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SUMMARY OF THE
TREATY GERMANY
MUST ACCEPT
Marks Nation’s End as a Military, |
Naval and Colonial Power
for All Time.
EX-KAISER TO BE TRIED.
Wilson Pledges Himself to Propose to
Senate a Treaty to Protect France.
Germany Responsible for All Dam. |
ages—First Payment 20,000,000,000 |
Marks, i
New York.—An official summary of
the peace tregty made public here by
the Committee on Public Information
gays: “In addition to the securities
afforded in the treaty of peace the
President of the United States has
pledged himself to propose to the sen-
ate of the United States, and the prime
minister of Great Britain has pledged
himself to propose to the parliament
of Great Britain in engagement, sub-
Ject to the council of the Leaguve of
Nations, to come immediately to the
assistance of France in case of un-
provoked attack by Germany.”
Germany, by the terms of the treaty,
restores Alsace-Lorraine to France,
accepts the Internasionalization of
the Saar basin temporarily and of
Danzig permanently, agrees to terri-
torial changes toward Belgium and
Denmark and in East Prussia, cedes
most of Upper Silesia to Poland, and
renounces all territory and political
rights outside Europe, as to her own
or her allies’ territories, and especial-
ly to Morroceo, Egypt, Siam, Liberia
and Shantung. She also recognizes
the total Independence of German-
Austria, Czecho-Slovakia and Poland.
Her army Is reduced to a hundred
thousand men including officers: con-
gcripti her territories is
abolished ; forts fifty kilometres
east of the Rhine razed; all importa-
tion, exportation and nearly all pro
duction of war material stopped.
of parts of Ger
reparation
reduced at the e
of five-year periods If
is fulfilling her
ion by German:
ns to the zone fifty-kilometres
Rhine will be regarded as
war.
» German navy
battidships, six light and
twelve torpedo boats, without subma-
rines, and a personnel of not more
than 15.000. All other vessels must he
surrendered or Germany
Ig forbidden to build forts controlling
the Baltle, must demolish Hellgoland,
open the Kiel canal to all nations and
surrender her fourteen submarine ea-
bles. She may have no military or na-
val air forces except 100 unarmed sea- |
planes until mines,
and may manufacture mate
rial for six months,
Responsibility for Damage.
Germany accepts full responsibility
for da caused to and
rociated nationals,
agrees reimburse all
ian damages, beginning with an
Initial payment af 20.000.000. 000
marks, subsequent payments to he se.
cured by bonds to be 1ssued at the dls
cretion of the Reparation Commission.
Germany is to pay shipping damage on
® ton-for-ton by of a
large part of her merchant, coasting
and river fleet and by new const roe.
tion, vote her economle re
sources to the rebuilding of the devas.
y
on within
11
aii
1
tid is
rel
fd
of each three
obligation,
of the con-
Is reduced to six
cruisers
destroyed,
October to detect
aviation
fel fas.
governments and
specifically to
basis cossion
w¥
i
and to de
regions,
Agrees to
favored
She return 1014
most nation tariffs, without
discrimination of any sort; to allow al
led and associated nationals freedom
of transit through her territories, and
to accept highly detailed provisions as
to pre-war debts, unfair competition,
Internationalization of roads and riv. |
ers and other economle and financial
Clauses. She also agrees to the trial
of the ex:Kalser by an international
high court for a supreme offense
against International morality and of
other nationals for violation of the
laws and customs of war, Holland to
be asked to ext adite the former and |
Germany being responsible for deliv
ering the latter,
No League Membership Yet.
