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Show TEUTONS ARE TOLO TERMS OF ALLIES REVISED COPY OF PEACE TREATY PLACED IN HANDS OF HUN REPRESENTATIVE. Principles of Original Draft Are Vigorously Vig-orously Upheld, But Certain Modifications in Detail and Explanations Are Made. Versalles. The reply of the allied ' Find associated governments' to Germany's Ger-many's counter-proposals and a revised copy of the peace treaty were in the hands of Count von Broekdorff-Rant-zau Monday night, lie at once started on his way to Weimar, there to present pre-sent to the German national assembly the final word of the victor in the war. Few Changes Made. Few changes have been made in the revised trealy. Five days was the allotted al-lotted period originally fixed for the Germans to answer yes or no to the demands of the allies. But two days additional have been granted, because of the insistence of the German delegation dele-gation Ihtit not sufficient time had been allowed for the proper consideration considera-tion of the revised terms. This will extend the time limitation to Monday, June 23. If German's reply Is yes, the treaty will be immediately signed ; if Germany declines to accede to the demands, the armistice will be automatically auto-matically terminated and the allied forces will take whatever steps they deem requisite to the occasion. The revised treaty contained interlineations inter-lineations in red ink, where changes had been made in it. It had been impossible im-possible to reprint the treaty in time for its presentation. Original Principles Upheld. The principles of the original conditions condi-tions have been vigorously upheld, as establishing a peace of justice, but certain modifications in detail and many explanations of the effect of execution are made. The reply is in two parts a general gen-eral covering letter and seriatim discussions dis-cussions of the general counter-proposals. The changes include: A plebiscite for upper Silesia, with guarantees of coal from that territory. Frantier rectifications in West Prussia. Prus-sia. Omission of the third zone in the Sehleswig plebiscite. Temporary increase of the German army from 100,000 to 200,000 men. Declaration of the intention to submit sub-mit within a month of signature a list of those accused of violation of the laws and customs of war. Offer to co-operate with a German commission on reparations, and to receive re-ceive suggestions for discharging the obligation. Certain detailed modifications in the finance, economic and ports and waterways, including abolition of the proposed Kiel canal commission, assurance of membership in the league of nations in the early future ,if Germany fulfills her obligations. Germany Arraigned by Clemenceau. The covering note of Premier Clemenceau Clem-enceau severely castigates Germany for protesting against the treaty on the ground that the treaty conflicts with the terms of the armistice. M. Clemenceau says Germany fails to understand un-derstand the position she occupies today to-day In the estimation of the world for being responsible for a war which was "the greatest crime against humanity and the freedom of the people that any nation, calling. itself civilized, has ever consciously committed." |