The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-05-13
ASIJMMARY OF
PEACE TREATY
HUNS MUST SIGN
Covenant of League Of
Nations is First
Section.
ALSACE-LORAINE
TO BE RESTORED
Cermany's Military and
Naval Power Is Made
Nominal.

nominal.
The official summary of the peace
r"@ty submitted to the German repre-
S. ntatiNcs at Versailles by the allied
lows: ehee ue'es"'es Is aS ioi-
The preamble n mes as parties Of
British empire. France. Italy and ia
pan. described as the five allied and
livia. Brazil. China. Cuba. Ecuador.
GresSs: Guatemala. Haiti. the Hedtaz.
Peru. Poland, Portugal. Rouma MIA. Ser
hia. Siam. Czecho-Sloval1ia and Uru-
quay. who with the five above are de.
powers; and on the other part. Ger
many.
Section one--Leaeue Of Nations.
The covenant Of the league of ma
tons constitutes Section l of the peace
treaty, which places upon the league
many specific in addition to it's general
duties. 1t may question Germany at
any. time for violation of the neutral
lied zone east of the Rhine as threat
against the worlds peace. 1t will ap-
point three of the fve members of the
Saar commission. oversee it's regime
and carry out the piebiscite 1t will
zig. guarantee the independence of the
free city and arrange FOR treaties be-
snd Il viii wnrh and ot fhs and Po
system to be applied to the former
German colonies. and act as ANAL
s court in part Of the plebiscites of the
Belgian German frontier. and in dis
putes as to the kiel canal. and decide
certain OF the economic and financial
problems. An international conference
.on labor is to be held in October under
Its direction. and another on the inter-
national control of ports. waterways
and railways is foreshadOwed
Section Two-Boundaries of Germany.
Germany cedes to France Alsace-Lor-
rnine. $500 square mi es of 1t In the
southwest, and to Belgium two small dis
tricts between LuNembHrE and Holland.
4 totalling sse square miles. She also ceties
beyond and includIns oppeln,. 90 most OF
mss East Prussia bens soissed Sahare ro
the n, main i1.a body by part OFF Of Poland Ger
internationaiized areas about Danzig. 72s
7ss square miles. Ntween the western bor-
der of the fshenish palatinate of Bavaria
tween the Sogat and Vistula rivers made
on the west including the city of Danztg
: The southeastern third of East Prussia
ef auae HSss s.
sy rs to have Vote Its M
miles. az is o to p be the case in psrs Of
Sch!eswig. 27s7 square miles.
Section Three-European Political
Glasses.
BELGIUM is to consent to
the abroEation of the treaties of 1889 by
trail state and to agree in advance to any
convention with which the allied and as
them She is to @ reeosnxe the fun tG rspaGe spver
eighty of BeIsium over the contested ter
pnory,, p5itory of ;dsn Moresnet and over part Of
favor of Belgium all rights over the cities
of Eupen and Maimedy, the inhabitants
months to protest against this change of
Sovereignty either in whole or in part. the
hnal decision to be reserved to the league
of nations. A commission Is to settle the
details of the frontier. and various regu-
4: iarons @ for change of nationality are laid
LUXEMBOURG. = Germany renounces
her various treaties snd conventions with
the grand duchy Of Luxembourg. reccg
nlzes that It ceased to be part of the
railroads, adheres to the abrogation of its
neutrality. ana. accepts in advance any
internatlOnal agreement to It, reached
by the allied and associa ted powers
LEFT BANK OF THE RHINE.-As
many will not maintain any fortidca-
tiOns or armed forces less than nfty
kiicmeters to the east of the Rhine,
hold any maneuvers, nor maintain any
works to facilitate mobilization.
In case of violation. she shall be re-
against the powers who sign the pres
ent treaty and as intending to disturb
the peace yirepe 91 the Of w95id 9he nre.en,
Germany shall be bound to respond te
any request for an explanation which
may think 1t necessary to address t.
.,,ils ,,ALsAGE,LoRRAINE:1Atter 6, ,L recos.
many the se France s1ae na tbe in 1871 BY
Germany by. the treaty Of Frankfort
are restored 70 France with their
the signing of the armistice ana ~ =.
free Of all public debts.
citiz;enshiPs Is regulated by detailed
are immediateiy restored. to full French
citizenship. those who have to make
Tor whom naturalization is open aftel
three years. The last-named class in
ass as nsxasn:s From
who who. a.; acquire the position OF Alsace;
& Of German ex-sovereisns passes (
France without payment or credit
regards ownership OF the railroads ani
rights over concessions of tramways
9S The dS Rhine bridges pass pass to Eranee with
the destruction of coal mines in north,
count fssnes r. aaa ,s,. on
mines Of the saar basin with theil
Thsir saius win Be ss,imssed Sy TN IS,
reraration commission and credited
agefnst that account The Frencl
rights Will be governed by German Law
In force at the armisttce excepting VA,
legislation. France replacing the pres
ent owners whom Germany undertakes
90 Indemnity. France viii continue Il
3urnish the present proportion Of Goa
for local needs and contribute in Jus
prcportion to local -tp xes.s The la siI
extends from the ftsntiersof Iorrain,
a. arx-annexed TO Frence north as "a
es t Wendel. including on the q
the 14lAiy Of the saar - far - Ssaf
g ho.zsarSs md on the east the town q
In order 20 secure the riehta ankI
welfare az the popu.ation and Guafan
4ee o. france entire free1pm ID work
@ anE sts4 Ats1eA the terrftot1 will 8
Bo141nAe1 By cO1umt8gton 1ppoflftel
s n thN lea$ae Of nAttona and eonststihi
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