Evening star., 1919-06-16
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, June 15.-The German reply
to the peace treaty submitted at Yer
sailles on May maintains that the
enemies of Germany have forsaken
the peace of justice, to which they
had pledged themselves in the armi
stice negotiations. for a peace of
might.
The reply, an official summary of
which was made public here today.
protests against the proposed terms
individually and collectively and de-
lnands a return to the original agree
rnents. 1t presses for verbal negotia-
tions and states that Germany expects
justice on a basis Of equality and
reciprocity
The reply follows the lines Of the
summary Of the German counter pro-
posals given out in Berlin at about
the time they were presented.
The document covers 119 pages and
Includes a covering letter by Count
Won Brockdorff- -RantZau under date
of May 29, which has already been
published. and second section of
comments following the main outline
Of the original draft treaty. Two
separate papers on legal and financial
questions are included as part of the
French transla tions have been fur
n-shed in pamphlet form. the former
tptaling about $4,000 words.
The reply begins with detailed
analysis of the legal basis of peace.
alleges a fragrant series of contradic-
lions to this basis and points otr
that the results would be the COM
plete enslavement of the German peo-
pie and betrayal of all the worlds
cherished hopes Of peace.
Analyses Territorial Changes.
In the counter proposals Germany
demands immediate admission to the
league of nations as part of the spirit
OF the armistice agreement and as
necessary for the acceptance of the
proposed military, naval and air
terms. She then analyzes the terri
torial changes demanded. claiming
that the right of self-determination
has been willfully violated through
out.
p Germany bitterly assails the aboli-
tion of all German rights outside of
Europe as irreconcilable with the
preliminary negotiations and as
wholly impossible to a great people
who not only have supreme needs for
markets and supplies, but who have
shown themselves capable of shar-
ing the worlds task of colonization.
Germany is wholly unable to accept
the reparations commission set up by
the allies as involving an infringe
ment OF her sovereignty, Dut proposes
a-co-operative German commission to
work alongside it. She accepts re-
sponsibility only for civilian losses in
occupied Belgium and France and
agrees to maximum payments OF
100. 600. 100000 marks. provided the
trade and territories are accepted as
she proposes.
AS to deliveries Of ships. raw ma
terials and machinery. Germany can
meet the allied claims only in part,
largely because Of decreased produc-
tion.
Germany demands that in the eco
nomic provisions she be treated on
basis of equality and reciprocity and
not in the one-s.ded way outlined.
She agrees to freedom of traffic on
German rivers and within Germany,
but always on condition that there be
no interference with German SOW
ereignty. Similarly with the renewal
of treaties lapSed through the war.
she expects reciprocal treatment,
rather than the assumption by the
allies of the right to say what en-
operative again.
Opposes Trial of Former Kaiser.
The Germans refuse to accept the
trial of the former German emperor
or to sanction his extradition from
Holland on the ground that no Ger
man subject can be brought before
foreign court without an established
law or legal basis. Similarly she can
not agree to extradite other subjects
accused Of violations OF the laws and
customs Of war.
Instead, Germany proposes an in
ternational court Of neutrals to Judge
the fact of crime. the punishment to
remain with the national courts.
The labor clauses are not satisfac-