New Jerusalem Times 1919

[Carthaginian]

The city won't fall?
Time will tell.

[Desertfox]

October 1st

OUTRAGE!

Outrage is evident everywhere in New Zion as the terms for peace presented to the Zionite delegation in Paris have been released. It is now clear that the Allies intend to do no less than turn New Zion into yet another slave colony as they have turned most of Africa into. Her Majesty in a rousing speech, stated that she would not bow down to foreign tyranny, like her father and his father before him. In her own words" I will die standing rather than live on my knees!". She refused an offer by the Swiss to be evacuated and will soon join the armies on the front to personally lead them. The enemy might break the armies but they will never break the spirit of the people of the Kingdom of Ethiopia and New Zion.

Part I. Borders
These are the new borders. If there are issues w/ the borders in the future a commission will be formed and decide the correct border. Their decision will be final and binding. The 2 (or more) nations who argue about the border pay for the commission equally. (insert map here)

Part II. Political Clauses for Africa
Zion agrees to the borders stated in Part I. and gives up any rights or privileges in the parts not hers anymore. Not segregation based on Race or Religion will be allowed. All people are treated the same. Zion agrees not to do anything that could bring it's existence into question (No pissing ppl off or doing anything stupid).

Part III. Political Clauses outside Africa
Zion gives up any rights she had to any land outside Africa, including land of her former allies.

Part IV. Military, Naval, and Air Clauses
Within 3mo Zion will demobilize to Treaty levels. No more conscription (Don't know if they had it anyway). No draft. No motorization. No taking ppls animals (Oxen/horses/etc.) to move troops/artillery (Buying is fine). Zion Army can't leave Zion (No 'expeditions'). No more than 35,000 people in the Army. No Air Force, including blimps. No Navy. No hiring more Park Rangers/Cops/etc just to cover up former Army ppl so they can be available later. If you join the Army it's a career. 40ys for Officers, 20 for non-comms. 1 Military school only, and only enough students to replace retiring Officers me by admitted. No "Clubs" may do military stuff. There's a table of how much artillery per troop, but basically 4/2 Infantry 4/1.5 Light only. No tanks, armored cars. No chemical/gas. No flamethrowers. No artillery bigger than 105mm. No importing arms, no exporting arms. Limited stockpile of ammo. All Zion naval units are surrendered. Any under construction must be broken up immediately and the material (BP/$) from scrapping can't be used for military stuff, civ only. You can keep airports for civil traffic, but have to let us use them for civil if we ask. You're responsible to bring the stuff you can't have anymore to wherever we tell you to bring it. No Zep hangers. No building wireless towers. No using the ones you already have for military stuff w/o telling us first(for 3 months) There will be a commission of Italy/DKB/AH that makes sure you do this stuff. The stuff relating to service time, draft, etc must be made law.

Part V. War graves and POW
Both sides return all POWs and show each other where the war graves are. We can each take back our dead. If anyone is accused of 'war crimes' you have to let us try them and respect the verdict and vice versa.

Part VI. Economic Clauses
No taxes on our stuff any higher than what taxed on anyone else and Favorable nation status for the 3 of us for 5 yrs. You can have a Merchant Marine and we agree to protect it like it was ours. If any of our ppl move to Zion they have to be treated as well as any other Zionist.

Part VII. Ports, waterways, and rail
We can go through Zion w/o any more hassle than anyone else. No unnecessary delays. If you give anyone else a break, we get it too. Zion get free access to Rift Sea.

[Desertfox]

The following is "accidentally" leaked to newspapers around the world...


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The Empire of Italia, the German Empire of Brandenburg, and the Empire of Austria-Hungary

These Powers being described in the present Treaty as the Allied Powers;


AND New Zion,

of the other part;

Whereas on the request of the New Zion Government an Armistice was granted on October 1st, 1919, by the Allied Powers in order that a Treaty of Peace might be concluded, and

Whereas the Allied Powers are equally desirous that the war in which they were involved, directly or indirectly, against New Zion, and should be replaced by a firm, just and durable Peace,

For this purpose the HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES have agreed to this treaty.

