New-York tribune., 1918-05-09

snali receive an assured .raus iou'o ~
the Black Sea, by way of Tchernavoda
and Constanza (Kustenje)."
Article II says that Rumamia
agrees that her frontiers shall atn-
dergo rectifcation IN fauor of Aus
t,'ia-Hunga1y as indicated on the
{ map, and continues:
1.-TWO mixed commissions, to be COM
posed of equal numbers of representa-
tives of the powers concerned, are i'm
mediately after the ratification Of the
peace treaty to fix a new frontier line
on the spot
Regulations for Coded Sections
"Article 12.-Property in the ceded
regions of Rumania passes without
indemnifcation to the states which
acquire these regions. Those states
to which the ceded territories fall
shall make agreements with Rumania
on the following points: FIRSTLY, with
regard to the allegiance of the Ru-
manian inhabitants of these regions
and the manner in which they are to
be accorded the right of option; sec
ondly, with regard to the property of
communcs split by the new frontier;
thirdly and fourtnly. with regard to
administrative and juridical matters;
fifthly, with regard to the effect of
the changes of territory on dioceses."
Article thirteen declares that the
contracting parties mutually renounce
indemnificaton of their war costs, and
special arrangements are to be made
for the settlement of damages caused
by the war.
The fifth clause relates to the evacua-
tion of occupied territories, embodied
in Articles ID to "a, summed up as fol-
lows:
"The occupied Rumanian territories
shall be evacuated at times to be later
agreed upon. The strength of the army
Of occupation shall, apart from the
formation employed in economic func-
tions, not surpass six divisions. Until
the ratification of the treaty the pres
ent occupation administration con-
tnues, but Immediately after the sig
nature of the treaty the Rumanian
government has the power to supple
ment the corps of officials by such ap-
pointments or diSmissals as may seem
good to it.
Germans Administer Railways
Cup to the time of evacuation a civil
official of the occupation administra-
tion shall always be attached to the
Rumanian Ministry in order to facili-
tate as far as possible the transfer Of
the civil administration to the Ru-
manian authorities. The Rumanian au-
thorities must follow the directions
which the commanders of the army of
occupation consider requisite in the in
terest OF the security of the occupied
territory, as we'll as the security, main
tenance and distribution of their
troops.
sFor the present railways, posts and
telegraphs will remain under military
administration, and will, in accordance
with proper agreements, be at the dis
posal of the authorities and popula-
ton. AS general rule the Rumanian
courts will resume jurisdiction in the
occupied territories to their full ex-
tent. The allied powers will retain
jurisdiction, as we'll as the power of
ing to the army of occupation. Pun
ishable acts against the army of occu-
patton will be judged by it's military
tribunals, and also offences against the
orders of the occupation administra-
ton. Persons can only return to the
occupied territories in proportion as
the Rumanian government provides for
their security and maintenance.
Right to Requisition Limited
"The army of occupations right to
beans, fodder, wool, cattle and meat
from the products of 1918, and, fur
ther, to timber, oil and oil products
always deserving prol er regard for an
orderly plan of procuring these COM
1modities, as we'll as satisfying the
home needs of Rumania.
"From the ratification of the treaty
onward the army of occupation shall
be maintained at the expense of Ru-
mania. A separate agreement will be
made with REGARD to the details of the
transfer of the civil administration, as
we'll as with regard to the withdrawal
of the regulations of the occupation
administration. Money spent by the
allied powers in the occupied terri
tories on public works, including indus
trial undertakings, shall be made good
on their transfer. Until the evacua-
tion these undertakings shall remain
under the military administration"
Danube Commission Formed
Clause Si~ covers regulations re-
ga1di1y navigotiom on the Danube.
"Article 24.-Rumania shall conclude
a new Danube navigation act with Ger
many, Austria Hungary, Bulgaria and
Turkey, regulating the legal position on
the Danube from the point where it be-
comes navigable, with due regard for
the prescriptions subsequently set forth
under Sections A to D., and on condi-
tons that the prescriptions under Sec
ton shall apply equally for. all par
ties to the Danube act. Negotiations
regarding the new Danube navigation
act shall begin at Munich as soon as
possible after the ratification of the
treaty.
"The sections follow: (A) Under the
name Danube Mouth Commission, the
European Danube Commission shall, un-
der conditions subsequently set forth,
be maintained as permanent institu-
tion, empowered with the privileges
and obligations hitherto appertaining
to it for the river from Braila down
ward, inclusive of this port. The con-
ditions referred to provide, among
other things, that the commission shall
henceforth only comprise representa-
tives of states situated on the Dan
ube or the European coasts of the
Black Sea. The commissions authority
extends from Baila downward to the
whole of the arms and mouths of the
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