The Washington herald., 1919-05-08

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states. they will be tried before joint
| tribunals of the states concerned. Ger
| many shall hand over to the associated
governments either jointly or severally
all persons so accused and all docu-
ments and information necessary to
/ ensure full knowledge of the incrim-
/ mating acts. the discovery OF the Of
! tenders. and the just appreciation or
the responsibility. The (accused) Will
be entitled to name his own counsel.
REPATRIATION.
Rcparation-"The allied and associ-
ated governments affirm. and Germany
accepts on behalf of herself and her
allies. the responsibility for causing
all the loss and damage to which the
allied and associated governments and
their nationals have been subjected as
a consequence of the war imposed
upon them by the aggression of the
enemy states"
The total obligation of Germany to
pay. as defined in the category of dam
| ages, Is to be determined and notihed
to her after a fair hearing and not
later than May /. 1921. by an inter-
allied reparation commission. At the
same time a schedule of payments to
discharge the obligations within thirty
years shall be presented. These pay
ments are subject to postponement In
certain contingencies. Germany irrev-
ocably recognizes the full authority or
this commission. agrees to supply IL
with all the necessary information and
/ to pass legislation to effectuate its
findings. She further agrees to restore
to the allies cash and certain articles
which can be identified.
As an immediate step toward res
| toration, Germany shall pay within
two years 10000. 100000 marks in either
gold, goods, ships, or other specinc
| forms of payment, with the under
| standing that certain expenses such
as those of the armies of occupa-
| ton and payments for food and raw
! materials may be deducted at the
! discretion of the allies.
i While the grand total of damages
\ assessed against Germany may cX-
| ceed her ability to pay, she under
| takes to make compensation for all
| damages caused to civilians under
| seven main categories: (A) Damages
| by personal injury to civilians caused
by acts of war. directly or indirectly
| H) Damage caused to civilians by
| acts of cruelty ordered by the en-
! envy, and to civilians in the occupied
| territory. (CD Damages caused by
/ maltrcatment of prisoners. CD DAM
! ages to the allied peoples represented
| by pensions and separation allow
1 ances, capitalized at the signature
| Of this treaty. (E) Damages to prop
| erty other than naval or military
| materials. ID Damages to civilians
by being forced to labor. (G) Dam
! ages in the form of levics or fines i'm
| posed by the enemy.
ABILITY TO PAY.
In periodically estimating Ger
many's capacity to pay the repara-
ton commission shall examine the
! German system of taxation. first to
| the end that the sums of reparation
which Germany is required to pay
| shall become A charge upon all her
revenues. prior to that for the service
or discharge Of any domestic loan.
and secondly so as to satisfy itself
that i'm general, the German scheme
of taxation is fully as heavy pro-
portionateIy as that of any of the
! powers represented on the commits
sion.
The measures which the allied and
associated powers shall have the right
to take. in case of voluntary default
bp Germany. and which Germany
I.
may include economic and financial
prohibitions and reprisals. and in gen.
eTal such other measures as the re-
sTective governments may determine
TO be necessar in the circumstances.
ISSUES OF BONDS.
The commission shall consist Of one
representative each of the United
States. Great Britain. France, Italy
and Belgium. and in certain cases OF
Japan and Serbia, with all other al
lied powers entitled. when their claims
are under consideration, to the right
OF representation without voting
power. II shall permit Germany to
give evidence regarding her capacity
to pay and shall assure her a Just
opportunity to be heard. 1t shall
make its HEADQUARTERS at Paris: es-
tablish its own procedure and per-
sonnel: have general control of the
whole reparaticn problem: and become
the exclusive agency OF the allies for
receiving. holding. selling and distrib-
uting payments. Majority vote shall
prevail except that unanimity is re-
quired on questions involving the SOW
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