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Show Gemaris,. Reply to Allies Peace Terms Is Published by Entente Higfh Council Huns Reiterate Claim That Enemies of Fatherland Betrayed Justice. PAEIS, June 15. President Wilson Wil-son probably will remain in Paris only three or four days after his return from Belgium next Friday. He will then embark at a French port for the United States. , PARIS, June 15. (By the Associated Press.) The council of four will resume on Monday Mon-day its study of the conditions condi-tions 'of peace with Austria and will discuss the terms of the reply to be made to the recent ' note handed in by Dr. Karl Reuner, head of the Austrian delegation. The council of foreign ministers at present is examining the question ques-tion of fixing the boundary between be-tween Poland and tho Ukraine PARIS, June 15. The German reply to the peace treaty submitted at Versailles, on May 7 mainiis that the enemies of Germany have forsaken the peace of justice to which they had pledsed themselves in the armistice negotiations for a peace of rni-ht. The reply, an official summary or which was made public here today, protests against the proposed ter:ns individually and collectively, and demands a return to the original agreements. It presses for verba! negotiations and states that Germany Ger-many expects Justice on a basis of equality and reciprocity. The reply follows the lines of the summary sum-mary "f the German counterproposals given out In Berlin at about tho t(me they were presented. Analyzes Legal Basis of Peace. The document covers 119 pages and includes in-cludes a covering letter by Count von Brockdorff-Rant7.au under date of May "9 which has already been published, and a second section of comments lollowlng the main outline of the original draft treaty Two separate papers on local and financial questions are included as part of th general reply. Both Umrll.-h and Fren-h translations have been furnished in pamphlet form, the former totaling about 60,000 words. The replv begins with a detailed analysis an-alysis of trie Iceal basis of peace, alteco a. 'flat-rant series of contradictions to this oasis and points out thM the results would he the complete enslavement of the (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) iGEfiiYIIS' REPLY TO TERMS PUBLISHED (Continued fiom Page One.) German peonle and th.e betrayal of all tne world's cherished hopes of peace. In the ounterpr-.'po.-als Germany de-mauds de-mauds imme hate adn;is!on t th.e ieasut : i x-.t : ;ov.s as part of the spirit of tne armistice agreement and as neessirv for the a ".-ertan.ee of the propo-d miu-la miu-la rv, r.aval and air terms. Sue then analyzes th.e territorial chantres demannen. cla.:::un.i.r that the riu-ht of self -de termination termi-nation has been wilfully violated throughout. through-out. Germany bitterly assails the abolition of ad G'-rman rit-'lus outside of T-lurone hs irrecon.'i'a'ob with rhe prehmin.arc uecor.a i i..u-s and as wholly Impossible to a irreat oeo; who net only have su -r'T'-me nee,;-; for markets and supplies, but who have shown t.'.eniselves capable of siunun; Lite world's task of colonization. coloniza-tion. Germany is wholly tmable to accept tne re: a '-aliens commission set up hy the allies a.f invoivir.tr an enfrinitement of her .