The League of Nations Is accepted
by the allied and associated powers as
operative, and by Germany in prin. |
ciple, but without membership, Simi- |
larly an International labor body is |
brought Into being with a per.
manent office and an annual conven- |
tion. A great number of international |
bodies of different kinds and for differ.
ent purposes are created, some under
the League of Nations and some to |
execute the peace treaty,
Among the former is the commission
to govern the Saar basin till a plebiscite
Is held fifteen years hence: the high
commissioner of Danzig, which is ore
ated into a free city under the League,
and various commissions for plebis
cites in Malmody, Schleswig, and East
Prusgin. Among those to carry out
the pence treaty are the reparations,
military, naval, alr, financial, and eco.
nomic commissions, the International
high court and military tribunals to
fix responsibilities, and a peries of
bodies for the control of internationsl
rivers,
Some Problems Left for Solution.
Certain problems are left for solu-
tion between the Allied and Associated
Powers, notably detalls of the disposi-
to the
| tion of the German fleet and cables,
values paid in reparation. Certain
other problems such as the laws of the
air and the opium, arms and liguor
traflic are either agreed to in detail
or set for early international action,
to Peace Treaty Names
Many Nations.
The preamble to the peace treaty
Preamble
States, the British Empire,
Bolivia, Brazil, China,
Cuba, Ecuador, Greece, Guatemala,
Haiti, the Hedjaz, Honduras, Liberia,
Panama, Peru, Poland,
Rumanian, Serbia, Siam,
and Urugauay, who
the five above are described
the allied and associated powers, and
on the other part, Germany.
From the coming into force of the
present treaty the state of war will
From the moment and
Portugal,
ns
official relations with Germany, and
with each of the German States, will
be resumed by the allied and asso-
ciated powers,
League of Nations.— The covehant of
the league of nations constitutes See.
upon the league many specific in addi-
tion to Its general duties, It may
question Germany at any time for a
lolation of the neutralized zone east
of the Rhine as a threat against the
world’s peace. It will appoint three
of the five members of the Saar Com-
out the plebiscite, It will appoint the
High Conunissioner of Danzig, guaran-
tee the Independence of the free city,
and arrange for treaties between Dane
zig and Germany and Poland.
It will work out the mandatory sys-
tem to be applied to the former German
colonies, and act as a final court In
part of the plebiscites of the Belgian.
German frontier, and Jn disputes as to
the Kiel Canal, and decide certain of
the and financial problems
An International conference on labor
is to be held in October under its direc
tion, and another on the international
control of ports, waterways and rail
ways Is foreshadowed,
Membership. —The
will be the signatories
and
who
economic
of
of
invited
the
the
to
members
league
covenant, other states
accede, must lodge a declaration
accession without reservation with
A new state,
be
agreed hy
two months, Gon
nion
provided
two-thirds
in
or
its
colony may admitted,
admission
of the assembly. A may
draw giving rs’ notice, if
it has fuifilied all its international obli-
gations,
is
state with
upon two yeu
Secretariat,
A permanent secretariat will
nt the of the League,
which will be at Geneva,
be ow
tablished
sent
The assembly will consist of repre
of the members of the
League, and will meet at stated inter
vals, Voting will be by states. Each
member and not
than three representatives,
sentatives
will have one vete
nore
Armaments,
The council will formulate plans for
a reduction of armaments for consid.
eration and adoption. These plans will
be revised every ten years, they
are submitted by any party to the dis
pute which complies with it If a mem.
ber fails to carry out the award, the
council will propose the necessary
measures. The council will formulate
plang for the establishment of a per-
manent court of International Justice
Once
to give advisory opinions,
the assembly. If the council, less
agreed upon the rights of it, the mem.
bers agree that they will not go
war with any party to the
which complies with its recommenda
In recominendation ls
adopted by the assembly no member
must exceed the armaments fixed
without the concurrence of the coun
cil, All members will exchange full
information as to armaments and pro
grams, and a permanent commission
will advise the council on military und
naval questions,
Upon any war, or threat of war, the
council will meet to consider what ac.
tion shall be taken. Members are
to
dispute
tions, case fn
resort to war until three months after
the award, Members agree to carry
dation by the council. In either case, if
the necessary agrement cannot be ge
gard of the covenant will immediately
other members,
such cases consider what military or
naval suction can be taken hy the
league collectively for the protection
of the covenants snd will afford fu-
cilities to members co-operating in this
enterprise,
Validity of Treaties,
All treaties or International engage.
