Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-05-15
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odlcial summary Of the peace treaty
- issued by the Allied governments;
II = the longest treaty eyer drawn
into i5 main sections and represents
the combined product Of more than
1,eeo experts working continually
Month. : .ns: Il Tss ..s
I'D french, Which are rsS reco 81 i a.
ss,ysn. equal VALIDITY, i aoss not Ssal
earis and Turkey. except insofar q
ment reached with those former allies
uen Of pow.rs s' comes Il: e cow nn1. q
che League 81 Nations g the arst SEQ.
t,sn q the s.sssy: II: trontis e 81 2:
sl.ssss sivsn "a the third; european
Doltical cla.gss In the fourth. Next
~. the. military. naval and air terms
ten on prisoners 81 war and military
cs. ksp aa 1 Snas III terms and
s:n e. as sss' sSs !.
erection. the labor covenant, the ssction
= sss e: sn :.,. clauses
Germany by the terms sof the treaty.
restores Alsacs-L Lorraine 70 France, ao-
NoDes sfAe Observation-Disclosures Of the
eaAr basin temporarily and Of pan!i9
seH.ra k:um - and
Sppsr slissis 10 Poland and rsnSuncss
sn q hDs S';slSsi r Sir HSs
:yypt. 6lam. IAbsria. and shantun9.
46e Also reeogntses the total tndspsn-
xxx ana Poland. ' s''"''o
Hsr army Z rsducsd TO 100. 1000 men,
lncluding cheers. Conscription within
mss :sss Of Is. Rnin: r.ssd io and
90 pro6ncticn Of war material stoppsd.
Ainsd ocsup.ti:cn Of parts ., Of Germany
bpt will Be reduced a. the end Of each
Qf three hvs-ysar periods u Germany
u fulnllinE her obligations
ditlons a. TO the some 30 miles east Of
The Rhine Will DO regarded a. an act OF
0srnaa navy Linited.
The German navy IL reduced TO- sig
eAttisships. sin Hight cruisers and 12
torpedoboats. without submarines. ana ms,
destroyed. Germany 10 forbidden TO
build forts controllinE the Baltic. must
dsmolish Hellgoland, open the KEEL
a submarine cables. She may have no
military or naval air forces except 400
unarmed ssaplaues until Oct. 1 TO de-
ss sn .s.. 1s so ma: :x %omhs ASa
Germany accepts full responsibility
for al damages caused allied and ASSOC
siassd Eovsrnmsn's and nationals,
initial payment % 5000. O0O,o .ubse-
Qusnt payments TO be secured by bonds
reparation commission. Germany IN to
pay shipping damage on ton for ton
basis by cession OF large part OF her
by new construction. and to devote her
economic resources to the rebuilding
Of the devastated regions,
EconOsntc Terms u Foe.
She agrees to return 70 the 1914 most
nation OF any sort, to allow Allied and
associated nationals freedom OF transit
through her territories, and to accept
war deS,s, unfair compe,ition. ~ inter
naturalization OF roads and rivers, and
other economic and financial clauses.
q. She also ',. asrss to "a. trial 81 the h,,
court for a supreme offense against
international morality and. OF other
nationals for violation Of the laws aud
customs OF war Holland 10 be asked
to extrad.te the former, and Germany
being responsible for delivering the lat
ter;
the Allied and Associated Powers as
operative and hy Germany In principle
but without membership. similarly, an
International labor body Is brought into
annual convention.
A great number Of internatio nal
bodies OF different kinds and for differ
ent purposes are created. some under
the League Of Nations, aome to exec
cute the peace treaty, Amons the for
mer is the commission To govern the
asaAsa LII n..tA IT,. - a q
years hence; the high com missioner ri
Danxig. which is created into free
city under the league, and various com.
EMISSIONS for plehiseites in Maimods
Siesyig and East Prussia Among
these To carry out the peace treaty are
the reparationa, military, naval. mir A.
nancial and economic commission; III,
tnterhntiona, high court and military
tribunals to IA responsibilities. and a
series Of bodies for the control Of In.
ternationai rivers,
Problems Left Undecided.
Certain problems are left for aoit,-
tion between the Allted and Associated
Powers. notably details OF the dtspo-
sition OF the German feet. and cables
values paid In reparation Certain
other problems such AS the laws OF tn.
air and the opium, arms and liuNo,
traffic are either agreed to In detail o,
set for early international action.
The preamble names as parties OF thu
one part the United States. the British
empire, France. Italy and Japan, de.
scribed ms The nve Allied and ksso
ciated Powers. ana belgium, Bolivia
Brazil. China. Cuba. Ecuador, Greece
Guatemala. Haiti. the Hedjax. Honaur,
AS, Liberit. Nicaragua. Panama, Peru
Poland. Portugal. Rumania Serbia
Siam. Sxecho- Slovakia, and Uruguay
who with the Ave above are described
~ the Allied and Associated Powers
and on the other part. Germany.
Treaty isada War NJ Once.
il states that. bearing In mind thai
on the request OF thu then imperia
German government. an armistice was
granted on Nov. H.. iS1S, by the Ave
Allied and Associated Powers In order
that treaty OF peace might be con.
cluded with her. and whereas the Alice
and Associated Powers, being equally
DESTROYS that the war, In which the,
were successfully involved. directly ol
Indirectly, and which originated In tht
declaration Of war by Austria. Hungar,
on July 70. 1914, axainst Serbia. tht
declaration of war BY Germany aSains
Russia on Aug. !, 1914, and agatns
France on Aug. 3, 1914. and In the IN
vasion of Belgium. should be replaced
by a iirm, Just and durable peace, tn,
Observation-Disclosures, having communicates
their full powers found In good ant
due form. have agreed AZ follows.
From the coming into force OF tn,
present treaty the state OF war will
terminate. From the Jnoment and sub