The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-05-14
IOFFICIAL SUMMARY
/ OF PEACE TREATY
! HUNS ARE TO sign
CoVENANT OF THE LEAGUE OF
NATIONS is FIRST SECTION
OF THE GREAT DOCUMENT.
ALSACE-L0RRAINE RESTORED
ISaar Valley and Danzie International
lied - Germany's Military and
Naval Power Made Nominal
Total Reparation to Be
Determined Later.

The official summary of the peace
treaty submitted to the German repre-
sentatives at Versailles by the allied
peace conference delegates is as fol-
-, 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,
Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, the Hedjaz,
Honduras, Liberia, Nicaragua, Panama,
Peru Poland, Portugal, Roumania, Ser
Ibia, Siam, Czecho- Slovakia and Uru
quay, who with the five above are de-
iscribed as the allied and associated
powers; and on the other part, Ger
many.
Section one-Leaeue Of Nations.
The covenant of the league Of ma
ltions constitutes Section l of the peace
many specific in addition to it's general
duties. 1t may question Germany at
any time for violation of the neutral;
assn 1Hnf the east wo of fse fhf sp
EsS e e. eye asmHS5s st ins
and carry out the plebiscite. 1t will
appoint the high commissioner of Dan
zig guarantee the independence of the
! free city and arrange for treaties be-
tween Danzig and Germany and Po-
land 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 nleDlSclteS OF tne
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-Boundares of Germany.
Germany cedes to France Alsace-Lor-
raine $500 square miles of 1t in the
southwest, and to Belgium two small dis
trictS bet OS6 Luxemburg and Holland Land
to Poland the southeastern tip of Silesia
beyond and including oppeln, most of
Posen and West Prussia. 27,6S6 square
the main body by part of Poland. Ger
many loses sovereignty over the north
easternmost tip of East Prussia, 40 square
miles north Of the river Memel, and the
internationalized areas about Danzig, 729
square miles, and the basin of the Saar,
T'N square miles, between the western Dor
Ger of the Rhenish palatinate of Bavaria
and the southeast corner of LuXemburS.
The Danzg area consists of the be-
into w by the addition of a similar V
on the west including the city of Danzig.
1.-THE southeastern third of East Prussia
and the area between East Prussia and
the Vistua north of latitude SO degrees
three minutes is to have its nationality
determined by popular vo.e, SIS square
miles, as is to be the case in part OF
Schleswig. 2,7S7 square miles
Section Three-European Political
Glasses.
BELGIUM.-Germany is to consent to
the abrogation of the treaties of 1889 by
which Belgium was established as a neu-
trail state and to agree in advance To any
convention with which the allied and as
ISOLATED powers may determine to replace
them. she is to recognize the full sover-
eighty of Belgium over the contested ter
ritory of MoreSnet and over part of
Prussian Moresnet, and TO renounce in
favor OF Belgium all rights over the cities
nj and hfll DIV yln fralan ~ ..p,te
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. commission Is to settle the
details of the frontier, and various regu-
laCons for change OF nationality are laid
LUXEMBOURG. - Germany renounces
her various treaties and conventions with
nizes that it ceased to be a part of the
German zollverein from January l last
renoun6es all right of exploitation of the
railroads adheres to the abrogation of its
neutrality, and accepts in advance any
International agreement as TO it. reached
oy TIE aitea nnd assoc,nted powers
provided I'm the military clauses. Ger
many will not maintain any fortifca-
tions or armed forces less than fifty
kilometers TO the east of the Rhine,
hold any maneuyers, NOR maintain any
works TO facilitate mobilization.
In case of violation. she shall be re-
d
against the powers who sign the pres
ent treaty and 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
her"
ALsACE- LoRRAINE.-After recog-
milton of the moral obligation to re-
pair the wrong done in 1871 by Ger
to France and the nf Ia.
s""e- Lorraine, the territories ceded to
Germany by, the treaty of Frankfort
are restored to France with their
frontiers as before 1871, to date from
the signing of the armistice, and to be
free of all public debts.
Citizenship is regulated by detailed
provisions distinguishing those who
are Immediately restored to full French
citizenship. those who have to make
for whom naturalization is open after
three years. The last named class in
cludes German residents in Alsace-
who acquire the position of Alsace-
Lorraine as defined in the treaty. All
public property and all private proper
ty of German eX-sovereigas passes to
France without payment or credit
| France is substituted for Germany as
| regards ownership of the railroads and
rights over concessions of tramways.
| The Rhine bridges pass to France with
! the obligation for their upkeep
THE SAAR.-In compensation for
| the destruction OF coal mines in north
ern France and payment on ac-
count of reparation. Germany cedes to
| France fun ownership of the coal
mines of the Saar basin with their
subsidiaries. accessories and facilities.
Their value will be estimated by the
reparation commission and credited
against that account The French
rights will be governed by German law
in force at the armistice excepting war
legislation. France replacing the pres
ent owners whom Germany undertakes
TO indemnify. France will continue to
furnish the present proportion of coal
for local needs and contribute in just
proportion to local taxes The basin
extends from the frontier of Lorraine
as re-annexed to France north as far
as st. Wendell including on the west
the valley of the Saar as far as Saar-
hozbach and on the east the town of
Hombnrg.
In order to secure the rights and
welfare of the POPULATION and guaran-
ice to F""0"e cn+."c freedom in work
.ng the mines. the terri r. y II he
governed Ivy co01r 'ssion ano0inted
by the leaf que OF natioH- I'D consist -
of five men befs, one fre4 II U.e q. Ia
inhabi,nt Of TIE ssar and 10 ee rel