The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-08

ANtW 1Ol Rs--GIl bintldl summary Ol the peace treaty made public here by the Committee on Public Information says: "In addition to the securities afforded in the treaty of peace the President of the United States has pledged himself to propose to the sen Ate of the United States and the prime minister of Great Britain has pledged himself to propose to the parliament of Great Britain in engagement, sub Beet to the council of the League of Nations, to come immediately to the assistance of France in case Of un- provoked attack by Germany"
 Germany. by the terms of the treaty, restores Alsace-Lorraine to France. accepts the internationalization of the Saar basin temporarily and of Danzig permanently, agrees to terri torial changes toward Belgium and Denmark and in East Prussia, cedes most of Upper Suesia to Poland, and !renounces all territory and political rights outside Europe. as to her own tor her allies territories, and especial Ky to Morocco, Egypt, Siam. Liberia md Shantung She also recognizes the total independence of German Austria, Czecho-SIoyalia and Poland. Her army is reduced to a hundred thousand men including officers con scription within her territories Is abolished; all forts fifty kilometres east of inc Rhine razed all importa- ton, exportation and nearly all pro- ductjon of ar material stopped
 Allied occupation of parts of Ger many will continue till repara ton is made. but will be reduced at the end
 
 Germany is fulfilling her obligation. Any violation by Germany of the con ditions as to the zone flfty-kflonetres east of the Rhine will be regarded as an act of war
 The German navy is reduced to six attlesnips six light cruisers and twelve torpedo boats. without subma- rires and a personnel of not more than 15o0o. All other vessels must be surrendered or destroyed. Germany lis forbidden to build forts controlling the Baltic, must demolish HeIigoIand. open the Kiel canal to all nations and surrender her fourteen submarine ca bles. She may have no military or na- val asr forces except 100 una arned sea- planes until October to detect mines, and may manufacture aviation mate rial for six months,
 Responsibility for Damage.
 Germany accepts full responsibility for damages caused to allied and as SociHted governments and nationals agrees specifically to reimburse all civilian damages, beginning with an Initial payment of 2O,OO0 GOO OoO marks, subsequent payments to be se- cured by bonds 10 he issued at the dis- erection of the Preparation Commission. Germany Is to pay shipping damage on a ton-for>ton basis by cession of a large part of her merchant, coasting and river fleet and by new construc- tion, and 10 devote her economic re- sources to the rebuilding of the deyas- tated regions
 She agrees to return to the 1914 most favored nation tariffs, without discrimination of any sort; to allow aI- lied and associated nationals freedom, of transit through her territories. and to accept highly detailed provisions as to pre~war debts. unfair competition 1nternationali@ation of roads and rfv. CTS and other economic and financial clauses. She also agrees to the trIaI Of the ex-Kaiser by an internationa, nigh court for q supreme ofTepse against international morality and ot other nationals for violation of ths laws and custGms of war, Holland tc be asked to ext-aditc the former .opJ Germany being responsible for deiiv ering the latter
 No League Membership Yet.
 The League of Nations is accented by the allied and associated powers a: operative, and by Germany in prin ciple, but without membership SimI larly an international labor body 1, brought into being with a per manent office and an annual conven tion- A great number of 1nternationa bodies of different kinds and for differ ent purposes are created, some 1mde the League of Nations and some f, execute the peace treaty
 Among the former is the commission to govern the Saar basin till pIebIscit is held fifteen years hence; the higl commissioner of Danzig. which is ere ated into a free city under the League and various commissions for plebis cites in Malmody, Schleswig, and Eas Prussia Among those to carry ou the peace treaty are the reparationS military, naval air, financial, and eco homie commissions, the internationa high court and military tribunals t fix responsibilities, and a series c bodies for the control of internations rivers.
 sone Problems Left for Solution.
 Certain problems are left for solr ton between the Allied and Associate Powers, notably details of the dispos ton of the German fleet and cable the former German colonies, and tf values paid in reparation. Certai other problems such as the laws of tt air and the opium, arms and liquC traffic are either agreed to in deta or set for early international action. Preamble to Peace Treaty Name
 Many Nations.
 The preambls to the peace treat names as parties of the one part th