New Mexico state record., 1919-05-16

ssntinE three different countries .othsi
will appoint . member Of the commission
- as, chairman e act e executive Of the tn.
all powers Of government formerly be.
longing to the German empire. Prussia
and Bavaria. will administer the railroads
power.t intsrprst the treaty clauses. The
the commission.
AZ After r. fifteen years . plsbisc;te yill b b
sires Of the population a. to continuance
OF the existing regime under the league OF
nnstlon.; union with France or union with
Section Feur-Europsan Political
GERMAN AU0TRIA-0eFmanQ rec
LOVAKIA-Gefmany rec
ogni.es the entire independence Of the
Csecho-slovak state. including the au-
south Of the Carpathlans and accepts
the frontiers Of this state as to be de-
termined. which in the case of the Ger
in 'hs I'LL. '0Gw TSs sss ssps
nationality follow.
POLANO-Germany cedea to Poland the
greatest gre part Ip Upper sls.is. Po:sn sna ss
bank OF the vistula- A field boundary
commission Of seven-flve representing 8
the allied and associated powers and one
each ssprs.sntinE Poland and Gs.msnyh ~
peace to delimit this boundary. Such
special provisions a. are necessary to
protect racial. linguistic or religious mi
norities and to protect freedom of tran
a n Ia mt nf ~
OF other nations shall be laid down In .
subsequent treaty between the five allied
and associated powers and Poland.
EAST PRUssIA-The southern and the
hxed by plebiscites. the nrst In the re-
gency Of Allenstein between the south
northern frontier Of Regierungsbesirk
boundary between East and West Prus-
sia to It's junction with the boundary be-
tween the circles OF Oletsko and Augers.
burg. thence the northern boundary of
frontier. and the second in the area com
prising the circles of stuhm and Rosen-
rIenburg and Marisnwerder east Of the
Vistula.
In each case German troops and au-
thorities will move out within 16 days OF
the peace and the territories be placed
under an International commission Of hve
BY %h the f.. ss asS aad
duty Of arranging q free. fair and secret
vote. The commission will report the re-
suits Of the plebiscites to the flve powers
and will terminate its work as soon as
the boundary has been laid down and the
new authorities set up.
The Ave allied and associated powers
will draw up reeulations assuring East East
use of the Vistula. A subsequent con,
vention, of which the terms will be fixed
by the fve allied and associated powers.
will be entered into between Poland.
Germany and Danzig. to assure suitable
railroad communication across German
territory on the right bank Of the Vistula
between Poland and Danzig. while Poland
shall grant free passage from East Prus-
The northeastern corner Of East Prus-
sia about Memel 10 to be ceded by Ger
many to the associated powers. the for
mer agreeing to accept the -. settlement ea,en
DANzIG-Danzig and the district i'm.
medtately about 1t y to be constituted
into the free city of Danzig" under the
guaranty of the league Of nations. A
high commissioner appointed by the
league and resident at Danzig shall draw
up a constitution In agreement with
the duly appointed representatives OF
instance with ali differences arising be.
tween the city and Poland The actual
boundaries Of the city shall be delimited
by commission appointed within SIX
months from the peace and to include
three representatives chosen by the allied
and associated powers and one each by
Germany and Poland. =,
A convention, the terms Of which shall
be fixed by the five allied and associated
powers, shall be concluded between Po-
land and Danzig, which shall Include Dan
zig within the Polish customs frontiers.
though free area In the port; insure 70
Poland the free use Of all the city, tI,
ties. the control and administration Of the
Vistula and the whole through railway
systems within the city. and postal tele-
graph and telephone communication be-
tween Poland and Danzig; provide against
discrimination against Poles within the
city and place its foreign relations and
the diplomatic protection Of its citizens
abroad in charge of Poland
many and Denmark will be fixed by the
self-determinatio of the population. Ten
days from the peace German troops ana
authorities shall evacuate the region
Of the schlei. south of Kappel. Schleswig
and Friedrichstadt, along the Elder to
the North sea, south Of Tonning; the
workmen's and soldiers council shall be
BY an International commission Of Ave.
of whom Norway and Sweden shall be In
vited to name two.
HELGOLAND. = The fortiAcations
the islsnds Of Helgoland and Dune are
10 be destroyed under the suDervision
Of the allies By German labor and ~
Germany's expense. They may not Be
reconstructed for any similar foPtl1ca.
tton built In the future.
RUSSIA.-Germany agrees to respect
as permanent and inaliena the inde-
pendency Of all territories which were
- he in n IN
accept the abrogation of the Brest-
Litovsk and other treaties entered into
with the Maximalist government OF
HY's te nto ss BY ,y the rsrsf ssd
and associated powers with states
which were q part of the former Rus
sian empire and to recognize the from
lied and associated powers formally re-
serve the right Of Russia to obtain res
titution and reparation of the princi-
pies of the present treaty.
Section Five-oerman Rights Outside
Europe
Outside Europe Germany renounces
all rights. titles and privileges as ia
her own or her allies territories to all
the allied and associated powers. and
ures unasr.r are taken @ BY the Ave allied % pow
ers in relation thereto.
COLONIES AND OVERSEAS Pos
sESSIONS-Germany renounces In ia
vOr of the allied and associated powera
and titles thereln. All movable and
imnOvahle property belonging to the
German empire OF to any German
state shall pass to the eevernnent ex-
ercising authority therein.
These governments may make what
ever provisions seem suitable for the
repatriation Of German nationals and
subjects of European origin shall re-
side, hold property or carry on busi-
ness. Germany undertakes to pay rep
aration for damage suffered by French
nationals in the kameruns or its from
tier gone through the acts Of German
civil and military authorities and OF
individual Germans from January l.