Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-17
Paris June 16.-(Assocated Press) 1.-The Germans have
been granted additional 48 hours which to make their
reply regarding the signing of the Peace treaty.
NOW UP TO GERMANS

NOW UP TO GERMANS
Paris. June 16.-The final reply Of
the allied and associated powers to
the conditions of peace handed to
the Germans at Versailles on May
was delivered to the German del
egation today and made public Short
ly afterward.
The Germans are allowed sevSl
days to accept or refuse the treaty as
it stands. If they accept peace will be
signed at once; if they do not &C
cept, the armistice will terminate on
Monday Uune 23) and the powers
will take such steps as may be
necessary to enforce their terms.
The principles of the original con-
ditions have been vigorously upheld,
as establishing a peace of justice.
but certain notifications in detail
and many explanations Of the effect
of execution are made. The reply is
in two parts-a general covering let
ter, and seriatim discussions of the
general counter proposals. The
changes include:
A plebiscite for upper Silesia with
guarantees of coal from that terri
tory.
Frontier rectifications in West
Prussia.
Omission Of the third zone in
Schlewig plebiscite.
Temporary increase Of the German
army from loo. 900 men to 100000 men.
Declaration of the intention to
submit within month of signature
list of those accused of violation of
the laws and customs of war.
Offer to cooperate with German
commission on reparations and to
receive suggestions for discharging
the obligation.
Certain detailed notifications in
the finance, economic and ports and
waterways clauses, including aboli-
ton Of the proposed Kiel canal COM
mission.
Assurance Of membership in the
League Of Nations in the early fu-
ture, if Germany fulfills her obliga-
tons.
The covering letter is from NJ. Glenn
enceau. president of the peace confer
ence, to Cont Won Brockdorff- Rantzau
president Of the German delegation. In
this letter NJ. Clemenceau says:
THE allied and associated powers
have given the most earnest consider
alton to the observation of the German
delegates on the draft treaty of peace
The reply protests against the peace on
the ground that it conflicts with the
terms upon With the armstice of Nov
l., 1918. was signed and that it is reace
of violence, and not a peace Of justice
The Protest of the German delegation
shows that they fail to understand the
position in which Germany stands to-
day. They seem to think that Germany
has only to make sacrifices in order O
attain peace as if this were but the
end of some mere struggle for terrific >
and power. The allied and assoc ated
powers therefore feel it necessary to
begin their reply by clear statement
Of the judgment of the word. VIII oh
has been forged by practically the
whole Of civilized mankind.
I'm the view of the allie and assoc
ciated powers the war which began on
August 1, 1914. was the greatest crime
against humanity and freedom of the
people that any nation calling itself
c;viled has ever consciously committed
For many years the rulers of German.
through the Prussian tradition. strove
for a position of dominance in Europe.
They were not satisfied with tat grow
ing prosperity and influence to which
Germany was entitled. and which all
other nations were willing to accord
her. They required that they should
be able 10 dictate and tyrannize over a
subservient Europe. as they dictated
and tyrannized over subservient Ger
many.
''In order to attain their ends they
used every channel through which to
educate their own subjects in the doc
trines that might was right in interna-
tional affairs. They never ceased to
exrand German armament by land and
sea. and to propagate the falsehood
that 1t was necessary because Germa-
ny's neighbors were jealous of her
prosperity and power.
"She sought to sow hostility and sus-
picion. instead of friendship. between
nations. The Germans developed a sys-
tenn Of espionage and intrigue through
which they were enabled to stir inter-
nal REBELLION and even to make sacri-
fices in their preparations in the terri
tory Of their neighbors whereby hey
might. when the moment came. strike
them down with greater certainty and
ease. They kept Europe in a ferment
by threats Of violence. and when they
found that their neighbors were re-
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