ments concluded after the Institution
of the league will be registered with
the gecretarint and published, The as-
sembly may from time to time ad
vise members to reconsider treaties
which have become inapplicable or in.
volve danger to pence, The cove
nant abrogates all obligations between
members Inconsistent with Its terms,
but pothing In it shall affect the valid.
ity of International engagement, such
as treaties of arbitration or regional
LONGEST TREATY AND
PRODUCT OF 1,000 EXPERTS
Paris—The treaty of peace
between the twenty-seven allied
and associated powers on the
one hand*and Germany on the
other was handed the Ger-
man plenipotentiaries at Ver
sallles,
It is the longest treaty ever
drawn, It totals about $0,000
words divided into fifteen main
sections and represents the com-
bined product of over a thou-
sand experts working continual-
ly through a series of commis.
gions for the three and a half
months since January 18. The
treaty is printed in parallel
pages of English and French,
which are recognized as having
equal validity, It does not deal
with questions affecting Austria,
Bulgaria and Turkey except in
80 far as binding Germarly to ae
cept any agreement reached
with those former allies,
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the Monroe Doe
1
4:
¢ nmuintenance
understandings like
trine, for securing
of peace
The Mandatory System,
The tutelage of nations not yet able
stand by themselves be
trusted to advanced who
best fitted to undertake it.
to will en-
nations are
Amendments to Covenant,
Amendments to the covenant
take effect when ratified by the coun
¢il ud by a majority of the assembl
Boundaries of Germany,
Germany cedes to Alsace.
Lorraine, 5,000 square the
southwest, and Belgium small
districts between Luxemburg and Hol
land, totaling 080 She
niso cedes to Poland the
tip beyond
Oppelin, most of pnd West
Prussia, 27.080 square n of East
Prussia being isolated from the main
£1
France
miles,
two
ic
to
square miles,
southeastern
of Silesia, and Including
Posen
flew
body by a part of Poland
sovereignty over the northen
tip of East 40 square mi
north of the River Memel, and
ternationalized areas
© loses
slernmaost
be
Prussia, len
T=8 square miles, and
Saar, 798 square mil
western border of the
tinate of Bavaria and the sot
of Luxembourg. The
iis of the V betwee
Vistula
ner
Cons
and
lon of a sin
the «
eastern
fai ov
ing
ity
third of
East
of latitu
have it giionn YY ie.
the
the
» 03 degrees 3
and
i he tween
Vistula
minutes
area and
north
is to
ro-
termined by popular + 5.785 square
miles, as I8 to be
y -
5
case In part of
SIESWIR, RQULTe miles,
Belgium,
Germany is to consent fo the abro
gation of the treaties of 1839, by which
Belgium neutral
state, and to agree in advance to /ny
convention with the Allied and
Associated determine {o
the
was iblished as a
whi
Powers 3
She is to recognize
Belgium over the
of Moresnet a
over part of Prussian Moresnet,
the inhabitants of which are to
ben entitled within six months to [ro-
test agninst this change of sovers ignty
either in whole or In part, the final de.
cision to be reserved to the League of
Nations, A
the details of the
regulations for «
are laid down, 4
Lu~
Fenonneos her
conyenlions
replace them,
full sovereign 1 if
%
contested territory nd
and to
hedy,
commission Ix to settle
and various
winge of nationality
ontier,
ribourg.
various
the
recog
Germany
treation and with
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,
that it ‘cen be a part of
Zalliverein January
I right of exploita-
tion of the rallroads, adheres to the ab
i
1iizes wiv] to
the German from
1 last, renounces =
and accepts
agree
Allied
rogation of its neutrality,
international
the
in advance any
ment reached by
and Associated Powers
as to it,
Alsace-Lorraine,
After recognition of the maral obi
gation to repair the wrong done
1871 by Germany to France and the
people of Alsace-Lorraine, the terri-
of Frankfort are restored to
and to be free of all public debts,
The Baar,
In compensation for the
tion, Germany cedes to France full
Saar basin with their subsidiaries,
accessories, and facilities; their value
necount, The French rights will be
tion, France replacing the present
Prance will continue to
furnish the present proportion of coal
for local needs and contribute in Just
proportion to local taxes, The basin
extends from the frontier of Lorraine
ns reannexed to France, north as far
as Stwendel, Including on the west
the valley of the Saar as far as Saar
holzbach and on the oast the town of
Homburg.
