Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-08

Each participating state assumes re- sponsibility for the payments of all debts owing by it's nationals to na- tionals of the enemy states except in cases of pre-war insolvency of the debtor The proceeds or the sale of private enemy property in each par ticipating state may be used to pay the debts owed to the nationals of that state, direct paymeht from debtor to creditor and all communications re- lating thereto being prohibited. Dis putes may be settled by arbitration by the courts of the debtor country or by the mixed arbitraI tribunal. Any ally or associated power may, however, decline to participate Tn this system by giving Germany six months, notice.
 Restore Property Sefzed or Damaged
 Enemy property. Germany shall re- store or pay all private enemy proper ty seized or damaged by her, the amount of damages to be fixed by the mixed arbitral tribunal. The allied and associated states may liquidate Ger man private property within their ter ritories as compensation for property of their nationals not restored or paid for by Germany, for debts owed to their nationals by German nation als, and for other claims against Ger many is to compensate it's nationals for such losses and to deliver within six months all documents relating to property held by it's nationals in allied and associated states. All war 1egis- lation as to enemy property rights and interests is confirmed, and al claims by Germany against the allied or associated governments for acts under exceptional war measures abandoned
 Pre-War Contracts Cancelled.
 Contracts. Pre-war contracts be- tween allied and associated nationals excepting the United States, Japar and Brazil. and German nationals arc cancelled except for ceDts for accounts already performed. agreements for tht transfer for property where the poper- ty had already passed, leases of lant and houses contracts of mortgages pledge or lien, mining concessions contracts with governments, and in Surace contracts. Mixed arbitra1 tri bunes shall be established of three members, one chosen by Germany, ont by the associated states and the thirC by agreement, or failing which by thu president of Switzerland. They sha1 have Jurisdiction over all disputes a! to contracts concluded before the pres ent peace treaty.
 Fire insurance contracts are not con sidered dissolved hy tHe war even 1 premiums have not been paid, bu lapse at the date of the first annua premium falling dp,, three months after the peace. Lie insurance con tracts may be restored by payment of accumulated premiums with interes sums falling due on such contract during the war to be recoverable witt interest. Marine insurance contract are dissolved by the outbreak of wa except where the risk Insured agains had already been inc.rred. Where tn risk had not attachec, premiums pal, are recoverable, otherwise premium due and sums due on losses are re coverable. Reinsurance treaties ar abrogated unless invasion has mad it impossible for the reinsured to fin, another reinsurer. Any allied or as sociated power. however. may canoe all the contracts running between 1t
 nations and a German life insuranc company, the latter being obligated t
 hand over the proportion of it's asset attributable to such policies.
 Patents and Copyrights.
 Industrial property. Rights as to in dustrial, literary and artistic propert are established. The special wa measures of the allied and associate powers are ratified and the rights re served to impose conditions on the us | of German patents and copyri9 ht | when in the public interest Except a between the United States and Ger many, pre-war licenses and rights { sue for infringements committed dur ing the war are cancelled.
 Opium. The contracting power agree, whether or not they have sign ed and ratified the opium conventio of Jan. 23d. 1912, or signed the specia protocol opened at The Hague in ac i cordance with resolutions adopted b the third opium conference in 1914. | ! bring the said convention into fore i by enacting within twelve months
 the peace the necessary legislation. | Religious missions. The allied an 1 associated powers agree that the proI critics of religious missions in terrific
 ries belonging or ceded to them sha
 continue in their work under the cor
 trol of the powers, Germany renounc
 ing all claims in their behalf.
 1 Privileges for Allied Aircraft. Section Eleven.
 Aerial navigation. Aircraft of u
 allied and associated powers shall hay
 full liberty of passage and landir
 over and in German territory, equ i treatment with German planes as use of German airdromes, and vii most favored nation planes to to il ternal commercial traffic in German | Germany agrees to accept certificatiC
 of nationality. airworthiness or comp, tency or licenses and to apply the COT :! vention relative to aerial navigatic concluded between the allied and a! | sociated powers to her own aircra
 over her own territory. These rul, ! apply until 1923 unless Germany h; been admitted to the league of natiol !. or to the above convention.
 Right of Transit Through Germany
 Section Twelve
 Freedom, of transit Germany. mu |, grant freedom of transit through h
 territories by mail or water to pc sons, goods, ships, carriages and maj
 from or to any of the allied or ass
 ciated powers, without customs transit duties, undue delays, restri tions, or discriminations based on n tionality, means of transport. or pla or entry or departure. Goods III tra
 sit shall be assured all possible spe
 of journey, especially perishat goods. Germany may not divert tra fee from it's normal course in favor , her own transport routes or mainta control stations" in connection wi
 transmigration traffic. She may T establish any tax discriminati ti ? against the ports of allied or associa ed powers; must grant the latte l seaports all factors and reduced tari e granted her own or other nationa and afford the allied and associat powers equal rights with those of I /; own nationals in her ports and watt s ways, save that she is free to open = close her maritime coasting trade. | Free Zones in German Ports. z Free zones in ports. Free zones (