The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-05-17

prove League.
New York, May San official sum-
mary of the peace treaty delivered TO
the German delegates at Versailles by
| representatives of the associated pow
ers was made public here by the COM
mittee on public Information. 1t fol-
| ow:
Paris, May S.-The treaty of peace
between the q allied and associated
powers on the one hand and Germany
on the other was handed TO the Ger
man plenipotentiaries at Versailles.
$4,000 Words In Pact.
1t is the longest treaty ever drawn.
1t totals about $4,000 words, divided
into ID main sections, and represents
the combined product Of over LOCO
experts working continually through a
series of commissions fer the three
and half months since January Is,
the treaty printed in parallel pages of
English and French, which are recog-
nized as having equal validity.
Does Not Deal With Foes Allies.
IL does not deal with questions If
fecting Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey
except in so far as binding Germany
TO accept any agreement reached with
those former allies.
Following the preamble and deposit
ton Of powers. comes the covenant of
the league of nations as the first Sec
ton Of the treaty.
The frontiers of Germany in Europe
are defined in the second section: EH-
ropean political classes givent in the
third European political classes in
the fourth. Next ;are..the military,
naval and air terIuss asff fbe -fift6 sec
tion, followed by a section on prison
ers Of war and military graves. and
seventh on responsibilities. REPAIRS,
tions. financial terms and economic
terms are covered in sections eight to-
ten. Then comes the aeronautic sec
tions. ports, waterways and railways
section, the labor covenant. the Sec
tion on guarantees and the final
clauses.
Restores Aisace-Lorraine. ee
Germany, by the terms of the treaty,
restores Alsaee-Lorraine to France, ac-
cepts the Observation-Disclosures of the
Saar basin temporarily and of Danzig
permanently, agrees to territorial
changes toward Belgium and Denmark
and in east Prussia cedeS most of up-
per Silesia to Poland, and renounces
all territorial and political rights out
side Europe as TO her own or allies
territories, and especially to Morocco.
Egypt. Siam, Liberia and Stantung.
She also recognizes the total independ-
ence of German-Austria. CZeeho- Slo-
vakia and Poland.
Must Fay for DAMAGES.
Germany accepts full responsibility
for all damages caused to allied and
associated governments and nationals.
agrees specifically to reimburse all ci-
william damages beginning with an in
itial payment of 20,O0OOOO.0O marks
tS5.OOO, O,GOOo0O), subsequent payments
to be secured by bonds to be issued at
the discretion of the reparation com.
mission Germany is 10 pay shipping
damage on a t0n-for-tOn basis Dy ces-
sion of large part IF her merchant
coasting and river fleets and by new
construction; and TO devote her eco
nomic resources TO the rebuilding of |
devastated regions.
She agrees TO return to the II most
favored nations tariffs, without dis
elimination of sort to allow allies and
nationals freedom of tram
sit through.
Must Agree to Trial OF Kaiser.
She agrees to accept highly detailed
provisions as to prewar debts. unfair
Observation-Disclosures of
roads and rivers. and other economic
and financial clauses.
She also agrees 70 the trial of sthe I
eX-kaiser by an international high |
court for supreme offense against in
ternational morality and of other ma
tionaIs for vi,5ation nf the laws and
custcms Of war, Holland 10 be asked
to extrad &c the former, and Germany |
being responsible for delivering the |
latter
Must Accept League.
The league of nations is accepted by |
the allied and associated powers as /
operative and by Germany in principle, |
but without membership. Similarly |
m international labor body is brought
into being with a permanent office and
IN annual convention. A great num-
Der of commissions for different pur-
poses are created, some under the
league of nations, some 70 execute the
peace treaty. Among the former is
the commission 10 govern the Saar
basin till a plebiscite is held Is years
hence. the high commissioner of Dam
zig, which is created into free city
lnder the league, and various commits
iions for plebiscites in Malmody,
Schleswig and east Prussia. Among
hose to carry out the peace treaty are