German Austria, +
Germany recognizes the total inde.
pendence of German Austria In the
boundaries traced.
: Crecho-Slovakia,
Germany recognizes the entire Ine
dependence of the Crecho-Slovak stale.
Poland,
FXII AIAIIIAINIIN ANNIE
left bank of the Vistula,
East Prussia,
The southern and the eastern fron-
tier of East Prussia Is to be fixed by
pleblscites,
In each ense German troops and au
thorities will move out within fifteen
days of the peace and the territories
be placed under an international com-
mission of five members appointed by
the five Allied and Associated Powers,
for a free, fair, and secret vole,
Danzig.
Danzig and the distriet lmmedinte-
the “free city of Danzig” under the
guarantee of the League of Nations,
Denmark,
The rontier between Germany and
Ten
troops
the
peace
termination of
davs from the
and authorities shall evacuate the re.
gion, The commission shall Insure a
free and secret vote In three zones,
population,
German
Heligoland,
The fortifications, military establish
and harbors of the islands of
Heligoland and Dune to de
gtroyed under the supervision of the
allies by German labor and at Ger
many's expense, They may not be re
constructed nor any similar fortifice
tions built In the future,
nents
are be
Russia,
Germany ngrees
and Inalienable
of all territories which were
part of the former Russian Empire, to
accept the of the Brest.
Litovsk and other treaties entered into
RON ernment of
the force of
all treaties entered into by the allied
nnd with
which were a part of the former Rus
Empire
ers
10 respect as per
mmnent the indepen
dency
ahrogation
with the Maximailist
Russia, to recognize full
axsociated powers
ize the
The
formally
sinn and to recogn
i
gs determined thereon,
ind associated
right of Hussia
ind reparation of the
[HOWEers
10 obvdain
prin-
treaty period,
ciples of the present
Rights Outside Europe.
German
’ Germany
3 enouneces
Europ
x
and privileges as to
territories to all
i and
inted
YET Ineas
ies
POWErS,
tiie reln
in reiation
Colonies and Overseas Possessions,
Germany renounces in favor of the
: fo f + ¥ 3 .
ied fing associnted powers her over
possessions with all rights and
i¢ property
and
Empire «
hinil
ercising authority
piss to “3x
These pov.
pro
visions seem suilable for the repatria-
therein
ernments may make whatever
tion of German nationals and as to the
conditions on which
of E
property
verman subjects
bold
JUKIDICES
favor of
in i
and indemuities
of
and
war
privileges
Baxer
uildings, wharves,
the of
and other publie
property except diplomatic or consular
establishimer the German conces
sions of Tien-tsin and Hankow and in
other except KI
dnd agrees to return to China at
all the astronomical
instruments seized In 1900 and 1901
take bo measures
for disposal of German property in the
jegation quarter at Pekin without the
consent of the Powers signatory to the
Boxer protocol,
Morocco,
renounces
from the
and sil b
mrracks for
ships, wireless plants,
ting protocol
munitions
is in
Chinese territory aoe
chow
her own expense
hina will, however,
alli her rights,
under the act of
Franco-German
and 1911 and under
all treaties and arrangements with the
Germany
titles and privileges
Algeciras
gureements of 1000
and the
Shereefian empire
Egypt
Germany recognizes the British Pro-
tectornte over Egypt declared on De
cemoper 18, 1014, nE
from August 4, 1914, the capitulation
and all the treaties, agredments, ete,
concluded by her with Egypt.
