The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-05-16
PEACE PACT
WITH GERMANY IS
Given IN SUMMARY
Substance Of the Treaty Which
Was Handed to Delegates at
Versailles Palace.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS FIRST
saar Basin, Oanzio,
Poland and Other Territory Topped
of-German War Power Reduced
to Minimum-WiIheIn to Be Tried.

Herewith is the official summary of
the great peace treaty which was hand
ed by the representatives of the allied
nations TO the German delegates at
Versailles:
The preamble names as parties of
the one part the United states the
British empire, France. Italy and ia
associated powers. and Belgium, Bo-
livia. Brazil China, Cuba Ecuador
Greece, Guatemala. Haiti. the Hedjaz.
Peru. Poland Portugal, Roumania, Ser,
bia, Siam. Czecho- Slovakia and Uru-
quay, who with the five above are de-
scrbed as the allied and associated
powers; and on the other part, Ger
many.
Section One-league Of Nations.
The covenant of the league of ma
lions constitutes Section / OF the peace
treaty. which places upon the league
many specific in addition to its general
duties. IL may question Germany at
any time FOR violation of the neutral
lied zone east of the Rhine as a threat
against the worlds peace 1t will APP
point three of the five members of the
Saar commission, oversee its regime
and carry out the plebiscite. 1t will
appoint the high commissioner of DAN
free city and arrange FOR treaties be-
tween Danzig and Germany and Po-
land. 1t Will work out the mandatory
system to be applied to the former
German colonies, and act as a final
court in part of the plebiscites of the
Belgtan-German frontier, and in dis
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-
national control of ports, waterways
and railways is foreshadowed.
Section Two-Boundaries of Germany.
Germany cedes to France Alsace-Lor
raine. $500 square miles OF it in the
southwest. and to Belgium two small dis
tricts between Luxembourg and Holland,
totalling 9S9 square miles. She also cedes
to Poland the southeastern tip of Silesa
Posen and west Prassa ppe a7sss s SQUARE re-
miles East Prussia being isolated from
the main body by a part of Poland. Ger
easternmost tip of East Prussia, 40 square
miles NORTH OF the river Mcneil and the
internatonadzed areas about Danzig, 1923
square miles, and the basin of the Saar.
73S square niles, between the western bor-
der of the khenish palatinate of Bavaria
and the southeast corner of Luxembourg.
tween the Nssat and Vistula rivers made
into w by the addition of a similar v
on on the west Including the city of 'Danzig.
and the area between East Prussia and
the Vistula north of latitude SO degrees
three minutes is to have it's nationality
c,lS
miles as Is TO be the case in part of
schleswig, 2,1E square miles
Section ThYee-European Political
Glasses.
BELGIUM. --Germany is to consent to
| <ne abrogation of the treaties of 1899 hy
which Belgium was established as a neu-
Stai state ana TO agree in advance to any
soelated powers may determine to replace
aheIn, she Is to recognize the full sover-
eisnty OF Belgium over the contested ter
russian Moresnet, and to renounce in
taV9r OF Belgium all rights over the cities
OF OF E Ehpn and Malmedy. the Inhabitants
months to protest against this change OF
sovereignty either in whole or in part the
nRal declsion to be reserved to the league
OF nations. A commission is to settle the
"details OF the frontier, and various regu.
iSa onl tor change of nationality are laid
LUXEMBOURG. GERMANY renounce,
ner various treaties and conventions wifi
GERMAN mat # eeaTed fr to be part Of ths
renounces oil right of exploitation of the
rai,ttoads, adheres to the abrogation of it,
int esTai t;y, and accepts in advance any
ny the allied and associated powers
LEFT BANK OF THE RHINE,-A,
loeu IN the military clauses, Ger.
tiams VIII not maintain any fortifca.
u.su
| soheters TO the east of the Rhine
noia any m"Reuvers, nor maintain am,
works TO facilitate mobilization.
,o IN case OF violation. "she shall be re
saaqu as committing a hostile ac
as st'nat the powers who sign the pres
tbe Treaty and as intending to disturb
'ne peace OF the world"
, ny virtue of the present treat,
nerhany shall be bound to respond t.
ehs request for an explanation which
m rns council ttl of the league Of nation.
her" " aoaress u
,tAiLsACE-L oRRAINE.-After recog
49, ,on OF the moral obligation to re
s,ap p the ne wrong wrong done in 1871 by Ger
GanLorralne. the territories ceded t,
n arerhany by the treaty of Frankfor
fronti restored to France with thei
sne signing of the armistice, and to b.
ires of all public debts.
nro,,I;aHensmp 10 regulated by detaile,
oit Immediately restored to full Frencl
Wuzenship, those who have to max
f sor'nai application therefor. and thos
three n nom NATURALIZATION is open afte
clns se years The last-named class in
Lorrai herman residents in Alsace
whr a as distinguished from thos
Lorrai acquire the position of Alsace
ttup nt property and all private proper
OF German ex-sovereigns passes t
F rsnce without payment or credit
% supStltuteQ 1Or Germany a
risharas ownership Of the railroads an
TSsan tS over concessions Of tramway,
thy hhine bridYes pass to France wit
ny u9Diigation for their upkeep.
III TIE SAAR.-In compensation 70
eru uEssIruction Of coal mines in north
cow france and as payment on ac
GEy ,t OF reparation. Germany cedes t
minnce iull ownership OF the Goa
SUES aes or the Saar basin with thei
Thi,oiaries. accessories and facilities
ran eir value will be estimated by tn
a1paairation commission and credite
rishtSs that account. The Frenc
IN .o Will be governed by German LAY
iari;orce at the armistice excepting wa
avs CESSATION, France replacing the pres
70 owners whom Germany undertake
rnnoemnify. France will continue
for in the present proportion Of cos
nro, local needs and contribute in jus
exiapnoastion to local taxes. The basi
as e IN from the frontier Of Lorrain
as 8. annexed to France north as ia
tba o.. wendell including on the ives
ssaIiey OF the Saar as far as Saal
Homhaeh and on the east the town
WIZ 10 order to secure the rights an
tee al OF the population and guarar
inv " france entire freedom In work
rnso .ne mines, the territory will
Nv thed by commission appointe
OF s,e league Of nations and consistin
we em0erS. one French one n ma III,