The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-05-22
SYNOPSIS OF TERMS
OF PEACE TREATY
Germany Must Make Repara-
ton For Damage Done.
ALL COLONIES ARE LOST
Required to Accept League Of Nations
Without Membership, Restore Al
sace-LorraIne to France, ReIInquish
saar Basin and cede Territory to
Belgium, Denmark and Poland.

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Saar Basin and cede Territory te
Belgium, Denmark and Poland.
Paris-Following Is a summary Of the
treaty. of peace between the twenty
one hand and Germany on the other
which was handed to the German pleni-
potentiaries at Versailles:
Germany by the terms Of the treaty
restores 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 upper Silesia
to Poland and renounces all territorial
and political rights outside Europe as to
her own or her allies territories and es-
pecially to Morocco, Egypt, Siam, Liberia
and Shantung. She also recognizes the
total independence OF German-Austria,
Czecho Slovakia and Poland.
Germany Army Reduced to 100 900 Men.
Her army is reduced to 100000 men,
including officers; CONSUMPTION within her
territories is abolished; all forts SO kilo-
meters east of the Rhine RACED and all
Importation of war material stopped.
Allied occupation of parts of Germany
will be reduced at the end of each of three
five-year periods if Germany is fulfilling
her obligations. Any violation by Ger
many of the conditions as to the zone SO
kilometers east of the Rhine will be re-
garded as an act of war.
The German navy is reduced to six
battleships, six light cruisers, and IL tor
pedoboats, without submarines, and per-
sonnet Of not over 5000. All other ves-
sells must be surrendered or destroyed.
Germany s forbidden to build forts con-
trolling the Baltic, must demoish Helgo-
land, open the Kiel canal to all nations,
and surrender her IA submarine cables.
forces except 100 unarmed seaplanes until
October first nor manufacture aviation
material for six months.
Must Pay Losses Of Allies.
Germany accepts full responsibility for
all damage caused to allied and associated
governments and nations, agrees specifi-
cally to reimburse all civilian damages
beginning with an initial payment of Co.
000 900, 600 marks, subsequent payments
to be secured by bonds to be issued at
the discretion of the reparation commits
sion. Germany is to pay shipping damage
on a ton-for-t ton basis by cession of
large part of her merchant, coasting and
river fleets and by new construction; and
to devote her economic resources to the
agrees to return to the 1914 most-favored-
ma ton tariffs without discrimination of
any sort; to allow allied and associated
freedom of transit through her
territories, and to accept highly detailed
provisions as to pre-war debts, unfair
Decentralization of roads
and rivers, and other economic and finan-
cial clauses. She also agrees to the trial
Of the ex-kaiSer by an international high
court for supreme offense against in
ternational morality, and Of other nation
ais for violation of the laws and customs
the former and Germany being response
Die for delivering the latter.
Germany Not Member Of League.
The League of Nations is accepted by
the allied and associated powers as OPP
erative and by Germany in principle but
without membership. Similarly, an in
-ernational labor body is brought into
being with a permanent office and an
annual convention. A great number of
bodies of different kinds and
or different purposes are created, some
lnder the League of Nations, some to
execute the peace treaty.
Preamble of Treaty.
The preamble names as parties of the |
me part the United States, the British
Empire, France, Italy and Japan, de- |
cribed as the five allied and associated |
,hina, Cuba, Ecuador, Greece, Guatemala,
Iaiti, the Hedjaz, Honduras, Liberia, Mic
ragua, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, |
Serbia, Siam, Czecho- Slovakia
nd Uruguay, who with the five above
re described as the allied and associated
overs, and on the other part, Germany
| states that bearing in mind that on
he request Of the then imperial German
overnment an armistice was granted on
November II, 1915 by the five allied and
ssociated powers in order that treaty
f peace might be. concluded with her,
nd whereas, the allied and associated
overs being equally DESTROYS that the
,ar in which they were successfully in
olved directly or indirectly and which
riginated in the declaration of war by
.ustria- Hungary on July %, 1914, against
erbia, the declaration of war by Germany
gainst Russia on August /, 1914, and
gainst France on August 8, 1914, and in
ne invasion Of Belgium, should be re-
laced by firm, just and durable peace,
he plenipotentiaries (having commune
ated their full powers found in good and
ne form have agreed as follows):
From the coming into force Of the pres
Mt treaty the state of war will terminate
rom the moment and subject to the pro-
Isions of this treaty, official relations
18th Germany and with each Of the Ger
ian states will be resumed by the allied
nd associated powers
League Of Nations Outlined.
The covenant of the league of nations
section one of the peace
eaty, which places upon the league
any specific duties in addition TO it's :
eneral duties. 1t may question Germany
any time for a violation of the neu-
allied zone east of the Rhine as threat
rainst the worlds peace. 1t will appoint 7
lree of the five members of the Saar I
,mmission, oversee It's regime, and carry g
1T the plebiscite 1t will appoint the :
gh commissioner of Danzig, guarantee t
lie independence of .tne free city and ar :
nge for treaties between Danzig and z
ermany and Poland 1t will work out Il
e mandatory system to be applied to the
rmer German colonies, and act as y
nal court in part OF the plebiscites OF 8
q Belgian German frontier, and in dis a
ties as to the Kiel canal, and decide 1
rtain of the economic and financial Q
oblems An international conferences on
Dor is to be held in October under Its t
rection, and another on the international n
ntrol of ports. waterways and railways >
foreshadowed.
Membership In League Defined.
The members of the league will be the Z
xnatories Of the covenant and other q
ates invited to accede. who must lodge <
decla ration Of accession without reser- y