New Britain herald., 1919-05-07

a w by the addition of a similar V on the west. including the city of Danzig. The southeastern third of East Prussia and the area between East Prussia and the Vistula north of latitude 53 degrees three minutes is to have it's nationality determined by popular vote, five thousand, seven hundred and eighty-five square miles as is to be the case in part of Schles- wig, 2,7S7 square miles.
 Section Three of Treaty.
 Belgium. Germany is to consent to the abrogation of the treaties of 1S39 by which Belgium was estab- lished as neutral state and to agree in advance to any convention with which tho Allied and associated pow CTS may to determine to replace them. She is to recognize full sov- ereignty of Belgium over the contest ed territory of Moresenet and over part of Prussan Moresenet and to renounce in favor of Belgium all rights over the circles of Eupen and Malmedy, the inhabitants of which are to be entitled within six months to protest against this change of sovereignty either in whole or in part. the final decision to be reserved to the league of nations. A commits sion is to settle the details of the Frontier and various regulations for change of nationality are laid down.
 Luxembourg Now Free.
 ''L1lHem bourg. Germany renounces her various treaties and conventions with the grand duchy of Luxembourg recognizes that it ceased to be part of the German Zollvereign from Jan uary l, last, renounces all right Of exploitation of the railroads, adheres to the aorogation of it's neutrality and accepts m advance any internatlonai agreement as to it reached by the AL lied and associated powers.
 Left bank of the Rhine. As pro- Vided in the military clauses. Ger many will not maintain any fortlhca- tions or armed forts less than 30 kill ometers to the east of the Rhine, hold any maneuvres. nor maintain any works to facilitate mobilization. In case of violation she shall be re- garded as committing a hostile act against the powers who sign the pres cnt treaty and as intending to disturb the peace of the world. By virtue of the present treaty, Germany shall be bound to respond to any request for an explanation which the council of the league of nations may think it necessary to address to her"
 Alsace- -Lorraina After recogni- tion of the moral obligation to re- pair the wrong done in 1871 ny Germany to France and the people of Alsace-Lorraine the territories ceded to Germany by the treaty of Frankfort are restored to France with their frontiers as before 1871, 10 date from the signing of the armis- tice and to be free of all public debts.
 Citizenship is regulated by de- tailed provisions distinguishing those who are immediately restored to full French citizenship, those who have to make formal applications therefore and those for whom natura lization is open after three years The last named class includes German ~esi- dents in Alsace-Lorratne, as distin- guished from those who acquire the position of Alsace-Lo trainers as de fined in the treaty. All public pro- perty and all private property of German ex-sovereigns passes to France without payment or credit France is substituted for Germany as regards ownership of the. railroads and rights over concessions of tram way. The Rhine bridges pass 10 France with the obligation for their upkeep.
 For five years manufactured pro- ducts of Alsace-IIorrain will be ad- mitted to Germany free of duty to a 1 total amount not exceeding in any year the average of the three years preceding the war and textile nateri als may be imported from Germany to Alsace-Lorraine and re-exported free of duty. Contracts for electric power from the right bank must be continued for ten years.
 For seven years with possible ex- tension to ten the ports of Kehae and Strassbourg shall be administered as a single unit by a French administra- tor. appointed by the central Rhine | commission. Property rights will be 1 safeguarded in both ports and equal ! ity of treatment as respects traffic as 1 sured the nationals, vessels and goods 1 of every country. Contracts between ] Alsace-LOrrainer and Germans arc 1 maintained save for Frances right tc l annul on grounds of public interest l Judgments of courts hold in certain l classes of cases while in others a ju 1 dic1al exequatur is first required. Pc 1 litiCal condemnations during the wal
 are null and void and the obligation 1 to repay war fines is established as 1T 1 other parts of Allied territory
 Various clauses adjust the genera
 provisions of the treaty to the specia 1 conditions of Alsace- Lorraine, certain ! matters of execution being left to con
 ventons to be made between Franc and Germany.
 '"The Saar: Tn compensation fo
 the destruction of coal mines il l northern France and as payment ol 1 account of reparation, Germany cede