r THE BEE OMAHA, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1919.
Must
Accept
League; Agree to
Trial
of
Former
Kaiser
TREATY GIVEN
TO HUNS MAKES
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parts of the c'rcles of Marienburg
and Marienwcrder, east of the Vis
tula. V-
In each case German troops and
authorities will move out within 15
days of the peace and the territories
be placed under an international
commission of five members ap
pointed by the five allied and as
sociated powers, with the particular
duty of arranging for a free, fair
and secret vote. The commission
will report the results of the ple
biscites to the five powers with - a
recommendation for the boundary
and will terminate its work as Soon
as the boundary has been laid down
and the new authorities set ,up.' y",
',' Will Regulate Vistula, ft
The five allied and,; associated
powers will draw up regulations as
suring East Prussia full and quit
able access to and use of the Vistula.
A subsequent convention, of which
the terms will be fixed by. the five
allied and associated powers,
will be entered into Poland, 3 Ger
many and Danzig, to assure suitable
railroad communication across Ger
man territory on the right bank of
the Vistula between Poland and
Danzig, while Poland shall grant
free passage from East Prussia to
Germany. '
The northeastern corner of East
Prussia about Memel is to be ceded
by Germany to the associated pow
ers, the former agreeing to accept
the settlement made, especially as
v regards nationality of inhabitants.
Daiuig Free City.
Danzig: Danzig and the district
immediately about it is to be con
stituted into the "free city of Dan
zig" under the guarantee of the
league of nations. A high commis
sioner appointed by the league and
president at Danzig shall draw up
a constitution it agreement . with
the duly appointed representatives
of the city and shall deal in the first
instance with all differences arising
between the city and Poland. The
actual boundaries of the city shall
be ' delimited by a commission ap
pointed within six months from the
peace and to include three repre
sentatives chosen by the allied anl
associated powers and one each by
Germany and Poland.
Poland Protects Danzig
A convention, the terms of which
shall be fixed by the five allied and
associated powers, shall be conclud
ed between Poland and Danzig
which shall include Danzig within
thej Polish customs . frontier,
through a free area in the port; iiw
sure to Poland the free use pf all
the city's water ways, docks arid
other port facilities, the control and
administration of the Vistula and
the whole through railway systems
within the city and postal, telegraph
and telephonic communication be
tween Poland and Danzig; provided
against discrimination against Poles
within the city and place its foreign
relations and the diplomatic protec
tion of its citizens abroad in charge
of Poland.
. Plan Denmark Border.
Denmark: The frontier between
Germany and Denmark will be fixed
by the self determination of the
population. Ten days from the
peace, German troops and authori
ties shall evacuate the region north
of the line running from the mouth
of the Schlei, south of Kappel,
Schleswig and Friedrichstadt along
the Eider to the North Sea south
of Tonning; the workmen s and sol
diers' councils shall be dissolved;
and the territory administered by an
international commission of five, of
whom Norway and Sweden shall be
invited to name two.
Plan Voting Systems. 4 i
The commission shall insure a free
and secret vote in three zones. That
between the German-Dani6h fron
tier and a line running south of the
Island of Alsen, north of Flensburg
and south of Tondern to the North
Sea north of the Island of Sylt will
vote as a unit within three weeks
after evacuation. Within five weeks
after this vote the second zone,
whose southern boundary runs from
the North Sea south of the Island
of Fehr to the Baltic south of Sy
gum, will vote by communes. Two
weeks after that vote the third zone
running to the limit of evacuation
also, will vote by communes. The
international commission will theji
draw a new frontier on the basis of
these plebiscites and with due re
gard for geographical and economic
-conditions. Germany will renounce
alt sovereignty over territories north
' of this line in favor of the asso
ciated government, who will hand
them over to Denmark.
Heligoland: The factions, military J
WTien J&u Feel
'Something's Wrong
Look Into Your
Habits of Living
Sometimes 'coffee drinking upsets
ones feelings, though unsuspected.
If coffee disagree, use
POSTUM
A ten days' trial of Postum instead
of coffee often does -wonders in
determining "what's the matter."
"There's a Reason
aims 'and harbors of the island of
Heligloand and Dune are to be de
stroyed under the supervision of the
allies by German labor and at Ger
many's expense. They may not be
reconstructed for any similar fac
tions built in the future.
