Evening journal., 1919-06-23

the public debts OF the German empire
and States and there is no clause eX-
empting France from the payment Of
the local debt Of Alsace-Lorraine. There
les, therefore, no divergence between
the memorandum and the treaty.
The commission which has been
provided for Upper Sllesia, and which,
according TO Article Is Of the treaty, is
TO be appointed by The principal Allied
and associated powers, issued in the
memorandum a commission indepen-
dante-separate commission in order
10 explain that IL is a commission
separately charged with the mission
mentioned in the aforesaid Article 80.
II does not appear that there Is In this
matter any divergence whatever be-
tween the treaty and the memoran-
dun.
THE explanations given on page IS
Of the memorandum concerning Memel
show no contradiction between the
treaty and the memorandum.
HelgOland Provisions
Concerning the destruction az the
fortincations Of Helgoland, the princi-
pal Allied and associated powers intend.
as they explained on page i7 Of the
memorandum, TO appoint a commission
| 20 exercise this control in conformity
with the treaty. This commission Will
/ have the power TO decide what part OF
the works protecting the coast against
| the erosion Of the sea shall be kept
and what part shall be destroyed.
l "The Allied and associated powers
| think 10 their duty 90 point ont that
1 they have never declared that the GER
Imam railways and mines Of Shanlung
shall not be considered as property OF
/ the German state, n the Germans can
prove that they are private property.
ION the contrary, the Allied and as
ISOLATED powers consider them 70 DE
public property. Nevertheless. II Ger
many can prove that her nations hold
shares i'm these enterprises, they shail
receive the benefit OF the general prin-
clples established in the treaty for such
matters.
List of Persons for Trial
"Ns stated on page "a 0f the m,mo-
randum. Tho Allied and associated pow
crs intend 10 address TO the Herfnan
/ Government. within a month after lht
treaty comes into force, list of ihe
nersons whom: i'm accordance win Ar
iicle 22s. alinea ,. Germany is TO sur
rander 10 the Allied and associated
powers. ..-.
AZ stated on page 10 Of the memo
randum, have no intention of giving tie
reparation commission the authority 10
exact a revelation Of secret OF manuiac-
ture or other confidential Information
As 10 the exercise Of executive power
in German territory or interference IN
the direction Of superintendent Of Ger
man scN~lasilc establishments. the
treaty contains no stipulations owns
such authority 10 the reparation com
mission.
ION pages % and following Of the
memorandum the Allied and associated
powers have not provided any special
procedure 90 nX and cover the repara-
lions eXacted from Germany. The NJ
lied and associated powers have giNeI
Germany the possibility OF presenting
for the examination OF the said powers
documents aud propositions at the sign
ing OF the treaty and within the fou
following months with a view TO has
tenlng the work on reparations, thu
greatly shortening the Investigation an
accelerating the decisions.
/ Concerning the facilities considere
! on pags 36 Of the memorandum for N
/. ! importation Of food and raw material
! into Germany. they are mentioned onl
} under reserve Of certain conditions an
b within limits that cannot be indicate
In advance, and also under reserve q
the necessity in which the Allied an
? associated powers find themselves q
+ taking legitimal'~accOunt Of their ow
economic situation resulting from Ger
3 man aggression and from the war.
s This cannot be considered as
- promise 10 depart from the terms ,
: the treaty. but the expression Of Oh
Z intention Of the Allied and assoc.ae
I powers 60 facilitate as far as possibl
the resumption OF economic life
b Germany.
9 The memorandum provided tha
: the reparatl0n commission should b
l competent 20 grant 20 the Re.chsbanl
r whenever 10 shall see nc the right {
r. export gold. in case 10 Is a quesio
r OF guarantees that this bank has fur
K nshed and which could not be fur
nshed by any other means
This assertion is in perfect accor
with the stipulations inserted In On
treaty. Article 2is. according to whicl
! up 10 May {. 1921. the German Coy
u ernmenL shall be allowed neither
u EXPORT gold nor 10 dispose Of 70, no
10 permit gold 20 be exported or DIS
Z posed OF without the previous at
II ihorlzaton OF the Allied and associate
u powers represented by the reparatio
:, commission.
z "The Allied and associated state
/" which on page flfty-three OF the meme
!. randum declared themselves ready
!, receive ay information and proof ti
: tbe German Government may be abb
g. 10 furnish on the subject OF .ntereste
!, or fraudulent acts committed by pei
j. sons charged with the liquidation
u, lGermsn property in the Allied and az
" sociaied states. Will prosecute the
= persons in conformity wsh their oW
= legislation. and. II necessary, Will In
!. nose penalties in every way conform
n ing 10 the provisions Of Nhe.r M
,- tional law.
y among the interpretations abo'
: given those which, according TO u
=, Allied and associated powers. may
considered as constituting an engag
~ ment. have been incorporated in u
VI inclosed protocol, which the Allied ar
a. associated governments are dispos'
q 10 annex 10 the treaty
/. "CLEMENCEAU." 3"
= PORTRAIT FOR COLLEGE.
n- The oil portrait OF Caesar August
n Rodnev. who was attorney general