-'reinty imt prorss a co-ooerative German commission to work alongside it. She acccL'ts rest'onsibi'ity only for civilian los-cs in occupied Belgium and France and airrees to maximum payment of one hundred billion marks, provided th.e otht-r t-c-rrs a- to colonies, overseas tvade ana territories are accented as she prolog. As to de'ivr.cs of slups. raw mate-ruils mate-ruils and machirer;", dcrnuiny can me-' r'e allied c'u.ims only in part, largely bfc,au-;p of decreased product 'on. G ni'anv deivar.ds that tn the eeoroTnin 1 provisions she be treated on a basis of euuahiy and .reciprocity and not in the onesided way outlined. She nirrees to freedom of traffic on Herman risers and within G.-rmany. but always on conni -1 1 Lei t har t!vu-H he no i nterference with ' lenna n sovereign :y. Similarly with the renewal of treaties lapsed during- the war. I she expects reciprocal treatment, rather than the assumption by the allies of the ritrht to ?.;y what encasements are or are rot to become operative again. Refuse to Sanction Return of Kaiser. Th.e Germans refuse to accept the trial of the former German .emperor or to sane t ion his extradition from Holland, on the ground that no German subject can be brought before a foreicn court without an established law or lecal basis. Similarly she cannot apree to extradite othr subjects accused of violence of the laws a ud customs of war. Instead. Germany proposes an international interna-tional court of neutrals to ludce the fact of crime, the punishment to remain with th.e national courts. The labor clauses are not satisfactory to Germany, and as a result she aeain proposes an international conference to exam hie the allied and associated pro-j pro-j ro-.ahs, th.e German proposals and the Berne resolutions. A bitter protest is entered against the occupation of the Rhine provinces, and 1 th.e demand made that all allied troops The occupation, as proposed, it Is contended, con-tended, wonld break up German eeononrc , life an.d allow th.e prejudieir.t: of German I inter-sts in favor of France and Relclum. The summary makes no at t-3 nipt to i critich" ar.y state metis of farts or fitr-! fitr-! ut-'-'s made in the reply, inasmuch as the German delegation alone is r'-SL-ons'.b'e for them. It is stated that many of them, t pecia !ly as to the eastern frontier, are d;soutab, if not absolutely inrorre-t. I'ndr th.e heading, "the :ecal basis of peace." the German delegation recapitulate recapitu-late the h'temharsro of communications wi!i Prs-deT-r "WilsoTi between October 5, 191?, and the armistice.- November 1 1. A : a re-uk of these, tnty consider that i.lf'nuny as a I a si of p-?.ce has ex-presiy ex-presiy accepted President Wilson's four-te-i po::iT. 3--,d no: hire else. Ae.-ep-tar.ee of tlie terms .of tne armistice, it is declared, was to I - evid no of the honest acceptance o these conditions bv G rm.ar.y. It is Lontndd th.a.t the allies also ao.-.-ipte J President Wilson's fourteen points, .and that therefore a toimn agreement agree-ment -s to the ba5!.! of p'-aoj exista Pe'.we-u th.e two coat raLir s partu s. T: e pra-'tic.i1. application of tiu-se principles must e necoflated upon, and Germany t..