The Tomahawk., 1919-05-15
OFFICIAL SUMMARY
Of PEACE TREATY
HUNS ARE TO sign
COVENANT OF THE LEAGUE OF
NATIONS is FIRST SECTION
oFTHE GREAT DOCUMENT.
ALsACE-L0RRAiNE RESTORED
Saar Valley and Danzig International.
ICED - Germany's Military and
Naval Power Made Nominal
Total Re aration to Be
Determined Later.

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-
lows:
the one part the United states. the
British empire, France Italy AN, and ia;
livia, Brazil, China; Cuba; Ecuador.
Greece, Guatsmala. Haiti, the HedjaS'
Peru, Poland. Portugal. Roumania. Ser
bia, Siam, Czecho-Sloval<ia and Uru-
quay, who with the five above are de-
powers; and on the other part, Ger
many.
Section One-League of Nations.
The covenant of the league of ma
tions constitutes Section 1 of the peace
treaty, which places upon the league
many specific in addition to its general
duties. It may question Germany at
any. time for a violation of the neutral.
lied zone east of the Rhine as threat
against the worlds peace. 1t will APP
point three of the five members of the
Saar commission. oversee its regime
appoint the high commissioner of Dan
zig, guarantee the independence of the
free city and arrange for treaties be-
land. 1t will work out the mandatory
system to- be applied to the former
German colonies, and act as final
Belgian-German frontier, and in dis
putes as to the Kiel canal. and decide
certain of the economic and finanSial
on labor is to be held in October under
its direction, and another on the inter
national control of ports. waterways
Section Two-1oundaries of Germany.
Germany cedes to France .Alsace-Los7
raine, $500 square miles of it. in the
southwest, and to Belgium two small dis
totai i s:! sss square miles. she also cedes
to Poland the southeastern tip Of Silesia
beyond and including 0pped1ns COO most os,. OF OF
miles, East Prussia being isolated from
the main body by part of Poland. Ger
many loses soveregnty over the a north
miles north of the river Memel. and the
internationalized areas about Danzig: 729
s%uare miles, and the basin SIN OF the ear
der of the Rhenish palatinate of Bavaria
and the southeast corner of Luxemburg
tween the Nogat and Vistula rivers made
into w by the addition of similar V
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 its nationality "a
miles, as is to be the case in part Of
schleswig, 2,7s7 square miles.
Section Three-European Political
Glasses.
BELG1UM.-Germany is to consent to
the abrogation of the treaties of 1889 by
which Belgium was established as neu-
Convention With h WITCH 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
favor Of Belgium all rights over the cities
of which are to be entitled within six
months to protest against this change of
sovereignty either in whole or in part. the
of nations. A commission is to settle the
details Of the frontier, and various regu-
lations for change of nationality are laid
LUXEMBOURG. Germany renounces
her various treaties and conventions with
Mes that t ceased to Be paTt Of pf' tie
German zollverein from January last,
renounces all right Of exploitation of the
neutrality, and accepts in advance any
international agreement as to it. reached
by the allied and associated powers.
provided in the military clauses, Ger
many will not maintain any foFtiAea-
lions or armed forces Ae@ than nifty
hold any maneuvers, nor naintain any
works to facilitate mobill.ation.
In case OF violation. she shall be re-
against the powers who sign the pres
emit treaty and as intending to disturb
the peace Of the world"
Germany shall be bound to respond to
any request for an explanation which
the council of the league Of nations
her" ~ - ~ " ~ COS ~
ALSACE-LORRAIN recog-
milton of the moral obligation to re-
many to France rance and the he people y Of Al-
sace-Lorraine the territories ceded to
Germany by the treaty of Frankfort
frontiers as before 1871. to date from
the signing of the armistice and to be
free Of all public debts.
provisions distinguishing sh those 1e'a Who
are Immediately restored to full French
citizenship. those who have to make
for whom NATURALIZATION is open after
three years. The last-named class in
GUIDES German residents in Alsace-
who acquire. the position of Alsace-
Lorraine as defined in the treaty. All
public property and all private proper
France without payment or credit.
France is substituted for Germany as
regards ownership of the railroads and
The Rhine bridges pass to France with
the obligation for their upkeep,
THE SAAR.-In compensation for
the destruction Of coal mines in north
ern France and as payment on ac-
count Of PREPARATION, Germany cedes to
France full ownership of the coal
mines Of the Saar basin with their
subsidiaries, accessories and facilities.
Their value will be estimated by the
reparation commission and credited
against that account. The French
rights will 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-
hol1bach 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 in work.
ing the mines. the territory will be
governed by a commission appointed
by the league of nations and consisting
<pf five rnenherS- French