Turkey and Bulgaria,
Germany accepts all arrangements
which the allied and associated pow.
ers may make with Turkey and Bul
garia with reference to any right,
privileges or interests claimed in those
aiid renounces
Shantung,
Germany cedes to Japan all rights,
titles and privileges, notably as to
by her treaty with
tao to Teinaufu, Including s!1 facili.
exploitation, pass equally
end the cables from Teingtno
Shanghal and Chefoo, the cables free
of all charges. All German state prop-
erty, movable and immovable, in Kino
chow ig acquired by Japan free of all
charges, .
Military, Naval, and Air,
In order to render possible the inl.
tiation of a general limitation of the
armaments of all nations, Germany
undertakes directly to observe the
military, naval, and air clauses, which
follow :
Military Forces,
The demobilization of the German
army must take place within two
months of the peace. Ite strength may
not exceed 100,000, including 4,000 of.
ficers, with not over seven divisions
of Infantry and three of cavalry, and
to be devoted exclusively to mainten-
ance of internal order and control of
stafl is abolished,
Armaments,
All establishments for the manufae-
turing, preparation, storage, or design
of arms and munitions of war, except
those specificilly excepted, must be
closed within three months of the
peace and thelr personnel dismissed,
exact amount of armament and
munitions allowed Germany is laid
down in detail tables, all in excess to
be surrended, or rendered useless, The
manufacture or importation of asphyx.
lating, poisonous, or other gasses,
and all analogous liquids, is forbidden,
ag well as the importation of arms,
munitions, and war materials, Ger.
many may not manufacture such ma-
terials for foreign governments,
Conscription,
Conscription abolished
many, The enlisted
maintained by
ments,
No military schools except those ab-
solutely indispensable for the units sl
lowed shall exist in Germany
months after the peace. No
tions, such as societies of discharged
in Ger
personnel
voluntary
in
nust
be enlist
tw
associa
soldiers, shooting or touring clubs, ed-
establishinents or univers!
ties, may occupy themselves with mil
matters All of mo-
bilization are forbidden.
ucational
itary MCusUres
Fortresses,
fortified works,
works situated
All
field
tory
fortresses and
in German terrl
kilometers
of the Rhine will be dismantled
in three months, The construction of
any new fort forbid
den, The fortified works on the south-
ern and
Uus
within a zone 50 Cust
with-
there
iications in
eastern frontiers, however,
mas
Control,
Inter
will see (o the ¢
which »
X00
visions for
the maxin
months
nan
They maj
the
erpment and go
um
quarters ot German
Buy
10 part
many desired
Naval,
its must
of
German
at Naues
not bx
IeSsapes except
under supers
period
ihe poace,
reless stations,
d Berlin will perm
send any
cial purposes and
the Allied and Ass
nor may any m
{for
ciated
nents,
structed
Air,
The armed forces of Germany
not
¢
forces except for
include any military or naval
not over WE una
ed seaplanes to be retained till Octo
ber 1 submarine
no shall a
tire sir personnel is to
within two except
officers and men retained till
to search for
mines |
The
be demnobi
for
fw
dirigibles kept en
maniths, 1.060
tobwr
No aviation grounds or dirigible sheds
are to be 100 kilome
ters of the Rhine or castefn or
southern frontiers, existing installa
within to
strayed
allowed within
the
tions these
limits be de
Prisoners of War,
The repatriation of German prison.
ers and interned to be
carried out
civiling te
in
without dela:
many's expense by a
posed of representiagi
and Germany. Gern ig to restore
all property belonging to allied pris
oners. There is to be 8 res iprocal ex.
change of information as to dead pris
oners and thelr graves,
Responsibilities,
The Allied and Associated Powers
publicly arraign William IL of Hohen
zollern, formerly German Emperor,
not for pn offence ngninet criminal aw,
but for a supreme offense against in
ternational morality and the sanctity
of treaties,
The ex-Emperor's surrender ie te he
of Holland and
tribunal set up composed of ope Judge
est motives of international policy
with a view to vindicating the solemn
obligations of International undertak.