" Russia: Germany agrees to respect
as permanent ana inaiienaoic me in
dependency of all territories which
were Dart of the tormer Russian em
pire, to accept the abrogation of the
Brest-Litovsk and other treaties en
tered into with the Maximalist gov
ernment of Russia, to recognize the
full force of all treaties entered into
by the allied and associated
Dowers with states which were
a oart of former Russian empire,
and to recognize the frontiers as de
termined thereon. The allied and
associated powers formally reserve
the right of Russia to obtain'resti
tution and reparation of thetprin-
ciples of the present treaty.
Renounce Foreign Rights. ,
German rights outside Europe:
Outside Europe, Germany renounces
all rights, titles and privileges as to
its own or its allies territories to all
the allied and associated powers,
and undertakes to accept whatever
measures are taken by the five al
lied powers in relation thereto.
Colonies and overseas posses
sions:. Germany renounces in favor
of the allied and associated powers
its overseas Dossessions, with all
riehts and titles therein. All mov
able and imniovable property be
longing to the German empire or to
any German state shall pass to tne
government exercising authority
therein. These governments may
make whatever provisions seem
suitable for the Teparation of Ger
man nationals and as to the condi
tions on which German subjects of
European origin shall reside, holfl
property or carry on business.
Must Pay Reparation.
Germany undertakes to pay re
naration for damaees suffered by
French nationals in the Cameroons
or its frontier zone through the acts
of German civil and military au
thorities and of individual Germans
from January 1, 1900, to August 1,
1914. Germany renounces all rights
under the convention of November
4, 1911 and September 29. 1912, and
undertakes to pay to France in ac
cordance with an estimate present
ed and approved by the repatriation
commission all deposits, credits, ad
vances, etc., thereby secured.
Germany undertakes to accept
and observe any provisions by the
allied and associated powers as to
the trade in arms and spirits in Af
rica, as well as to the general act
of Berlin of 1885 and the general
act of Brussels of 1890.
Diplomatic protection to inhab
itants of former German colonies is
to be given by the government ex
ercising authority.
Tien Tsin to China.
China: Germany renounces in fa
vor of China all privileges and in
demnities resulting from the Boxer
Protocol of 1901, and all buildings,
wharves, barracks, forts, munitions
or warships, wireless plants and
other public property except diplo
matic or consular establishments in
the German concessions of Tien
tsin and Hankow and in other
Chinese territory except Kiaochow
and agrees to return to China at its
own expense all the astronomical in
struments seized in 1900 and 1901.
China will, however, take no
measures for disposal of German
property in the legation quarter at
Penking without the consent of the
powers signatory to" the Boxer
Protocol. Germany accepts the
abrogation of the concessions at
Hankow and Tientsin, China agree
ing to open them to international
use.
Renounce Chinese Claims.
Germany renounces all claims
against China or any allied and as
sociated governments for the intern
ment or reparation of its citizens in
China and for the seizure or liquida
tion of German interests there since
August 14, 1917. It renounces in fa
vor of Great Britain its stati prop
erty in the British concession at
Canton and of France and China
jointly of the property of the Ger
man school in the French concession
at Shanghai.
End Siam Agreements.
Siam: Germany recognizes that
all agreements between herself and
Siam including the right of extra
territorality ceased July 22. 1917.
All German public property except
consular and diplomatc premises
passes without compensation to
Siam, German private property to be
dealt with in accordance with the
economic clauses. Germany waives
all claims against Siam for the seiz
ure and condemnation of her ships,
liquidation of her property, or in
ternment of her nationals.
Renounce Rights in Liberia.
Liberia: Germany renounces all
rights under the international ar
rangements of 1911 and 1912 regard
ing Liberia, more particularly the
right to nominate a receiver of the
customs, and disinterest herself in
any further negotiations for the re
habilitation of Liberia.
It regards as abrogated all com
mercial treaties and agreements be
tween itself and Liberia and recog
nizes Liberia's right to determine
the status and condition of the re
establishment of Germans in Li
beria. Morocco: . Germany renounces
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alt its rights, titles find privileges
under the act of Algeciras and the
Franco-German agreements of 1909
and 1911, and under all treaties and
arrangement with the Sherifian em
pire. It undertakes not to intervene
in any negotiations as to Morocco
oetween trance ana otner powers,
accepts all the consequences of the
French protectorate and renounces
the capitulations.
