The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-08
Severe Terms Given Germans in Handing
Over Peace Treaty to ENJOYS at Versailles


NEW YORK. May An orficid
summary of the peace treaty handed
to GormAry at Nersilllca today was
made public by the committee on
public Information. 1t follows.
Preamble
The preamble names a. parties Of
the ono part the United states, tho
British empire France. ITALY and
Japan. described aH tho ave allied
and associated poworb. and Belgium.
BOLIVIA, Brasil, china cuba Erun
dor. Greece. Guatemala, Han. "a"
lledH4, honduras Liberia Niu.
aragua. Panama. Peru. Poland. For.
tuRA Rumaula Serbia. siam.
tzecho Slovakia md / rugutF. who,
with the fyc above. are described
a. tho Alllcd and associated powers,
and on the other part GcrmrnF
II states Inst Hearing IN
mind That on the request Of 'h"
then imperial German government
an armWtiCc was granted uu No
vcnbcr H. 1918. bl lhc Nyo alIcd
and associated powers In order That
treaty OF peace might be concluded
with her. and whereas. tho allird
and associated powers hoIuR equally
desirouq that the war In winch they
already succcssfully involved d
rectly or indirectly and when orig
mated In tho declaration ot war hy
Austria Hungary on JulvN'F 1871.
aRainbt serbia, the declaration ~
war by German against Russia on
August l. lGIi and against France
on August D. 1919. and ~ the luNa.
hlun of Belgium, should he replaced
BY "a firm. Just and Durable peace.
the lcnlpotcntarirs thavinE com
inunicatoH their full powers. found
in good and due form have agreed
as folowsD
From the coming into fore" N
the present treaty the stair ~ var
viii terminate From tho moment
and subject TO tho provisions " thls
treaty, official relations with Cor
any, and with each ~ tho German
states win he resumed by the allied
and associated powers al
SECTION I.
League ~ nations Tho cove
nnnt " tho league ot nations con
stituten section OF the peacotreaty
which places upon the league many
specific duties In addition to itB gen
Tral duties II may question Ger
man at any time for violation ~
the neutral zone cast nf the Rhine
asa throat against the worlds peace
II will appoint three Of the five
members Of tho Saar commlsslon,
oversee It's regime ana carry out
the nlrhlscitc. n will appoint tho
high commisaioner ~ Dan1ig, guar
antee the independence of tho free
city and arrange for treaties between
panzi- and Germany and Poland
II will work out tho mandatory
system to be applied 10 the former
German colonies, and act hs "A final
court Ia part OF the plehiscltcs or tho
Belgian.0ermnn frontier and In dts
putes AS 10 the KEEL canal and de
eide certain OF the economic and
financial problems An intorna-
tional conference on labor Is TO bo
held In October under it's direction
and another on tho international
control Of ports waterways and rail
ways 10 torcShhdowcd,
Membership The members Of tho
league viii be slgratorles Of the
covenant and other states Invited To
accede, who must lodge u delegation
OF accession without reservation
within two months. A new state,
dominion or colony may he admitted
provided It's admission is agreed by
two-thirds of the assembly. 4 state
may withdraw upon giving two
years notice. N II has fulfilled all 'ts
International obligations,
SECTION TWO,
SccretArlat; A permanent score
tarlat will hc established at tho seat
Of tho league which will be 81
Geneva
Assembly. The assembly will
consist OF representatives Of tho
members Of tho league. and win
meet At stated intervals. Voting will
hc by states Each member will have
ore vote and not more than three
representatives
Council: Tho council win consist
~ representatives ~ the five great
allied powers together with repre-
sentatives OF four members selected
by tho assembly from time to time
n may cooperate with additional
states and wl1l meet at least once n
year Members not represented will
he invited TO send representative
when questions affecting their In -
terests arc discussed, Voting will he
hy states Each state viii have one
vote and not more than one rep