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for men, No member of the German
mercantile marine will be permitted
any naval training.
All German vessels of war in for
eign ports. and the German high sea
fleet interned at Scapa Flow. will
be surrendered. the final disposition
Of these ships to be decided upon
by the allied and associated powers.
Germany must surrender forty-two
modern destroyers. fifty modern tor
pedo boats and all submarines. with
their salvage vessels: all war ves-
sells under construction. including
submarines. must be broken up. War
vessels not otherwise provided for
are to be placed in reserve or used
for commercial purposes. Replace
ment of ships except those lost can
take place only at the end of twenty
years for battleships and fifteen
years for destroyers. The largest
armored ship Germany will be per-
mitted to withhold will he 10000
tons.
MUST REMOVE MINES.
Germany is required to sweep up
the mines in the North Sea and the
Baltic as decided upon by the allies.
All German fortifcations in the Bal
tic defending the passages through
the belts must be demolished. other
coast defenses are permitted. but the
number and calibre of the guns must
not be increased.
During a period of three months
after peace. German high power wire
less stations at Nauen. Hanover and
Berlin will not be permitted TO send
any messages except for commercial
purposes and supervision of the allied
and associated governments nor may
any more be constructed
Germany will be allowed to repair
German submarine cables which have
heen cut but are not being utilized
by the allied powers. and also portions
of cables which. after having been
cut. have been removed. or are at
any rate not being utilized by anyone
or the allied and associated powers.
In such cases the cables. or portions
Of cables. removed or utilized remain
the property Of the allied and as
sociated powers and accordingly four
teen cables or parts OF cables are
specified which will be restored to
Germany.
Air-The armed forces Of Germany
must not include any military or ma
val air forces except for not over
one hundred unarmed seaplanes IN
he retained till October I to search
for submarine mines No diriGIble
shall be kept. The entire air per-
sonncI is to bs dNmohilizcd within tive
months except for 1.Gb0 officers and
men retained till October. No avia-
tion grounds or dirigible sheds are
to be allowed within 10 kilOmeters
Of the Rhine or the eastern or south
cru frontiers. existing installation
within these limits to he destroyed
The manufacture Of air craft and
parts OF air craft is forbidden for
six months. All military and naval
aerOnautical material under a most
exhaustive definition must be surren-
dcred within three months. except for
the hundred seapIanes already speci-
fed
PRISONERS OF WAR.
Prisoners of war-The repatriation
OF German prisoners and intCrned
civilians is to be carried out without
delay and at Gcrmany's expense by
commission composed of representa-.
tives of the allies and Germany
Those under sentence for offenseS
against discipline are to he repa.
triatcd without regard to the com
pIetion of their sentences Until Ger.
OF orenses against the laws and GUS
toms of war. the allies have the right
to retain selected German officers
The allies may deal at their own dis.
cretion with Germany nationals who
do not desire to oe repatriated. all re.
patTiation being conditional on the
immediate release of any allied sub
jects still in Germany. Germany is
TO accord facilities to commissions OF
inquiry in collecting information ir
regard to missing prisoners of wal
and of imposing penalties on German
officials who have concealed allied
nationals. Germany is to restore al
property belonging to allied prisoners
There is to be a reciprocal exchange
OF information as to dead prisoners
and their graves
Graves-Roth parties will respect
and maintain the graves of soldiers
and sailors buried on their terri
tories. agree to recognize and assist
any commission charged by any al
lied or associated government with
identifying. registering. maintaining
or erecting Oustable) monuments
over the graves. and to afford to eacr
other all facilities for the repatriation
of the remains OF their soldiers.
SECTION SEVEN.
Responsibilities-"Th allied and as
sociated powers publicly arraign WILL
lam II of Hohenzollern. formerly Ger
man Emperor. not for an offense
against criminal law. but for a su.
preme offense against international
morality and the sanctity OF treaties. y
The ex-Emperor's surrender is to be
requested of Holland and a special
tribunal set up composed OF one Judge
from each OF the principal great pow
ers, with full guarantees of the right
OF defense. il is to be guided by the
highest motives of international policy
with n view of indicating the solemn
obligations of international undertake
lngs and the validity of international
morality and will tx the punish
ment 1t feels should be imposed.
Persons accused Of having committed
acts in violation OF the laws and Gus
toms of war are to be tried and pun
shed by military tribunals under mill
tary law. II the charges affect ma
.iopals Of only one state. they will be
.ried before a tribunal Of that state.