The Sherifian government shall
have complete liberty of action in
regard to German nationals, and all
German-protected persons shall be
subject to the common law. AH
movable and immovable German
property, including mining rights,
may be sold at public auction, the
proceeds to be paid to the Sherifian
government and deducted from the
reparation account. Germany is
also required to relinquish its inter
ests in the State Bank of Morocco.
All Moroccan . goods entering Ger
many shall have the same privilege
as French goods. - ' ... j
Britain to Rule Turkey.
' Egypt: Germany recognizes the
British protectorate over Egypt de
clared on December 18, 1914, and
renounces as from August 4, 1914,
the capitulation and all the treaties,
agreements, etc.; concluded by it
with Egypt. It undertakes not to
intervene in any negotiations about
Egypt between Great Britain and
other powers. There are provisions
for jurisdiction over German na
tionals and property, and for Ger
man consent to any changes which
may be made in relation to the com
mission of public debt.
Germany Consents to the transfer
to Great Britain of the powers given
to the late sultan of Turkey for se
curing the free navigation of the
Suez canal. Arrangements for prop
erty belonging to German nationals
in Egypt are made similar to those
in the case of Morocco and other
countries. Anglo-Egyptain goods
entering Germany shall enjoy the
same treatment as British goods.
Shantung to Japs.
Turkey and Bulgaria: Germany
accepts all arrangements which the
allied and associated powers make
with Turkey and Bulgaria with ref
erence to any right, privileges, or
interests claimed in those countries
by Germany or her nationals and
not dealt with elsewhere.
Shantung: Germany cedes to
Japan all rights, titles and privileges
notably as to Kiaochow, and the
failroads, mines and cables acquired
by her treaty with China of March
6, 1897, and other agreements as to
Shantung. All German rights to the
railroad from Tsing Tao to Tsinau
fu, including all facilities and min
ing rights and rights of exploitation,
pass equally to Japan, and the cables
from Tsingtao to Shanghai and Cho
foo, the cables free of all charges.
All German state property, mov
able and immovable, in Kiaochow
is acquired by Japan free of all
charges.
Abolish Hun General Staff.
Military, naval and air: In order
to render possible the initiation of
a general limitation of the arma
ments of all nations, Germany, un
dertakes directly to observe the
military, naval and air clauses which
follow: '
Military forces: The demobiliza
tion of the German army must take
place within two months of the
peace. Its strength may not ex
ceed 100,000, including 4,000 officers,
with not over seven divisions of in
fantry, and three of cavalry, and to
be devoted exclusively to main
tenance of international order and
control of frontiers. Divisions may
not be grouped under more than
two army corps headquarters staffs.
The great German general staff is
abolished. .;
Reduce Army Budget.
The army administrative service.
consisting of civilian personnel not
included in 'the number of effectives,
is reduced to one-tenth the total in
the 1913 budget. Employes. of the
German states, such as customs
officers, first guards and coast
guards, may ,not exceed the number
in 1913. Local police may be in
creased only in accordance with the
growth of population. None of
these may be assembled for military
training.
"' Terms of Disarmament.
Armaments: All establishments
for the manufacturing, preparation,
storage or design of arms and muni
tions of war, except those specific
ally excepted, must be closed within
three months of the peace and their
personnel dismissed. The exact
amount of armament and munitions
allowed to Germany is laid down in
detail tables, all in excess to be
surrendered, or rendered useless.
The manufacture or importation of
asphyxiating, poisonous ' or other
gases and all analogous liquids is
forbidden as well as the importation
of arms, munitions and war mater
ials. Germany may not manufacture
such materials for foreign govern
ments. Abolish Conscription.
Conscription: Conscription is
abolished in Germany. Theenlisted
personnel must be maintained by
voluntary enlistment for terms of
12 consecutive years, the number of
discharges before the expiration of
that term not in any year to exceed
5 per cent of the total effectives.
Officers remaining in the service
must agree to serve to the age of 45
years, and newly appointed officers
must agree to serve actively tor z$
years.
No Military Schools.
No military schools except those
absolutely indispensable for the
units allowed shall exist in Germany
two months after the peace. No as
sociations such as societies of dis
charged soldiers, shooting or tour
ing clubs, educational establishments
or university may occupy themselves
with military matters. All measures
of mobilization are forbidden.
