Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-05-15


longing to the German empire. Prussia
and and Bavaria, viii administer the railroads
and other public services and have full
power to interpret the treaty clauses The
local courts will continue but subject to
the commission,
held by communes to ascertain the de-
sires of the population as to continuance
OF the existing regime under the league Of
nations, union with France or union with
Germany.
Section Four-European Political
Glasses.
GERMAN AUSTRIA.-Eermany rec
oEnizes the total independence Of Ger
man Austria In the boundaries traced.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES rec
ogn1zes the entire independence of the
Czecho-Slovak state, including the au-
tonomous territory of the Ruthenians
south 50 OF the Carpathians. and accepts
termtned, which in the case of the Ger
man frontier shall follow the frontier
o. OF I, Bohemia Bob in 1914: The. usual stipu.
nationality follow.
POLAND-Germany cedes to Poland the
greatest part up upper Silesia, Posen and
the province Of West Prussia, on the left
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
,
special provisions as are necessary to
protect racial, linguistic or religious mi
norities and to protect freedom of tram
SIT and equitable treatment of commerce
OF ether nations shall be laid down In a
subsequent treaty between the five allied
and associated powers and Poland.
EAST PRUSSIA--The southern and the
eastern frontier Of East Prussia is to be
fixed by plebiscttes, the first in the re-
gency of Allenstein between the south
ern frontier Of East Prussia and the
northern frontier of Regierungsbesirk
;Allenstein, from where it meets the
boundary between East and West Prus-
sia to Its junction with the boundary be-
tween the circles of Oletsko and Augers-
burg, thence the northern boundary of
Oletsko to Its Junction with the present
frontier, and the second in the area COM
prising the circles of Stuhm and Rosen-
burg and the parts of the circles of Ma
rienburg and Marienwerder east of the
Vistula.
In each case German troops and au-
thorities will move out within 10 days of
the peace and the territories be placed
under an international commission of five
members appointed by the five allied andN
associated powers. with the particular
duty of arranging free, fair and secret
vote. The commission will report the res
suits of the plebiscites to the five powers
with recommendation for the boundary
and will terminate its work as soon as
the boundary has been laid down and the
new authorities set up.
The five allied and associated powers
will draw up regulations assuring East
Prussia full and equitable access to and
use of the Vistula. A subsequent con-
vention, OF which the terms will be fixed
by the five allied and associated powers,
will be entered into between Poland,
Germany and Danzig, to assure suitable
railroad communication across German
territory on the right bank of the Vistula
between Poland and Danzig. while Poland
shall grant free passage from East Prus-
Sia to Germany
The northeastern corner of East Prus-
STA about Mcneil is to be coded by Ger
mer agreeing to accept the settlement
made. especially as regards the nation
ality Of the inhabitants.
4 DANZIG-Danzig and the district i'm
into the free city Of Danzig'' under the
guaranty Of the league Of nations. A
high commissioner appointed by the
league and resident at Danzig shall draw
the city and shall deal in the first
instance with all differences arising be-
tween the city and Poland. The actual
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
A convention, the terms of which shall
be fixed by the five allied and associated
powers, shall be concluded between Po-
iand and Dapsg Which shall nclnde Pan
though a free area In the port; insure to
Poland the free use of all the city's
waterways, docks and other port facili-
ties, the control and administration Of the
vistula and the whole through railway
systems within the city, and postal, tele-
graph and telephone communication be-
tween Poland and Danzig; provide against
city and place its foreign relations and
the diplomatic protection Of Its citizens
abroad In charge of Poland.
DENMARK-The frontier between Ger
many and Denmark will be fixed by the
self-determination of the population. Ten
days from the peace German troops and
authorities shall evacuate the region
north Of the line running from the mouth
and Friedrichstadt, along the Elder to
the North sea, south of Tonning; the
Workmen's and soldiers council shall be
dissolved, and the territory administered
by an International commission of five,
of whom Norway and Sweden shall be in
vited to name two.
HELGOLAND. - The Notifications,
the islands of Helgoland and Dune are
to be destroyed under the supervision
of the allies by German labor and Mt
Germany's expense. They may not be
reconstructed for any similar fOrtifca-
ton built in the future.
notwithstanding agrees to respect
as permanent and inalienable the inde-
tendency of all territories which We're
part of the former Russian empire, to
accept the abrogation Of the Brest-
Litovsk and other treaties entered into
with the Maximalist government Of
Russia, to recognize the full force of
all treaties entered into by the allied
and associated powers with states
which were part of the former Rus
sian empire and to recognize the from
tiers as determined thereon. The al
lied and associated powers formally re-
serve the right of Russia to obtain res
titution 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
her own or her allies territories to ali
the allied and associated powers, and
undertakes to accept whatever meas
ures are taken by the five allied pow
ers in relation thereto.
COLONIES AND OVERSEAS POS
ESSIONS-Germany renounces In fa-
vor of the allied and associated powers
her overseas pOssessiOns with all rights
and titles therein. All movable and
immovable property belonging to the
German empire or to amy German
atafe shall mass the ReOvernrn emf ev.