The sun., 1919-06-17
Financial Clauses Modified
to Permit Germany to
Have Working Capital.
MAIN TERMS UNCHANGED
Clemenceau in Covering Let
ter Again Condemns Enemy
as BarbarOus.


conditions of peace handed to the Ger
mans at Versailles May Z was deliv-
cred to the German delegation to-day
and made public shortly after.
The principles OF the original condi-
ticns have been vigorously upheld as es-
tablishing a peace OF justice, but GER
tain notifications in detail. and
many explanations Of the effect of exc
cution are made. The reply is in two
parts, a general covering letter of about
$500 words. and seriato discussions of
the general counter proposals.
The changes include plebescite for
upper Silesia with guarantees of coal
therefrom frontier notifications in
West Russia omission of the third zone
OF the Schleswig plebescite temporary
increase of the German army from
100. 900 to zoo, 900 men: declaration OF
intention to submit within a month of
signature list of those accused of vio-
lation of the laws and customs OF war:
offer to cooperate with a German COM
mission of reparations and to receive sug-
gestions for discharging the obligation !;
certain detailed notifications in the
finance. economic and ports and water
ways clauses, including abolition of the
proposed Kiel Canal commission, and
tbs assurance of membership of the
League of Nations in the early future.
IL Germany fulfills her obligations.
CI-menceau's Letter.
The covering letter from Premier
Clemenceau, president of the Peace Con-
ference. to Count Brockdorff- Rantzau,
president of the German delegation. fol-
lows:
l,a oil cd Nd
cisted Powers have given the most earn
est consideration to the observation of
the German delegates of the draft treaty
OF peace. The reply pSotests against
tie peace on the grounds that II con-
fiicts with the terms upon which the
armistice of the eleventh of November.
1918. was signed. and that it is a peace
o. violence and not of justice. The pro-
test of the German delegation shows
that they fail to understand the posi-
ton in which. Germany stands to-day.
They seem to think that Germany has
only to make sacrifices in order to at
tain peace as II this were but the end
OF some mere struggle for territory and
power. The allied and associated
Powers therefore feel It necessary to be-
gin their reply by a clear statement OF
the judgment of the world : 'hieh ehas
been forged by practically the whole OF
civilized mankind.
''ln the view of the allied and as
ISOLATED Powers the war which began on
August /, 1914, was the greatest crime
against humanity and freedom of the
people that any nation calling itself civil
lied has ever consciously committed. For
many years the rulers of Germany, true
70 the Prussian tradition. strove for a
position of dominance in Europe. They
were not satisfied with that growing
prosperity and influence to which Ger
many was entitled. and which all other
nations were willing 90 accord her oil
the society of free and equal position
They required that they should be able to
dictate and tyrannize over a subservient
Europe as they dictated and tyrannized
over a subservient Germany. In order
TO attain their ends, they used every
channel through which TO educate theli
own subjects OF the doctrine that NIGH
was right in international affairs.
They never ceased to expand German
ornaments by land and sea and 4
propaganda the falsehood that 1t wa
necessary because Germany's neighbour
were jealous of her prosperity and power
She sought to show hostility and sus
tons. They developed a system o
espionage and intrigue through which
they were enabled TO stir up interna
tional rebellion and unrest and even {,
make secret offensive preparations within
the territory OF their neighbors whereof.
they might, when the moment came
strike them down with greater certaint,
ane case.
Kept Europe In Ferment.
'"They kept Europe in ferment b,
threats OF violence. and when they foun'
that their neighbors were resolved to re
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TO assist their predominance In Europ
by force. AS soon as their preparation
were complete they encouraged a sub
servient ally 10 declare war on Serbia a
forty -eight hours notice, war involving
the control of the Balkans, which the
knew could not be localized and whcl
was bound to unchain a general war. Il
order TO make doubly sure they refuse
every attempt at conciliation and confer
ence until 1t was too late and the worl
war was inevitable, for which they ha
plotted and for which alone among tn
nations they were adequately equippe
and prepared.
"Germanys responsibility. however.
not confined to having planned an
started the war. She is no less respon
sible for the savage and inhuman man
ner in which II was conducted. Thong
Germany was itself the guaranty O
after solemn promise to respect tn
neutrality OF this unoffendng peopl,
Not content with this, they deliberatel,
carried out n series of promiscuou
shootings and burnings, with the sole OF
ject Of terrifying the inhabitants int
submission by the very frlghtfulness o
their action.
They were the first to use poIsonou
gas Notwithstanding the appalling suffer
ing 1t entailed, They began the bombin
and long distance Smelling of towns 70
no military object, but solely for the pur
pose OF reducing the morale of their OF
ponents by striking at their women an
children. They commenced the sub
marine campaign, with Its piratical cha
lenge TO international law and its do
struction OF great numbers Of innocer
passengers and sailors in mldocean "a
from succor, at the mercy OF the wind
ana the waves, and the yet more ruthier
Submarine crews.
Ihey drove thousands Of mon an
women and Children with brutal say
Sse'N INT" slavery in foreign lands. the
H"o"cd harharites to be practise
NsHlnst their prisoners OF war fro,
Which tho most unCivilized people woul
4 nave rocoiled. The conduct ~ Germ, -
~ almost une tampled in human histor-
ne terrible responsibility which lies ,
her doors can be seen IN the fact n,
NOT 'ess than 1000, 900 dead lie huri,
w Aurone, while more than 20 ooo M
a '."'fs carry upon them the evidence