Albuquerque morning journal., 1919-05-29

II
If the league of nations is estab-
lished with Germany as a member,
Germany shall continue to administer
her colonies in accordance with the
principles of the league as its manda-
tory;
Germany offers to pay 10000, O0O,-
600 marks gold by the year 1926 as in
demnity, and to make annual pay
ments from 1927 onward to total not
in excess of 5000. .000,0 900 marks in
gold.
It was expected today that the
counter proposals would be officially
made known on Wednesday
Raise Fourteen roints.
The counter proposals will in the
opening section argue for the exist
ence of Germanys contractual right
to a peace based on President Wilson's
fourteen points, because the entente
nations agreed to a peace on that
| basis, and neither Mr.. Wilson nor the
representatives of any other allied
government have since demanded that
peace be established on any other
| basis.
1T would be difficult to see" one
section reads, what different condi-
tions could have been imposed upon
an imperialistic government. The
solemn. assurances of France. Great
Britain and President Wilson that the
peace would be a peace of right and
not of violence, have not been kept,
especially regarding territorial ques-
tions
The reply complains that might
before right dominates the whole
allied treaty.
Objection is expressed to the de-
mand that Germans be surrendered
for trial in enemy courts. the reply
contending that an impartial authority
ought to be instituted to establish all
violations of international law by
whomever committed 1t IS declared
by the Germans that although the
speech made by President Wilson in
October, 1915. recognized that re-
sponsbility for the war rested on the
entire European system, the treaty
requires Germany to acknowledge
that she and her allies were response
bic for all damage suffered in oppos
ing countries 1t is asserted that it
is incontestable that some of the al
lied and associated powers, such as
Italy and Rumania, entered the war
for the sake of territorial conquest.
No Basis of Right.
The German counter proposals
argue that there is no basis of night
for the obligation to make compensa-
ton which is to be imposed on Gcr-i
many. Complaint is made that the3
amount of compensation IS to be fixed!
by hostile commission whose powers
would enable it to administer Ger |
many as a bankrupt state. This, it is
declared is incompatible with,the in |
nate right of nations. II
The statutes of the league of ma i
tions, il is further asserted. contra
dict numerous declarations made byt
the governments opposed to Germany
and the league IS merely continua- |
ton of the enemy coalition. 1t is
added that there is no realization Of
a real league of nations and that in |
its present form the league re-estab- |
fishes in effect the alliance of 1915.
The reply maintains that the treaty
shows Germany as a nation which is !
simply to be destroyed and adds:
This is a complete Reputation of
the idea that every nation has right
to existence and violates the rights of
clf-determination."
The statement then details long OBJ |
jectiOns to the proposed treatment of
the Saar region, Eupen, Malmedy, |
Molosllel anu Aisdce anu inc eastern
frontiers and argues that the worst
manifestation of the disregard of the,
right of elf-determination is the sep
aration of Danzig from the German
empire. Other abrogations of this
right, as cited in the statement, in
clude the refusal to allow the millions
of Germans in German Austria toN
unite with Germany, while other mill
lions of Germans are forced to remain
under the new Czecho-Slo state.
The counter proposal says that the
treaty involves destruction of German
economic, life and subjects the Ger
man people to financial slavery
unparalleled in the history of the
world"
lfsuch a treaty came into force, it
is declared it would mean fresh