Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-06-04

maintain control stations" in connection
| with transmigration traffic. She may not
| establish any tax discrimination asalnst
the ports Of allied or associated powers;
| must grant the lattar's seaports all rae
tors, and reduced tariffs granted ner
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 IS
free 10 open or close her maritime coast-
| ing trade
FREE ZONES IN PoRTS-Free zones
existing in German ports on August l.
| 1914, must be maintained with due 1aclil-
| ties as to warehouse and packing. without
| discrimination, and without charges eA
cept for expenses OF administration anu
use. Goods leaving the free zones lot
consumption in Germany and eoous
brought into the free zones from Ger
many shall be subject to the ordinary I'M
port and export taxes: ,, ,,,,o
! INTERNATIONAL RIVERS-The EIDe
! from the junction OF the Fitava, the VI
tava from Prague, the Oder from opPa'
the Niemen from Grodno and the Danube
| from Utm are declared international 10
| gether with their connections. me ~
parian states must ensure good CONDITIONS
| of navigation within their territories ull-
| less a special organization exists therefor:
otherwise appeal may be had to special
| tribunal of the league of nations. whlch
| also may arrange for general lnteTha-
| tional waterways convention.
| The Elbe and Oder are to be plactu
under international commissions to meet
| within three months. ut.
THE DANUBE-The European DANUBE
| commission reassumed it's prewar pow
| ers. but for the time being with repre-
| scntatives Of only Great Britain, france,
Italy and Roumania. The upper DANUBE
| is TO be administered by new lhtelHt
| tional commission until definite statue
be drawn up at a conference of the pow
ers nominated by the allied ana ass ass
ciated governments within one year alter
| the peace.
The Rhine is placed under the centrai
| commission to meet at Strassbourg within
six months after the peace and 70 De coln-
| posed Of four representatives Oh ftauoi' ni
| which shall in addition select the presi
dent, four of Germany. and two each Oh
| Great Britain, Italy, Belgium, Switzer-
| land, and the Netherlands.
Section Twelve.
RAILWAYS.-Germa in addition
to most favored nation treatment on 81,
! her railways. agrees to cooperate IN
| the establishment Of through tlcket
services for passengers and baggage
to insure communication by rail pc
tween the allied. associated and otner
states; to allow construction or m
provement within twenty-five years OF
such lines as necessary and to con-
| form her rolling stock to enable It's IN
corporation in trains OF the allied or
| accept the denunciation of the GothaTd
convention if Switzerland and Italy
| Sequest. and temporarily to execute
troops and supplies and the establish
ment of postal and telegraphic service,
| as provided
cZEcHo- Ho-sLovAKIA. : To assure
| cial rights are given her both north
| and south. Toward the Adriatic she
| is permitted to run her own through
trains to Fiume and Trieste 10 tne ne
1n-
years spaces in Hamburg and Stettin'
| the details to be worked out by COM
mission of three representing Szeeho-
| Slovakia. Germany and Great Britain;
THE KEEL CANAL-The Kiel canai
is to remain free and open to war ana ana
| merchant ships of all nations at peace
with Germany subject goods. and ships
of all states are to be treated on terms
be imposed beyond those necessary TOR
upkeep and improvement; for whlch
| Germany is to be responsible. In case
| of violation of or disagreement as 70
to the league of nations. and may de-
mand the appointment of an interna-
tional commission. For prellmlnary
hearing Of complaints Germany shall
establish local authority at hiei
Section Thirteen.
INTERNATIONAL LABOR oRGAN1-
| ZATION-Members of the league OF ma
tions agree to establish permanent or
ganizaton to promote international 40, 40,
| 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 tne
| 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 o., OF
If 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; ap-
prove the principle, but modify them 10
| local needs; leave the actual legislation
| in case of federal state to local legis-
latures. or reject the convention altogeth-
er without further obligation
The international labor ofiice Is es, IS,
nations and part of its organization. II
Is te collect and distribute information on
| labor throughout the world and prepare
agenda for the conference.
and English and possibly other Ian
| guages. Each state agrees to make to 1t
for presentation to the conference an an
| nual report of measures taken to execute
accepted conventions.
will take place in October. 1918. at
Washington. to discuss the eight-hourr
| day or 4S-hOur week, prevention VI
unemployment; extension and ap-
plication of the international conven-
| tions adopted at Berne in 1906 prohib-
iting night work for women and the
uac OF white phosphorus in the man
ufecture of matches; and the employ
ment Of women and children at night
or in unhealthy work OF women before
| and after childbirth. including mater
| nity benefit. and Of children as regards
| minimum age.
Section Fourteen.
GUARANTEES.-As guarantee for the
execution of the treaty .GermansSerritory
to the west of the .tRhine, together with
the bridgeheads will be occupied By allied
and associated troops for 10 years period
if thslconditions are faithfully carried out
| BY Germany certain districts. including
the bridgehead of Cologne, will be evac-
uated at t'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
cluding the bridgehead of Mainz, will be
evacuated after Is years. In case the
nteraliied reparation commission finds
that Germany has failed to observe the
whole or part of her obligations, either
during the occupation or after the ID
| wears have eXDired the whole or part