The sun., 1919-06-17

Germany il to be allowed Il pu,cA...
mineral products. Including coal "a -.
came terms 80 the Poles and os,r,..s
transferred 10 Poland are 10 bs -.
oustely protected As TO lansuss.
ligion and education.
The protectlen Of the lfter..s =, A.
people Of Heiisoiand and Of p,so.S,
navigation and the f1shii i,tn,t,a
which Germany demands. mas slra.s.,
been provided for, ~ the only hAroer !.
be destroyed are the naval harhsrs vsh
IN a specific AREA, which Does not r. ciys.
harborv used by hshing vessels IN. A.
stfuctton will be solely 10 efsysHt -
fertilization Of the island.
No CONCESSIONS can b i,tsA. AZ "a a.
former German cetonfat Ard G.rn,~
rights outside Europe. The Aalee "a.
associated Governments, actuated ,bss.
again abandon thirteen or four eer ,sS
ton parsons 10 a fate from which -.
war has delivered theo. Gerrn,rs,.
isfSiiction IN colonial cfviii.ssion. ~,
ciaIty IN cruel methods Of repression a..
bitfAry reduisition and various FORM. =,
tofcsd labor have bsen amply atts..a
By the formal charges made IN 4.
ReichstAk, notably by Drsbergef al
Nosiye. by the depopulation Of vas, s,.,.
In German East Africa and the c as,
foofis. and the tragic fate Of the Hs,esr.
IN Aouthweet Africa. Moreovs, ~,
have felt Il necessary to safeguard yh,,
cwn security and The peace Of ~, Nb,,t
skAintt a military imperialism sbt~
sought to establish q basis mr. interts
snce ara intimidation sssinst us o.N,.
Powers.
That the loss Of the colonies viii net
hinder Gef1nAny's Normal economic S..
veiopmeht Is shown by the fact tia, II
1913, but ohe-hAlf OF one per cart a
cetnAny's imports ana ons.halt a. On.
per cent. OF her exports was with her
own colonies. Moreover, sxpes.s.ts Ma,
shown that bit b vary ANAL proportion
OF the excess German population 7eu,t
70 TO German colonies.
No reason 10 seen to make an ero.,.
ton to the general rule FOR the transfer
OF ali. movable and irnmovable STAT,
in the ease OF Kiao Chow. the princ.pi.,
OF private rights will apply to the raj.
roads ana mines II Germany can pfo,.
their private ownership. n. .ativ,.
OF rnandatories will not bear any pa,
Of the German debt incurred therein, As
this was mostly for Germany's own IN
terests. The Powers must reserve. N
ths interest Of the natives and ~ gtt.
erat peace, full liberty to determine IN.
conditions under which Germans ma
| establish themselves there. and think Il
no hardship. that Germany aerse In Ad.
vance to humanitarian conventions A to
the traffic I'm arms and spirits ahd ii.
Hike.
Regarding Military Terms.
The military terms we're not draw,
solely with a view Of making II mpo,
sible for Germany to resume her policy
Or military aggression, but also as the
hrst step toward the general limitation
| OF Arrnaments aimed Mt a. one OF h,
most fruitful pfevenuves Of war and
which Il will be one OF the first dutie. y
| the League OF Nations TO promote n
| the colossal growth In arfnarnents in Nh,
past rev decades was forced upon Eu.
| rope by Germany, It Ia hight that N,
process OF Limitation should also begin
with her. The Powers are willing, how.
ever, In the interests OF general pear.
and the welfare OF the German people
to allow Germany 10 reduce her army
more gradually than at present stipu.
lated, namely to q maximum of 200,oo'
men within three months and at the end
OF that three months and every tire
months thereafter TO allow their military
experts to M the strength for the fo
lowing three months. the object to besir
TO reach the total OF 100000 stipulated
. soon as possible and AZ least by Marc
81, 1870.
Fortresses situated In the neutral tor'
east OF the Rhine not occupied by II,
powers shall be dlsa rrfied In two month,
and dismantled In six Those IN tn
occupied territory when ordered by IN
allied high command.
The naval terrna. while ieavins Ger
many adequate naval forces for pro
lection ana police, must he accepted
Internationally, the details TO be WORKED
out by the naval commission after u.
peace. No financial measures are cor
tempiated as regards the surrender c
| warships, which must be unconditional