The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-16


Conscription is abolished. only voluntary
service being permitted, with minimum
period of rs years service for officers
man mercantile marine will be permitted
any naval training.
All German vessels of war in foreign
termed at Scapa Flow will be surren-
dered, the final disposition of these ships
10 be decided upon by the allied and as
ISOLATED powers.
AIR-The armed forces of Germany
must not include amy military or naval
air forces except for not over one hum
dred unarmed seapIanes to be retained
till October / to search for submarine
mines. NO dirigibIe shall be kept.
PRISONERS OF Wharf.-The repatria-
ton Of German prisoners and interned
civilians Is to be carried out without de-
lay and at Germany's expense by COM
mission composed of representatives of
the allies and Germany Those under
sentence for offenses against discipline
the completion of their sentence. Until
Germany has surrendered persons guilty
Of offenses against the laws and customs
of war, the allies have the right to re-
tain selected German officers.
GRAVES:-Both parties will respect and
maintain the graves of soldiers and sail
recognize and assist any commission
charged by any allied or associate gov
eminent with identifying, registering,
maintaining or erecting suitable monu-
each other all facilities for the repatria-
ton of the remains of their soldiers.
RESPONSIBILITIES allied and
associated powers publicly arraign
William III. of HOhenzOlIern, formerly
German emperor, not for an Offense
against criminal law, but for SUI
preme OfYense against international
morality and the sanctity of treaties.
The ex-emperor's surrender is to be
requested of Holland and a special trl-
bunal set up composed of one judge from
with
guarantees of the right of defense. 1t is
to be guided "by the highest motives eff
dicating the solemn obligations of in
Iternational undertakings and the valid
ity of international morality" and will
fix the. punishment it feels should be
Persons accused Of having committed
acts in violation Of the laws and customs
of war are to be tried and punished by
military tribunals under military raw. IT
the charges affect nationals of only one
state they will be tried before a tribunal
of that state; If they affect nationals of
Joint tribunals of the states concerned.
Germany shall hand over to the asso-
ciated governments either Jointly or sew
orally all persons SO accused and all
documents and information necessary to
insure full knowledge of the incriminat-
ing acts, the discovery Of the offenders
and the just appreciation of the respon-
sibility.
0SStiOU SCNCII-nC Pdt oLIVHs
The allied and associated govern
ments affirm, and Germany accepts ON
behalf of herself and her allies, the re-
spOnsibiIity for causing all the loss
and damage to which the allied and
associated governments and their ma
tlOnals have been subjected q con-
sequence of the war Imposed upon
them by the aggression of the enemy
states.
The total obligation of Germany to
1nAn In ha Va n M
ages, is to be determined and notified
to her after a fair hearing and not
later than May l, 1921, by an inter
allied reparation commission. At the
same time schedule of payments to
discharge the obligation within thirty
years shall be presented. These pay
ments are subject to postponement In
certain contingencies Germany irrev..
ocably recognizes the full authority OF
this commission, agrees to supply 1t
with all the necessary information and
findings. She further agrees to restore
to the allies cash and certain articles
which can be identified.
AS an immediate step toward resto2
years 20,000,OO0,0O0 marks in either
gold, goods, ships, or other SPECIFIC
forms of payment, with the under
standing that certain expenses, such as
those of the armies of occupation and
payments for food and raw materials:
may be deducted at the discretion OF
the, alneS.
While the grand total of damages
assessed against Germany may exceed
her ability to pay, she undertakes TO
make compensation Tor all Dana ges
caused to civilians under seven main
categories: (a) Damages by personal
injury to civilians caused by acts or
war, directly or indirectly; CD damage
caused to civilians by acts OF cruelty
in the occupied territory; Co damages
caused by maltreatment of prisoners;
(D damages to the allied peoples pre-
sented by pensions and separation al
,lowances capitalized at the signature
of this treaty; (e) damages TO prop
erty other than naval or military ma
ing forced to labor; (g) damages in the
form OF leves or fines imposed by the
enemy.
CAPACITY TO pay the reparation COM
mission shall examine the German sys-
tenn of taxation. first to the end that
the sums for reparation when Ger
many is required to pay shall become
a charge upon all her revenues, prior
to that for the service or discharge or
any domestic loan and, secondly, so as
TO satisfy itself that in general the
German scheme of taxation is fully as
heavy proportionately as that OF any
of the powers represented on the com
mission. -
to give from time to time, by way OF
guaranty, issues of bonds or other opnga-
fions to cover such claims as are not
otherwise satisfied. In this connection
and on account of the total amount OF
claims, bond issues are presently TO De
REQUIRED of Germany in acknowledgment
of its debt as follows: o.,o
Twenty billion marks, gold, payaDIe
not later than May l, 1921, without IN m
terest; forty billion marks, gold, bearing
21L per cent interest between 1871 ana
1926 and thereafter per cent, with
Der cent sinking fund payment pegln-
hing in 1926; and an undertaking TO ue-
liver forty billion marks gold Donos peaI
ing interest at per cent, under terms 10
he fixeS by the commission.
Recognizes the right of the allies to the
renlacement ton for ton and class ior
class Of ali merchant ships and nsnlns
boats lost or damaged owing to the war
and agrees to cede to the allies all Ger
man merchant ships of 1850 tons gross
and inward; one-half of her ships between
! 900 and 1000 tons gross ana one-Qa t ten
of her steam trawlers and other nshlng
boats These ships are to De oeilveteu
within two months to the FeparatloH
committee, together with documents OF
title evidencing the transfer OF the SHIPS
free from encurnbraDce.
AS an additional part OF reparaI!on.
the German government further agrees
70 h1iid merchant ships for the account
Of the allies to the amount OF not 81
,ceeding 100000 tons gross ANNUALLY uul
INC the next five years. All shlps useu
for inland navigation taken by germany
from the allies are to be restored Wlthh
two months, the amount OF loss not CIV