Fortresses: All fortified works.
fortresses and field works situated
in German territory within a zone
of 50 kilometers east of the Rhine
will be dismantled within three
months. The construction of any
new fortifications there is forbidden.
The fortified works on the .southern
and eastern frontiers, however, may
remain.
Commission in Control.
Control: Interallied commission
of control will see the execution of
the provisions for which a time lim
it is set, the maximum named being
three months. They may establish
headquarters at the German seat of.
government and go to any part of
Germany desired. Germany must
give them complete facilities, pay
their expenses and also the expenses
of execution of the treaty, including
the labor and material necessary in
demolition, destruction or surrender
of war equipment.
Allowed No Subs.
Naval: The German navy must be
demobilized within a period of two
months after the peace. She will
be allowed six small battleships, six
light cruisers, 12 destroyers, 12 tor
pedo boats, and no submarines,
either military or commercial. With
a personnel of 15,000 men, including
officers, and no reserve force of any
character. Conscription is abol
ished, only voluntary service being
permitted, with a liinimuni period
of 25 years' service for officers and
12 for men. No members of the
German mercantile marine will be
permitted any naval training.
All German vessels of war in for
eign ports, and the German high sea
fleet interned at Scapa Flow, will
be surrendered, the final disposition
of these ships to be decided" upon
by the allied and associated powers.
Germany must surrender 42 mod
ern destroyers, 50 modern torpedo
boats, and all submarines, with their
salvage vessels, all war vessels tinder
construction, including submarines,
must be broken up. 4 '
Use Others for Commerce.
War vessels not otherwsie pro
vided tor, are to be placed in reserve
or- used for commercial purposes.
Replacement of ships except those
lost can take place only at the end
of 20 years for battleships and 15
years for destroyers. The largest
armored ship Germany will be per
mitted will be 10,000 tons.
Germany is required to sweep up
the mines in the North sea and the
Baltic sea as decided upon by the
allies. All German fortifications in
the Baltic defending the passages
through the belts must be demol
ished. Other coast defense are per
mitted but the number and calibre
of the guns must not be increased.
; Censor Wireless Stations.
During a period of three months
after peace German high power
wireless stations at Nauen, Han
over and Berlin , will not be per
mitted to send any messages except
for commercial purposes and under
supervision of the allied associated
governments, nor may any more be
constructed.
Germany will be allowed to repair
German submarine cables which
have been cut, but are not being
utilized by the allied powers, and
also portions of cables which after
having been cut have been removed,
or at any rate not being utilized by
any one of the allied and associated
powers. In such cases, the cables
or portions of cables removed or
utilized remain the property of al
lied and associated powers and ac
cordingly 14 cables or parts of ca
bles are specified, which will not be
restored to Germany.
End Air Armed Forces.
Air: The armed forces of Ger
many must not include any military
or naval air forces except for not
over 100 unarmed seaplanes to be
retained till October 1 to search
for submarine mines. No dirigibles
shall be kept. '
No dirigible shall be kept. - The
entire air personnel is to be . de
mobilized within two months, ex
cept for 1,000 officers and men re
tained till October. No aviation
grounds or dirigible sheds are to
be allowed within 150 kilometers of
the Rhine or the eastern or southern
frontiers, existing installation within
these limits to be destroyed. The
manufacture of aircraft and parts of
aircraft is forbidden for six months.
All military and naval aeronautical
materials under a most exhaustive
definition must be surrendered with
in three months, except for the hun
dred seaplanes already specified.
Retain German Officers.
Prisoners of war: The repatria
tion of German prisoners and intern
ed civilians is to be carried out with
out delay and at Germany's expense
by a commission composed of rep
resentatives of the allies and Ger
many. Those under sentence for of
fenses against discipline are to be
repatriated without regard to the
completing of their sentence. Un
til Germany has surrendered per
sons guilty of offenses against the
laws and customs of war, the allies
have the right to reain selected Ger
man officers.
The allies may deal at their own
discretion with German . nationals
who do not desire' to be repatriated,
all repatriation being conditional on
the immediate release of any allied
subjects still in Germany. Germany
is to accord facilities to commis
sions of inquiry in collecting in
formation in regard to missing pris
oners of war and of imposing pen
altKys on German officials who have
concealed allied nationals. Ger
many is to restore all property be
longing to allied prisoners. There
is to be a reciprocal exchange of
information as tJ dead prisoners and
their graves.
