Treaty+of+Versailles+Draft+D

Article I: Create a League of Nations 1. Members are not allowed to fight with each other. 2. A representative must be able to participate in LoN assemblies every four months for each member. 3. Members of the League of Nations must have a limited amount of military power, depending on the size of the nation, and will make known its current military, economic and political state to other members of the LoN. 4. Members of the League of Nations cannot treatise with non-league members. 5. All members of LoN must support each other in military and economy. 6. The representatives participating in LoN assemblies must be chosen democratically by the people, not by the leader of the member nation. 7. All agreements made in the LoN assemblies must be applied to every member of the League.

Amendments:


 * Article II: Territorial Changes Within Europe:**

Nations that lost territory due to the aggression of the Central Powers, namely Germany and Austro-Hungarian Empire, shall have their land returned, to wit,

France shall receive: Alsace-Lorraine from Germany

Poland shall receive: Independence from Russia Colonies from Austria-Hungary

Other nations to whom Germany is returning stolen territory or colonies: Austro-Hungarian nation will be divided and distributed to regional nations who helped to win the war. Italy: Istria and South Tirol

Germany's borders shall be set as the following: The previous borders of Germany will be retained other than Alsace-Lorraine

People within the borders of the Austro-Hungarian Empire who seek national self-determination shall establish their own governments and rule themselves according to their ethnic and national make-up, to wit, these nations shall have their borders protected from aggression: Austria, Hungary, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Czechoslovakia
 * Article III: Self-Determination of European Nations:**

Article IV: Preventing German Military Aggression Germany's military strength will be restricted or reduced in the following ways: German army should be only 100,000 men, with no tanks, no air force, only 6 naval ships and no subs.

Allies would keep an army nearby in the west of the Rhine River just in case of further issues, for 15 years.

Germany will pay 6.6 Billion Pounds to different nations of the allies, for war expenses, limiting the amount of finance to be spent on Germany’s military.

Germany must distribute its former colonies to the victors of the war. However Germany will have the right to retain its former borders, except as stated in Article 2.

Article V: War Guilt and Reparations We, Germany, have been guilty of starting the war and apologize for our selfish actions. We believe that we should pay off debts that were caused due to this war. Our greed has led to more problems and has led our fault instead. Our greed in making a bigger army and imperializing Africa for a stronger navy has brought tension and has led up to a devastating war.

Germany is also required to give back Alsace-Lorraine to France.

Amendment: While Germany agrees that it must pay some reparations, it proposes that Austria-Hungary and Ottoman Empire should share the debt equally.

Strike the Rhineland provision.

Article VI: Other Restrictions on Germany Germany is forbidden to maintain and construct fortifications on the either side of the bank of the Rhine.

Amendment:

Strike clause 4.

Germany may conscript a small number of troops for a self-defense force to a maximum of 100,000 members. (Strike Clause 1)

Strike new Clause 2 & 3.