The Jasper news., 1919-05-15
Enemy Is Shorn Of All Military
Power by the Stern
Document.
FIRST PAYMENT 5 BILLION
Must Agree to Restoration Of Alsaee-
Lorralntj Agree to Trial Of Elk.
Kaiser; Approves League; Cut
Army to 100000, and
Reduce the Navy.

treaty as presented to the German
plenipotentiaries at q memorable as
semblage at Versailles on Wednesday
afternoon, attended by the delegates
of the twenty-seven nations which are
parties to the peace pact:
/. Following the preamble and depo-
sitlon of powers comes the covenant
Of the league Of nations as the first
section Of the treaty.
The frontiers of Germany In Eu-
rope are defined in the second sec
ton; European political classes given
In the third; European political classes
in the fourth.
Next are the military, naval and
mir terms as the fifth section, followed
by a section on prisoners Of war and
military graves and seventh on re-
sponsibilities.
Preparations, financial terms and
economic terms are covered In sec
tons eight to ten. Then comes the
aeronautic sections, ports, waterways
and railways sections, the labor cove
nant, the sections on guarantees, and
the final clauses.
AIsace-Lorralne Restored.
Germany, by the terms Of the treaty,
restores Alsace-LorTaine to France,
accepts the Observation-Disclosures of the
Sarre Basin temporarily and Of Dan
zig permanently, agrees to territorial
changes toward Belgium and Den
mark and in East Prussia, cedes most
of upper Silesia to Poland, and re-
nounces ali territorial and political
rights outside Europe, as to her own
or her allies territories, and especial
ly to Morocco, Egypt, Siam, Liberia
and Shantung.
She also recognizes the total indie
pendence of German-Austria, Czecho-
Slovakia and Poland.
Her army is reduced to 100000 men,
including officers.
CONSUMPTION within her territories
Is abolished.
All forts so kllometers east Of the
Rhine are to be RACED.
All importation, expectation and
nearly all production Of war material
is stopped.
German Navy is Reduced.
Allied occupation Of parts of Ger
many will continue till reparation Is
made, but will be reduced at the end
Of each of three flve-year periods II
Germany Is fulfilling her obligations
Any violation by Germany Of the
conditions as to the zone 80 kilometer'
east of the Rhine will be regarded as
an act of war.
The German navy is reduced to sl2
battleships, six light cruisers ant
twelve torpedo boats, without sub
marines, and a personnel Of not owe
$4,000.
All other vessels must be surrer
dered or destroyed.
Germany is forbidden to build fort
controlling the Baltic, must demolisl
Heligoland, open the Kiel canal t
all nations and surrender her four
teen submarine cables.
She may have no military or nava
air forces except 100 unarmed sea
planes until October to detect mines
Responsible for All Damage.
Germany may manufacture aviation
material for only six months.
Germany accepts full responsibility
for all damages caused to allied an
associated governments and nationals
agrees specifically to reimburse a
civilian damages beginning with an II
itial payment Of 10000, 100000 mark!
subsequent payments to be secured
bonds to be issued at the dlscretlo
of the reparation commission.
Germany is to pay shipping damag
on a ton-for-ton basis by cesslon Q
large part Of her merchant. coastin
and river fleets and by new constru'
tion, and to devote her economic n
sources to the rebuilding Of devastate
regions.
Germany agrees to return to tn
1914 Observation-Disclosures tariffs will
out discrimination of any sort; to a
low allied and associated national
freedom of transit through her teri
tories, and to accept highly detaile
provisions, as pre-war debts, unfa
competition, Observation-Disclosures {
roads and rivers. and other econom
and financial clauses.
She also agrees to the trial of Il
ex-kaiser by an international high cou
for a supreme offense against Int
national morality and Of other natlo
ais for violation of the laws and Gu
toms of war, Holland to be asked