To Expedite Repatriation.
Both parties will respect and main
tain the graves of soldiers and sail
ors buried on their territories, agree
to recognize and assist any commis
sion by any allied or associate gov
ernment with identifying, register
ing, maintaining or erecting suitable
monuments over the graves, and to
afford to each other all facilities for
the repatriation of the remains of
their soldiers.
Responsibilities: The allied and
associated powers publicly arraign
William II of Hohenzollern, former
ly German emperor, not for an of
fense against criminal law, but for a
supreme offense against internation
al morality and the sanctity of trea
ties. Surrender of Former Emperor.
The former emperor's surrender is
to be requested of Holland and a
special tribunal set up composed of
one judge from each of the five great
powers, with full guarantees of the
right of defense, is to be guided "by
the highest motives of international
policy with a view of vindicating the
solemn obligations of international
undertakings and validity of interna
tional morality" and will fix the pun
ishment it feels should be imposed.
Persons accused of having com
mitted acts in violation -of the laws
and customs of war arc to bf tried
and punished by military tribunals!
under military' law. " If the charges
affect nationals of only one state
they will be tried before a tribunal
of that state; if they affect nationals
of several states, they will be tried
before joint tribunals of the states
concerned. " '.
Germany shall hand over to the
associated government either jointly
or severally all persons so accused
and all documents and information
necessary to insure full knowledge
of the incriminating acts, the discov
ery, ot the offenders, and the just ap
preciation of the responsibility
The judge (garbled in cabling) will
be entitled to name his own counsel.
Agrees to Make Restoration.
Reparation: The allied and asso
ciated governments affirm, and Ger
many admits, on behalf of herself
and her allies, the responsibility for
causing all the loss and damage to
which the allied and associated gov
ernments and their nationals have
been subjected as a consequence of
the war imposed upon them by the
aggression of Germany and her
allies.
The total obligation of Germany
to pay, as defined in the category
of damages, is to be determined and
notified to her after a fair hearing
and not later than May 1, 1921, by
an inter-allied reparation commis
sion. At the same time a ,schedule
of payments to discharge the obli
gation within 30 years shall be
presented. These payments are
subject to postponement in certain
contingencies. Germany irrevocably
recognizes the full authority of "this
commission, agrees to supply it
with all the necessary information
and to pass legislation to effectuate
its findings. She further agrees to
restore to the allies cash and certain
articles which can be identified.
As an immediate step toward
restoration, Germany shall pay
within two years 20,000,000,000
masks in either gold, goods, ships,
or ether specific forms of payment,
with the understanding that certain
expenses' such as those of the
armies of occupation and payments
for food and raw materials may be
deducted at the discretion of the
allies. , .
Compensation to Civilians. '
: While the allied and associated
government recognize that the re
sources of Germany are not ade
quate after taking into account per
manent diminution of such re
sources which 'will result from
other treaty claims to make com
plete reparation for all such loss
and damage they require her to
make compensation for all damages
caused to- civilians under seven
main categories: .
(a) Damages by personal injury
to civilians caused by acts of , war,
directly or indirectly; (b) damage
caused to civilians by acts of
cruelty ordered by the enemy, and
to civilians in the occupied terri
tory; (c) damages caused by mal
treatment of prisoners; (d) damages
to the allied peoples presented by
pensions and separation allowances,
capitalized at the signature of this
treaty; (e) damages to property
other than naval or military ma
terials; (f) damages to civilians by
being forced to labor; (g) damages
in the form of levies of fines im
posed by the enemy. I In periodic
ally 'estimating1 Germany's capacity
to pay, the reparation commission
shall examine the German system of
taxation, first to the end that the
sums for reparation which Germany
is required to pay shall become a
charge upon all her revenues, prior
to that for the service or discharge
of any domestic loan, and secondly,
so as to satisfy itself that in general
the German scheme of taxation is
fully as heavy proportionately as
that of any of the powers repre
sented on the commission.
The measures which the allied and
associated powers shall have the
right to take, in case of voluntary
default by Germany, and which
Germany agrees not to regard as
acts of war, may include economic
and financial prohibitions and re
prisals, and in general such other
measures as the respective govern
ments may determine to be neces
sary in the circumstances.
