The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-05-07

I ton between the allied and associated
powers, notably details of the DISPOSE
ton of the German fleet and cables,
| the former German colonies and the
values paid in reparation. Certain
| other problems, such as the laws OK
| the air and the opium, arms and
liquor traffic are either agreed to in
detail or set for early international
action.
PREAMBLE.
The preamble names as parties OF
1.-the one part, the United States, the
British empire, France, Italy and
Japap, described as the nve allied
and associated powers, and Belgium,
Bolivia, Brazil, China, Cuba, Ecuadar,
| Greece Guatemala, Haiti the Hedjaz,
Honduras Liberia, Nicaragua. Pan
anna, Peru, Poland. Portugal, Ru-
| mania, Serbia, Siam, Czecho-S Slova-
kia, and Uruguay, who, with the five
above, are described as the allied and
I associated powers, and on the other
part, Germany.
! 1t states that: Bearing in mind
that on the request of the then inn
perial German government an armis-
/ tice was granted on Nov. IL, 1918,
by the five allied and associated
powers in order that a treaty OF
peace might be concluded with her,
and whereas, the allied and assocl-
ated powers being equally desirous
that the war in which they were sue
cessively involved. Directly or indl-
rectly, and which originated in the
declaration of war by Austria Hun
gary on July rs, 1914, against Serbia,
the declaration of war by Germany
against Russia on Aug. /, 1914, and
/ 01d II
the invasion of Belgium, should be
replaced by a firm, just and durable
peace, the plenipotentiaries (having
communicated their full power found
in good and due form have agreed
as follow:
From the coming into force of the
present treaty, the state of war will
terminate. From the moment and
subject to the provisions of this
treaty, official relations with Ger
many, and with each of the German
states, will be resumed by the allied
and associated powers
SECTION /.
League of Nations.-The covenant
of the league of nations constitutes
section of the peace treaty, when
places upon the league many speclt1c
in addition to it's general duties. IL
may question Germany at any time
for a violation of the neutralized zone
east of the Rhine as threat against
the worlds peace. 1t Will appoint
three of the five members or the SaaI
commission, oversee ITS regime and
carry out the plebiscite. 1t will ap-
point the high commissioner of Dan
zig. guarantee the independence oi
the free city and arrange for treaties
between DanZig and Germany and
Poland 1t will work out the manda-
tory system to be applied to the for-
mer German colonies and act as a
final court in part of the pleblscltes
of the Belgian German frontier, anC
in disputes as to the Kiel canal, anc
decide certain of the economic anc
: financial problems. An internationa
conference on labor is to be held II
October under it's direction, and an
other on the international control oi
ports, waterways and railways II
foreshadowed.
Membership.-The members OF the
league will be the signatories or the
covenant and other states invited u
. accede. who must lodge declaration
of accession without reservation
within two months. A new state, do.
minion or colony may be admlttec
provided it's admission is agreed tt
by two-thirds or the assembly,
state may withdraw upon giving two
years notice, if it has fulfilled all III
| international obligations.
= SECTION 2.
Secretariat-A permanent secreta'
riat will be established at the seat o
the league, which will be at Geneva
: Assembly.-The assembly viii con
sist of representatives of the mem
bers of the league and will meet a
r stated intervals. Voting will be pA
states. Each member will have on'
yot eand not more than three repre-
sentatives.
Council.-The council will consist O.
= representatives of the five great alilec
powers together with representative
of four members selected by the as,
: sembly TO act from time to time; y
, NAV include additional states and wll
meet at least once year. Members
not represented will be invited to seno
a representative when questions al
fecting their interests are discussed
: Voting will be by states. Each stat'
will have one vote and not more thar
one representative. Decision tfker