression of the
intention of the Allied and associated
powers to facilitate as far as possible
the resumption of economic life in Ger
many.
"Eleven-The memorandum provided
that the reparation commission should
be competent to grant to the Reichs-
bank, whenever it shall see fit, the
right to export gold. in case it is a
question of guarantees that this bank
has furnished and which could not be
furnished by any other means
"This assertion is in perfect accord
with the stipulations inserted in the
treaty, Article 248, according to which
up to May /, 1921, the German govern
ment shall be allowed neither to ex-
port gold nor to dispose of it, nor tc
permit gold to be exported or disposed
Of without the previous authorization
of the Allied and associated powers
represented by the reparation commits
sion.
"Twelve-The Allied and associated
states, which on page So of the memo
randum declared themselves ready tt
receive any information and proof tina
the German government may be able
to furnish on the subject of inter
ested or fraudulent acts committed b,
persons charged with the liquidation O.
German property in the Allied and as
sociated states, will prosecute thes.
persons in conformity with their owl
legislation, and, if necessary, will i'm
pose penalties in every way conform
ing to the provisions of their nationa
law.
among the interpretations above
given, those which, according to thu
Allied and associated powers, may bt
considered as constituting an engage
ment, have been incorporated in tn.
nclosed protocol, which the Allied ane
associated governments are disposed tt
"CLEMENCEAU.