The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-02

lation.
measure TO sever the economic and
moral links with the mother country
and finally To miSreprcscnt the wishes
Of the Indigenous population.
Secs Future Slavsry.
although the rXaction of the cost or
the war has b>cn expressly renowned.
as yet Germany, thus cut in pieces md
weakened. must declare herself ready n
principle TO bear all the war expenses
of her enemies, which would exceed
many tines over tho total amount Of
German state and private assets Mean
while her enemies demand in excess or
the agreed conditions rcparation for
damage suffered by their civil popula-
ton and in this connection Germany
must also go bail for her allies. rho
sum 10 b" paid is TO h" fixed by our
enemies unilatcrally and to admit Vt
! subsequent modification and increase
| No limit is fixed save the capacity OF
; IN" German people for payment. deter
mined not by their standard Of lie but
| solely hy their capacity 10 m""t the de-
mandS of their enemies by their labor
The German people would thus be con-
! denim. q 10 perpetual slave labor.
! In spite Of tn" cXorhitant demands
| tho reconstruction Of our economic life
: is at the same time rendered impossible
, We must surrender our merchant fleet.
/ We arr TO rcnouncc all foreign scrur-
! tiles. We are To hand over 10 our en-
cmics our property in all German enter
priScS abroad. even in the countries Of
! our allies. Even after the conclusion
of peace tho enemy states are to navc
the right Of contiscatIng all German
property. No German trader in their
countries Will be- protected from these
war measures. We must completely ~
nOunC" on rcolonIcs and not even Ger
man mis-. onarics shall have tho rIgh- 10
follow their calling therein We mast
thus rcncunce IN" realization Of all our
aims IN the spheres Of politics. ccoDom-
les and ideas.
Paints Gloomy Picture.
Even in internal affairs We arc 10
give up The right 10 ion.
TIL" international PREPARATION rommrS-
sion receives dictatOrial powers over the
whole hfc "c our people in economic
and cultural matters. Its authority ca
tends far beyond that which the ON
prc. The German federal CG>SA and
III" rciChStaE combined eyer posses sod
within tn" territory uf he empire. THIS
tn" economic If" Of IN" state Of com.
munlt:"s @nd "f Individuals Fu-;h"t
Tn" cntlr" educational and sanitary syS-
t"m depends on il. 1t can keep he
Who'll" German people IN mental tnral-
dom. In order I" increase the payments
due by the thrall. tho commission ran
hamper measures for tho social prot"c-
tl0n If tn" German worker.
I'm other spheres ais" GrrmanY's soy
crclgnty is ABOLISHED. Her chief wntcr-
ways gro subjected 1" Interna tiOnal adj
miniStration; she must construct in her
territory such canals and such railways
rs her enemies wish: she must agree to
treaties. tn" contents Of which arc I'M
known Il her: to be concluded by her
enemies with the now states on The
east. oyer when they concern her own
functions. The German people is "x-
clud"d from tho lccgu" Of nations. to
which is entrusted all work Of common
interest To tn" world Thus must 4
Who'll" people sign the decree for it's own
prescription. nay. its own death sem
tcnCc.
'tirrmany knows that sho must make
sacrifices IN order to attain peace
Germany knows that she has. by agree
mont. undertaken Ia make these sacri-
fi"os and will go in this matter to the
utmost limits Of her capacity.
What Germany Offers.
"Onc--t;crmany cfGcrS I" proceed with
her own disarmament IN advance OF all
other peoples. IN order to show that she
will help Ia usher in tho now era Of The
peace uf Justice. She gives up uniycr-
sa, compulsory measures. She oven re-
nounCCs the warships which her enemies
are still willing Ia l"aN" in her hands
Sho s'ipulatcs. however. that Sh" shall
h" admitted forthwith as n state with
equal rights int" tho lcaEu" Of nations
She Stipulates that n Ccnuin" l"a"u" Of
nations shall como into being. embrace
ing all peoples Of good will, even her
cn"rlics Of today. Tho league must b."
insured Ivy y feeling nr responsibility
iowa dS mankind ard HAY" at its dis
poenl y power to Cnfnrr" It's viii Suffl-
cion'ly strong aud t-usty I" protect tho
frontiers "C it's members.
"Two-In territorial questions GERM
my takcE up her nos'Ii"n u"r"s" -v"hly
on the grounds 81 N" Wilson pro-
grannc. Sh" rcn"uuc"S her sovereign
right ~ N,-ar" Lorraine. hut wishes n
fr"o plc hrSritc to take plE"" th'r". Sh"
gives up tho greatest part &c Tho prov
incc Of PoS"n. tho district incnnt"st-
ably Polish in population. together with
tho capital Sh" is prepared to grant 10
Poland under International guarantees.
frcc and secure access to IN" S"1 by
coding FREQ ports nj DanziE. koniEs borg
and Mcmcl. by an agreement regulating
tho navigation of the Nisiula End by
special railway Ccrv"ntiorS. Germany
is prepared 10 cnsur" th" supply Of coal
for tho CIon.Anic needs Of France.
especially from IN" Saar region. until
such tim" ne the French mines arc ono"
moro IN working order. Tn" pr-pond"r-
antlv Parish districts Of S"hl"swiC will
he given up to Denmark on tho basis or