-i-,rts her right to a discussion. As to Nations League. Chaptr two deals with the al!er .. con-tri con-tri i.u;in between the draft of t.ue treat:--aid th-- s.r-e.i basis rf ; Vnrio'ij allied statesmen are cited as r a ! n k' ' e -i. i.'.r.. d that the war wa not a-Minst t i"e Ge-rman peo" 1-. but ai-'am-t an impemlis-ti impemlis-ti and Irrcspon-bi- covemment. It is urn - 'i in the re7dy t uar t !,e allied powers die deaiinir r. with th German people r cir.; it- own future for it-'e':a. :"a-t v 1 'e h r:h been utterly disregarded in the ; Aiuruivnt pr,"?rit,d nain-t s--;a:uta.:i of purely Geinu territory from :": '-T.ure ard arair-f the I'-'ohiT: n of past Prussia and making I'ai.s.y a1 As to t h.? league of nations. German--", the ;- t.r.-v ..is repeated'..- pro:::-! ised t'at th leaiTu-. nf rarior:.-, would j unite t.'.v- belliL-erentc-, rri'pj:or as weil' us crri.ju-T- !. to insure th1 world : ai:a:r."t further disasters. p-;t tr. t';iv.8: of th-" le-irue h ri been etahiished without with-out Geru.an i.eli'. and Germany is nt i e en ;r. i te.j to join t he 1 a L'ue. I Tf.e r.irr.t of seif-de term. nation of rations ra-tions ha.- r e-n pr-'-'I.'t i.u'ed. s.i .i the rep v. ' by President 'iion. Mr. Asr;uit h. Mr. ' 'hur-hii'. I.ord Grev, S.cuor i)r:;un!) and. Prer-d'-r r.h'yd Georc-e. , -t tho treatment-of treatment-of the in ha n -s of t " e Saar region1 and f ti e di'rln ' ' Kup'-n. M.-tlmeHy and y, ir--i:et d s not c-::.ply W:tr, s jen J a solemn recognition of 1 1 ' r i z h t . T e same, it i a-.M-d. is true with reeard to; Alsice-Lorraine. the c-sioa of wr.b h i without consult-.ns the papulatim o-.d te a new w-:-c: . The third chapter dea:? with poible r- ; suits of the mat-.- as drafted. i ue '.er-j mans elaini it itivolves t.,e utter d-s'ru - tiou of German couomic life. German s ; creditors eoul'i rot obtain th immense ! j;;;r.s ruuireJ from a pauterized cunfy. The world now reguir-s an. inl"rr,;it;e-:.i cmrnumtv . f labor, it is ariru- !, to w: i h , j Gem.anv a-'rve. ) :l the prop ..-, d tr-- G.y j : is niere'y a orn'. iuaticn o' :' "-t ' I tri-imph of imp--r:al'.st and .u ; i-1 ten-' j deneie. Th d--'e---;te ai-'tal t" t e in-1 I nate rlcht of men ani nr-tioi.-. The P'- . i r0sed trottv aracteri;: d as m ':'- ; j ;at h'e w;i;; respe t f.-r this U'.r:nft rfL-ht. ; Iu tue re? uve. however, to f d ':!'. her j terpr-uosals. i Calling attention to t'r.e f i that G- "- ' I manv alrcat'.y luus submit .e i h" own ' jrr'rvsils fr a leirue of nat'-m.s. the' German d-V-nes a-ree t. r -'o; : e on the hnsis of the aih-d pr.'pos.iis if G-r- ( manv is admitted cn t-;ua! tern's a soon las ;'-"a e has ui c - h T: i. Is n , ! :or.d.;;on t'-at rlauses are inserted Kuar- , id.t'.or..-. fr-.-.joui fr- :n r'.ernal irte-fer-' . eu. e and the pre .:-.:-. n of e.-r.nomi .- war- 1 fare a';d e.v hh.n of -.v.co't. ", rruauv a rre. - to the has; ! b a re- j cardir.ir a'uv.v. t y and nr r5 iz-: la t ior- . : and e-r---1 u.- . ht ion cf i on.pul- sorv nulitar". s , if th!- is th1 1 - ' C'.r.nir.g e a e"v"nl rehic'lor, of ri;u.a-; n en's and r.l-a::i!"rn; of ennu rv j miliTary t-r;,-f period o' t-an-.tuui m u - t I a 1 low . r! d . ri n v . ' i '. I b -n ' - v . may Tv'ain u. ;- ' r,-- . - : r- u ;h ed pcs-rvi1 ! i t e-na I or '-r '"r'1 r' 'u - : in ir hr army to the - cr p... -j tn. :. htnci t1 at G-:---.a:.. en.:"- t .e Ir.u- c at re., e ;;e s o d -: ,:r! f e I'T'rc-' in the w,t f.i:..;h n j trai 7. v.". W W nor s;e-.,-ii jtuper-.usion ' of t,e p'fi.fM of di-a"n au e'-. ;t: th.at of t: e ica.