New Britain herald., 1919-09-19
Summary of Treaty.

Washington, Sept. 19.--Summary of the. Bulgarian treaty of peace, cabled to the state department by the Amer
 ican mission at Paris shows the pact to follow the same general plan as the Austrian treaty.
 Many clauses are identical with the Austrian treaty." says the sum- mary, "except for the substitution of names, such as the league of nations. labor, aerial, navigation, penalties, prisoners of war, and graves.
 "Regarding the change in the Rul~ garian frontiers, the important chang es are to the south where Bulgaria cedes western Thrace to the principal allied and associated powers and agrees to accept whatever disposition of this territory the powers ultimately decide, but it is stipulated that in any event Bulgaria'S western frontier shall be modified slightly in four places to Scrbia's advantage.
 The BulgarianS are required to recognize the independence of the Serb, Croats and Slovene state anu provisions are made to change the na- tiOnalitv of the inhabitants to the ter rtory formerly Bulgarian and trans fcrred to other states. Provisions are made for protection of the mlnOr1tleS of race, language, nationality and re- ligion. Within three months the Bull garians are requested to demob1llze the army and substitute volunteer en- listments The Bulgarian army is re- duced to 2O,OOO men, exclusively for the maintenance of order and from tiers control. The manufacture of war material is confined to one establish ment, the other establishments to be closed or converted. All warshipS, submarines, or air forces must be sur rendered.
 Must Pay Indemnity.
 Bulgaria is required to pay as repa- rations two and a quarter billion of francs in gold within 37 years Pro- visions are made for the creation of an inter-alied commission on which Bull garia is represented, but to have no votes, and the sums renitted for reparation coming through this com mission to the reparatiOn commission are to be established by the German peace treaty.
 Bulgaria agrees to return to Greece, Rumania, and the Serb, Croat~ and Slovene state, the records, ar chives and articles of historical and 1 artistic value which were taken from l these countries during the war, and l livestock shall be returned within six l m months. As special compensation for | the destruction of the Serbian coal l mines, Bulgaria shall for five years 1 deliver 50,0O0 tons of coal annually 1 to the Serb, Croat and Slovene state. 1
 "The financial clauses are similar to l those of the Austrian treaty and pro- | vide priority over the charges against | assets of Bulgaria for reparation shall l be given to the cost Of all armies of | occupation of the allies, and to serv- ices of the external prc-war Ottoman 1 public debt. Bulgaria renounces the 1 benefits of the Bucharest and Brest- | I.itovsl> treaties, and agrees to sur render the money and securities re- ceived according to those treaties.
 Rumanian Frontier.
 ''The frontier with Rumana re- mains the same as before the war although it is understood the question of inducing Rumania to cede to Bul- l garia that portion of Dobrudja which is wholly Bulgarian in character will be taken up later. The frontier on the west with Serbia is modified in four places to the advantage of Ser bia.
 The most extensive territorial change is to the south. The frontier with Greece remains the same eN- cept for slight rectification to afford proper protection to the Greek town Bulk. Western Thrace, formerly con- stituted as Bulgaria's territorial path way to the Aegean Sea, is ceded to the principal allied and associated powers. Bulgaria agrees to accept whatever disposition of this territory the powers ultimately decide upon. It is stipulated that whatever solution is adopted, an economic outlet to the Aegean Sea will be guaranteed to Bulgaria, the powers having the right to return all or part of the territory to Bulgaria, transfer part to Greece, incorporate the remainder with East ern Thrace in an international state, OF tn make anN other solution ulti-