The Washington times., 1919-05-07
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TO pre-war debts. unfair competition.
Observation-Disclosures of roads and riv-
ers, and other economic and financial
clauses.
She also agrees to the trial OF the
ex-Kaiser by an international high
court for a supreme offenSe against
international morality and of other
nationals for violation Of the laws
and customs Of war. Holland TO be
asked to extradite the former and
Germany being responsible for deliv-
ering the latter.
Germany barred From League.
The League OF Nations is accepted
by the allied and associated powers
as operative and by Germany in
principle, but without membership.
Similarly an international labor
body is brought into being with a
permanent office and an annual con-
Vention. a great number OF interna-
tionsI bodies of different kinds and
for different purposes are created,
some under the League Of Nations,
some to execute the peace treaty.
Among the former is the commission
TO govern the Saar Basin till plebi-
Scite is held fifteen years hence; the
high commissioners of DanZig. which
is created into a free city under the
league. and various commissions for
plebiscites in Malmody and East
Prussia
Among those to carry out the peace
treaty are the separations, military,
naval, air, financial. and economic
commissions, the international high
court, and military tribunals TO FIX
responsibilities, and a series Of bodies
for the control of international rivers
Certain problems arc left for solu-
tion between the allied and associated
powers, notably details of the dis
position of the German fleet and ca
bles, the former German colonies, and
the values paid in reparation.
Certain other problems, such as
the laws of the air and the opium,
arms, and liquor traffic. are either
agreed to in detail or set for early
international action.
The preamble names as parties OF
the one part, the United States, the
British empire, France. Italy. and
Japan described as the five allied and
associated powers), and Belgium, Bo-
livis, Brazil, China, Cuba, Ecuador,
Greece. Guatemala, Haiti, The
Hedjaz, Honduras, Liberia Nicaragua
Panama Peru, Portugal, Rumania
Serbia, Siam, Czecho-Slovakia. and
Uruguay (who, with the five above,
are described as the allied and asso-
ciated powers), and on the other part
Germany.
When War TerminteH.
II states that: From the coming
into force of the present treaty, the
state of war will terminate. From that
moment, and subject to the provisions
Of this treaty. official relations with
Germany, and with each of the Ger
faf ha Nv he
allied and associated powers"
The covenant of the league of ma
tions constitutes section I Of the peace
treaty, which places upon the league
many specific (word missing) in addi-
ton to its geenraI duties. 1t may
question Germanyat any time for a
violation of the neutralized zone east
of the Rhine as a threat against the
worlds peace. 1t will appoint three
OF the five members Of the Saar COM
mission to oversee its regime. and
carry out the plebiscite- 1t will ap
point the high commissioner OF Dan
zig, guarantee the independence Of the
free city, and arrange for treaties
between DanZig and Germany and Po-
land. 1t will work out the mandatory
system to be applied to the former
German colonies, and act as final
court in part Of the plebiscites Of the
BelEian-German frontier, and in dis
putes as 10 the KieI canal. and decide
certain of the economic and finaE-
ciaI problems. An international con-
ference on labor is to be held in Octo-
Der under its direction, and another
on the international control OF ports,
waterways, and railways is foreshad-
owed.
(The covenant of the league Of ma
tioas, which comprises the first sec
- ho unfinished re-
cently.)
Refers To Boundaries.
Section two refers to the boundar-
les of Germany. Germany cedes &c
France. Alsace-LOrraine $4,000 square
miles to the southwest), and to Bel
gium, two small districts between
Luxembourg and Holland, totallng 3S2
-ouare miles She also cedes to Pc
land the southeastern tip of Silesia
Cbeyond and including Oppoln), most
Of Posen. and west Prussia t21,6S6
square miles). east Prussia being $50
lated from the main body by part
OF Poland. She loses sovereignty over
.he northeasternmost tip of east
Prussia (forty square miles north or
the river MemeD. and the interna-
tionaIized areas about DanzIg. I29
square miles and the basin OF the
SaaT.
western border Of the Rhenish Pala-
Innate Of Bavaria and the southeas:
corner OF Luxembourg.
The Danzig area consists of the
between the Nogat and Nistula rivers
made into a " by the addition OF
similar V on the west. including the
lily Of Danzig. The southeastern
hird Of east Prussia and the area be
ween east Prussia and the NlstUla
north Of latitude SIS degrees. , min
utes. is to have its nationality deter
mined by popular vote, J.1N5 square
niles, as is TO be the case in part OF
-chleswig 2.1S7 square miles
Germany is to consent TO the abro-
.-ation OF the treaties Of $50, by
which Belgium was established as
aeutraI state. and TO agree in ad-
gance to any convention with which
The allied and associated powers may
determine TO replace them. She must
recognize the full sovereignty OF Bel
--ium over the contested territory II
foresnet and over part Of PrussIan
.Ioresnet and to renOUnce IN favor Of
BeIgium al rights over the circles Of
Supen and halmedy. the inhabitants
II which are TO be entitled within
s.x months TO protest against this
-hangC OF sovereignty. either in
- n .Hszrs.