Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-05-16


than France and Germany. The league
will appoint a member of the commission
as chairman to act as executive OF me
commission. The commission Will nave
all powers of government formerly be-
longing to the German empire, Prussia
and Bavaria, will administer the railroads
and other public services and have full
power to interpret the treaty clauses. The
local courts will continue but subject to
the commission.
After fifteen years a plebiscite will be
held by communeS to ascertain the de-
sires of the population as to continuance
Of the existing regime under the league. of
nations, union with France or union with
Germany.
Section Four-European Political
Glasses.
n GERMAN AUSTRIA.-Germany rec
Ognizes the total Independence of Ger
man Austria i'm the boundaries traced.
CZECHO-SLOVAK rec
ognizes the entire independence of the
Czecho-Slovak state, including the au-
tonomous territory of the Ruthenians
south OF the Carpathians and accepts
the frontiers of this state az to be de-
'termined, which in the case of the Ger
man frontier shall follow the frontier
| OF Bohemia in 1914. The usual stipu-
lations as to acquisition and change of
| nationality follow.
POLAND-Germany cedes to Poland the
/ greatest part UP upper Silesia. Posen and
| the province of West Prussia, on the left
| bank Of the Vistula- A field boundary
| commission Of seven-hve representing
| the allied and associated powers and one
/ each representing Poland and Germany
shall be constituted within Is days of the
peace to delimit this boundary. Such
/ special provisions as are necessary to
/ protect racial, linguistic or religious mi
norities and to protect freedom of tran
| sit and equitable treatment of commerce
! OF other nations shall be laid down in
subsequent treaty between the five allied
and associated powers and Poland.
| EAST PRUSSIA-The southern and the
eastern frontier of East Prussia is to be
| fixed by plebiscites, the first in the re-
| gency OF Allenstein between the south
/ northern frontier of Regierungsbesirk
| Allenstein, from where 1t meets the
boundary between East and West Prus-
| sia to its junction with the boundary be-
| tween the circles of Oletsko and Augers-
burg, thence the northern boundary Of
| Oletsko to its junction with the present
| frontier, and the second in the area COM
prising the circles of Stuhm and Rosen-
| burg and the parts of the circles of Ma
rienburg and Marienwerder east of the
| Vistula.
In each case German troops and au-
| thorities will move out within Is days of
the peace and the territories be placed
under an international commission of five
| members appointed by the five allied and
| associated powers, with the particular
| duty of arranging a free, fair and secret
| vote. The commission will report the re-
| suits Of the plebiscites to the five powers
with Recommendation for the boundary
1 and will terminate its work as soon as
the boundary has been laid down and the
| new authorities set up.
The five allied and associated powers
| Will draw up regulations assuring East
Prussia full and equitable access to and
use of the Vistula. A subsequent con-
vention, of which the terms will be fixed
by the five allied and associated powers,
| will be entered into between Poland,
| Germany and Danzig, to assure suitable
railroad communication across German
| territory on the right bank of the Vistula
between Poland and Danzig, while Poland
shall grant free passage from East Prus-
sia to Germany.
The northeastern corner of East Prus-
sa about Memel is to be ceded by Ger
| many to the associated powers, the for
| mer agreeing to accept the settlement
made, especially as regards the nation
| ality of the inhabitants.
l. DANZIG-Danzig and the district I'M
| medlately about 1t is to be constituted
| into the free city of Danzig" under the
| guaranty Of the league of nations. A
high commissioner appointed by the
| league and resident at Danzig shall draw
up constitution in agreement with
the duly appointed representatives Of
instance with all differences arising be-
tween the city and Poland. The actual
| boundaries Of the city shall be delimited
by commission appointed within six
months from the peace and to include
| three representatives chosen by the allied
| and associated powers and one each by
| Germany and Poland.
| be fixed by the five allied and associated
powers, shall be concluded between Po-
land and Danzig, which shall include Dam
| zig within the Polish customs frontiers,
| though a free area in the port insure to
Poland the free use of all the city's
| waterways, docks and other port facili-
ties, the control and administration of the
Vistula and the whole through railway
systems within the city, and postal, tele-
| graph and telephone communication be-
| tween Poland and Danzig; provide against
/ sItn,r DOlN, Nhn
city and place its foreign relations and
the diplomatic protection of its citizens
abroad in charge of Poland.
DENMARK-The frontier between Ger
many and Denmark will be fixed by the
self-determination of the population. Ten
days from the peace German troops and
authorities shall evacuate the region
north of the line running from the mouth
of the Schlei, south of Kappel, Schleswig
and Friedrichstadt, along the Elder to
the North sea, south of Tonning; the
worlqnen's and soldiers, council shall be
dissolved, and the territory administered
by an International commission Of five.
of whom Norway and Sweden shap be in
vited to name two.
military establishments and harbOrs OF
the islands OF HelgOland and Dune are
20 be destroyed under the supervision
of the allies by German labor and nj
0ermany's expense. They may not be
reconstructed for any similar fOrtinca-
tion built I'm the future.
|
as permanent and inalienable the inde-
pendency of all territories which were
part OF the former Russian empire, tc
accept the abrogatioh of the Brest-
Litovsk and other treaties entered into
with the Maximalist government OF
Russia, to recognize the full force OF
all treaties entered into by the allied
and associated powers with states
which were n part of the former Rus
sian empire and to recognize the from.
tiers as determines thereon. The al
1fnA nuaA raara N.1
serve the right of Russia to obtain res
| titution and repar1 ton OF the princi.
Piles of the present treaty.
Section Five-Gsrman Rights Outsid.
Europe
outside Europe Germany renounce.
all rights, titles and privileges as Il
her own or her allies territories to al
the. allied and associated powers. ant
undertakes to accept whatever meas
lures are taken by the FIVE allied pow
. ers in relation thereto.
COLONIES AND OVERSEAS POS
SEsSIONS-Germnny renounces in ia
| vOr OF the allied and associated power,
, her overseas possessions with all right
| and titles therein. All movable an,
! lmmovable property belonging to tn
} | German empire to any Germal
state shall pass TO the government ex
ercising authority therein.
! These governments may make what
. ever provisions seem suitable for tn
|
as to the conditions on which Germal
: subjects of European origin shall re
side. hold property or carry on bust
ness. Germany undertakes to pay rep
2 aration for damage suffered by Frenc
Z | nationals in the Kameruns or its from
: tier zone through the acts of Germa,
J. civil and military authorities and Q
g individual Germans from January
] 1900. to August /. 1914.
h Germany renounces all rights unde
Y the conventions of November A. 1871,
r and September 20, 1912. and undertake
= TO pay to France In accordance with a,
$ estimate presented by the repatrlatio
Q | commission all deposits credits ad
J vances. etc, thereby secured Ger
Z many undertakes to accept and observ
n | any provisions by the allied and asso
9 ciated powers as to the trade in arm
r and spirits in Africa as well as to tn
y general act of Berlin of 1886, and tn
: generaii act of Brussels of 1890 Dir
4 | lomatic protection to Inhabitants &
. | former German colonies is to be give
BY the governments exercising author
+ ity.. srir
: CHINA.-Germany renounces in favc
e Of China all privileges and indemnitie
q resulting from the Boxer protocol
8 1901, and all buildings wharves barraclx
= forts. munitions of warships, wlreles
= plants and other public property excel