Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-05-22
GREAT PEACE PACT \! C !
WITH GERMANY IS
Gwen IN SUMMARY
Substance Of the Treaty Which
Was Handed to Delegates at
Versailles Palace.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS FIRST

LEAGUE OF NATIONS FIRST
A'sace.Lorralne, saar Basin, DanzIg,
Poland and Other Territory Topped
oK-German War Power Reduced
to Mlnlmum-WIIhelm 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 one part the United States. the
britiah empire. France, italy and ia
pan, described as the Ave allied and
n,ssociated ;,M,o powers, and Belgium Bo-
GREECE, Guatemala, Haiti. the Hedjaz,
honduras Liberia, Nicaragua, Panama,
Peru. Poland, Portugal, ROumania, Ser
bla, Siam. Csecho- -Slovakia and Uru-
quay, who with the five above are de-
scribed as the allied and associated
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
duties. 1t may question Germany at
any time for violation of the neutral
ICED zone east Of the Rhine as threat
against the worlds peace. 1t will ap-
point, three OF the Ave members Of the
saer commission. oversee its regime
ana carry out the plebiscite, II will
appoint the high commissioner Of Dan
Zig. guarantee the independence OF the
iree city and arrange for treaties be-
tween Danzig and Germany and Po-
land. 1t will work out the mandatory
system system to oo,oe,p be applied to the former
court In part Of the plebisoites Of the
Belgian German frontier, and IN dis
putes as to the Kiel canal. ana decide
certain OF the economic ana financial
problems. An international conference
on labor is to be held in October under
national control of ports. waterways
and railways Is foreshadowed.
Section Two-Boundaries Of Germany.
Germany cedes to France Alsace-Lor-
raine, 5000 square miles OF II in the
southwest. and to Belgium two small dis
tricts between Luxembourg and Holland,
totalling $50 square miles. She also cedes
beyond and including oppeln. most of
Posen and West Prussis. 27,6S8 square
miles, East Prussia being isolated from
the main body by q part OF Poland. Ger
easternmost tip Of Fast Prussia, 10 square
miles north of the river Memel pnd the
internationalized areas about Danzig, 729
square @ miles, and the basin Of the Saar.
13S square miles, between the western hor-
der Of the Rhenish palatinate. Of Bavaria
The Danzig area consists of the v be-
Into a 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 53 degrees
three minutes is to have It's nationality
determined by. popular vote. 6,7S5 square
miles. as is to be the case In part Of
Schleswig, 2,7S7 square miles.
Section Three-European Political
Classes.
,BELGIDM-Germany~ is to consent to
the abrogatiOn Of the treaties of 1899 by
which Belgium was established as a neu-
tral state and to agree In advance to any
convention with which the allied and as
ISOLATED powers may determine to replace
them. She is TO recognize the full sover-
eighty Of Belgium over the contested ter
ritory Of Moresnet and over part Of
frussian Moresnet, and to renounce in
Ievor OF Belgium al rights over the cities
OF which are to be entitled within six
months 10 protest against this change Of
Sovereignty either In whole or In part, the
nnal decision to be reserved to the league
9f nations. A commission is to settle the
details Of the frontier. and various regu-
JatiOn0 for change of nationality ore 10 IA
down.
:. LUXEMBOURG. - Germany renounces
her various treaties and conventions with
nss! hst SuSs 81 se
German xollvereln from January i last,
yenounces all right Of exploitation of The
railroads adheres to the abrogation of Its
neutrality. and accepts in advance any
by the allied and associated powers '
LEFT BANK OF THE RHINE-As
Trevided in the military clauses, Ger
many will not malntaln any fOrtifcn-
tious Qr armed forces less than Atty
ki!ometers to the east Of the Rhine,
Moic any maneuvefs, nor maintain any
works to facilitate mobilization.
In case Of violation, "she shall be re-.
Earded as committing hostile act
against the powers who sign the pres
ent treaty and as intending to disturb
the peace of the world"
BY virtue Of the present treaty
Germany shall be bound to respond Ia
any request for an explanation which
the council of the league Of nations
. her"
ALsACE.LORRAINE.-After recos.
milton Of the moral obligation to re.
pair the wrong done In 1871 by Ger.
many to France and the people of Al.
eace-Lorraine. the territories ceded "a
Germany by the treaty Of Frankfort
are restored to France with theiI
frontiers as before 1871. to date from
the signing Of the armistfce. and to bt
free tf all public debts.
Citizenship 10 regulated by detailed
proyisions distinguishing those whr
are immediately restored 10 full French
citizenship. those who have to make
formal application therefor, and those
for whom naturalization IL open aftei
three years. The lsst-named class In.
cludes German residents In Alsaoe
Lorraine, as distinguished from thos,
VINO acquire the position of Alsace
public property and all private proper
~ OF German ex-s0vereigns passes Il
France without payment or credit
France 10 substituted for Germany q
regards ownership OF the railroads aut
rights over concessions OF tramways
The Rhine bridges PASS to France viii
{ the obligation for their upkeep.
THE SAAR.--In compensation To-
the destruction Of coal mines In north
count Of reparaticn, Germany cedes /,
France full ownership Of the Goa
mitiee Of thG Saar basin with thei
Z eubsidlafies, accessories and facilities
Their value wllr be estimated BY tn,
xaparation--c c0mmlhalQn and crediteI