The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-05-14

IhNOT OF nST own transport routes OF
maintain control stations" in connection
with transmigratiOn traffic. She may not
establish any tax discrimination against
| the ports OF allied or associated powers.
| must grant the l6tter's seaports all fac
tors, and reduced tariffs granted her
own or other nationals, and AFFORD the
| allied and associated powers equal rights
| with those of her own nationals in her
! ports and waterways, save that she ~
free to open or close her maritime coast,
FREE ZONES IN PoRTS-Free zones
existing in German ports on August L.
| 1914, must be maintained with due facili-
| ties as TO warehouse and packing without
| discrimination, and without charges ex-
| cept for expenses Of administration and
use Goods leaving the free zones for
! consumption in Germany and goods
! brought into the free zones from Ger
many shall be subject to the ordinary inn
| port and export taxes.
! INTERNATIONAL RIVERS-The Elbe
from the junction of the Vitava, the vi
tava from Prague, the oder from Oppa,
| the Niemen from Grodno and the Danube
from Utm are declared international. to-
gether with their connections. The RI
| parian states must ensure good conditions
| of navigation within their territories I'M
less a special organization exists therefor.
| Otherwise appeal may be had to a special
tribunal of the league of nations, which
| also may arrange for general interna-
tional waterways convention.
The Elbe and Oder are to be placed
under international commissions to meet
within three months.
! THE DANUBE-The European Danube
| commission reasoned its prewar pow
ers, but for the time being with repre-
sentatives OF only Great Britain, France,
| Italy and Roumania. The upper Danube
| is to be administered by a new interna-
! tional commission until definite statute
| be drawn up at a conference of the pow
ers nominated by the allied ana asso-
| Slated governments within one year after
THE RHINE AND THE MosELLE.-1
The Rhine is placed under the central
commission TO meet at Strassbourg within
six months after the peace and to be COM
| posed of four representatives OF France
which shall in addition select the presi.
| dent, four of Germany, and two each OF
| Great Britain, Italy. Bs:Sium, switzer-
land, and the Netherlands,
Section Twelve.
| WAYS.-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 other
| states; to allow construction or Inn
| provement within twenty five years or
form her rolling stock to enable its in
| corporation in trains OF the allied or
associated powers. She also agrees to
accept the denunciation of the Gothard
| convention IL Switzerland and Italy
| request and temporarily to execute
| instructions as to the transport OF
troops and supplies and the establish
ment of postal and telegraphic service,
as provided.
CzECHo- sLOvAKIA. - To assure
| Czecho- Slovakia access to the sea, spe-
| cial rights are given her both north
| and south. Toward the Adriatc 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 COM
mission of three representing Czecho-
| Slovakia Germany and Great Britain.
THE KEEL CANAL--The Kiel canal
| is to remain free and open to war and
| merchant ships of all nations at peace
! with Germany. subject, goods and ships
| of all states are to be treated on terms
| of absolute equality. and no taxes toI
| be imposed beyond those necessary forl
| upkeep and Improvement for which,
! Germany is to be responsible. In easel
| of violation of or disagreement as tok
| those provisions any state may appeal
to the league of nations, and may del
mand the appointment of an interna-
tional commission. For preliminary
hearing of complaints Germany shall
establish local authority at Kiel.
Section Thirteen.
INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANI-
ZATION-Members Of the league of ma
tons agree to establish a permanent or
ganization to promote international ad-
Justment of labor conditions, to consist
OF an annual international labor confer
ence and an international labor office.
The former Is composed OF four rep
resentatives of each state, two from the
government and one each from the en-
ployers and the employed; each of them
may vote individually. 1t will be de-
Lucrative legislation body, its measures
taking the form of draft conventions or
recommendation for legislation, which
II passed by two-thirds vote must be sub
mitted to the law-making authority in
every state participating. Each govern
ment may enact the terms into law; APP
prove the principle, but modify them TO
do
in case of a federal state to local legis-
latures, or reject the convention altogeth-
er without further obligation.
The international labor office Is es-
tablished at the seat of the league Of
nations and part of its organization. 1t
is to collect and distribute informal ton on
labor throughout the world and prepare
agenda for the conference.
1t will publish periodical In French
and Engl sh and possibly other Ian
'euages. Each state agrees to make to 1t
for presentation tc the conference an an
nual report Of measures taken to execute
accepted conventions.
The frst meeting of the conference
Washington to discuss the eight-hour
day or 4S-hour week; prevention OF
unemployment; extension and APP
plication OF the international conven-
lions adopted at Berne in 1905 prohib-
iting night work for women and the
use of white phosphorus in the man
ufecture of matches; and the employ.
or in unhealthy work. of women before
and after childbirth. including mater
nifty benefit. and Of children as regards
minimum age.
Section Fourteen.
GUARANTEES.-Asa guarantee for the
execution of the treaty German territory
to the west of the Rhine together with
the bridgeheads, will be occupied by allied
and associated troops for Is years period
n the conditions are faithfully carried out
by Germany, certain districts including
the bridgehead of Cologne, will be evac-
uated at the expiration of five years; GER
tain other districts including the bridge
head of Coblenz, and the territory nearest
the Belgian frontier, will be evacuated
after ten years, and the remainder. in
GLIDING the bridgehead of Mainz, will be
evacuated after 10 years. In case the
irterallied reparation commission finds
that Germany has failed TO observe the
whole or part of her obligations, either
during the occupation or after the Is
years have expired the whole or part
of the areas specified will be reoccupied
Immediately. If before the expiration Of
the Is years Germany complies with all
the treaty undertakings, the occupying
forces will be withdrawn Immediately.
EASTERN EUROPE = All German
troops a present in territories to the east
of the new frontier shall return as soon
as the allied and associated governments
deem wise. They are to abstain from
all acquisitions and are in no way to in
terfere with measures for national de-
Tense taken by the government concerned,