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commission to govern the saar
Basin till a plebiscite Is held nfteen
years hence: the high commissioner
OF Danzig. which Is created into a
free city under the league. and
various commissions for plebiscites
in Malmody. Sehleswig and East
Prussia Among those to carry out
the peace treaty are the reparations.
military, naval. air, financial and
economic commissions; the interna-
tional high court. and military tri-
bunals to fix responsibility. and a
series of bodies for the control of
International rivers.
Certain problems are left for sohI-
tion between the allied and as
ISOLATED powers. notably details Of
the disposition of the German fleet
and cables. the former German
colonies and the values paid In rep
aration- Certain other problems.
such as the laws of the air and the
opium. arms and liquor trafic, are
either agreed to in detail or set for
carly international action
PREAMBLE.
The Preamble Names of parties OF
Nhc Ohc part. Lne UnlIcd states, IDc
British Empire. France. Italy and ia
pan described as the principal allied
and associated powers. and Belgium.
Bolivia, Brazil. China. Cuba. Ecuador.
Greece. Guatemala. Haiti. The He'd
JAZZ. Honduras. Liberia, Nicaragua.
Panama. Peru. Poland, Portugal ROu-
mania. Serbia. Siam. Czecho-Slovakia
and Uruguay. who with the five above
are described as the allied and asso-
eiated powers. and on the other part
Germany.
1t states that. bearing in mind that
on the request Of the then Imperial
German Government an arTnistice was
granted on November II. 1918, by the
principal allied and associated powers
in order that a treaty OF peace might
be concluded with her. and whereas
the allied and associated powers. be-
ing equally desirous that the war In
which they were successfully involv-
ed. directly or Indirectly. and which
originated in the declaration OF war
by AustTia-HunSary on July 2S, 1914.
against Serbia, the declaration OF war
by Germany against Russia on August
i, 1914. and against France on August
5, 1914. and in the invasion Of Belgium.
should be replaced by a firm. Just and
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having communicated their full pow
ers found in good and due form. have
agreed as follows:
From the coming into force of the
present treaty the state of war will
terminate. From the moment ana
subject to the provisions OF this
treaty. official relations with Germany
and with each of the German states
will be resumed by the allied and as
sociated powers.
SECTION ONE.
League Of uations-The covenant OF
the league Of nations constitutes sec
ton one Of the peace treaty, whlch
places upon the league many specinc
90 in addition to its general duties.
II may question Germany at any time
for a violation of the neutraliZed
zone east of the Rhine as threat
AGAINST the worlds peace. 1t will
appoint three Of the Ave members
OF the Saar Commission. oversee its
regime and carry out the plebi-
scite. u will appoint the high
commissioner of Danzig. guarantee
the inde ePrndence of the free city
and arrange for treaties between
DanziE and Germany and Poland.
1t will work out the mandatory
system to be applied to the former
German colonies and act as a final
court in part of the plebisciteS of
the BeIgian-German frontier and in
disputes as to the Kiel Canal and
decide certain of the economic and
financial problems. An interna-
tional conference on labor is to be
held in October under it's direction
aud another on the international
control of ports. waterways and
railways is foreshadowed.
MEMBERSHIP.
The members of the league will
be the sisnatories of the covenant
and other states invited to accede.
who must lodge a declaration of
accession without reservation with
in two months. A new state, do
minion or colony may be admitted.
provided its admission is agreed by
tvo-thirds of the assembly. A
state may withdraw upon giving
two years notice IL IL has fulfilled
az its international obligations.
SECTION TWO.
Stcretariat Paragraph A. Perma-
nent secretariat will be established
az the seat of the league which will
" a. SCuCNd
ASSEMBLY.
The assembly win consist Of repre-
sentatives OF the members of the
league and will meet at stated inter-
vals- Voting will be by states. Each
member will have one vote and not
more than three representatives. The
council will consist Of representatives
oc the principal great allied powers.
together with representatives of four
members selected by the assembly
frpm time to time: 1t may co-opt ad-
ohtonal states and will meet at least
oace a year. Members not repre-
sQnted will be invited to send a rep-
rdsentative. when questions affecting
their interests are discussed. Voting
VII be by states. Each state will
have one vote and not more than one
representative. Decision taken by the
assembly and council must be unani-
NOUS except in regard to procedure
and In certain cases specified in the
Covenant and in the treaty. where
decisions will be by a majority.
Armaments-The council will for
mhlate plans for a reduction of ar
mAments for consideration and adop-
tisn- These plans will be revised
every ten years. Once they are 90
with any party to the dispute which
complies with II: IL a member fails to
csfry out the award. the council will
propose the necessary measures. The
council will formulate plans for The
establishment OF a permanent court
OF international Justice to determine
International disputes or to give ad-
visory opinions. Members who d. not
submit their case to arbitration must
acrept the Jurisdiction of the (c or