The Dolores star., 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.
oEniEes the total Independence of Ger
mum AmsIrIn in the hnun Il rles tracel,

| oSnizes the entire independence of the
| tLecho- Slovak state. including the au-
| tohomous 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
ot bohemia in 1914. The usual stipu-
lauons as to acquisition and change Of
! nationality follow.
POLAND-Ciermany cedes to Pola:,i th.,
greatest part up upper Silesia, Posen and
! the province of West Prussia on the left
! bank of the Nistula. A field boundary
commission of seven-five representing
! the allied and associated powers and one
each representing Poland and Germany
shall be constituted within Is days of the
! peace To delimit this boundary. Such
! special provisions necessary to
| protect racial. linguistic or religious mi
n9riues nj, and to protect freedom of tran
sit ana equitable treatment Of commerce
/ OF other nations shall be laid down In
subsequent treaty between the five allied
ana associated powers and Poland.
EAST PRtSSlA-The southern and the
eastern frontier OF East Prussia is to be
| liked by plebiscites. the first in the
gency Of Ailenstein between the south
efh frontier OF East Prussia and the
! northern frontier Of Regierungsbesirk
Alenstein. from where ii meets the
/ boundary between East and West Prus-
! sia TO its junction with the boundary be-
| tween the circles Of Oletsku and Augers-
/ burg. thence the northern boundary of
/ Oletsko to its junction with the present
/ lFonuer and tn" second in the area com
] prisLng the circles of Stuhm and Rosen-
/ burg and the parts of the circles of Ma
/ rlenburg and Marienwerder east OF the
/ NistUIa.
In each case German troops and au-
] thOrities Will move out within Is days of
the peace and the territories be placed
under an international commission Of tiNe
/ members appointed by the five allied and
/ associated powers, with the particular
ruty of arranging free. fair and secret
| vote. The commission Will report the re-
| suits Of the plebiscites to the five powers
| with a recommendation for the boundary
| and Will terminate it's work as soon as
/ the boundary has been laid down and the
! now authorities set up.
The tive allied and associated powers
! VIII draw up regulations assuring East
Prussia tuN and equitable access to and
use OF the Nistula subsequent con-
yentiun, Of which the terms will be fixed
by the five allied and associated powers,
VIII be entered into between Poland,
Germany and DanZIE, to assure suitable
railroad communication across German
territory on the right bank Of the Nistula
between Poland and Danzig. while Poland
shali grant free passage from East Prus-
sla to Germany.
The northeastern corner Of East Prus-
Sld about MeInel Is TO be Ccded by Ger
many TO the associated powers. the for
mer agreeing to accept the settlement
made, especially as regards the nation
ality Of the inhabitants.
DANZlG-DanZlg and the district i'm
medidtely about IL 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 Danzlg shall draw
up constitution in agreement with
the duly appointed representatives Of
the city and shall deal In the first
instance with all differences arising he
| tween the city and Poland The actual
boundaries of the city shall be drlimitrI
by commission appointed within six
months from the peace and to include
three representatives chosen by the allied
and associated powers and one each by
Germany and Poland.
a convention. the terms of which shall
be fixed by the five allied and associated
powers, shall be concluded between Pu-
land and Danzig, which shall include Dan
zig within the Polish customs frontiers,
though a free area in the port, insure u
Poland the free use OF all the glty's
waterways. docks and other port flptll-
ties, the control and administration Of the
Nistula and the whole through railway
systems within the city. and postal, t,lr-
graph and telephone communication he
tween Poland and DaHziE, provide against
discrimination against Poles within the
city and place its foreign relations and
the diplomatic protection OF It's citizens
abroad in charge of Poland
DENMARK-The frontier between Ger
many and Denmark VIII be fixed By the
self-determination OF the population Ten
days from the peace German troops and I
authorities shall evacuate the region
north of the line running from the mouth !
of the Schlei. south Of Kappel, Sohl"swiE /
and Fredrichstadt. along the Elder 10 |
the North sea. south Of TUuuiug. the !
wOrkmen's and soldiers council SHAH be
dissolved and the territory administered /
by international commission of i've !
of whom Norway and Sweden shall be in |
| vited to name Two.
HELGDI.ASD. The fortIncotto,s
military establishments and harbor. of
the islunds of HcIgoIund and DUN. ur,
TO be destroyed under the supervision
of the Miles by German labor and n,
termnny'- expense. They may not III.
reconstructed for amy similar fortIncn-
tion built in the future.
tSSlA.-Germanv agrees to raSn.rt
as permanent ana inaIlruable the inde-
D"ndeuCy Of all territories which were
part Of the former Russian empire. to
accept the abrOgatIuu OF the Bresf-
Lif"vsk and other treaties entered into
with the MaNImallst government of
hTssla TO recognize he fun force of
all treaties entered into by the allied
and associated powers with states
whlch were II part OF the former Rus
tiers as determined thereon. The al
He'd and associated powers formally re-
serve the right of Russia to obtain res
titutton and reparation OF the princi-
pies OF the present treaty.
Section Five-German Rights Outside
Europe
outside Europe Germany renounces
all rights titles and privileges as TO
tho allied and associated powers and
undertakes to accept whatever meas
ers in relation thereto.
COLONIES AND OVERSEAS POS
sESSIONS-Germany renounces in Ia
yor of the allied and associated powers
her overseas pOrsessiOns with all right.
and titles therein. All movable and
immovable property belonging to the
German empire or to my German
state shall pass to the government r.-
ercisinK authority therein.
These governments may make what
ever provisions seem suitable for m.
repatriation of German nationals anS
as to the conditions on which German
subjects Of European origin shall re-
side hold property or carry on busl-
ness. Germany undertakes to paw rem
aration for damage suffered by FHrenrb
nationals in the Kameruns or its from
tier zone through the acts of Germa,
civil and military authorities and nf
individual Germans from January i
1900, to August l. 1914. -
Germany renounces all rights und.r
the conventions of November l. 1911
and September 20, 1912. and undertakes
to pay to France in accordance with an
estimate presented by the repatriation
commission all deposits. credits ad
vances. etc. thereby secured Ger
many undertakes to accept and observ.
any any provisions by the allied and asso-
cihted powers as to the trade in arms
and spirits in Africa as well as to tba