Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-16

i Paris, June 1.-THE German reply
to the Peace Treaty submitted at
Versailles on May : maintains that
the enemies of Germany have for
sahen the peace of justice to which
they had pledged themselves in the
! armistice 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-
| mands return t. the original
| agreements. 1t presses for verbal
negotiations and states that Ger
, many expects justice on a basis of
| equality and reciprocity.
The reply follows the lines of the
! summary of the German counter
proposals given out in Berlin at
about the time they were presented.
| The document covers one hundred
| and nineteen pages and includes
covering letter ny Count Won Brock
| dorff- Rant-au under date of May
| 20, which has already been published
| and a second condition of the COM
| ments following the main outline Of
! the original draft treaty. Two sep
arate papers on legal and fina 1cial
! questions are included as part of the
general reply. Both English and
French translations have been fur
nished in pamphlet form, the former
| totalling about $4,000 words.
| hoc Il
analysis of the legal basis OF peace.
alleges a fragrant series Of contra
dictions to this basis and points out
that the results would be the COM
plete enslavement Of the German
people and the betrayal Of all the
worlds cherished hopes of peace.
In the contemporaries Germany
demands immediate admission to the
League of Nations asspart of the
spirit of sthe armistice agreement
and as necessary for the acceptance
of the proposal Of military, naval
and air terms She then analyses the
territorial changes demanded, claim
ing that tie right of self-determina-
ton has been wilfully violated
throughout.
/ Germany bitterly assails the abolition
Of all German rights outs de of Europe
as irreconcilable fifth the preliminary ne
got atjons and as wholly Impossible 10
| = great reop,e who not only nave SUI
nreme needs for markets and supplies
Int who have shown themselves capable
of sharing tie worlds task of colonial
titn.
Germany is wholly unable to accept
the Allies as involving an infringement
! of her sovereignty, but proposes GU
operative German commission 10 WI
alongside it. She accepts responsioll'.S
only for civilian losses In occupied Der
GUM and France and agrees 10 MAXI
mum payments Of 100000 0oo' MARKS
provided the other terms as to tolonles'
overseas trade and territories are ac-
copied as she proposes.
AS to deliveries Of ships. raw mate
rails and machinery. Germany can h'ee'
the allied claims only in part. largely
because of decreased production.
Germany demands that in the eco
nomic provisions she be treated on d
basis Of equality and reciprocity ana
not in the one-sided way outl ned. ohe
agrees to freedom Of traffic on German
rivers and within Germany. but al
ways on condition that there be no IN
reference with German sovereignty
Similarly with the renewal of the trea-
ties lapsed through the war. she ex-
pets reciprocal treatment. rather than
the assumption by the Allies OF the r'snt
to say what engagements are or are
not to become operative agan.
The Germans refuse to accept the trial
Of the former German emperor. or ~
sanction his extradition from Hoi'ano'
on the ground that no German SUD-
ject can be brought before 1ore'e"
court without an Established law or Ie-
gal basis. Similarly she can not asree
to extradite other subjects accused Oh
violations of the laws and customs OF
war.
Instead. Germany proposes an inter-
national court Of neutrals to judge 'ne
fact of crime. the punishment to remain
with the national courts.
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