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Mofcin urfdcr bipartisan - contrbl such bulletin
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ndminlBtration arid legislation 'with -space Bet
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in congress. 'The bulletin should -be published
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Summary m &ke
:Peace Ifesfty
ITSollowIug. is the oTIlcial summary-of thetpeace
ttreaty, tas issudd .at Versailles, "May 7, by 'the
filUod-govcrninents: '
TEho treaty, provides that:
' 'Germany -shall beM)ound to-iaccept-anyagree-mentrreached
with her' f oumorallies.
'.Germany 'restores AAjlsace-IiOrrainetto France.
'.Germany accepts internationalization iof tho
dSaartbaain temporarily.
ITromulgates tho league .of -.nations.
rUanzigr.pomnaneiibly Into nationalized.
-CGor.many agrees to territorial changesutoward
WJolgiiimaandDonmatkand lnBast Prussia.
Germany cedes most of upper ; Silesia . to
IBolari'd.
Germany f renounces ..all her territorial sand
pblltlcaUrightsooutsidisoft" Europe.
Germany recognizes itotal independence -.of
i.GermanifcAuatr4i ,-."CzechonSlvvakiaartdIEoland.
!, . German army rdduce'd to 100,000 men, in-cjbltfdtng-dftlcers.
CConBcription 'nvithiri "German territories aabbl
lished. -All''GerraanJ forts for flf.ty 4kilomotors-ea8U6f
'the'Rhlnorazod.
All importation, exp -tation arid 'nearly all
jprdduction . 6f warc materialsrstopped.
Allied ocouption36 parts'f Germany to-ccn-.tlnue
iUntili reparations made.
nyuGermamviblationvoLcoriditlons'pertaining
fctotthellhine. zone. constitute 6anuact,6f-war.
vGeronn -navy-reduced to.'slxbattleships, six
8rHghtrcEulsorsaLd; twelve, torpddo -boats, "ritluno
submarines.
1 German navy personnbl Xo consist 6f not over
M51000.
Allc other iwar-vosselstmust.be'Jsurrflcidered or
destroydd.
Gor.manyf or-biddon . to nbuild-' forts controlling
the Baltic. - .
AA11 iHelgaland fortificationsWust .-bo ddomol
Jshod. . .-Kiel c-nal to be open' to alienations.
Germany -.must surrender her fourteen sub-Yinarine'-cables.
'Germany's naval mridf.Tnilitary-alrforcesabol-SJshdddftor'Ootober'l,
v.Gormanyto accept .'full rosponsibilty ' for all
i'damagea to allied -nnd -associated governments
fCLndmationals.
CGermany mutt roirabnrsekall civilian-Jda-mages
FbtJglnning -with :m initial payment iof :20000 -nOff0'f000'-marks.
,' Subsequent payments in 'reparation J to bese
curddaby a:.bond issiioaapprovod.. by tho repara
tion commission.
MGerinany must devote-her economic. resources
tQrebullding -devastated regions.
,, ;Gerjnanymust revert torpre-war "most'fav
t:ordd.nations", tariffs -without discrimination
; CGqrmany .must allow freodom of transit
, through her territories to allied nationals
J .Germany must accept highly detailed -provi--
visions as to .pre-war idbbts, nnlfair - competition
janUother eaonomic tandr financial matters
Germany muBUaccjjpt'liighly detailed jprovi
. Blons for internationalization of roadsand,Tivers
J The ex-kaiser-to'be-triod-byan international
oliigh -court.
. .Other violators Of. laws of war to.be tried
IHoUand to-be asked to extradite-thq-ex-kaiser
( Germany is responsible for delivering othPr
firiolators of international law. t'uvenng otUer
J Germany to accept tho league of -ninn .
ranciplo'btttvithoutimembershin natlons ln
International labor bodv prfintpi
J S"W trS"0nal b0UM l ut5Wrovi-
Commission created to goYenn.'ilie' Saarbasin
pending a-plbbescite 'fifteen -yeafshence.
Commissions-created 'for plobescites in Mal
medy, Schloswig andasfPrussia.
Details vof disposition .oC German fleet and
cables left to allied powers.