ARTICLE I.

The ALLIED POWERS on the one hand and NEW ZION on the other hand, declare, that the state of war between them is ended. The contracting parties are resolved to live henceforth with one another in peace and amity.

ARTICLE II.

Immediately after the ratification of the peace treaty, the diplomatic and consular relations will be resumed between the contracting parties. As regards the admission of consuls of both parties, further agreements are reserved.

MILITARY CLAUSES


ARTICLE III.

After the signature of the peace treaty and on the basis of the provisions contained in Articles IV to VII, the demobilization of the New Zion military will be carried out immediately.

ARTICLE IV

The New Zion Navy will land all munitions and then sail on October 15th, 1919 to Dijbouti and be surrender to the ALLIED POWERS.  Any ships of the New Zion Navy not able to sail will be disarmed and surrendered to representatives of the ALLIED POWERS. No sabotage or scuttling of New Zion Naval vessels is to occur.  All ships of the New Zion Navy will become the property of the ALLIED POWERS, division or disposal to be carried out by the same.

ARTICLE V

All aircraft and equipment of the New Zion Airforce are to return to their airfields and bases.  All aircraft and equipment of the New Zion Airforce are to be surrendered to representatives of the ALLIED POWERS. No sabotage or destruction of New Zion Airforce or it's equipment to occur.  All aircraft and equipment of the New Zion Airforce are to become the property of the ALLIED POWERS, division or disposal to be carried out by the same.

ARTICLE VI

The New Zion Army will return their bases and arsenals where all munitions, arms, artillery, equipment, etc. will be surrendered to representatives of the ALLIED POWERS.  No sabotage or destruction of New Zion Army equipment is to occur.  All New Zion army equipment will become the property of the ALLIED POWERS, division or disposal to be carried out by the same.

ARTICLE VII

All fortifications, bases or any other military instillation of New Zion will be turned over to the occupation and administration by representatives of the ALLIED POWERS.

ARTICLE VIII

In the future the military of New Zion is to be limited to the following.

1) An army with no more than 50,000 personnel and equipment for the same, IE one Corps.  No reserves are to be kept.  All fortifications are to be razzed and none built in the future.

1a) The army of New Zion shall not be permitted field self loading rifles nor artillery over 4"/105mm, IE 4/1.5 Specialist Infantry.

1b) The army of New Zion shall not be permitted motorized vehicles of any type, IE no motorization, armored cars, or tanks.

2) No airforce is permitted, land based or naval, and all military airfields are to be destroyed. Civilian aerodromes are permitted, but under direct supervision of the Allies.

3) The Navy of New Zion is limited to twelve vessels each no larger than 1,000 tons in size nor mounting any naval rifle larger than 4"/10.5cm.  No submarines, torpedoes, or mines are permitted.

4) New Zion will surrender all stocks of Chemical Weapons to the ALLIED POWERS who will then destroy said weapons.  New Zion is not permitted any Chemical Weapons.

5) The importation of weapons into New Zion is strictly forbidden.

ARTICLE IX

All of New Zion is subject to occupation by the ALLIED POWERS till the provisions of Articles IV to VIII are fulfilled.  Once the provisions of Articles IV to VIII are fulfilled garrisons will be established in principal cities and locations as specified by the ALLIED POWERS.  The Allied Powers enjoy unlimited right of movement within New Zion.  These garrisons will remain till reparations set in Article XVI are paid in full.  New Zion will pay for the upkeep of the occupation forces of the ALLIED POWERS.

ARTICLE X

The ALLIED POWERS will create inspection and oversight teams that will have unlimited access to the territory of New Zion and its facilities and records.  These teams are to assure the military terms of this treaty are kept and the instructions of these teams are to have the force of law within New Zion.

