The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-08

civilians caused by acts Of war. directly
or indirectly. including bombardncnts
| from the air.
"tb) Damage caused to civilians, in
| Guiding exposure at Sea. resultiu sfrom
acts Of cruelty ordcerd by the enemy
/ and to civilians in the occupied terri
! tories
"(c) damage caused by maltrcatment
of prisoners.
| "(d) damage to the allied peoples rep
resented by pensions and separation
J allowances. capitalized at the signature
; Of this treaty.
"(c) damages to property other ehan
naval or military materials.
20 damages to civilians by being
! forced To labor.
! "(g) damages In the form OF levies
CT fines Imposed by the enemy. .
Germany further binds herself to re-
, pay all sums borrowed by Belgium from
| her allies as 4 result of Germanys Fio-
| lation of the treaty of 1859 up 10 Nov
crnbcr II. 1918. and for this purpose
vii, issue 1T once and hand over to the
PREPARATION commission five percent gold
bonds falling due in 1926. The total
obligations of Germany to pay as de-
fined in the category of damages IS 70
| be determined and notified TO her after
! g. fair hearing and not later than May
first, nineteen twenty. by an lntcr-allcd
rc2araticn commission.
AZ the same time schedule Of pay
ments to discharge the obligation within
80 years shall be presented. These pay
mcnts arc subject to postponement IN
.,sa T.H- n NV. ~
vocably recognizes the full authority of
this commission. agrees To supply it with
al! the necessary information and TO
raSs Legislation TO effectuatc its findings.
She further agrees to restore to the
allies cash and certain articles which
can be identified. AS an Immediate step
towards restoration Germany shSll pay
within two years ono thousand million
pounds sterling in either gold. ships or
other specific forms Of payment This
sum being included ~ ana not addl-
t!onal to first thousand million bond is
sue referred 20 below. with the under
standing that certain expenses, such as
those OF the armies Of occupation mad
payments for food and raw materials
; may be deducted al the discretion Of
the allies.
I'm periodically estimating Ge17ranys
, capacity 10 pay. the reparation commits
SIGN shall examine the German system
Of taxation first to the end that tho sums
for PREPARATION which Germany is re-
quired to pay shall become charge
! upon ali her revenues. prior to that for
tho service or discharge of any domestic
! loan and secondly 50 as to satisfy itself
that in general tho German scheme OF
taxation is fully as heavy proportion
ately az that Of any OF the powers rep
i resented on the commission.
The measured which the allied and
associated powcrs\hall have the right to
; take. in case Of voluntary default by
; Germany, and which Germany agrees
not to regard as acts of war may in
| clude economic and financial prohibit
tons and reprisals and in general such
other measures as the respective gov
| ernnents may determine to be necessary
J in the circumstances
| Tho commission shall consist OF one
representative each Of thn United States,
. Great Britain. France. italy and Belgi-
! um and in certain cases Of Japan and
Scrvia, with all other allied powers en-
, titled when their claims are under con-
! sideration. to the right Of presentation
without voting power. 1t shall permit
Germany to give evidence regarding her
capacity to pay and shall assure her a