Commission on Reparation.
The commission shall consist of
one representative each of ;tne
United States, Great Britain, France,
Italy and Belgium, and in certain
cases of Japan and Serbia, with all
other allied powers entitled, when
their claims are under considera
tion, to the right of presentation
without voting power. It shall per
mit Germany to give evidence re
garding its capacity to pay and shall
assure it a just opportunity to be
heard.
It shall make its headquarters at
Paris, establish its own procedure
and personnel, have general control
of the whole reparation problem and
become the exclusive agency of the
allies for receiving, holding, selling
and distributing reparation pay
ments. Majority vote shall prevail,
except that unanimity is required on
questions involving the sovereignty
of any of the allies, the cancellation
of all or part of Germany's obliga
tions, the time and manner of sell
ing, distributing and negotiating
bonds issued by Germany and posN
ponement between 191 and lVb of
annual payments beyond 1930, and
any postponement after 1926 for a
period of more than three years;
the application of a different method
of measuring damage than in a sim
ilar former case and the interpreta
tion" of provisions. Withdrawal
from representation is permitted of
12 months' notice.
Bond Issues Required.
The commission may require Ger
many to give from time to time, by
way of guaranty, issues of bonds or
other, obligations to cover such
claims as are not otherwise satis
fied. In this connection, and on ac
count of the total amount of claims,
bond issues are presently to be re
quired of Germany in acknowledg
ment of its debt as follows:
Tweuly. billion marks gold, pay
able not later than May 1, 1921,
without interest; 40,000,000,000
marks gold bearing 24 per cent in
terest between 1921 and 1926, and
thereafter 5 per cent, with a 1 per
cent sinking fund payment, begin1
ning in 1926; and an undertaking to
deliver 40,000,000,000 marks' gold
bonds bearing interest at 5 per cent,
under terms to be fixed by the com
mission. '
Interest on Germany's debt will
be 5 per cent unless otherwise de
tti mined by the commission in the
future, and payments that are not
made in gold may "be accepted by
the commission in the form of prop
erties, commodities, businesses,
rights, concessions, etc." Certifi
cates of beneficial interest, repre
senting either bonds or goods de
livered by Germany, may be issued
by the commission to the interested
power, no power being entitled,
however, to have its certificates di
vided into more than five pieces.
As bonds are distributed and pass
from the control of the commission,
an amount of Germany's debt equiv
alent to their par value is to be con
sidered as liquidated.
Shipping to Be Replaced.
Shippings The German govern
ment recognizes the right of the al
lies to the replacement, ton for ton,
and class for class, of all merchant
ships and fishing boats last or dam
aged owing to the war. and agrees
to cede to the allies all German mer
chant ships of 1.600 tons gross and
upwards; one-half f her ships be
tween 1,600 and l,00p tons gross,
and one-quarter of her steam trawl
ers and other fishing boats. These
ships are to be delivered within two
months to the reparation commit
tee, together with documents of ti
tle evidencing the transfer of the
ships free from encumbrance.
As an additional part of repara
tion, thelOerman government fur
ther agrees to build merchant ships
for the account of the allies to the
amount of not exceeding 200,000
tons gross annually, during the next
five years. All ships used for in
land navigation taken by Germany
from the allies are to be restored
within two months, the amount of
loss not covered by such restitu
tion to be made up by the cession
of the German river fleet up to 20
per cent thereof.
In order to effect payment by de
liveries in kind Germany is required,
for a limited number of years, vary
ing in the case of each, to deliver
coal, coal tar products, dyestuff and
chemical drugs in specific amounts
to the reparations commission. The
commission may so modify the con
ditions of delivery so as not to in
terfere unduly with Germany's in
dustrial requirements. The- deliveries
of coal are based largely upon the
principle of making good dimuni
tions in the production of the allied
countries resulting from the war.
i To Restore Invaded Areas.