Disposition '5f former Gorman colonies also
-16ft to "allies.
Commissioners to supervise tho Saar-'v.alley,
.'Danzig -and oversee plebiscites '-will - act .uifder
"direction df the'League- 6fNations.
Germany cedes to. Belgium 382 square -.miles
.df ' territory between Luxemburg arid '-Hdllaiid.
"Germany's cession to 'Polaiid Usdlates East
"Prussia "from the remainder of Germany.
Germany's cessions to-PdUnd compriso27ffS6
square miles; to France 5;600 square -rifles
(Alsace-Lorraine) .
Germany consents to "the treaty - establishing
Belgium as a neutral state.
Luxemburg ceases .to Obe -a member of the
..German tariff union.
All Hohenzbllern property inAlsace-Lorraine
,gv.es to France without , payment.
'Trance gains permanent possession df SSaar
coabmines-rqgardless of-result dSaarrplbbiscite.
Besides -upper "Silesia, 'Germany cedes -the
greater '-part df Posen aiid West Prussia to
JTdland.
'Germany cedes IMeirel 'to Ihe associated
"powers. ' -
TFree- use ?oKDanzg iwateirwaysaaifdj-por facil
ities are-assured toFPbland.
Germany -accepts abrogation 'jdf kthe BBrest
'Litovsk treaty.
Allies- reservertght i orm-ussia' tobbtainrrepa-
ration f rom' Germany.
Allies; will retain German hostages 'untibper-sons-
accused- ofwar crimesare'surreridered.
Reciprocal exchange ' df 'Informations .regard
ing dead prisonwrs und places of .-burial' provided
for.
Total df German, indemnities- ta-besdetermined
by .an -intersallidd commission bbdf ore May 1,
1921, after a fair-heariiig.
iScheduleTvilLbe.ilxed:for discharge.ofc.Genman
vindemnity .obUgations -within thirty years.
.Germany irrevocably, recognizesif ulhauthority
Of intora'llied. reprvaations cammiss'lon.
'Germany's, initial IndemnUy,.payment (twenty
. billion-marks) .shalLbeiinade.4 Uold, -goodsarid
aships.
.Germany-musUpay civilians foiAactstof cuuelty
ordered by her representatives.
Germany must. pay. for-analtreatment of pris
' oners. l
Germany must paydamages'for-enforeed- labor
by civilians' for levies' orflues:1mposdd.
CGermany renounces - to ".China f remainder of
M)oxer indemnities.
Germany renounces' to -China: allcpropertyand
concessions in- China oxcopttlCiao'Ghan
Germany renounces allrttghts.inJMorocco
Germany recognizesiBriUBhrprotectoiatecover
peSla CGdeS toJapttllBa11 r4ghta in Shantung
Germany .must demobilize vithin two.months
after peace, signed. . "iuuius
All German munitions-establishments inf v.Q
' plSGll WltWn threo wmontha STeaeed
except-where- otherwise rspeclfiedrby allies i
'.Gemany.ltaTlStiC 'societdes' llbe-permittdd 4n
.German varships may be replaced orilvaat
expiration df twenty years -for battles hips ad
fifteen years for -destroyers. u aTia
To "discharge .her indemnity dbligations ' Gnr
SSff 8 ?Te8tIc taxatIon ' ystQm ' Sust ?be pro"
coTntryate,y as ' .as that in ranyalHed
Germany must agree to build'200,000tons nf
Germany must pay onUn-oost -.61 ar.ml, .nf
ocoupatlon'f rom .date otiaranistice armle3 "of
of flEEErt ' CDflrm' """""-toi the. treaty
war -debts .and contraots aaustwent "Pre-
Allta. may llauldate-0man property to; thoir
-uauuuo uiuu recompensed hvjn '
6btmmnd4tt6fr-natlonaIa-by Iny -ftr1
tZS'5SSr",r" t0 te5(
AUl''fiermanpofcts.?freo hf. .. !
toontinue in that status. ine .
