One can argue the point of that article (231). How ever it may have been meant it assigns guilt to Germany. It was the first thing the Germans said after viewing the thing.

After the Armistice the German army withdrew the allies continued the blockade resulting in the further deaths of another 750,000 civilians from starvation. They were told they could import food at a later point, provided they used their own ships and paid for it themselves. The fact that it was a new Government with no assets was immaterial to them. Germany was refused a lone for the food by the United States.

There was no German input to the treaty and it was repudiated by all. However, there was really no choice. Germany has no means to resist by that point so they were forced to sign. Of course they blamed the politicians, and the Socialists, Communists, & Jews bore the brunt of the blame.

If you don't think it was punitive then you have your eyes closed.

I suppose that if you think it was fair and reasonable then it would have been equally fair and reasonable for the British to have received those parts of France they once held after the defeat of Napoleon...