Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-08

TIE German navy Is reduced 70 SIX
oattleshIps. SIX light cruiser and =
torpedo boats without submarines
and a personnel Of not over $4,000
Al other vessels must be surren derlGt
" destroyed. Germany IS forbidden
! % build forts controlling the Baltic
must demoiish Eeligoiaad. open ne
h1ei cana 70 al nations ana sur-enG-
er her u submarine cables. She nay
nave 40 military or naval ar forces
except 100 uaarned sea planes lnr.l
October 81 20 protect mines. and ma
manufacture AVIATION maIer,al For
SIX months
Germany accepts fu!l responsibility
Tor Al damages caused o allied ana
associated governments anu nation
as. agrees specifically 10 relU Dursa
all civilian damages beginning with
al Initla- payment Of 20 billion marks.
subsequent payments 20 Dc secured
5T bonds 10 De Issued a. he dlScre-
non of me repararlon commission.
tl@I-nanN IS 10 pay shipping damage
On d ION for TON basis by cession Of a
large paE1 NJ her merchant. coasilrc
anu river fleets ana by new constrllc-
Lon: ana 20 devote ner economic "a
sources 70 the rebuilding of ne 1e-
vasra-ed regions.
She agrees &c return . the -91-
avored 1arlon tariffs without dis
U1lna-Ion of any sor-. IN allow
allied and associated nationals r-ae-
do1n OF transit through l,- -t--l
torres. anu TO accept hlgnIv detailed
provlsions as 10 pre-war debts. an
fair com peI.tion. InternationaiiZa+ .Cr
OF raads and rlvers ana o1ner
economic and financial clauses. s-he
also agrees 70 the crlal OF the ak
Kaiser by an International hign court
for a supreme ofanse against intnr-
national morality and Of other IA
Ionais Tor violation If the laws ana
customs Of var Holland 20 he asked
% eXt-aCIte me former Kaiser ana
German" being responsible for de-
.lvc.-lng he latter
TIE League Of Nations IS accepted
n-- me allied and associated powers
Us ope1 and BY German IN
principle but without mem aersil.p
Similarly an International la Dor body
S brought into being with a parma
nent Office and an annual convention
a great number Of international.
bodies of different kinds and for diff
fernnr purposes ara created, some
. under the League OF Nations. some %
execute the Peace Treaty. Among
the former IS the commission 10 gov
ern the Sarre basin all d piebisclta
IS heid Is years hence: the high
commissioner of Danzig, which IS
created INTO a free city under the
League. and various commissions Tor
pleblscItes n Malmody. Scnlesv'C
and East Prussia Among those III
carry out the Peace Treaty. ara me
Preparations. military naval ar.
dnancia! and economic commissions.
the international High Court ana
Military Tribunal 20 Ak responsible
ties ana a series of bodies Tor the
control Of international rivers
certain problems are left for soiu-
. ton between the allied and assoclat-
al powers. notably details of the dis
position If the German feet ana
cables. the former German colonies
and the values paid in reparatior
Certain other problems SUCH as The
laws of the AR and the opium. arms.
and liquor traffic are either agreed 10
. IN detail or set Tor early international
action
The preamble names as parties If
the one part the United States. the
British Empire. France. Italy and
japan. described al The Five Allied
and Associated Powera.' and Bel
GUM. Boiivia. Bnxi. China. Cuba
Ecuador. arsscs. Gua.umaia, HIATT.