The Ordway new era., 1919-05-16
OFFICIAL SUMMARY OF PEACE TREATY
Great Pact Handed to Germans at Versailles Pushes In Their
Frontiers and Destroys Their Military Power-League of
Nations Established by the Document.
ognires the total Independence of Ger
man Austria In the boundaries trnced.

o8nlzes the entire Independence OF the
tonomous territory of the Ruthenians
south OF the Carpathlans. and accepts
the frontiers of this state as to be de-
man frontier shall follow the frontier
OF bohemia in 1914; The usual stipu.
la tlons as to acquisition and change of
nationality follow.
PO14AND-Germany cedes to Poland the
greatest part up upper Silesa. Posen and
bank of the Vistula- A field boundary
commission of seven-fve representing
the allied and associated powers and one
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
norites 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
hxed by piebiscites. the hrst In the re-
gency of Allenstein between the south
ern frontier of East Prussia and the
northern frontier of Regierungsbesirk
Allenstein. from where II meets the
boundary between East and West Prus-
sia to its junction with the boundary be-
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.
thorities will move out within Is days of
the peace and the territories be placed
members appointed by the Ave allied and
associated powers. with the particular
duty of arranging free. fair and secret
vote. The commission will report the re-
suits of the plebiscites to the Ave powers
with a recommendation for the boundary
and will terminate It's work as soon as
the boundary has been laid down and the
new authorities set up.
Will draw up regulations assuring Eas,
Prussia full and equitable access to and
use OF the Vistula. A subsequent con,
vention, of which the terms viii be fixed
by the five allied and associated powers
Will be entered into between Poland.
Germany nnd Danzig, to assure suitable
railroad communication across German
territory on the right bank of the Nistula
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 Tor
mer agreeing to accept the settlement
made, especially as regards the nation
ality 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
guaranty of the league of nations.
high commissioner appointed by the
league and resident at Danzig shall draw
the duly appointed representatives of
the city and shall deal In the hrst
instance with all differences arising pc,
tween the city and Poland. The actual
boundaries of the city shall be deilmiteo
by a commission appointed within SIX
months from the peace and 70 ihciuae i,io,
and associated powers and one each oy
Germany and Poland.
A convention, the terms of which shaii
be fixed by the five allied and associated
powers shall be concluded between Po-
land and Danzig. which shall include pan
zig within the Polish customs frontiers,
though free area in the port; Insure 70
Poland the free use of all the city,s
waterways. docks and other port iaciii-
yistula and the whole through railway
systems within the city. and postal, teie-
graph and telephonic communication pc.
tween Poland and DanziS; proVlde asaihss ns
discrimination against Poles within the
city and place Its foreign relations ana
the diplomatic protection or It's citizehs
abroad In charge of Poland
DENMARK-The frontier between Ger
many and Denmark will be fixed by the
self-determination of the population. zen
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, Schieswig
the North sea. south of Tonning; the
workmen's and soldiers council shall De
by an international commission of Ave.
of whom Norway and Sweden shall be IN
vited to name two.
HEI,GOLAND. - The fortincatiOns,
military establishments and harbors of
the Islands of HeIKolnnd and Dune are
to he destroyed under the supervision
Germnny's expense. They may not be
reconstructed for nny similar fortinca-
tion built in the future.
as permanent and inalienable the inde-
pendency of all territories which were
ha nh of the Rregt-
I.itovsk and other treaties entered Into
with the Maximalist government OF
all treaties entered into by the allied
and associated powers with states
which were part OF the FORMER rus
sian empire and to recognize the from
tiers as determined thereon The al
lied and associated powers formally re-
serve the right of Russia to obtain res
pies of the present treaty.
Section Five-German Rights Outside
Europe
ali rights, titles and privileges as to
her own or her allies territories to all
tho allied and associated powers and
undertakes to accept whatever meas
,ires are taken by the Ave allied pow
ers in relation thereto.
COLONIES AND OVERSEAS Pos
yor OF the allied and associated powers
her overseas possessfOns with nll rights
and title: Sossn;y s.ion.ins to .ne
German empire to nny German
state shall pass to the government ex-
ercisinE authority therein.
These governments may make what
ever provisions seem suitable for the
repatriation of German nationals and
as to the conditions on which German
subjects of European origin shall re-
side. hold property or carry on busi-
ness. Germany undertakes to pay rep
alton for damage suffered by French
nationals In the Kameruns or its from
tier zone through the acts of German
civil and military authorities and OF
1900 to August 1. 1914.
Germany renounces all rights under
tbe conventions of November 4. 1911
and September 20. 1912. and undertakes
to pay to France In accordance with an
estimate presented by the repatriation
yances. etc. thereby secured. Ger
many undertakes to accept and observe
nny provisions by the allied and asso-
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