Cheyenne record., 1919-05-15

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 and ia,
associated powers. and Belgium. Bo-
llvia, Brazil. China: Cuba, Ecuador.
Grteee Guatsmala. Haiti, the A Hed1az.
Peru. Poland. Portugal. Roumania Ser
bia, Slam. Czecho- -Slovakia and Uru-
quay. who with the five above are de,
powers: and on the other part. Ger
many.
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 1t may question Germany at
any time for violation OF the neutral
ized zone east of the Rhine as threat
point three OF the five members of the
Saar commission. oversee its regime
and carry out the plebiscite 1t VIII
appoint the high commissioner OF Dan
free city and arrange FOR treaties be-
tween Danzig and Germany and Po-
land. 1t will work out the mandatory
system TO be applied to the former
German colonies and .caa;,su act as nnal tha
Belgian German frontier. and in dis
pu,rs 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 inter
national control of ports. waterways
and railways is foreshadowed.
Section Two-Boundaries of Germany.
Germany cedes to France Aisace-Lor-
southwest, and to Belgium two small dis
tricts between Luxemburg and Holland.
to onSd ySs the ss she p Of
beyond and including Oppeln. most OF
posen and West Prussia. 2I,6se square ,Mar
the then main body by a part Of Poland Ger
many loses sovereignty over the north
miles north OF the river Memei. and the
internationalized areas about Danzlg, l29
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 II w by the addition of similar
The E rontheusiern ihird Of East Prussia h,
and the area between East Prussia and
three minutes is to have Its nationality
determined by popular vote. 6;7& square
Schleswig. 2.IN square miles,
Section Three-European Political
Classes.
BEL .GIUM.- - Germany is to consent to
the abrogation OF the treaties of 1889 by
tral state and to agree in advance to any
convention with which the allied and as
ISOLATED powers may determine to replace
them. She is to recognize the full sover-
eighty of Belgium over the contested ter
ritory, OF M"rrsnet and over part OF
of Eupen and Malmeav, the inhabitants
months to protest against this change OF
sovereiEnty either in whole or in part the
of nations. A commission Is to settle the
details Of the frontier, and various regu-
lations for change of nationality are laid
LUX EMRol'RG. - Germany renounces
her various treaties and conventions with
nizes that Il ceased to be n part OF the
German zollyer"in from January j last.
renounres all right of exploitation OF the
railroads adhcres to the abrosation Of its
neutrality. and accepts in advance any
International agreement AZ to It, reached
by the allied and associated powers
LEFT BANK OF THE RIIINE-As
provided In the military clauses. Ger
lions or armed forces less than nfty
kilometers to the cast of the Rhine,
hold any maneUvers, maintain any
works to facilitate mobilization.
In case OF violation. she shall be re-
a, saaded As ns committing hostile act
ent treaty and as intending to disturb
the peace OF the world"
ny virtue OF the present treaty
any request for an explanation which
the council of the league OF nations
may think II necessary to address to
heT
ALsACE-LoRRAIN recos-
milton OF the moral obligation to re-
pnir the wrong done in 1871 by Ger
many I" France and the people of Al
snr"- Lorraine. the territories ceded to
"H Franre of viii thsT
frontiers as before is7l. to date from
the signing of tn. nrmistirr, and to h..
or a lIl l.Il,
rr"y,lslons misunderstanding those vii"
formal application therefor, and th"s..
i1r whom nntnraliz'tion is open after
"lud"A German residents in Alsncr-
Lorraine, as DISTINGUISHED from those
Lorraine ns defined III ,h' treaty All
Puhin" property ana all private proper
~ ~ Ger man * -s"r,r'.isf passes :"
Frt'f," is substituted for IL, rmuny as
r"@nr'is "wn"rNNtp 81 ~" railroads and
M obligation t,,r ,l,3r nrk""r
IN ,%','" ,,,,,, ,.,,,'n T., t"r
'rn FRAN" and a. raym'ut ON
count Of ,r'l"ratr"' g. ''rn"ny ,%,eh"s to
mines "t IN" STAR hHSIU With their
suhs,ai"r,'- nry"Ss"rl"~ and facilities.
r'pAr.,ti"I COMMISSION and credited
nGtiust ihHt account The French
rights wlIt lu' governed hv Ger man la
In fur|" 1T The arnistu'r .'XC.ptinE
Legislation Franc" replacing tn" pres
cni owners whom. Germany undertakes
10 rud"mnify Franc" VIII continue to
furnish IN" present rr"p"rti"n OF coal
for local need. and contribute, in just
proportion to local tnx"s The basin
extends from thu irnntitr of Lorraine
as r"-anncx"h t" France north as far
ST Nrndrl- InrludIng on the west
the valley Of the SAHr far Saar-
hulZbnrh and on the east th, town of
H"mburg
In order to secure the rights and
welfare of the population and guaran-
tee to France entire freedom in work
ing the mines the territory will he
governed by commission appointed
by the league OF nations and consisting
of nNt. IneILhtIs 5. ONE Ir.nrh Il. one Il MtLlNe