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! the arrnistice, especially In holding Ger
\ many responsible for losses TO civilians
outside the occupied territories, to the
\ States themselves, to military persons,
\ and In loSses caused by Germhny's allies
Germany contests certain specific re-
sponsibilities. particularly as to the costs
of an army Of occupation, which she
considers both unnecessary and I'M
economic. J. She cannot accept the
Reparation Commission as outlined,
as the giving OF such dicthtoriat
| powers would mean renunciation OF
| sovereignty: The commission would be
both party and Judge. and the greater
| part Of the reparations could only be col
=, lected by force. A German commission,
! u therefore proposed for cooperation
| with this commission, any disagreement
| TO be finally decided by. a mixed court
OF arbitration under neutral presidency.
Germany Is anxious to cooperate In the
i restoration. Of France and Belgium, TO
which. end proposals will be made
shortly. . She recognizes the principle
that her taxation shall be not less heavy
than any allied State, but predicates her
! whole attitude as to separations upon
the acceptance OF her general proposals.
on the ground that she can bear the
heavy burdens imposed only IL her ter
ritory IL not divided up. her industrial as
well as her food basis not destroyed.
and her overseas connections, colonies
and mercantile feet retained. e =
! wants New states to Pay. :,
Also territories separated from her
4 should pay their proportionate share of
the war debt .~
Germany agrees to issue four weeks
after peace Government bonds Of sc, o00s-
900, 900 gold, payable before May 1, 1925,
and for the remainder Of the PREPARATIONS
to draw UP deeds for annual payments
without interest. Beginning May /. 1927,
the total not to exceed $4,000, 000, 900,
including repaynents TO Belgium. deltva
cries of materials during the armistice
and other confessions required. The an
; nuity to''be paid each year is.to be hxed
as distinct percentage OF 0srmany's
revenues, that for the first ten years not
to exceed S2oo,000, 00e annually. - .'
Ton for ton replacement OF shipping
, cannot bS accepted,ss this 10 entirely be-
yond Germany's reduced production
power and would destroy the German
: economic system She agrees, neverthe-
less, to construct an even greater tom
mage and over o. longer period than slip
uIated. The demand for the surrender Of
. lfishing vessels 10 impossible owing to
their supreme value for ths food supply
, Of Germany. and especially as 146 Of
the 210 fishing boats are demanded.
The surrender OF the whole overseas
merchant feet IL, unacceptable, and not
!, over 10 per cent. of'the river tonnage
, can be given over. Germany acknowiA
edges the principles of placing her re-
sources difectly In the service or repafa-
. tion. but only In 90 far as not to infringe
on her ecohomic sovereignty. To this
END they propose q German commission
parallel to the PREPARATION Commission.
the two~to WORK out details In coopera-
, tion. The reputation Of materials shall
, be carried out, however, in such a way
as to avoid the DISCRIMINATION, Of Ger
4 man economic life: resolutions must be
/. made first Of all from free stocks, and
the time limits in certain instances must
, be Increased. ,,.
Germany agrees, II her situation per-
. mits, to export TO- France coal equal to
: the difference ocoasioned by the destrvc-
, ton OF the French mines, the maximum,
: to DO twenty million tons for the Arst
, five years and I'VE million tons there
aften In order, however. to expedite
the reconstruotion Of the French mines,
. Germany aslco to be allowed to devote
: her skill to this work. She u unable
! to accord the options for coal demanded
: lowing to the decreased production, but ID
' willing to agree TO a priority on the sur,
1 plus over the German inland require
: ments Of the next ten years 10 meet the
y requirements of. France and Belgium.
4 In. return Germany expects adequate sup
plies Of minerals. for her smelling work
= from Lorraine and France. AZ to coal
A derivatives. decreased production makes
: It possible to deliver only q portion OF
v that demanded.
, Would Give Dyes Option.
Germany agrees to the option de-
= manded as to dyestufr and chemica
. drugs. though refusing to accept prici
n control by the commission as involving
a surrender OF business secrets who'll.
Q unwarranted. A continuing option unit
= 1925 Is refused as impairins Germany
= financial capacity.
o In a Anal paragra phi Germany state,
Y that shortage OF time has made 4
d impossible to give an exhaustive state
{ ment and therefore proposes oral nego
y tiationS. with the suggestion that sh,
r has in mind ways of reparation possible
: not considered by the Allies, especial,
n the compensation for owners OF de
: stroyed Industrial undertakings by tn
o transferences TO them Of propoftiona
d shares In similar undertakings In Ger
Il many:
al Germany demanded that the economi
o provisions OF the treaty be drawn vi
with full regard Of the perfect equalit!
of rights of Germany with those Of othe
l.. nations. She states that every credito
has the greatest interests in keeping hi
II debtors solvent although her strength
y has already been greatly impaire
70 through an illegal blockade. She cal
:. only bear her burdens and regain a DO
"a sition equal to that OF other nations
y economic freedom similar to that befor