The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-08

j tween the five allied and associated
powers and Poland.
/ East Prussia Boundaries
East Prussia-The southern and
eastern frontier of East Prussia as
/ Sucing, Poland, 10 to be fixed by
| plebiscites, the first in the regency
/ of Allenstein between the southern
frontier of East Prussia and the
northern frontier of Regierungsbezirk,
| Allenstein from where 1t meets with
the boundary between East and West
Prussia to its junction with the
boundary between the circles OF OLE
tako and Augersburg. thence the north
ern boundary of Oletako to its juno
ton in the area comprising the cir.
cles of Marienburg and Marienwerder,
east OF the Vistula.
In each case German troops and au-
thorities will move out within fifteen
days of the peace and the territories
be placed under an international
commission Of five commissioners
appointed by the five allied and as
ISOLATED powers with the particular
duty of arranging for a free, fair and
secret vote. The commission will re-
port the results of the plebiscites to
ton for the boundary and will termi-
nate it's work as soon as the boundary
has been laid down and the new au-
thorities set up.
Suitable Rail Facilities
/ The five allied and associated pow
ers will draw UP regulations assur-
ing East Prussia full and equitable
access and use of the Vistula. A
subsequent convention of which the
terms will be fixed by the five allied
and associated powers, will be enter
ed into between Poland, Germany and
DanZig, to assure suitable railroad
communication across German terri
tory on the right bank of the Vistula,
between Poland and Danzig. while Po-
land shall grant free passage from
East Prussia to Germany.
/ The northwestern corner of East
Prussia about Memel is to be ceded
by Germany to the associated powers,
| the former agreeing to accept the set
Element, especially as regards the ma
| tionality of the inhabitants
Danzig-Danzig and the district i'm
/ mediately about 1t is to be constituted
into the free city of DanZig," under
the guarantee of the league of nations
A high commissioner appointed by the
/ 16dSUo anu pICoIoCAl dI DoAHlS oman
draw up a constitution in agreement
with the duly appointed representa-
| ! tives of the city and shall deal IN
substance with all differences arising
between the city and Poland. The &C
II tual boundaries of the city shall be
| | delimited by a commission appointed
within six months from the peace anc
to include three Representatives chosen
by the allied and associated powers
: and one each by Germany and Poland
. convention, the terms of which
. shall be fixed by the five allied ant
associated powers, shall be concluded
: between Poland and DanZig which
shall include Danzig within the Polis|
: customs frontiers, though a free ares
. in the port; insure to Poland thu
u free use of all the city's waterways
= docks and other port facilities, th'
= control and administration of the Wis
:, tula and the whole through RAILROAD
4 systems within the city, and postal
. telegraphic and telephone communi
. cations between Poland and Danzig
IL provide against discrimination agains
:, Poles within the city and place it:
IL foreign relations and the domesti;
9 protection of its citizens abroad Ii
charge of Poland. -...
4 People to Fix Boundary
E. Denmark The frontier between
II Germany and Denmark will be fixe'
SC by the self-determination of the por
" ulation Ten days from the peace
u German troops and authorities shall
e evacuate the region north of the lin
n running from the mouth of the Schlei
4, south of Kappel, Schleswig and Erie
o drichstadt along the Elder to TIL
d North Sea, south of Tonning; TIL
'e workmen's and soldiers council
ID shall be dissolved; and the territor
re administered by an international con-
al mission of five of whom Norway an
le Sweden shall be invited to name two
o. The commission shall insure a fire.
ID and secret vote in three zones. Tha
al between the German Danish frontie
s. and line running south of the islam
il of Alsen, north of Flensburg an
g south of Tendern to the North Sea
h north of the island of Sylt, will vot
l. as unit within three weeks after tn
h evacuation. Within five weeks afte
x this vote the second zone, who's
is southern boundary runs from tn
n North Sea south of the island of Feb
or to the Baltic south of Sygum, will vot
d. by communes. Two weeks after tina
~ vote the third zone running to tn
le limit of evacuation also will vote b
h communes The international CON
c. mission will then draw a new fror
te tier on the basis of these plebiscite
in and with due regard for geographical
In and economic conditions. German
n. will renounce all sovereignty over tel
h ritories north of this line in favor {
70 the associated governments who wi
n hand them over to Denmark
.. Forts To Be Destroyed
Heligoland-The Notifications, mi
- itary establishments and harbors c
~ the islands of Heligoland and Dun
- are to be destroyed under the supe
~ vision of the allies by German labo
- and at Germany's expense. They ma
- not be reconstructed for any simila
40 Notifications built in the future.
= Russia-Germany agrees to respei
g as permanent and inalienable the il
lee dependency of all territories whic
VI were part of the former Russian en-
" pire, to accept the abrogation of til
Brest-Litovsk and other treaties, el
tered into with the Maxmimalist go
p eminent of Russia, to recognize til
:. full force of all treaties entered I'M