' Devastated areas: Germany un
dertakes to devote her economic re
sources directly to the physical res
toration of the invaded areas. The
reparation commission is authorized
to require Germany to replace the
destroyed articles by the delivery
Of animals, machinery, etc., existing
in Germany, and to manufacture ma
terials required for reconstruction
purposes; all with due consideration
for Germany's essential domestic re
quirements. Germany is to restore within six
months the Koran of -the Caliph
Othman, formerly at Medina, to the
king of the Hedjaz, and the skull of
the Sultan Okwawa, ' formerly in
German East Africa, to ' his Bri
tannic majesty's government. The
German government is also to re
store' to the French government cer
tain papers taken by the German
authorities in 1870, belonging then
to M. Reuher, and to restore the
French flags taken during the war
of 1870 and 1871.
- Share Pre-War Debt.
Finance: Powers to which Ger
man territory is ceded will aassume
a certain portion of the German pre
war debt, the amoount to' be fixed
by the reparations commission on
the basis of the ratio between the
revenue and of the ceded territory,
and Germany's total revenues for
the three years preceding the war.
In view, however, of the special cir
cumstances under which Alsace
Lorraine was separated from France
in 1871, when Germany refused to
accept any part of the French pub
lic debt, prance will not assume any
part of Germany's 'pre-war debt
there, nor will Poland share in cer
tain German debts incurred for the
oppression of Poland.
If the value of the German public
property in ceded territory exceeds
sthe amount of debt assumed, the
states to which property ceded to give
credit on reparation for the excess,
with the exception of Alsace-Lorraine.
Mandatory powers will not
assume any German debts or give
any credit for German government
property. Germany renounces all
right of representation on, or con
trol of, state banks, commission, or
other similar international financial
and-economic organizations.
Germany is required to pay the
total cost of the armies of occupa
tion from the date of the armistice
as long as they are maintained in
German territory, this cost to be a
first charge on her resources. The
cost of reparation is the next charge,
after making such provisions for
payments for imports as the allies
may deem necessary.
Germany is to deliver to the al
lied and associated powers all sums
deposited in Germany by Turkey
AMISEMENTS.
NEW SHOW
NUMBER PLEASE
Comedy Playlet
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A EARY. Phooil Attraction H ALE HAM.
ILTON 1 "THAT'S liUUU." MICK SCMMtt
Comedy. Ptthe Weekly.
TONIGHT
Friday and Saturday
Saturday Matinee
Charles Frohntan Preienti
ETHEL BARRYMORE
In the New reie ett "M
rc'.VJo. The Off Chance
Nlghta 50e to $2.50: Matinee 50e t $2.00.
JOHN B. HYMER 1 CO.: MARMEIN SIS.
TERS A DAVID SCHOOLER: McKAY A AR.
DINE: JOE JACKSON ; Ja Rubtnl: Sue Smith;
Pat A Julia Lenlo: Klnoarami; Travel Weekly.
OMAHA'S FUN CENTER."
Daily Mats., IS-25-S0c
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Every paeer In Omaha tayi we have the Beit Sheer
In Town Muilcal Burletqut. For the clotina week
ol our nason Frank Hunter and a regular clreut,
built iuit for olever clowning Burpoua. Vaudeville
Include! Mile. Davenport'i Art Group and Lynn
Cantor, Sky-HI Soprano. Big cut and beauty
ohorai. Ladlat' Dime Matinee Week Dayi.
Hat. Mat. and All Bununer "The Dark Bet-ret."
and Austria-Hungary in connection
with the financial support extended
by her to them during the war and
to transfer to the allies all claims
against Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria
or Turkey in connection with agree
ments made during the war. Ger
many confirms the renunciation of
the treaties of Bucharest and Brest
Litovsk. On the request of the reparations
commission, Germany will expro
priate any tight, rights or interests
of her nationals in public utilities
in ceded territories or those admin
istered by mandatories, and in
Turkey, China, Russia, Austria
Hungary, and transfer them to the
reparations commission, which will
credit her with their value. '
Germany guarantees to repay to
Brazil the fund arising from the
sale of Sao Paulo coffee which she
refused to allow Brazil to withdraw
from Germany.
Economic Clauses.
Customs: For a period of six
months Germany shall impose no
tariff duties higher than the lowest
in force in 1914, and for certain
agricultural products, wines, vege
table oils, artificial silk and washed
or scoured wool this restriction ob
tains for two and A half years or
tor five years, unless further ex
tended by the league of nations.