-xutia or 'juioe-, -Oder Din
rrivers internationalized ' - e and J
TThemhine- isplacedunder contrAi a,
German commiHinn control 6f an Aliu
Belgium' .to bepermitted to build ,
imscMreUhe-Rhine and the Ma,,HiW a CIM !
.UzecnoftSlovakia to.Jiave rail Hi ,
-and Trieste. rai1 "htBJnto rm '
GGeronany amust lease Czechn.qinV,i,
wee tin -Hamburg ,and .Stettin for 3 ,'
ryears. un for netjy
fl-Internaiional ,-labor aflico tn h .
WaneauEjy..with.,flrst League ovS'.'lf
.tosauss.dntem.ationalTght.howT11'1
Genmanyvto.accept ,all decrcpq ne n
6SllinSjbvalHnr1,ri n LI t0 &m
, The treaty becomes effective for earh n,..
as that natlmi .fnrTnii,r !' . each l'
-""-mv auliuuh ii.
ifeMng Awristocracy
CQUR .GEOTRAJ&S iPAICE .TITLES OF KSiGOI '
iXhe f f Ollorwing r-is a 'dispatch carried by llj
-tfAssociatedcpress:
"Cologne, April' 13-.Gen. Joseph T.PIcbau,
-commander df IheThird United States amy,
yas tddayrmadekitfght- commander of the Order
?of theTBathfby-Gen.Slr 'Herbert Tlumer, ton-innarider.dfthelBritish-army
of occupation.oa
b'ehalf;dlL,-Ki5:g7George.
TEh&:fbllowing:sgeneral officers 6f UiaAmerieai
larmy were .made .knight commanders dt tt
COfderjotrstMibhaeliarid St. George: Brig. to
CQeoge'3eai,."Jr., commanding the Thhtr-M
udiviaion; JVIaj.'Gen. .William Lassiter, chief jrE
1lerydfflcervOfthe:Third.,army: Brig. Gen. Joh
Xi.;Hines,.:commander.of the Third army con
and3r4g.-.Gen.v.Charles H. Muir, commander f
the "Tvwenjtyejglith Alivision.
TIh8-.'follo.winir vnrnrni.Trinrla nnmmnndprs nf thft
COfder 0f.thei3Bi'ath:iBrJlg.-Gen. Malta Crajg, chM I
-or stanLor.the .TMrdarmy,-and J3rig. Gen.Hjy
itA..-:Snrftli,in .bha?ge of- civil affairs in the iffi
iican occupied-zone.
. -"G61..Jjhii;Mon$gamery,:.assistant chief 61 stiff
for Gen.?Bicteman;CCol.iD;..id'H. Blddie,.Uilsoi
vdfflcenfor,the,Thirdarmywith the JBritiBh;
armyand Ool.Horace..Stebbins, assistant chW '
.mandersidf ;the vCrder'of St. Michael and it.'
-ueorge.
TBhedisting-uishc service order was conferred
.-Upon.Col.iS.iI,:William3,i assistant chief o&stif ,
of .Gen.TDickman.
CQuring bhet-ceremonies of the day a brigadj
6f the "Durham light infantry served as gnari
of honor. In making-.presentations of the honor .
Gen; Plmnersald thattthe "friendships forfflM
on the batWeflblds between America and Orw
Britain cannot be destroyed in the days
peace.".
ejshalMiaye-ouivaittle titled class in Amerlw.
thanks '-to the British 'King's action. Gen. w
sliingMs-no-w 'Sir'Johii" in England, aDyw
and heredt he chooses. Our Gen. Dickman, cwj
Tnander-df'the"'Thir:d army, is made a
TJommorider :6f theSBatli. He will be w
'Beph'and'his'-wlfe '"LadyDickman." Tnoso i
. dearly love a lord" or a knight are Joi
"ODngHsh.
Jn rjangland sach -men as Gladstone, Wl
.andoiliers.refiused.any title, setting too jm
vdlue upon thelrvown-dignity. Some Am c
soiuiers khave miissed an oppji luu"or
4dolmocrapyseiiiQUslyr-t-6hicago Examirer.
Tnheredoub'tlessare?onany who c0f.idear5Ls
avdrstihetion bestowed -upon a general i
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