Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-07


bat for a supreme offense against inter.
lnctional morality and the sanctity Of
treaties The cx emperor's surrender
is To be requested of Holland and "a spe-
eial tribunal set up, composed of one
judge from each of the five great pow.
crS, with full guarantees of the right of
defense. 1t is TO be guided f'by the
highest motives Of international poney
with view Of yindieating the solemn
obligations of international undertak.
ings and the validity Of international
morality" and will fix the punishment
il fels should be imposed. Persons ae-
eused Of having committed aetsofviola
tion of laws and customs Of war are to
be tried and punished by military tri-
bunals under military law.
/ Reparations,
Section seven. Reparation. Allied
and associated government a.lrm and
Germany accepts on behalf of herself
and her allies, the responsibility for
causing all the loss and damage to
which the allied and associated govern.
ments and their nationals have been
subjected as consequence uI tnc war.
The total obligation Of Germany to paw.
as defined in the category of damages,
is to be termed and Germany notified
after fair hearing and not later than
May !, 1921, by an inter.allied repara.
tiOn commission. At the same time Il
schedule of payments to discharge the
obligation within thirty years shall be
presented These payments E,u suUleet
to postpOnement in certain contingen.
cios. Germany irrevoeably recognizes
tho full authority Of this commission.
AS an immediate step towards restora.
tion, Germany shall pay within two
years twenty billion marks in either
gold, goods, ships Or other spicific forms
of payment She undertakes 70 mako
compensation for all damages caused eli.
villains. In periodically estimating Ger
many 5 capacity to pay, the reparation
commission shall examine Che German
system Of taxation first to the end that |
the sums for reparation which Germany
is required TO pay shall become charge
upon all her revenues. The measures
which the allied and associated powers
shal have the right to take, in case of |
voluntary defsult by Germany and
which Germany agrees not TO regard no
acts Of war, may include economic and !
financial prohibitions and reprisals. Tho /
commission shall consist Of one repre-
sentative each Of the United States.
Crest Britain, France, Italy and Bel
gium.
Bonds Issues Required.
The commission may require Germany
to give from time to time, by way Of
guaranty, issues Of bonds or other obli.
cations to cover Luch claims as are not
otherwise satisfied bona ISSUES are to
be required Of Germany in acknowl
edgement Of IFS debt as follows: twenty
billion marks gold, without interest,
payable not later than May |, 1921;
forty billion marks gold, bearing two
and onc-half per cent interest, betwceR
1921 and 1926 and thereafter five per
cent, with a one per cent sinking fund,
apyIaent beginning in 1926 ad an under.
taking to deliver forty billion marks
gold btnds bearing interest at five per
cent, Under terms TO be fixed by the
commission. -s-sA u
The German government recognizes
the right of the allies to the replace.
mcnt, ton for ton aud class for class,
)f all merchant ships and fishing boats
lost or damaged owing to the war,
As an additional part of repGration, the
German government further agrees To
build merchant ships for the account Of
he allies 10 the amount OF not ex.
'ecding two hundred thousand tons
gross annually during the next five
year wears.
Restoration Work
Germany undertakes to devote her
resources directly TO the phys
cal restoration Of the invaded areas
Phe reparation commission is author
1ed to require Germany to replace the
destroyed articles by the delivery OF
lnimals machinery, etc, existing in
Germany, and to manufacture mater.
ais required for reconstruction purpos-
IS.
Powers to which German territory is
'eded will assume a certain portion of
he German pre.war debt. the amount
% he fixed by the repatriations com.
MISSION.
Germany Is required TO pay the to.
al cost Of the armies Of occupation
rom the date Of the armistiee as long
IS they are maintained in German ter.
iiory Germany is TO deliver 10 the
llled and associated powers an sums /
deposited in Germany by Turkey and
Iusiria Hungary in connection with I
he financial support extended BY her
o them during the war.
Section eight. For = period of six
iAths Germany shall impose no tariff