The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-05-16

determinations based on nationality. ' means of transport, or place Of entry or departure.
 Free Zones in Ports-Free zones ex- isting in German ports on Aug. l, 1914, | must be maintained with due facilities as to warehouses and packing, without g discrimination and without charges except for expenses of administration and use. Goods leaving the free zones for consumption in Germany and goods brought into the free zones from Ger many shall be subject to the ordinary import and export taxes.
 International Rivers-The Elbe from the junction of the Nltava, the Vltava Niemen from Grodno. and the Danube ! from Ulm are declared international, ! together with their connections.
 The Danube-The European Danube ! commission resumes it's pre-war pow ! CTS, but for the time being with rep
 Iesentatives of only Great Britain, Italy and Rumania. The upper Dan ube is to be administered by new 1 international commission until defi- 1 nitive state be drawn up at confer
 ence Of the powers nominated by the allied and associated governments
 within one year after the peace The i reparation for all war damages caused
 to the European commissions shall cede their river facilities in surrendered i Serbia and Rumania any rights neces- sary on their shores for carrying out improvements in navigation
 ., The Rhine and the Moselle-The Rhine is placed under the central com l mission to meet at Strassburg within
 six months after the peace and to be composed of four representatives of France, which shall in addition select
 the president, four of Germany, and ! two each of Great Britain. Italy, Bel gium. Switzerland and the Netherlands. | Germany must give France on the course of the Rhine included between l the two extreme points of her frontiers
 all rights to take water to feed canals. | while herself agreeing not to make
 canals on the right bank opposite | l France all her drafts and designs for ! this part of the river.
 Belgium is to be permitted to build
 a deep draft RhineMeuse canal if she
 so desires within twenty-five years. Railways - Germany in addition to
 most favored nation treatment on her
 railways, agrist (agrees-garbled in
 transmission) to cooperate in the es-
 tablishment of through ticket services
 for passengers and baggage; to ensure
 communication by rail between the all
 lied associated and other states; to al-
 low the construction or improvement
 within twenty-five years of such lines
 as necessary; and to conform her roll
 ing stock to enable its incorporation
 in trains of the allied or associated
 powers. She also agrees to accept the
 denunciation of the St. Gothard con
 vention, if Switzerland and Italy so
 quest, and temporarily to execute in
 structions as to the transport of troops
 and supplies and the establishment of
 postal and telegraphic service. as pro-
 vided.
 Czecho- -Slovakia-To assure Czecho- ! Slovakia access to the sea- special
 rights are given her both north and
 south. Toward the Adriatic she is per
 mitted to run her own through trains
 to Plume and Trieste. To the north.
 Germany is to lease her for ninety,
 Stettin, the details to be worked out
 by a commission of three representing
 Czecho-Slovakia, Germany and Great
 Britain.
 The Kiel Canal-The Kiel canal is to
 remain free and open to war and mer-
 chant ships of all nations at peace with Germany. Goods and ships of all states
 are to be treated on terms of absolute
 equality, and mo taxes to be imposed .! beyond those necessary for upkeep and |, improvement. for which Germany is to be responsible. In case of violation ], or disagreement as to these provisions, | Nations and may demand the appoint ment of an international commission.
 For preliminary hearing of complaints,
 Germany shall establish local author, 7 ity at Kiel.
 The. international la abor- office is es- tablished at the seat of the League of
 Nations part of its organization. It
 is to collect and distribute information on dabor throughout the world and prepare agenda for the conference. The first meeting of the conference,
 will take place in October 1919, at Washington, to discuss the eight-hour | day or forty-eight- hour week; preven.. application of the international con-i Sentiens adopted adopt at Berne in 1906 pro, the use of white phosphorus in the , manufacture of matches, and employ. ment of women and children at night
 or in unhealthy work, of women before, and after childbirth. including maters 7 nity benefit and of children as regards minimum age. } Labor CIauses-Nine principles of labor conditions were recognized on the ground that "the well-being. phys ica1 and moral, of the industrial wage. earners is of supreme international inn portance." With exceptions necessf. tated by differences of climate, habits. and economic development, they in
 clude: The guiding principle that la Dor should not be regarded merely as
 m Sr article of
 employees; wage adequate to main t tain a reasonable standard of life; the 3 week; a weekly rest of at least twen- : ty-four hours, which should include Sunday wherever practicable; abolition
 continuation of the education and : proper physical development of chil- v dren; equal pay for equal work as be- v treatment of all workers lawfully resi- 1 dent therein. including foreigners; and 2 should take part.
 Guarantees: Western Europe-Ger-
 @g fG the the ea
 Toops for ftteen se Years nq If tss s Germany. certain districts. including :, o the bridgehead of Cologne, will be . evacuated at the expiration of five years; certain other districts, includ-
 ing the bridgehead of Coblenz and the |. | territories nearest the Belgium iron S tier. will be evacuated after ten years. U and the remainder. including the : bridgehead of Mainz, will be evacuated a l after fifteen years. In case the inter allied reparation commission finds that Germany has failed to observe the . whole or part of her obligations, either : during the occupation or after the fif- y teen years have expired, the whole or
 part of the areas specified will be re- occupied immediately. If before the ex- . piration of the fifteen years Germany C complies with all the treaty under
 takings. the occupying forces will be a withdrawn immediately.
 n Eastern Europe-All German troops u at present in territories to the east of