Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-24
W2izS0n FzatN Denies He
Had Any agreement for
Disposition of Hun Ships

and prior to November IL, 1918, and
will own the same free from any
claim Of any of the allied or 'asso-
ciated governments.
In all cases where the ships and
boats so to be retained by any allied
or associated government are in ex-
cess Of the claims of such govern
ments respectively for war losses in
merchant ships such government
shall not make any claim for a share
in other ships an dboats ceded I'M
der the treaty Of peace. ...:. -
"'3. In all cases where the ships
and boats to be retained by any such
government are insufficient to salts
fly in full the claims of such gov
ernments respectively for war losses
in merchant ships, the enemy ships
which remain and which are to be
coded under the treaty Of peace will
be divided into three classes, viz.
Liners, other merchant ships, and
fishing boats, and will be distributed
to such governments on the basis
of ton for ton and class for class
of the ships and boats lost and not
| replaced by the ships and boats re-
tanned, but in proportion to the bal
| ances.
"4: AS the ships and boats so to
be retained will, in the case Of Bra
Zil, China, Cuba, Siam and the United
States, exceed the total amount of
tonnage which would be allocated
to those countries was the total enc
| my tonnage captured, seized, de-
tanned or still in existence shared
in proportion to losses Of ships and
boats during the war, in each such
i case a reasonable value on the ex-
cess of ships and boats over the
amount which would result from
such division will be determined.
"The amount Of the value SO fixed
will be paid over by each such state
| to the reparation commission for the
credit Of Germany towards the sums
! due from her for reparation, in re-
l spect to war losses of merchant
ships.
"'5. AS soon as the reparation
| commission has collected the neces-
sarY information, and is i ma posi-.
ton so to do, they will give public
notice that after an interval of two
| months, seized or detained by the
allies and associated governments
| which are to be retained by them
| respectively as hereinbefore pro-
vided. If within one month Of the
publication of the notice, any allied
| associated or neutral government
person or corporation, a national of
such government and acting through
such government, notifies the COM
mission that they have an equitab BILE
claim against any vessel which has
not been, or is not being satisfied
by the enemy government that
claim will be considered on it's mer-
its by the commission which may
adopt any procedure it thinks f1t
provided it is expeditions and is cal
culated to do substantial justice as
between the allied and associated
governments on the one hand and the
claimant on the other.
1.-THE commission will have pow
er to determine claims SO presented,
and such determination will be con-
elusive and the commission will also
have power to enforce it's findings.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON.
Subject to the explanation con-
tanned in the attached memorandum.
II. LLOYD George.
'May-1919."
Il deem it my duty to state, in
signing this document, that, while ]
feel confident that the congress of
the United States will make the dis
posal of the funds mentioned in
clause four which is there agreed
upon, have, no, authority to bind
it to that act, but must depend upon
it's taking the same view of the mat
ter that is AIKEN by the jNint sigma
tories Of this agreement
Associate Justice Bailey, of the
district supreme court, today fixed al
10000. the bond to be. given by VIM
Randolph Hearst in his injunction
proceedings against the shipping
board to prevent the sale of til;
thirty former German liners.