The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-05-15

/ German authorities in 1870. belonging then
| to M Reuher, and to restore the French
nags taken during the war of 1870 and
FINANCES to which German
| territory is coded will assume GER
| tain portion of the German prewar debt
! the amount to be fixed by the repara-
TONS commission on the basis of the
| rauo between Nthe revenue ana OF the
ceded territory and Germanys total rev
| enues for the three years preceding the
| war. In view. however. OF the special
| circumstances under which Alsace-Lor-
raine was separated from France in
l8n, when Germany refused to accept
any part of the French public debt
FRANCE Will not assume any part Of Ger
| manys prewar debt there, nor will Po-
land share In certain German debts in
Cured for the oppression of Poland. II
In coded territory exceeds the amount
| or debt assumed the states to when
| property ceded will give credit on repara-
ton for the excess, with the exception
| or Alsace-Lorraine. Mandatory powers
| VIII not assume any German debts or
| give any credit for German government
| of representation on, or control Of state
| banks, commission or other similar inter-
| lions.
Germany is required to pay the total
| cost of the armies of occupation from the
date of the armistice as long as they are
| maintained In German territory, this cost
| TO be a first charge on her resources. The
| cost OF reparation is the next charge,
| after making such provisions for pay
| ments for imports as the allies may deem
| necessary.
Germany is to deliver to the allied
| and associated powers all sums deposited
| In Germany by Turkey and Austria Hun
| gary in connection with the financial sup
! port extended by her to them during the
| war and TO transfer to the allies all
| claims against Austria-Hungary, Bull
| garia or Turkey in connection with agree.
ments made during the war. Germany
confirms the remuneration OF the treaties
| OF Bucharest and Brest-Litovsk.
On the request of the PREPARATIONS COM
mission Germany will appropriate any
rights or interests of her nationals in
bose UTILITIES IN esded territories
In Turkey. China Russia Austria Hun
gary and Bulgaria, and transfer them to
the separations commission. which will
credit her with their value.
Germany guarantees to repay to Bra
I'll the fund arising from the sale of Sac
Paulo coffee which she refused 10 allow
Brazil to withdraw from Germany.
Section Eght-Economc Clauses.
Germany shall impose no tariff duties
higher than the lowest in force in 1914.
and for certain agricultural products.
wines, vegetable oils, artificial silk and
washed or secured wool this restriction
obtains for two and half years or for
I'VE years unless further extended by the
league of nations. Germany must give
most favored nation treatment to the
allied and associated powers. She shall
impose no customs tariff Tor five years
on goods originating in Alsac Lorraine
ana FOR three years on goods originating
In former German territory ceGed to Pc
land, with the right of observation of a
similar exception for Luxembourg.
SHIPPING.-Ship of the allied and
associated powers shall for five years and
thereafter, under condition of reciprocity
unless the league of nations otherwise
decides, enjoy the same rights in German
ports as German vessels and have most
favored nation treatment in fishing coast
ing trade and towage, even in territorial
waters. Ships of a country having no
seacoast may be registered at some one
place within It's territory
UNFAIR COMPETITION-Ger un-
dertakes to give the trade OF the allied
and associated powers adequate safe
guards against unfair competition and in
particular to suppress the use of false
wrappings and markings and on condition
or reciprocity 10 respect the laws and
judicial decisions of allied and associated
states In respect of regional appellations
of wines and spirits
TREATMENT OF NATIONALs.-Ger-
many shall impose no exceptional taxes
or restrictions upon the nationals of the
allied and adssociated states for period
OF five years and, unless the league of ma
tons acts, for an additional five years
German nationality shall not continue to
attach TO a person who has become a
national OF an allied or associated
state.
MULTILATERAL CONVENTIONS
Some forty multilateral conventions are
renewed between Germany and the al
lied and associated powers, but special
conditions are attached to Germany's
readmission to several.
PREWAR DEBTS. - system OF
clearing houses is to be created within
three months, one in Germany and one
in each allied and associated state
which adopts the plan for the payment
OF prewar debts, including those aris-
ing from contracts suspended by the
war for the adjustment of the proceeds
Of the liquidation of enemy property and
the settlement of other obligations.
ENEMY PROPERTY.-Germ shall
restore or pay for all private enemy
property seized or damaged by her, the
amount of damages to be fixed by the
mixed arbitral tribunal The allied and
associated states may liquidate Ger
man private property within their
territories as compensation for prop
erty of their nationals not restored or
paid for by Germany for debts owed
to their nationals by German ma
tionals and for other claims against
Germany. Germany is to compensate
its nationals for such losses and to
deliver within six months all docu-
ments "elating to property held by it's
nationals in allied and associated states.
All war legislation as to enemy property
rights and interests Is confirmed and all
claims by Germany against the allied or
associated governments. for acts under
receptional war measures abandoned
CONTRACTS - Prewar contracts be-
tween allied and associated nations, ex-
CeptnB the United states, Japan ana Bra
I'll, and German nationals, are Cancelled
except for debts for accounts already
performed agreements for the transfer
of property where the property had al
ready passed leases of land and houses.
contracts of mortgage, pledge or lien,
mining concessions, contracts with gov
ernments and insurance contracts.
Mixed arbitral tribunes shall be es-
tablished of three members, one chosen
by Germany, one by the associated states
and the third by agreement or failing
which by the president of Switzerland.
They shall have jurisdiction over all dis
putes as TO contracts concluded before
the present peace treaty.
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Industrial, literary and artistic property
are re-established, the special war meas
ures of the allied and associated powers
are ratified and the right reserved to
impose conditions on the use of German
patents and copyrights when in the public
Interest. Except as between the United
States and Germany prewar licenses and
rights to sue for infringements are can
celled.
Section Nine.
OPIUM.-The contracting powers agree
whether or not they have signed and
ratified the opium convention of January
%. 1912 or signed the special protocol
opened at The Hague in accordance with
resolutions adopted by the third opium
conference In 1914 to bring the said con-
vention into force by enacting within u
months of the peace the necessary legisla-
ton.
RELIGIOUS MIsSIoNS.-The allied and
associated powers agree that the proper
| ties of religious missions in territories be-
| longing or ceded to them shall continue
| I'm their work under control of the powers
! Germany renouncing all claims in their
| behalf.
Section Ten.