Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-05-14

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service being permitted. with a minimum
and b for l yeaTs seTge sr 70 dSr tho e eer
man mercantile marine wiz De permitted
any naval training
All German vessels Of war in foreign
ports. and the German high "a fleet in
! termed az Scapa Flow will be surren-
eered' the final disposition Of these ships
! ISOLATED powers
AIRs-The armed forces of Germany
must not include any military or naval
air forces except for not over one hum
dred unarmed seapIanes 10 be retained
| ttii October 4 10 search for submarine
m Ilas1s No dirigible shall be Kept.
| ,Ph4SONEhS Or WAA-The repatria.
| ton OF German prisoners and interned
civilians Is TO be carried out without de-
| mission composed Of representatives of
the allies and Germany. Those under
/ are TO be repatriated without regard TO
| the completion Of their sentence. Until
Germany has surrendered persons guilty
| OF onenses against the laws and customs
! or war, the allies have the right to re-
tam selected German officers.
GRA EES,-Both parties Will respect and
4 maintain the graves of soldiers and sail
ors buried on their territories. agree TO
recognize and assist any commission
charged by any allied or associate gov
eminent with identifying, registering
maintaining or erecting suitable monu-
ments over the graves. and to afford to
| each other all facilities for the repstria-
| ton of the remains Of their soldiers
REsPoNsIBILITIES.- allied and
associated powers publicly arraign
| William III. of Hohenzollern. formerly
German emperor, not for an onense
against criminal law, but for SUI
preme onense against international
morality and the sanctity of treaties.
/ Inc eX-emperors surrender is to be
! requested of Holland, and a special tri-
| bunal set up composed OF one Judge from
each of the FIVE great powers. with fun
/ guarantees of the right Of defense. 1t is
I to be guided by the highest motives OF
! tarff taug Of IN
/ dicating the solemn obligations OF in
! ternatlonal undertakings and the valid
ty Of international morality" and Will
| nix the punishment it feels should be
| Imposed
| 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 law. If
the charges AFFECT nationals of only one
state they will be tried before tribunal
| Of that state; If they affect nationals Of
| several states they will be tried before
| 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.
Section Seven-Reparation
The allied and associated govern
meBts affirm, and Germany accepts on
behalf of herself and her allies, the re-
HpOnsibllIty for causing all the loss
and damage TO which the allied and
associated governments and their na-
tiOnais have been subjected con-
sequence OF the war imposed upon
them by the aggression of the enemy
states.
The total obligation of Germany to
pay, as defined In the category of dam
ages, is to be determined and notified
to her after fair hearing and not
later than May /. 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
menta are subject to postponement in
certain contingencies. Germany irrev-
ocably recognizes the full authority of
this commission, agrees to supply IL
with all the necessary information and
to pass legislation to effectuate its
findings. She further agrees to restore
to the allies cash and certain articles
which can be identified
As an immediate step toward resto-
ration Germany shall pay within two
years 10000. 900. 600 marks in either
gold, goods. ships. or other specific
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 allies.
While the grand total of damages
assessed against Germany may exceed
her ability to pay, she undertakes to
make compensation for all damages
caused to civilians under seven main
categories: (a) Damages by personal
! injury TO civilians caused by acts of
war. directly or indirectly; CD damage
caused TO civilians by acts of cruelty
ordered by the enemy and to civilians
in the occupied territory; (c) damages
caused by maltreatment OF prisoners;
.(d1. damages to the allied peoples pre-
| scented by pensions and separation al
lowances capitalized at the signature
of this treaty; te) damages to prop
erty other than naval or military ma
| terials; % damages TO civilians by be-
4Fxr -. Ia rNV {E~N An 4faa
form OF levies or fines imposed by the
enemy.
In periodically estimating Germany's
capacity to pay the reparation COM
mission shall examine the German sys-
EN- of taxation. first to the end that
he sums for reparation which Ger
many is required to pay shall become
a charge upon all her revenues, prior
to that for the service or discharge of
any domestic loan. and, secondly. so as
to satisfy itself that in general the
German scheme of taxation Is fully as
heavy proportionately as thsat'ss amy
of the powers represented on the COM
mission.
The commission may require Germany
to give from time to time, by way or
guaranty. issues of bonds or other obliga-
lions 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 be
required of Germany in acknowledgment
of its debt as follows:
Twenty billion marks, gold, payable
| not later than May l, 1891, without IN
| terest. forty billion marks, gold, bearing
| 2t2 Der cent interest between 1921 ana
| 1925 md thereafter 5 per cent, with a 1
| per cent sinking fund payment begin
ming In 1926; and an undertaking 10 de-
! liver forty billion marks gold bonds bear
! ing interest at per cent. under terms TO
be fixed by the commission.
| SHIPPING.-The German government
| recognizes the right of the allies TO the
/ replacement. ton for ton and class for
! 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 upward; one-haif of her ships between
| 1900 and 1900 tons gross and one-quarter
of her steam trawlers and other nshlng
/ boats These ships are to be delivered
/ within two months to tie PREPARATION
committee, together with documents or
| title evidencing the transfer of the ships
/ free from encumbrance.
AS an additional part OF reparation,
| the German government further agrees
20 build merchant ships for the account
Of the allies to the amount of not ex-
Ceeding 600 tons gross annually dur
/ ing the next FIVE years. All ships used
4 for inland navigation taken by Germany
| from the allies are to be restored WITHIN
/ two months, the amount Of loss not COW
/ cred by such restitution to be made up
/ by the cession OF the German river neet
I up to % per cent thereof.
In order 10 effect payment by deiiv-
! cries in kind, Germany is required. for a
! limited number OF years. varying IN the
! case of each. TO deliver coal, coal tar
| products. dyestuffs and chemical drugs in
| specific amounts TO the reparations COM
/ mission. The commission may so moui-
1 ~ the conditions Of delivery as not TO
! interfere unduly with GeTmanys indus
/ are based largely upon the principle or
| making good diminutions In the produc-
| ton OF the allied countries resulting from
/ DEVASTATED AREAS Germany I'M