The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1919-05-08
Al Hohenzoen Property In Aacoraine Goes to French Without

upon request OF any Riparian state
meet within three months to revise
existing international agreement.
Commission Reassumes Power
The Danube-The European Danube
commission reassumes its pre-war
powers, but for the time peing with
representatives of only Great Britain,
France. Italy and Rumania. The up
per Danube is to be administered by
new international commission until
definite statute Is drawn up at con-
ference of the powers nominated by
the allied and associated governments
within one year after the peace. The
enemy governments shall make fuil
reparation for all war damage caused
to the European commission; shall
cede their river facilities in surren-
dered territory, and give Czecho-Slo-
yakia Serbia, and Rumania any rights
necessary on their shores for carrying
out improvements in navigation.
The Rhine and the Moselle = The
Rhine is placed under the central COM
mission to meet at Strassbourg within
six months after the peace and to be
composed Of four representatives OF
France, which shall in addition select
the president, four of Germany, and
two each OF Great Britain, Italy, Bel
GUM, Switzerland, and the Neither
lands Germany must give France
on the course of the Rhine included
between the two extreme points of
her frontiers all rights to take water
to feed canals, while herself agreeing
not to make canals on the right bank
opposite France. She must also hand
| over to France all her drafts and de
signs for this part OF the river.
! SECTION TEN
| Belgium is to be permitted to build
! a deep sea draft Rhine-Meuse canal
/ IL she so desires within 25 years, In
which case Germany must construct
the part within her territory on plans
drawn by Belgium; similarly the in.
/ terested allied governments may con
struct Rhine-Meuse canal, both, II
constructed, to come under the com.
/ petent international commission. Ger
many may not object IL the central
| Rhine commission desires to extend
| its Jurisdiction over the lower Mo
selle, the upper Rhine, or lateral ca
nails.
Germany must eede to the allied
and associated governments certain
tugs, vessels and facilities for navi
CATION on all these rivers, the specific
details to be established by an arbitel
named by the United States. Decis
ion will be based on the legitimate
needs of the parties concerned, ane
on the shipping traffic during the
i years before the war. The value vii
be included in the regular reparatioI
account In the case Of the Rhine
shares in the German navigation com
panies and property such as wharvet
i and warehouses held by Germany II
Rotterdam, at the outbreak of th'
war, must be handed over.
Railways-Germany in addition t.
most favored nation treatment on he
railways, agrees to cooperate In th'
establishment of through ticket Ser
vices for passengers and baggage; tt
ensure communication by rail between
the allied, associated and other states
, to allow the construction or improve
, ment within her rolling stock to er
!, able it's incorporation in trains OF tn
allied or associated powers. She ais
, agrees to accept the st. Gothard cor
yention if Switzerland and Italy g.
request, and temporarily to execut
! instructions as to the transport o
troops and supplies and the establish
ment of postal and telegraphic sci
vice, as provided.
j Czech-Slovakia-To assure Czecho
! Slovakia access to the sea, specia
rights are given her both north AM
south Towards the Adriatie, she l
; permitted to run her own throug
! trains to Fiume and Trieste.
kleI Canal Free
. To the north Germany Is to leas
: her for 80 years spaces in Hambur
. and Stettin, the details to be worke
5 out by commission OF three repre-
q senting Czecho-Slovakia, Germany
4 and Great Britain.
>, The Kiel Canal-The Kiel canal
+ to remain free and open to war an
!, merchant ships of all nations at peac
: with Germany. Goods and ships c
e all states are to be treated on term
of absolute equality, and no taxes t
t be imposed beyond those necessar
r for upkeep and improvement fol
: which Germany is to be responsible
In case of violation OF, or DISAGREE
r ment as to those provisions, any stat
r may appeal to the League OF Nation
= ana may u6u1dnu IQ0 appointment I
! an International commission. Fo
Q preliminary hearing Of complaints &c
/ many shall establish local authorit
d at Kiel.
5. International Labor Organizations
n Members of the league of nation
n agree to establish a permanent orgal
u ization to promote international a,
s. justment Of labor conditions, to col
5 sist Of an annual international labe
IT conference and an international 1abe
d office.
l. The former is composed of fot
s representatives Of each state, tW
$, from the government and one eac
q from the employers and the employed
r each of them may vote Individual
r 1t will be deliberative legislatio
n body, its measures taking the form
2. draft conventions or recommendation
for legislation. The matter may
3 taken to a permanent court of inte
Sc national justice for final decisio
70 The chief reliance for securing e
forcement of the law will be publici
q. with a possibility of economic actie
IL in the background.
The first meeting of the conferen,
- will take place in October, 1919,
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