Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-09
PEACE TREATY DELIVERED.
Historic Document Now in Hands of


the Germans.
The peace treaty which has been in
course Of preparation over the past
four months, was handed over to the
Germa delegation at Versailles, last
Wednesday afternoon. After the peace
congress had been duly opened, Pre-
mier Clemenceau, addressing the Ger
man plenipotentiaries, said:
TT is unnecessary to express need
less words. You have before you the
plenipotentiaries of the small and
great powers united in this cruel war
which was imposed upon them. The
hour has arrived for a heavy settle
ment of the account"
Paul Dutasta, secretary general of
the conference, delivered copy Of the
treaty to Count Won Brockdorff- Rant
Eau, head of the German delegation,
who made a brief reply, during which
he said: ,
the extent Of our defeat. We know
that the power Of the German armies
is broken" He was unable to admit
that Germany was solely culpable, and
demanded peace according to Presi-
dent Wilson's points. He pledged
Germany to repair the wrongs of Bel
GUM and to reconstitute the devasta-
| ted territories Of northern France.
The main points in the peace treaty
follow:
Alsace and Lorraine go to France.
| All the bridges over the Rhine on their
borders are to be in French control.
The port Of Danzig is permanently
internationalized and most of up
per Silesia is ceded to Poland, whose
independence Germany recognizes. Po-
land also receives the province of Po-
sen and that portion of the province of
West Prussia west Of the Vistula.
The Saar coal basin is temporarily
| to France.
Germany's colonies are taken from
her by the clause in which she re-
nounces all her territorial and political
rights outside Of Europe. The league
Of nations will work out the mandate
ry system for governing these colonies.
Belgium is conditionally given the
Malmedy and Eupen districts Of Prus-
sia bordering on Belgium, with the op-
portunity to be given the inhabitants to
protest. The league Of nations has the
final decision.
Luxembourg is set free from the Ger
man mustoms union.
All concessions and territory in
China must be renounced. Shantung
is ceded to Japan. Germany recognizes
| the French in Morocco and the British
protectorate over Egypt.
German troops and authorities must
evacuate Schleswig-Holstein north of
the Kiel canal within 10 days after
peace. A commission will be appoint
| ed to supervise vote Of self deter
mination in the territory, and the dis
tricts wishing to join Denmark will be
ceded by Germany.
| Helgoland must be demolished, and
by German labor the Kiel canal must
/ be opened to all nations.
The German cables in dispute are
surrendered.
more than 100, 900 men and cannot re-
sort to conscription.
She must raZe all her forts for SO
kilometers east of the Rhine and is al
most entirely prohibited from produc-
| ing war material. Violation of the SO
kilometer zone restriction will be con-
sidered an act of war.
| Only six capital ships, of not more
than 10000 tons each, are allowed
Germany for her navy. She is permit
ted six light cruisers, II destroyers and
| IL torpedo boats in addition to six bat
tleships, but no submarines.
| All civilian damages are TO De relm-
bursed by Germany, her initial pay
ment to be 10000, 100000 marks, with
subsequent payments to be secured by
bonds.
] She must replace shipping ton for
ton, handing over a great part of her
mercantile tonnage and turmng out
new construction for the purpose. She
must also devote her economic re-
sources to rebuilding the devastated
regions
| Parts Of Germany will be occupied
on a diminishing scale until reparation
| is made.
Germany must agree to the trial of
former Emperor William by an inter-
national court for q supreme offense
against international morality and to
the trial Of others Of her subjects for
violations of the laws and customs of
war.
| The Allies and Germany accept the
league of nations, Germany, however,
accepting only. in principle and not as
a member.
All treaties and agreements with
Bolsheviki Russia must be abrogated,
as we'll as the treaty of Bucharest with
Rumania.
German prisoners of war are to be
Irepatriated, but the Allies will hold
German officers as hostages for Ger