The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-03-15
The Treaty of Peace.

Peace, sigheu Oy MN. Ihiers and
Favre OH the part of France, and
Bisinark, Bray, Wachter and Jo!.
~ on the part Of Germany:
TIE CEssIoN OF TERRITORY.
Article 1 provides that France
renounces all right to tho terrific.
ries named as follows: The line
OF deinarcation between France
! and Germany, rs at fret proposed,
is retained, with one exception. =
1t commences in the northwestern
frontier, at the canton Of Cate.
nom, in ibe Department of the
Moselle, runs thence to Ihion.
vile, Brier and Gore skirts the
southwestern and southern bound.
aries of tue reimbursement of
Metz, thence proceeds in direct
line to Chateau Saline, and at
Pettoncourt, in that arrondisse
ment, turns and follows the crest
OF the mountains between the val.
leys of the Rivers Seille and We.
zouze, i'll the Department OF
Meurthe, to the carton of Schir.
meek, in the northwestern corner
OF the Department of the Vosges I;
thence it runs to Saales, dividing
that commune, and after tha. COIN
cides with the western frontiers of
the Upper and Lower Rhine De-
partments until it reaches the can.
ton of Belfort thence it passes
diagonally to the canton of Dele,
and there terminates by reaching
the Swiss frontier.
An alteration made at the last
moment i'll these boundaries gives
Belfort to France and cedes addi-
tional territory around Metz to
Germany.
These lines arc to make the
boundary of the territory which
the German empire shall possess
fore~or. a high commission is TO
be formed, composed of rspresen.
tatives Of both nations, 10 regu.
late the frontier. The following
notifications are, however, allow.
ed: In the department Of Moselle
the villages of Marie aux Chenes
and OF Vionville are to belong to
the Germans, and in the depart
ment Of Haut Rhin tie city and
fortress of Belfort are to remain in
possession Of the French.
THE WAR INDEMNITY
Art. 2 1t is agreed in this arti
Gle that France shall pay to Ger.
many five niilliards OF francs as a
war indemnity one milliard, at
least, in 1871, and the rest i'm the
space OF three years from the ratiti
cation OF the treaty of peace.
TIE EVACUATION OF FRANCE.
Art. 3 provides that the evacua.
tion OF France by the German for
ces shall commence on the ratifi-
cation OF the treaty by the Nation.
al Assembly. The German
troops will then Immediately quit
Paris and the lett bank of the
Seine, and also the Departments
ot Cher, lndre ct Loire and Seine
lnterieure. The French troops
will remain behind the Loire till
Tic signature of a detinirive trea,
ty OF peace, excepting in Paris,
where the garrison is not to ex-
coed 10000 men. The Germans
are to evacuate the right bank of
the Seine gradually after the sig
nature of dctinitive treaty of
peace, and the payment of half
million OF francs. After the pay
ment Of two milliards, the Ger.
mans are to hold only the Depart.
ments of Marne, Ardennes,
Mouse, Vosges and Meurthe, and
the fortress of Belfort. After the
payment of three milliards, the
Germans are to keep only $4,000
in France. but, if sufficient money
guarantees are given, the Ger
mans will evacuate the country
complete at once otherwise the
three milliards will carry interest
at the rate OF five per cent. per
annnm from the ratification OF the
treaty to final payment.
THE INnABrTANTs OF THE CEDED TER.
| RrroRY.
Art. 4. The German tr, ops are
to make no further reauisitions.
but the French Government will
find TO d for the army of occupa-
ton. In the ceded departments
favorable arrangements will be
made with the inhabitants, and
time will DO given them to move
out ii they please. No obstacle
will be placed in the way of their
emigration.
PRISONERS OF WAR TO BE RELEASED.
Art. 6. 1t is provided in this ar.
ticle that all prisoners of war
shall be liberated immediately af.
ter the ratification of the treaty.
The French railways are to lend
carriages and engines to the Ger