Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-05-16
GREAT PEACE PACT
with GERMANY is
GIVEN IN SUMMARY
Substance of the Treaty Which
Was Handed to Delegates at
Versailles Palace.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS FIRST
Aisaee-Lorrsine, saar Basin, Danzio,
Poland and Other Territory Topped
oH--eerman War Power Reduced
to Minlmum--WlIhelm to Be Tried.

OH-Scrman war POWER Reduced
TO Mlnlmunr--WlIhelm to Be Tried.
Herewith Is the official summary of
The great peace treaty which was hand
ed by the representatives of the allied
nations to the German delegates at
Versailles:
The preamble names as parties of
tbs one part the United States, the
british empire, France, Italy and Ja-
'pon. described as the flve allied and
associated powers. and Belgium. Bo-
llvia, Brazil. China Cuba, Ecuador.
Honduras, Liberia, Nicaragua, Panama.
Peru Poland, Portugal. Roumania, Ser
MA. slam, Czecho- -SlovalSia and Uru-
quay. who with the Ave above are de-
,ieribed as the allied and associated
rnany.
Section one-Leauue Of Nations.
The covenant of the league OF ma
tlons constitutes Section 1 OF the peace
many specific in addition to its general
duties. IL may question Germany at
any time for violation OF the neutral
lEed zone east Of the Rhine as a threat
against the worlds peace. 1t will ap-
point three of the five members OF the
,Soar commission, oversee its regime
ard carry out the plebiscite. Il will
Gig, guarantee the Independence Of the
Tree city and arrange for treaties be-
tween Danzig and Germany and Po-
land. II viii work out the mandatory
system to be applied to the former
German colonies, and act as a final
court in part Of. the plebiscites of the
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 intsr-
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
southwest. and to Belgium two small dis
trlcts 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
the malh body by a part Of Poland. Ger
many loses Sovereignty over the north
easternmost tip OF East Prussia, 40 square
miles north Of the river Memei. and the
tnternauonalized areas about Danzig, 729
square miles, and the basin of the Saar.
1SS square miles, between the western bor-
der Of the Rhenish palatinate of Bavaria
and the southeast corner Of Luxemburg.
The Danzig area consists of the V be-
tween the Nogat and Vistula rivers made
Into w by. the addition OF a similar v
on the west including the city of Danzig.
The southeastern third Of East Prussia
and the area between East Prussia and
the Vistula north OF latitude SO degrees
determined by popular vote. 5,7s5 square
miles, as Is to be the case in part of
schieswig. 2.7N square miles.
Section Three-European Political
Glasses. a
MISUNDERSTANDING is to consent to
the abrogation OF the treaties of 1899 by
which Belgium was established as a nan
ITuI state and to In a. 10 ar
convention with which the allied and as
sociated powers may determine TO replace
a,.s.t, item; sne is 70 recognize the fun sover-
eighty or Belgium over the contested ter
ritory OF Moresnet and over part Of
Prussian Moresnet, and to renounce In
OF Eupen and Malmedy. the inhabItants
months to protest against this change Of
sovereignty either in whole or In part, the
hnal decision to be reserved to the league
q nations. A commission is to settle the
details O. the frontier. and various regu-
down. '~iu
LUXEMBOURG. = Germany renoupces
her varieus treaties and conventions with
nIses that i ceased to be paTt 6s 5so9s sss
1eIman hoiiVeIeln from January l last,
renounces al right Of exploitation OF the
rnllroads adheres 20 the abrogation Of IT,
neutrality, and accepts In advance any
International agreement as TO IL reacbed
oy the allied and associated powers,
AHhAAM VI INNH HHINE---A :
provided In the military clauses Co.
nany viii not maintain any fortfaca-
slons or armed forces less than nfty
sl.as sasSnsser. 60 the east Of the Rhine,
hoia any mnneuvern, nor maintain nny
works % facilitate mobilization.
IN case OF violation. "she shall be re-
saraea as committing a hostile act
against the powers who sign the pres
cnt treaty and as intending to dlsturh
fheepeace OF the world
Ivy virtue, OF the present treaty
ssermany shall be bound 70 respond Il
eny request for an explanation which
the council OF the league OF natiobs
may, think u necessary to address IL
Af.sAcE LORRAINE After reeoq.
milton OF the moral obligation TO re.
pair the wrong done in 1871 by Ger.
many 20 France and the people of Al.
sace-Lorraine. the territories ceded' Il
Germany by the treaty Of Franlxforl
are restored 10 France with theii
..rontiers as before 1871. to date from
Spse IN nnf slf n,,h of tne sEImsistice' and to b
-Cltlaenship is regulated by detailed
provisions DISTINGUISHING those VIII,
re immeaiately restored to full Frencl
FORMAL application therefor and thos,
Tor whom naturalization Is open afte
three yeara The last -pamed class In
Sluaes German residents in Alsace
Borrnine, as DISTINGUISHED from thos
VINO ACQUIRE the position of Alsace
~ tNkNtes eAAN tAA private proper
~ OF German ex-sovereigns passes I,
France without payment or credit
France Is substituted for GERMANY n
regards ownership Of the railroads an
rights over concessions OF tramwav,
The Rhine bridges pass to France wit
the obl satlon for their uplkeep.
TIE SAAR-In compcnsation fo
the obstruction Of coal mines In north
ern France and as payment on ac
count OF reparatlon, Germany cedes I
France fun ownership OF the Goa
mines OF tbs Saar basin with thei
HubsiStaries. accessories and facilitie,
Their value will be estimated by IN
reparn tion commission and credite
against that account The Frenc
rights VIII be governed by German la,
in force at the armistice excepting wa
1eEslatlon. France replacing the pres
ent owners whom Germany undertake
20 indemnify. France will continue I
furnish the present proportion of COS
Tor iocal needs and contribute In iu,
proportion TO local taxes. The basI
extends from the frontier of Lorraiu
as re-annexed to France north as Ia
as st. Wendell. including on the yves
the valley OF the Saar as far as SaaI
holzbnch and on the east the town {
HOinhurg.
IN order TO secure the rights an
welfare OF the population and guarar
tee 20 France entire freedom In work
Ing the mines. the territory will D
governed by a commission appointe
by the league OF nations and consistin
of hve members, one French, one a natiI
inhabitant OF the Saar and three repf,