Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-05-16

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| railitary tribunals under military law. If
the charges affect nationals of only one
state they will be tried before a tribunal
of that state; if they affect nationals of
several states they will be tried before
Joint tribunals of the states concerned.
Germany shall hand over to the asso-
ciated governments either jointly or sew
| documents and information necessary to
insure full knowledge of the incriminat-
ing acts, the discovery OF the Offenders
and the just appreciation of the resi- on
| sibility.
Section Seven-Reparation.
| The allied and associated govern
| ments affirm, and Germany accepts on
| behalf of herself and her allies, the re-
| spOnsibiIity for causing all the loss
| and damage to which the allied and
asscciated governments and their ma
tiOnals have been subjected as a con-
| sequence 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 notified
| to her after a fair hearing and not
later. than May 1, 1921, by an inter
| allied reparation commission. At the
same time a schedule of payments to
| discharge the obligation within thirty
| years shall be presented These pay
| ments are subject to postponement in
| certain contingencies. &c ermany irrev-
| ocably recognizes the full authority of
! this commission, agrees to supply it
| with all the necessary information and
to pass legislation to efectuate its
findings She further agrees to restore
to the allies cash and certain articles
| which can be identified.
AS an Immediate step toward -esto-
| ration Germany shall gay within two
years 2O,OoO,OO0,oOO marks in either
forms of payment, with the under
| standing that certain expenses, such as
| those of the armies of occupation and
| payments for food and raw materials,
| may be deducted at the discretion of
| the allies.
While the grand total of damages
| assessed against Germany may exceed
her ability to pay, she undertakes to
make compensation for all damages
caused to civilians under seven main
categories: (a) Damages by personal
war, directly or indirectly; (b) damage
caused to civilians by acts of cruelty
ordered by the enemy and to civilians
in the occupied territory; (c) damages
caused by maltreatment, of prisoners;
| (d) damages to the allied ,Oples pre-
sented by pensions and sep Iration al
| lowances capitalized at the signature
of this treaty; (e) damages to prop
erty other than naval or military ma
terials; (f) damages to civil ans by be-
ing forced to labor; (g) damages in the
enemy.
In periodically estimating Germany's
capacity ss,, to pay the fspara rep ton com
tenn of taxation, first to the end that
the sums for reparation which Ger
many 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 in general the
German scheme of taxa tiCn is fully as
heavy proportionately as that of any
of the powers represented on the COM
mission.
The commission may require Germany
to give from time to time, by way of
guaranty, issues of bonds or other obliga-
tions to cover such claims as are not
otherwise satisfied. In this connection
claims, bond issues are presently to be
required of Germany in acknowledgment
of its debt as follows:
Twenty billion marks, gold, payable
not later than May l. 1921, without in
terest; forty billion marks, goil, bearing
2h per cent interest between 1221 and
1926 and thereafter per cent, with
per cent sinking fund payment begin
ming in 1926; and an undertaking to de-
liver forty billion marks gold bo ads bear
ing interest at per cent, under terms tc
be fixed by the commission.
SHIPPING.-The German government
recognizes the right of the allies to the
replacement, ton for ton and class fol
class, of ali merchant ships ana fishing
boats lost or damaged owing to the war
and agrees to cede to the allies all Ger
man merchant ships of 1,600 tors gros:
1900 and LOCO tons gross and one-quartel
of her steam trawlers and other fshins
boats. These ships are to be delivered
within two months to the rep traitor
committee. together with documents O
title evidencing the transfer of tie ship
free from encumbrance.
As an additional part Of reparation
the German government further agree
to build merchant, ships for the accoun
ceeding 100000 tons gross annually dur
ing the next five years. All ships use'
for inland navigation taken by German,
from the allies aye to be restored wfthil
two months the amount of loss not GOV
cred by such restitution to be made Vi
by the cession of the German river flee
up to 20 per cent thereof.
In order to effect payment by deliv
cries in kind, Germany is required, for
limited number of years. varying in tn
case of each. to deliver coal, coal ia
products, dyestuffs and chemical drugs i
specific amounts to the reparations com
mission. The commission NY so mod
| fy the conf't!0,.i - a. 80 J as not t
| interfere u-.--..y 49,. rIanys indus
trial requirements. The deliveries OF COS
are based largely upon the principle G
l making good diminutions in the produc
ton of the allied countries resulting fror
the war.
: DEVASTATED AREAS.-Germany ur
| dertakes to devote her economic re
] sources directly to the physical restora
i. ton of the invaded areas. The reparatio
e commission is authorized to require Gel
many to replace the destroyed articles b
: the delivery of animals, machinery, etc
l | existing in Germany, and to manufactur
5 | materials required for reconstr- lction Dul
f poses; all with due consideration for Gen
manys essential domestic requirement.
= Germany is to restore within six month
the Koran of the Caliph Othman, former
! | iy at Medina, to the king of Hediaz, an
2 the skull of the Sultan Olzwawa, formerl
in German East Africa, to his Britann
4 | majesty's government The German go1
$ ernment is also to restore to the Frenc