East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-07
FOR FREE TRANSIT.


! Germany must allow freedom OI
transit through her territory TO all ma
tionaI commissions created for pIcbis.
cites in MalnIedy, Schleswig and East
Prussia.
( The commissions supervising the
Saar valley, DanZig and conducting
the pIcbiscites will act under the di-
rection of the league of nations.
Gcfmany's cessions TO Poland conf
prise 26,6S6 square miles.
Germany consents to treaty cs-
tablishing Belgium as Il neutral state.
LOSES LUXEABUIsG.
Luxemburg ceases 10 he "a member
of the German tariff union. All HolI-
cnzoIicrn property in AIsace-I .orraine
goes 10 France without payment.
Germany cedcs Memei TO the associ-
atcd powers.
The free use of the Danzig water
ways and port facilities is assured to
Poland.
The allies reserve the right for Rus-
sia to obtain repaTaiion from Ger
many.
CLOSE MUNITION PLANTS.
All German munitions establish
ments must be closed within three
months after peace is signed except
where the allies otherwise specify.
The total German indemnitics will
he determined by the intcrailied COM
mission before May 4, 1921. After
fair hearing.
A schedule will bc fixed for the dis
charge of German indemnity oblisa-
tions within 30 years.
The initial indemnity payment of
twenty billion marks must be made in
gold, goods and ships.
MUST PAY FOR CRUELTY.
Germany must pay civilians for
acts of cruelty ordered by her REPRE-
pay for maltreat-
mcnt of prisoners; must pay damages
for enforced labor by civilians and for
fines imposed.
Germany is TO confirm the renunci-
alton of the treaty of bucharest.
All German concessions in Turkey,
Russia, Brazil, Austria, hungary and
Bulgaria will be transferred 10 the al
lied reparations commission and cred
ted to Germany.
To discharge her indemnity obliga-
lions Germany's domestic taxation
system must he proportionately great
as that in the allied countries. All
German ports, free before the war,
must continue on that status.
Belgium will be permitted TO build
/, canal connecting the Rhine and the
,Ieuse.
Germany must revert to pre-war
most favored nations tariffs with, /
Dut discrimination. Reciprocal ex-
.hange for information regarding |!
lead prisoners and places of burial is
provided for.
Germany irrevocabIy recognizes the /
'uH authority of the interallied repair /
liiOn commission. (
Germany must agree to build 200 |
100 tons of shipping annually for the /
,lliCS for five years.
MUST RESTORE FLAGS.
Germany mIrIu restore the French
IagS taken in the Eranco-Prussian
VAR of 1870.
Clearing houses will he established
N all belIigcrcnt countries to handle
4 rcadjustmcnt of prc-war debts and
untraCts.
The allies may iiquidatc German /
property to their nationals not re-
by Germany for debts
,wcd their nationals by German ma
ionals. Fire insurance contracts are
rot considered dissolved by war. All
agree To International con-
ruI of the opium traffic.
Parts oC the E,lbc, Odor, Danube
md Nicmcn rivers arc International
lCh.
The Rhine is placed under control
If the allied German commission.
>zcCho Slovakia is to have all rail
tights into Fiumc and Tricst-
Germany must lease to ,zcCho- SIo-
.akia wharfage in Hamburg and
>tcttur for % years.
For S Hour Day.
An international labor office will /,
re established at Geneva as part of the
cague of nations organization. The /
irst meeting of the international la
,or body will he held in October at
tsimultancously with
irst league Of nations meetingp to
liscuss an international eight hour
lay.
Germany is to accept all deCrees as
o German ships by allied prize courts.
The treaty becomes effective for
ach nation as that nation formally
atifies it.