TERRITORIAL CLAUSES


ARTICLE XI

The pre-war borders of New Zion are to be respected with the following exceptions;
The city of Eilat will fall under the control of the Empire of Italia until such time as the reparations discussed in Article XVI are complete, or 10 years, whichever is longer.
The city of Atlit will fall under the control of the German Empire until such time as the reparations discussed in Article XVI are complete, or 10 years, whichever is longer.


ECONOMIC CLAUSES


ARTICLE XII

New Zion is to lower all tariffs and trade barriers to the ALLIED POWERS.

ARTICLE XIII

All shares of New Zion's railroads are to be turned over to the ALLIED POWERS; the value of these shares to be part of the reparations set in Article XVI. The ALLIED POWERS are to have extraterritorial movement rights for people, goods and military personnel along New Zion's railroads current and future. The ALLIED POWERS can distribute or sell these shares as they see fit.

ARTICLE XIV

All shares of New Zion's oil industry are to be turned over to the ALLIED POWERS; the value of these shares to be part of the reparations set in Article XVI. In the future the ALLIED POWERS, are to have unlimited right of investment in New Zion's oil industry.  The ALLIED POWERS can distribute or sell these shares as they see fit.     

POLITICAL CLAUSES


ARTICLE XV

The ALLIED POWERS will establish an advisory border for New Zion's government and it will have the following responsibilities.

a) Oversee all elections for New Zion's government
b) Assume control over New Zion's tariffs; this is to assure that the monetary clauses of this treaty are met.
c) Have veto authority over any current and future foreign agreements.
d) The authority to remove any government minister deemed not suitable for any reason
REPARATIONS

ARTICLE XVI

The ALLIED POWERS will calculate the costs of fighting the war between the ALLIED POWERS and New Zion.  This calculation is to include but not limited to, lost or damaged ships, lost or damaged aircraft, lost or damaged military equipment, expended munitions and death and disability benefits.  Payments for reparations and the occupation as specified in Article IX to begin January 1st, 1920.  Division of the payments between the ALLIED POWERS will be set by internal agreement of the same.

[Carthaginian]

WHY do I feel N-verse's version of Scapa Flow coming on?

[The Rock Doctor]

Peace in our time?

*Shuffles asteroids into temporary orbits*

[maddox]

nudges those astroids back in the pth they were...

[TexanCowboy]

*Focuses Astroids toward Romania*

*KABOOM*

[maddox]

*Focuses Astroids toward Romania*

*KABOOM*

Poor astroid

[Desertfox]

It does reek of Czechoslovakia. Wonder who is Poland...

[TexanCowboy]

Romania?

Oh crud......

[P3D]

If the NZ navy surrenders to the ALLIED powers, why would they be interned in a French port? Aden makes much more sense.

[maddox]

It's the biggest and best defended port in the whole Rift area.  Maybe that's why?

Or, is there a more sinister reason?

[P3D]

It's the biggest and best defended port in the whole Rift area.  Maybe that's why?

Or, is there a more sinister reason?

Politically that's not a good idea. First, it would negate all the effort spent to maintain the semblance of French neutrality and thus cause problems at home.
The DKB and the Habsburgs are not a member of Nassau, IMHO they would appear to be "weaker" that they'd need to accept such offer, as if they could not act without approval from Paris. OTOH if a neutral port is necessary, Djibouti is not one.
It is fine for Italy I agree. The French magnanimously assuming responsibility for the interned fleet would anything happen to them.

[miketr]

OOC Hasn't France lost ships in the fighting and had Brandenburg and Italy operating out of that port? 

[ctwaterman]

OOC Hasn't France lost ships in the fighting and had Brandenburg and Italy operating out of that port? 

Looks at my Battle ship lying on he side in 35 to 40 feet of water off Djibouti Port.... yea I guess we were operating from that port.

Charles