Ings and the validity of international
morality” sand will fix the punishment
it feels should be Imposed,
Persons accused of having committed
toms of war are to be tried and pun.
tary law,
Reparation,
The Allied and Associated Govern
ments afirm, and Germany accepts on
behalf of herself and her allies, the
responsibility for causing all the loss
and damage to which the Allied amd
Associated governments and thelr na.
tionals have been subjected as a con.
sequence of the war imposed upon
sintes,
The total obligation of Germany to
pay, ax defined in the cafegory of
damages, 8 to be determined and noti-
fied to her after a fair hearing and
not later than May 1, 1021, by an inter
Allied reparation commission, |
As an immediate step towards res.
toration, Germany shall pay within
IAJFTJIIJIJTIJIIIJINIIIIINNIININRNNNNS SS
TREATY DIVIDED INTO
FIFTEEN SECTIONS,
the
geporition of powers come
of the
tions ax the first
treaty. The frontiers
many in Europe are
the
political classes are given in
third ; and extra-European politi
cal in the fourth, Next
fare the military, naval, and sir
terms the fifth fol.
lowed by a section on prisoners
of war and military graves, and
on responsibilities
Following preamble
the
Nu
the
League of
Gf
covenant
#eciion
of
defined in
LT
second section; European
the
Classes
as section,
a seventh
Reparations, financial
and economic terms are covered
in sections eight Then
comes the aeronautic section,
WRICTWH YS,
the labor
On guarantees,
ferms,
io ten
and mailway
the
thie
Ports,
section, covenant,
section and
final clauses,
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REEREREEEEEREREER
20 ON Ce O00 rks
or olher
two in
Erbe
years
either gold,
cific forms of payment,
derstanding that certain expenses
as those of the armies
and payments for
rinks, may be d
tion of
ma
goods, ships
with the
i>
such
food an
outed
the allies
While the grand
assessed again
her
make
ability to
compensation for
civilians
Shipping,
vernment
Miscellaneous Treaty Points,
fifteen ie [ole
ny
considered even
if prem nye 2 Pa idl
The aliled i inted powers
that Lgwus
longing or
their
[HOW
HETew properiies of 1+
missions In terrilories he
coded to them shall vontinue in
work under the
ers, Germany renouncing all claims
in the
Aireraft of thw
«hall have
and landing over
contro
r behalf,
inted
of as
ran
allied and asso
full liberts
and in Go
pow ers
SRY
territory.
lem
must grant fro
her
{sermany ¥ of
transit through mail
Or water {o persons, poods, ships, car-
and mails from or to any of
allied or associated powers, with
territories by
riages
the
out cus
The
toms or transit duties
Elbe, from the juncition of the
Vitava., the Vitava from Prague, the
Oder from Oppa, the Niemen from
Grodno and the P'anabe from Ulm are
declared international, together with
their connections
The Rhine amd the Moselle are
placed under the central commission
to meet at Strasshourg
Beiginom is to be permitted fo build
a deep draft Rhine-Meuse entnl if she
go desires within 25 years, in which
case Germany must construct the part
within her territory on plans drawn by
Belgium,
To assure Cpechoslovakin necess to
the sea special rights are given her
both north and south. Toward the
through trains to Fiume and
Trieste,
The Keil canal Is to
refmnin free
of all nations at peace with Germany ;
equality,
Members of the League of Nations
agree to establish 6 permanent organs
ization to promote Internationa! nds
justment of labor conditions, to cone
sist of an annual International labor
conference and an international labor
office, The first meeting of the cone
ference will take place in Ocivber,
1019, at Washington,
As a guarantee for the execution of
the treaty German territory to the
wert of the Rhine, together with the
bridgebends, will be occupied by ak
lied and associated troops for 15 years.
The treaty is to become effective In
all respects for each power on iba
date of deposition of its ratification,