The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-05-12
OFFICIAL SUMMARY
Of PEACE TREATY
HUNS ARE TO SIGN
COVENANT OF THE LEAGUE OF
NATIONS is FIRST SECTION
OF THE GREAT DOCUMENT.
ALsAcE-LoRRAINE RESTORED
saar Valley and Danzig international
lied - Germaay's Military and
Naval Power Made Nominal
Total Reparation to Be
Determined Later.


The official summary Of the peace
treaty submitted to the German repre-
sentatiVeS at Versailles by the allied
peace conference delegates is as fol-
The preamble n mes as parties of
the one part the United States. the
pan. described as the Ave allied and
associated powers. and Belgium, Bo-
Greece Gnaten Snlha Hs Gqoai E Gd1
Honduras. Liberia. Nicaragua, Panama
Peru, Poland. Portugal, Roumania. Ser
quay, who with the five above are de-
scribed as the allied and associated
powers; and on the other part. Ger
Section one-Leasue of Nations.
The covenant Of the league of ma
lions constitutes Section 1 OF the peace
many specific in addition to its general
duties. II may question Germany at
any time for a violation of the neutral
lied zone east of the Rhine as a threat
against the worlds peace. 1t will ap-
point three of the Ave members Of the
and carry out the piebiscite. Il viii
appoint the high commissioner OF Dan
zig. guarantee the Independence of the
tween DanZig and Germany and Po-
land 1t will work out the mandatory
German colonies. and act as a final
court In part OF the plebiscites OF the
putes as to the Kiel canal. and decide
certain of the economic and financial
problems. An international conference
on labor Is to be held In October under
/ its direction. and another on the inter
nadionai controi OF ports, waterways
Section Two-Boundarles Of Germany.
Germany cedes to France Alsace-Lor-
raine, $500 square miles OF IL in the
southwest, and to Belgium two small dis
totalling $50 square miles. She also cedes
to Poland the southeastern tip OF Silesia
Posen and West Prussia. a.sss' square
| miles, East Prussia being isolated from
the main body by a part OF Poland. Ger
many loses sovereignty over the north
easternmost tip Of East Prussia, 40 square
miles north of the river Memel, and the
internationalized areas about Danzig, 729
square miles. and the basin of the Saar.
| l3S square miles, between the western bor-
| der of the Rhenish palatinate OF Bavaria
| and the southeast corner OF Luxembourg.
| The Danzig area consists of the V be-
into a w by the addition OF a similar V
on the west including the city OF Danzig.
and the area between East Prussia and
\ the Vistula north of latitude % degrees
determined by popular vote. s.7ss e square,
/ miles, as is to be the case in part OF
Schleswig. 2.7S7 square miles.
Section Three-European Political
Glasses.
| notwithstanding Is to consent to
4 Ch6 aDrORat1On OF the treaties OF 1899 by
| which Belgium was established as q neu-
| tral state and TO agree In advance to any
convention with which the allied and as
| sociated powers may determine 10 replace
| them. She is TO recognize the full sover-
eighty of Belgium over the contested ter
! Itory Qr Moresnet and over part OF
| Prussian Moresnet, and to renounce in
favor of Belgium all rights over the cities
! OF Eupen and Malmedy. the inhabitants
| of which to be entitled within six
| months to protest against this change of
| sovereignty either in whole or in part the
1 decision to lAa
! OF nations. A commission is to settle the
latlons Tor change OF nationality are laid
LUXEMBOURG. = Germany renounces
| her various treaties and conventions with
nizes that & ceased to be a part Of fe the
renounces all right of exploitation OF the
| railroads. adheres 10 the abrogation OF Its
| International agreement as to IT reaches
| by the allied and associated powers.
LEET BANK OF THE RHINE--As
/ provided I'm the military clauses, Ger
many Will not maintain any -forffIcn-
lions or armed forces less than nfty
kilometers TO the east OF the Rhine,
hold any maneuverE, NOR maintain ANY
works TO facilitate mobilization
o IN case OF vioIauon. she shall be re-
against the powers who sign the pres
ent treaty and as intending TO disturb
Germany shah s. bound to resp6 sGea; 70
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the council of the league of nations
may think 1T necessary to address to
| ALSACE-LORRAINE- recoR-
| milton of the moral obligation TO re-
pair the wrong done I'm 1871 by Ger
| sace-Lorraine, the territories ceded to
| Germany by the treaty of Frankfort
frentiers as before Is7 to w dsa. their them
the signing OF the armistice, and to be
free of all public debts.
/ CitiZenShfD Ia Al hx
provisions distinguishing those who
| are Immediately restored to full French
| formal application therefor, and those
| for whom naturalization is open after
cludes German residents in Alsace-
Lorraine. as distinguished from those
who acquire the position OF Alsace-
public properly and all private proper
ty Of German ex-sovereigns passes to
France is substituted for Germany an
regards ownership OF the railroads and
rights over concessions of tramways
the he Obligation for their upEs a win
| THE SAAR--In compensation for
the destruction Of coal mines In north
ern France and as payment on ac-
| count OF reparation. Germany cedes to
France fun ownership OF the coal
subsidiaries. accessories and facilities.
Their value will be estimated by the
against that account account The FreneS
rights viii be governed by German law
in force at the armistice excepting war
| legislation, France replacing the pres
ent owners whom Germany undertakes
to indemnify. France will continue to
| furnish the present proportion OF coal
| for local needs and contribute in Just
| proportion to local taxes. The basin
| extends from the frontier Of Lorraine
| as re-annexed TO France north as far
| as St Wendell. including on the west
| the valley of the Saar as far as Saar-
| holzbach and on the east the town of
| Homburg.
In order TO secure the rights and
welfare OF the population and guaran-
\ tee to France entire freedom I'm work
ing the mines. the territory will be
governed by commission appointed
by the league OF nations AID Consisting
OF nye members, one French, one native
inhabitant OF the Saar and three repre-