Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-06-20

CIVIL populations in the occupied parts
Of Belgium and France, inasmuch as
she brought upon them the terrors OF
war by a breach of international law
through the violation of neutrality.
The Germans refuse, however, to
pay reparation to other occupied ter
ritories in Italy, Montenegro, Serbia,
Roumania and Poland, on the ground
that mo attack in contradiction 70 IN
ternational law was involved"
She refuses to pay the costs OF the
allied-American armies of occupation,
considering this "both unnecessary
and uneconomic."
She declares the Poles have not so
far shown themselves trustworthy pro-
tectors Of the national and religious
rights of minorities, and asks a com
mission to assess damages caused by
recent Polish disturbances in German
inhabited regions.
Occupation.
She demands, in words of bitter pro-
test, that all allied troops be with
drawn within six months of the sign
ing of peace.
Negotiations.
She insists she has a right to oral
discussion Of the practical application
of the principles upon the acceptance
Of which by her and her enemies she
laid down her arms.
Saar.
Purely German territory" She
claims important Industrial districts
beyond the coal mines r demanded
from her, but even the cession of the
mining district could not be admitted"
She is willing to guarantee a supply OF
coal, shut the total coal computed to
exist in the Saar mines would repre-
sent a hundred times the maximum
France demands" Except for 68 years
under Franch rule, the population has
been attached to Germany for over a
thousand years. Reconsideration OF
the whole question is demanded.
SchIesWig.
She charges the demarcation for a
plebiscite has been traced through
purely German territory and goes
further than Denmark herself wishes
to go.
Upper SiIesia.
Cession cannot be demanded at
ALL" 1t is added that Upper Silesia
owes everything to Germany and Ger
many cannot dispense with Upper 81
lesia, while Poland dos not really
need it," Germany is prepared to cede
such parts as are truly Polish. In all
territories east and west, where ces-
sion is demanded. she says it must be
preceded by a plebiscite with universal
suffrage administered under fair condi-
tons by a neutral power after evacua-
ton of foreign troops.
West Prussia.
Germany is ready to cede to Poland
such west Prussian territories as are
indisputably Polish.
East Prussia.
Germany cannot consent to the
severance, Of East Prussia, with q
German population of 100000 from
the German empire. A bridge must
be absolutely prepared.
Danzig.
This purely German town must re.
main within the German empire. Ger.
many refuses to make it a free city.
but is willing to make it and Koenigs'
berg free ports to give Poland access
to the sea.
AIsace-Lorraine.
The population alone should decide
whether it wants to belong to France
or Germany or wants to be an indie.
pendent state. eff France is to take
over the results of Germany's effort
she must equally take yer a proper
tionate share in the German debt"
German-Austria.
Germany cannot pledge herself to
oppose a possible desire Of German
Austria to be united with her.
Colonies.
The treaty clauses are called "un-
lust Germany claims she has "a
natural claim to colonies from her
culture and undeniable colonial &C.
complishments."
nE nQ6StGs tM5
IT conflicts with a peace of right
and Justice to demand from Germany
TO recognize beforehand any treaties
which her present enemies may make
with the states which were formerly
mart of the Russian empire.
germany" says the reply, "has ex-
nressly accepted President Wilson's
ID points, and nothing else" By elm
mating Germany from the worlds
trade, it is asserted, her enemies
0might get rid of a troublesome com
petitor, but the world already impov-
erished by the war would become in.
fnitely poorer She promises in her
contemporaries to set ar example
in disarmament offering to give up all
naval and military weapons to the
minimum point required for police
work in maintaining law and order
internally.
Trial of Ex-Kaiser.
"As to the trial of the ex-kaiser
| Germany cannot recognize the JUST,
| fcation of such criminal prosecution
which is not founded upon any legal
basis, or ag1ee to the competence OF
the special tribunal proposed, or the
| ~advisability Of the surrender to be re.
ouested of the Netherlands.
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