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to be guided "by, the highest motives OF
dicatins ce'tse the pi solemn Obligations Of in
'ternational undertakings and the valid,
lily of International morality" and will
lif,x imndasa the punishment it feels should De
Persons accused Of having committed
acts in violation Of the laws and customs
military tribunals under military law. If
the charges affect nationals OF only one
state they will be tried before q tribunal
several states they will be tried before
Joint tribunals Of the states concerned.
shall hand dt6er oov to 5ne Or
documents and Information necessary to
ins acts .u the diseovery " Of the Offenders
and the just appreciation Of the respon-
Section Seven-Reparation.
The allied, and associated govern
naents aAras, and Germany accepts On
behalf Of herself and her allies, the re-
.s.S Ss.sxe to Which The aliiea and
associated severnments and their aa-
,tionals have heen subjected ~ con-
ten tssssiss sy tSe % sssre."ie. @ % Of tie e.eS2 %
states.
The total obligation of Germany to
pss. !. to be ana noted
TO her after q fair hearing and not
later than May l, 1921, by an inter-
allied reparation commission: M At the
discharge the obligation within thirty
years shall be presented. These pay
'ments are subject to p9stponeme;nt ;ntoi, in
.ocably recognizes the full authority Of
this commission. agrees to supply 1t
with all the necessary information and nd
findings. She further agrees to restore
to the allies cash and certain articles
which can be identified
years 10000, 600. 900 marks in either
gold: goods. ships, or orr, other specific
standing that certain expenses. such as
those Of the armies Of occupation and
payments for food and raw materials:
While the grand total Of damages
assessed against Germany may exceed
make Compensation for all damages
caused to civilians under seven main
ca.egories: ,(a) Damages by personal
wap a directly i;veaR or indrsctiy; s tS damage
ordered by the enemy and to civilians
caused ans SS Of prisoners:
(d) damages to the allied peoples pre-
scented by pensions and separation al
lowances capitalized at the signature
:erty other than naval or military ma
terials; CO damages to civilians by be-
Ing forced to labor; co damages in the
enemy.
In periodically estimating Germany's
capacity TO pay the reparation com
tenn Of taxation. first to the end that
the sums for reparation which Ger
many is required to pay shall BECOME
TO that for the service or discharge Of
any domestic loan, and, secondly, SO as
70 satisfy itself that IN general r. 1r;,,, the
heavy proportionately as that OF any
iof the powers represented on the COM
mission: go ss"--~". .sz-.-v'-
!. The Commission may require Germany
to give from time to time. by way Of
guaranty, issues of bonds or other obliga-
ltions to cover such claims as are not
otherwise satisfied In this connectlon eean,,s. ni
;claims, bond issues are presently to pc
required Of Germany in acknowledgment
OF its debt as follows:
4 Twenty billion marks, gold payable
mot later than May l, 1921, without in
terest; forty billion marks, gold. bearing
1h per cent interest between l92i ana .
1925 Ind thereafter per cent, with
ming in 1926; and an undertaking to de-
liver forty billion marks gold bonds bear
ing interest at per cent, under terms TO
ffa ~ tne
recognizes the right Of the allies to the
replacement ton for ton 3an and a Gass ssbins TO-.
and agrees to cede to the allies all Ger.
shRf Of sps
1900 and 1000 tons gross and one-quarter
Of her steam trawlers and other fishing
%iehn TIVE monhs sRs to the
committee, together with documents OF
title evidencing the transfer of the ships
AZ an additional part of reparation
the German government further agrees
to build merchant ships for the account
of the allies to the amount Of not ex'
!ceeding 100000 tons gross annually dur;
ing the next five years. Al! ships used
inland NAVIGATION n taken al by t
isred d % by such restitution to be made uI
UP to 20 per cent thereof.
cries in kind, Germany is required. for {
Of eaeS TO o. dsvsf eoa
products. dyestuffs and chemical drugs il
specific AMOUNTS to the reparatons CON CON
~ the conditions Of delivery as not t.
interfere ,unduy with GeImany's hdus
bsssa the pscps
ton f of the !c allied Counties resulting % from
DEVAsarATED ARBAs.-Germany un
dertakes to devote her economic re
sources directly to the physical Sestora
commission lis authorized to require Ger
many to replace the destroyed articles b.
the delivery OF animals, machinery. etc
materials required for reconstruction pur
poses; all with due consideration for GEL
many's essential domestic requirements
Germany is to restore within six month
the Koran Of the Caliph 0thman, former
ly at Medina, to the king Of Hedtaz, an
the skull of the Sultan Okwawa, forInerl
In Germsn. East Africa, to his Britanni
majesty's government. The German GOV