Gilpin observer., 1919-05-15
OFFICIAL SUMMARY OF PEACE TREATY
Great Pact Handed to Germans at Versailles Pushes In Their
Frontiers and Destroys Their Military Power-League Of
Nations Established by the Document.

The treaty of peace between the al
lied and associated powers and Ger
many. handed to the German repre-
sentatives at Versailles, Is officially
summarized as follows:
The preamble names as parties OF
the one part the United States, the
British empire. France Italy ana ia,
pan described as the hYe ., allied a ana ana
livia. Brazil. China. Cuba, Ecuador.
Greece Guatemala. Haiti. the Hed1az.
Peru. Poland, Portugal. Roumania. Ser
bia. Siam, Czecho- -Slovakia and Uru-
quay. who with the five above are de-
scribed as the allied and associated
many.
Section one-League Of Nations.
The covenant of the league of ma
tions constitutes, Section ! of the peace
treaty, which places upon the league
many specific in addition to Its general
duties. II may question Germany at
any time for violation OF the neural thraa,
against the worlds peace. 1t will ap-
point three OF the Ave members OF the
snd csTrg out the
appoint the high commissioner of Dan
zig guarantee the independence of the
tween Danzig and Germany and Po-
land. 1t Will work out the mandatory
system to be applied to the former
court in part of the plebiscites of the
Belgian German frontier. and in dis
putes as to the Kiel canal and decide
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-Boundaries Of Germany.
Germany cedes to France Alsace-Lor-
raine, $500 square miles of II IN the
tricts between Luxemburg and Holland.
totalling 9S9 square miles. She also cedes
to Poland the southeastern tip of Silesia
beyond and including Oppeln. most OF
Posen and West Prussia. 27,6S6 square
miles. East Prussia being isolated from
many loses sovereignty over the north
miles north OF the river Memei, and the
square miles, and the basin Of the Saar,
7Ss square miles, between the western bor
der of the Rhenish palatinate of Bavaria
and the southeast corner of Luxembourg.
tween the Nogat and yistula rivers made
on the west including the city of Danzig.
The southeastern third of East Prussia
and the area between East Prussia and
three minutes is to have its nationality
determined by popular vote, 6,7S5 square
les % as Is 70 be the s ease in part of
Section Three-European Political
Glasses.
BELGIUM.-German is to consent to
the abrogation of the treaties of 1899 by
which Belgium was established as a neu-
convention with which the allied and as
sociated powers may determine to replace
them She is to recognize the full sover-
eighty OF Belgium over the contested ter
Titory of Moresnet and over part of
russian Moresnet; and to renounce in
OF Eupen and Malmedy, the Inhabitants
OF which are to be entitled within six
months to protest against this change Of
final decision to be reserved to the league
Of nations. A commission is to settle the
aetalls OF the frontier. and various regu-
latlons Tor change of nationality are laid
down.
LUXEMBOURG. - Germany renounces
the grand duchy of Luxembourg, recog-
nizes that Il ceased to be a part of the
German zollverein from January i last.
railroads. adheres to the abrogation OF its
neutrality. and accepts in advance any
interpatiGnal rms 3I;a agreement as to IT, reached
LEFT BANK OF THE RHINE-A.
provided In the military clauses Ger
many Will not maintain any fortiaca-
lions or armed forces less than Atty
kiiometers to the east of the Rhine,
hold any mansuvers, nor maintain any
works TO facilitate mObili.atios.
In case of violation. "she shall be re-
sarded as committing a hostile act
against the powers who sign the pres
e.nt treaty and as intending to disturb
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"
milton of the moral obligation to re-
pair the wrong done in 1871 by Ger
many TO France and the people OF Al
sace-Lorraine. the territories ceded to
are restored to France with their
frontiers as before 1871, to date from
free OF all public debts.
Citizenship is regulated by detailed
provisions DISTINGUISHING those who
citizenship, those who have to make
formal application therefor. and those
FOR whom naturalization is open after
elndes German residents In Alsace-
Lorraine, as distinguished from those
who acquire the position OF Aisace;,
public property and all private proper
~ OF German ex-sovereigns passes TO
France without payment or credit
regards ownership OF the railroads and
rights over concessions OF tramways
the obligation for their upkeep, WIN
THE SAAR.-In compensation for
the destruction of coal mines In north
ern France and as payment on ac-
count OF reparatlon. 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 bc governed by German law
in force at the armistice excepting wal
legislation. France replacing the pres.
ent owners whom Germany undertakes
To indemnify. France Will continue tc
furnish the present proportion OF Goa
for local needs and contribute in Jus
proportion to local taxes. The basir
extends from the frontier OF Lorrain,
as re-anncxed to France north as faI
as st. Wendell including on the wes
the valley of the Saar as far as Saar
holzbach and on the east the town o
Homburg.
In order TO secure the rights ant
welfare of the population and guaran
tee to France entire freedom In work
ing the mines the territory will b,
governed by commission appointe,
by the league OF nations and consstint
of hve members, one French. one nutlv'
inhabiiant OF the Sanr and three repre-
senting three different countries othe
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