Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-15


longing to the German empire, Prussia
and Bavaria, will administer the railroads
and other public services and have full
power to interpret the treaty clauses. The
local courts will continue but subject to
the commission.
After fifteen years a plebiscite will be
held by communeS to ascertain the de-
sires of the population as to continuance
of the existing regime under the league of
nations, union with France or union with
Germany
Section Four-European Political
Glasses.
GERMAN AUSTRIA.-Germany rec
OEniZes the total independence of Ger
man Austria in the bOund diaries traced.
CZECHO-SLOVAKI rec
ognizes the entire independence of the
CZechO- SlOvdk state, including the au
tonomous territory of the Ruthenians
south Of the Carpathians and accepts
the frontiers Of this state as to be de-
termined, which in the case of the Ger
OF Bohemia in 1914. The usual stipu-
lations as to acquisition and change OF
nationality follow.
POLAND-Germany cedes to Poland the
greatest part up upper Silesia, Posen and
the province of West Prussia, on the left
bank of the Vistula. A field boundary
commission Of seven-fve representing
the allied and associated powers and one
each representing Poland and Germany
shall be constituted within Is days of the
peace to delimit this boundary. Such
special provisions as are necessary to
protect racial, linguistic or religious MI
norities and to protect freedom Of tran
sit and equitable treatment of commerce
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
eastern frontier of East Prussia is to be
fixed by plebiscites, the first in the re-
ern frontier of East Prussia and the
northern frontier of RAgierungsbesirk
Allenstein, from where it meets the
boundary between East and West PruS-
STA to its junction with the boundary be-
tween the circles of Oletsko and Augers-
burg, thence the northern boundary OF
OletskO to it's junction with the present
frontier, and the second in the area COM
prising the circles of Stuhm and Rosen-
burg and the parts of the circles Of Ma
rienburg and Marienwerder east OF the
Vistula.
In each case German troops and au-
thOrities will move out within 10 days OF
the peace and the territories be placed
under an international commission of five
members appointed by the five allied and
associated powers, with the particular
duty of arranging a free, fair and secret
vote. The commission will report the re-
suits of the plebisciteS to the five powers
with recommendation for the boundary
and will terminate it's work as soon as
the boundary has been laid down and the
new authorities set up.
The five allied and associated powers
will draw up regulations assuring East
Prussia full and equitable access to ana
use of the VistuIa. A subsequent con-
vention of which the terms will be fixed
by the five 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-
STA to Germany.
The northeastern corner of East PruS-
STA about Mcneil is to be coded by Ger
many to the associated powers, the for
mer agreeing to accept the settlement
made, especially as regards the nation
atty of the inhabitants.
DANZIG-Danzig and the district i'm
mediately about it is to be constituted
into the free city Of Danzig' under the
guaranty of the league Of nations.
league and resident at Danzig shall draw
up a constitution in agreement with
the duly appointed representatives OF
the city and shall deal in the first
instance with all differences arising be
tween the city and Poland The actual
boundaries Of the city shall be delimited
by a commission appointed within SIX
months from the peace and to lnclude
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
land and DanZig, which shall include Dan
zig within the Polish customs frontiers,
though a free area in the pert; insure to
Poland the free use of all the cltys
waterways docks and other port faclll-
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 it's foreign relations and
the diplomatic protection of it's citizens
abroad in charge of Poland
DENMARK-The frontier between Ger
many and Denmark will be fixed by the
self-determination of the population. Zen
days from the peace German troops ana
authorities shall evacuate the region
north of the line running from the mouth
of the Schlei south of Kappel, SchlesWlg
and FriedrichStadt, along the Elder TO
the North sea, south Of TOnnlng; the
workmens and soldiers council shall be
dissolved, and the territory administered
by an international commission of five,
of whom Norway and Sweden shall be IN
Vited to name two.
HELGOLAND. The Notifications,
military establishments and harbOrs of
the islands of HelSOland and Dune are
to be destroyed under the supervision
of the allies by German labor and at
Germany's expense. They may not be
reconstructed for any similar fOrtifica-
tiOn built in the future.
USSIA.-Germdny agrees to respect
permanent ana lnallGndDlo the lnQo-
tendency of all territories which were
part of the former Russian empire, to
accept the abrogatiOn of the Erest-
LitoVsk and other treaties entered into
with the MaXimalist government of
Russia, to recognize the full force Of
all treaties entered into by the allied
and associated powers with states
which were part of the former Rus
sian empire and to recognize the from
tiers as determined thereon. The al
lied and associated powers formally re-
serve the right of Russia to obtain res
titutiOn ana reparatio of the princi-
pies of the present treaty.
Section Five-German Rights Outside
Europe
Outside Europe Germany renounces
all rights. titles and privileges as to
her own or her allies territories to all
the allied and associated powers, and
undertakes to accept whatever meas
ures are taken by the five allied pow
erS in relation thereto.
COLONIES AND OVERSEAS POS
SESSIONS-Germany renOunces in IA
vOr of the allied and associated powers
her overseas possessions with all rights
and titles therein. All movable and
immOvuble property belonging to the
German empire or to any German
state shall pass to the government ex-
ercisinS authority therein.
These governments may make what