Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-08


river facilities in surrendered terri
tory and give Czecho-Slovakia, Ser
bia and Roumania any rights neces
sary on their shores for carrying on
improvements in navigation.
The Rhine and the Moselle: Th
Rhine is placed under the centra
commission to meet at Strassbouri
within six months after the peae,
and to be composed of four repre-
sentatives of France, which shall i,
addition select the president four O
Germany and two each of Grea
Britain, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland
and the Netherlands. Germany mus
give France on the course of tn,
Rhine included between the two ex
IRENE points of her frontiers al
rights to take water to feed canals
while herself agreeing not to max,
canals on the right bank opposite
France. She must also hand owe
to France all her drafts and design.
for this part of the river.
Belgium Granted Canal Right.
Belgium is to be permitted to buile
a deep draft Rhine Meuse canal i
it so desires within rs years, il
which case Germany must construc
the part within her territory or
plans drawn by Belgium; similarly
the interested allied government.
may construct Rhine Mouse canal
both if constructed to come under
the competent international commits
sion. Germany may not object il
the central Rhine commission de
sires to extend its jurisdiction owe,
the lower Moselle, the upper Rhine
or lateral canals.
Germany must cede to<the alice
and associated governments certain
tugs, vessels and facilities for nav.
igation on all these rivers, the spe.
cihc details TO be established by ar
arbiter named by the United States
Decision will be based on the legiti.
mate needs of the parties concerned
and on the shipping traffic during
the five years before the war. The
value will be included in the regular
reparation account. In the case oil
the Rhine shares in the German nav
igation companies and properties
such as wharves and warehouses
held by Germany in Rotterdam al
the outbreak Of war must be handed
over.
Railways: Germany in addition
to most favored nation treatment on
her railways agrees to cooperate in
the establishment of through ticket
services for passengers and baggage
to insure communication by rail be-
tween the allied, associated and 9TH
or Improvement within Is years of
such lines as necessary; and to con-
form her rolling stock to enable its
incorporation in trains of the allied
or associated powers. She also
agrees to accept the denunciation of
the St. Gothard convention if Swift
zerland and Italy so request and
temporarily to execute instructions
as to the transport of troops and
supplies and the establishment of
postal and Geographic service as
provided.
Czechs Given Access to Sea.
Czecho-Slovakia: To assure
Czecho- Slovakia access to the sea,
special rights are given her both
north and south. Toward the Adri-
attic, she is permitted to run her
own through trains to Fiume and
Trieste. To the north, Germany is
to lease her for SO years spaces in
Hamburg and Stettin, the details to
be worked out by commission of
three representing Czecho-Slovakia,
Germany and Great Britain.
The Kiel canal: The KEEL canal is
to remain free and open to war and
ships of all nations at
peace with Germany. Goods and
ships of all states are to be treated
on terms of absolute equality, and
no taxes to be imposed beyond those
necessary for upkeep and improve
ment for which Germany is to be re-
sponsible. In case of violation or
disagreement as those provisions
any state may appeal to the league
of nations, and may demand the ap-
pointment of an international COM
mission. For preliminary hearing of
complaints Germany shall establish
a local authority at Kiel.
Cooperate in Labor Adjustments.
international labor organizations:
Members of the league of nations
agree to establish a permanent or
ganization to promote international
of labor conditions, to
consist of an annual international
labor conference and an interna-
tional labor Office.
The former is composed of four
of each state, two
from the government, and one each
from the employers and the en-
ployed; each of them may vote in
1t will be deliberative
body, its measures taking
the form of draft conventions or
recommendations for legislation,
which, if passed by two-thirds vote,
must be submitted to the. law-mak-
ing authority in every state partici-
pating. Each government may either
enact the terms into law, approve
the principle, but modify them to
local needs, leave the actual legisla-
ton in case of federal state to To-
cal legislatures, or reject the con-
vention altogether without further
obligation.
The international labor Office is
established at the seat of the league
of nations as part of its organiza-
ton. 1t is to collect and distribute
on labor throughout
the world and prepare agenda for
the conference. 1t will publish a
periodical in French and English,
and possibly other languages. Each
state agrees to make to it for pre-
sentation to the conference an an
nual report of measures taken to