Arizona republican., 1919-05-08

consisting of five members, one French. one a native iuhabitant of the Saar and three representing three diff ferent countries other than France and Germany. The league will appoint member Of the commission as chair man to act as executive of the com mission. The commission will have all powers of government formerly be- longing to the German empire. Prussia and Bavaria will administer the rail- roads and other public services and have full power to interpret the treaty clauses. The local courts will continue, but subject to the commission. Fix isting German legislation will remain the basis of the law, but the connis sion may make modification after consulting a local representative as sembly which it will organize. It will have the taxing power, but for local purposes only. New taxes must be approved by this assembly. Labor legislation will consider the wishes of the local labor organizations and the labor program of the league. French and other labor may be freely utilized, the former being free to belong to French uniOnss All rights acquired as to pensions and social insurance will be maintained by Germany and the Saar commission. There will be no military service, but only local gen darme to preserve order. The people will preserve their local assemblies, religious liberties, schools and lang uage, but may vote only for local as- | semblies. They will keep their pres ent nationality, except so far as indi- giduals may change it. Those wishing | to leave will have every facility with 1 respect to their property. The terri tory will form part of the French GUS l toms system, with no export tax on coal and metallurgical products going 1 to Germany, nor on German products entering the basin, and for five years no import duties on products of the | basin going to Germany or German products coming into the basin for To- cal consumption. French money may circulate without restriction. After IS years, a plebiscite will be held by communes to ascertain the desires of the population as to continuance of the existing regime under the league of nations union with France, or union with Germany. The right to vote will belong to all inhabitants over twenty,
  ing into account the opinions thus ex- pressed, the league will decide the ultimate sovereignty. In any portion restored to Germany. the German gov eminent must buy out the French mines at an appraised valuation. If the price is not paid within six months thereafter, this portion passes finally to France If Germany buys back the mines the league will determine how much of the coal shall be annually sold to France
 German Austria. Germany recog
 nizes the total independence of Ger
 man Austria in the boundaries traced
 Czecho- Slovakia- = Germany reeog
 nizes the entire independence of tn
 Czecho- -Slovak state, including the au
 tonomous territory of the Ruthenians
 south of the Carpathians, and accept
 the frontiers of this state as to be de
 termined, which in the case of tn
 German frontier, shall follow the iron
 tier of Bohemia in 1914. The usua
 stipulations as to acquisition am
 change of nationality follow.
 Boundaries Of Poland
 Poland.-GeTmany cedes to Polan
 the greater part of upper Silesia, Pc
 sen and the province of West Prussia
 on the left bank of the Vistula.
 field boundary commission of seven
 five representing the allied and associ
 ated powers and one each representa-
 Poland and CSermany-shall be consti
 tuted within 15 days of the peace, t
 delimit this boundary. Such specis
 provisions are are necessary to protec racial. linguistic. or religious minoritie
 and to protect freedom of transit an equitable treatment of commerce ( other nations shall be laid down in ; subsequent treaty between the five al , lied and associated powers and Polant East Prussia.-The southern and tn eastern frontier of East Prussia a , Sucing (word obscure) Poland is to fixed by plebiscites the first in th regency Of A1lenstein. between til
 southern frontier of East Prussia an the northern frontier of Regierungs besirl Allenstein, from where it meet ] the boundary between east and we: . Prussia. to it's junction with the bour } diary between the circles of Oletsko an
 Augersburg. thence the northern bour
 dary of Oletsko to it's junction with tf 3 | present frontier and the second in tf l i area comprising the circles of Stuhl [ and Rosenburg, and the parts of tt ? i circles of Marienburg and Marien wei ? der. east of the vistala.
 . In each case German troops and al 3 thorities will move out within 15 day I of the peace and the territories | t placed under an international commis Q sion of five members appointed by tf { five allied and associated powers, wit : the particular duty of arranging for t free, fair and secret vote. The con Q mission will report the results of tl 0 plebiscites to the five powers with l recommendation for the boundary. ar = will terminate it's work as soon as tl
 boundary has been laid down and u r new authorities set up.
 !, The five allied and associated pov g CTS will draw up regulations assurir s East Prussia full and equitable acce 9 to and use of the Vistula- subs
 quent convention. of which the tern will be fixed by the five allied ar - associated powers, will be entered in J between Poland. Germany and Danzi Il to assure suitable railroad communic l. tion across German territory on tl q l right bank of the Nistula between P