- .e. c.iti be adu.t:t-d. .and: an r-,!pri;oM of t:n.e n.cpt he L-rant'.i' a :'' d i-a u - i ui on t:;e i-.i.-is of t'. c-iua!ity. Oral Negotiations Desired. Oral negotiations to settle details wPh re-T" t to the surrender of warship? and a"i i !,ii m e.n --jres ar pro-'n - d . j Much ! --ft U dev.'te-l to territorial questions, ad th.e d!puted Ifrniorlfs be- in ir taken up I 'ar if u iar a t 'n I ; ti1d to th.e S.inr d;tn t. with itx ini- ' P rtanr ro;.l ridneji The pcji-i !.k : of , t r; ' s fl :s r;c . t i t ""'Tt ed, has he en at- ; ta.-h-'d l G- rtr-an-.' f.r nv-r,- t;an a Mi-mi- I -nd ikc-s. ;.i.d 'h" pe..,,le t-'hv are a ' '"-r rr. :i n ; m f h cv were p m ri d rd y e. i a " j. Tie .. i m t ion of t Sa.ir r s- ' r'-t. th" '!''rn; uif- t-.T. i-- t'i roni pen f o i Fuc'o for c i.i I d(.rr.,Ved in th no h Hi;', it i-- co.. ie,..p d. s I, u t Ion can onlv I'"- Re't'ed on an ci-m nmli- h-i-:, I rr.f hy ''rr;r,( a-iinv a na'lo: ; l ! 1 .- - i j t '.'- ' ! t;ted Terr-.to- y and ib -r adhar ti.. le..,o:e ! of ti ilions by itn'oivir K it in the tran-., - . t:o-. Thrt German fjnvTnn".r, t d"clin- tn mai:.' au.v ret-aration in th-- f .rm of p in-1 i . t; r. t . ard st ' more . ttm t lc( : ! - ,,.. i to p "i on to Ird'vbbiil ; . . i r t f,f the T'opu'-ifion th" puiGhrcoM 1 r 1 1 r . ! -1 ' for lie V.'h"!e fU!' T'll.IC TI.e W, , - - (ion of ihe S.irri- d uric? to France w"dd in". in the c-eattnii t,t 'i".(Ikt ,l-ae I.r-rain'", I.r-rain'", 'i-Tinauv i !nin i, and .v ti;' wl ol. en. nn.Ht i re, . s ,i,.r,.,p j !:isct;:ir t..tt f r the .-f-'t-r p.i rf of A! .-iff I-"rr. in- h r-nan. t:e ;. r-;i r-;i -i c aduil' t h it. a cmduiir In pie rt -or , , Pi i tf ,t n r irrh t . :m in Im-i: in v; v. - p.itt-d In ! 7 1 . w ho p'o..!., u,.,,. - nt .-oriult--i1. ' ' r:r-. tv , t h . -i f. -r.-. h.i-4 pro:nN d re ; ,.ir--1 i on . ( p? wrci p.- no rr ' r.i t !on In ceo.. Ab'ri" lifiMair. v.d'h Us i m nn ns-' y -1 ina d o-niin 1c '..;, ; i h. j t lull., c ."I I'tif. A cr,;,- n.ust :ik"Ti. j 'I 1 OWi r. -l I'tl'ii' ' h-'t ' e;i im'o'l with 1 C-i. -it, ijii'im w if h Germn as a free H'lt". '.!!! i o,f;p.rte jid"P"t.di p. e G'.-rnafV .h :iirre..-i to an i ndr pT"d"nt I I'-m-'a y t". but the i.-rrr of the t r. 1 1 v I Ir ! id- in i' a i.nn.l.. r of t-.r iliv i ;,.rp ,1M i Town - and :.( rna n t rot.- of In ud j for ml t"irv or o.on;c r-.' rn . , withont r-ur- to r: .. ' ' .t It' v or hisforv It N cor.'e,,,. ,. T .U pirtlcdarly . ;,1 , u upper si,i.-'da, and Mnmic protect i-n- t-r.-d. (..rmarv r.im.ci on-"T t to th" eV- i - of Jl. r-n- Ua fr.Mii tie- t;, r. fr i i' n ptr. . IP-- .t re ,. v tn -e J'i.Iiisd ich Ve: I'mIan t err 1 1 r. ie h - a nn p.di..p." .b.v I'op.sh It Ih de- I o-'t.di.l tli.it I'.m..u: retr.iiri with the' ' t n.vi . n Pire, i.. 1 1 i ;..t rr.apv read v 1 to ,..,:... M.-icl. K-mii-. .cMr ai.d I'.i T I f ee po; u, n r,; ,); to nir t 'oiand I th- promi.-. d p. tie ... .,t,d to I rnuil "P' i ' transit f . - U t U i. ;! 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