Germany must give most favored
nation treatment to the allied and
associated powers. She shall im
pose no customs tariff for five year
on goods originating m Alsace
Lorraine, and for three years on
goods originating in former Ger
man territory ceded to Poland with
the right of observation of a similar
exception for Luxemburg
Shipping: Ships of the allied and
associated powers shall for five years
and thereafter under conditions of
reciprocity, unless the league of na
tions otherwise decides, enjoy the
same rights in German ports as
German vessels and have most fa
vored nation treatment in fishing,
coasting trade and towage even in
territorial waters. Ships of a coun
try having no seacoast may be reg
istered at some one place within its
territory.
Unfair competition: Germany un
dertakes to give the trade of the
allied and associated powers ade
quate safeguards against unfair com
petition, and, in particular, to sup
press the use of false wrappings
and markings and on condition of
reciprocity to respect the laws and
judicial decisions of allied and as
sociated states, in respect of region
al appellations of wines and spirits.
; Treatment of nationals: Germany
shall impose no exceptional taxes or
restriction upon the nationals of the
allied and associated- states for a
period of five years, and, unless the
league of nations acts, for an addi
tional .five years. German national
ity shall not continue to attach to
a person who has become a nation
al of an allied or associated state.
Conventions Restricted.
Multilateral conventions: Srie
40 multilateral conventions are ,e
newed between Germany and the al
PHOTOFIArS.
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Purposes Only r: ! '
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, 0 he learned how to bluff,'
'';" then ceased to be '
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CHARLIE
CHAPLIN
certainly has a great time" mak
ing a fool out of himself to
make you laugh.
in "POLICE"
Today to
Saturday
"The
Siren's Song"
She sang a song that brought
her fam and fortune but whan
ha sang it again it brought ruin
-and love.
LOTHROPr,ir
LAST TIMES TODAY
FANNIE WARD In
"COMMON CLAY"
Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
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lied and associated powers, but spe
cial conditions are attached to Ger
many's readmission to several. A
to postal and telegraph conventions
Germany must not refuse to make
reciprocal agreements with the new
states. -.She must agree as respect;
the radio-telegraphic convention to
provisional rules to be communicated
to her and adheres to the new con
vention when formulated, lo the
North sea fisheries and North sea
liquor traffic convention, rights of
inspection and police over associated
fishing boats shall be exercised for
at least five years only by vessels
of these powers. As to the inter
national railway union she shall ad
here to the new convention when
formulated.
China: As to the Chinese customs
tariff agreement, the arrangement of
1905 regarding Whangpoo and the
Boxer indemnity of 1901; France,
Portuga and Rouinania, as to The
Hague convention of 1903 relating to
civil procedure; and Great Britain
and the United States, as to article
three of the Samoan treaty of 1899.
are relieved of all obligation towardt
Germany. '
Bilateral treaties: Each allied and
associated state mav renew any
treaty with Germany insofar as con
sistent with the peace treaty by giv
ing notice within six months
Treaties entered into by Germany
since August 1, 1914, with other rn
emv states and before or since that
date with Roumania, Russia, and
governments representing parts of
Russia, are abrogated, and any con
cession granted under pressure by
Russia to German subjects annulled.
The allied and associated states arc
to enjoy most favored nation .treat-
ment under treaties entered into by
Germany and other enemy states be
fore August 1, 1914, and under,
treaties entered into by Germany
and neutral states during the war.
Responsible for Nationals' Debts.
Pre-war debts:. A system of clear
ing houses is to be created within
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one in each allied and associated
state which adopts the plan for the
payment of pre-war debts, including
those arising 'from contracts sus
pended by the war for 'the adjust
ment of the proceeds - of the liq
uidation of enemy property and the
settlement of other obligations. Each
participating state assumes respon
sibility for the payment of all debts
owing by its nationals to nationals
of the enemy states- except in cases
of "pre-war insolvency of the debtor.
The proceeds of the sale of private
enemy property in each participat
ing state may besused to paythe
debts owed to the nationals of that
state, direct paymept from debtor to
creditor and all comrnunicationsj"e
lating thereto being prohibited. Dis
putes may be settled by arbitration,
by the courts of the debtor country
or by the mixed arbitral tribunal.
Any. ally or associate power may,
however, decline to participate ' in
this syshem by giving Germany six
months' notice.
Enemy property: Germany shall
restore or pay for all private enemy .
property seized or damaged by. jt.
(Continued on Faga Seren, Column One.) ,
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