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classes of contracts contained herein o
In the annex thereto"
Three Countries Exempted.


In the annex thereto"
Three Countries Exempted.
A special clause provides that this
article shall not apply to contracts Of
American, Brazilian or Japanese because
OF constitutions and laws Of those coun-
tries. Under another clause the Allies
also reserve the right to except any other
contract between their rationale and
Germans whose execution they deem re-
quired In the general interest.
While the treaty re-estabiishes the old
conventions regarding Industrial and
artistic and literary property. Article sos
says: Nevertheless, all acts done by
virtue Of special measures taken during
the war under legislative, executive or
administrative authority OF any Of the
Allied or associated powers In regard to
the right of German nationals in indus
trial. literary and artistic property shall
remain In force and continue to maintain
their full effect. Each Allied or asso-
clated government shall reserve the right
to Impose such limitations. conditions
and restrictions on the rights of indus
trial, literary or artistic property ac-
quired before or during the war or
which subsequently may be acquired in
accordance with its legislation by Ger
man nationals. whether by granting IL
censes or by working or by preserving
control over their exploitation or in
any other way considered necessary for
national defense or In the public inter-
est or for assuring fair treatment by
Germany of rights of Industrial, liter
airy or artistic property held in Ger
man territory by German nationals or
for securing the fulhllment Of all obli-
cations undertaken by Germany in the
present treaty"
Concessions TO Ne Yielded.
Under another section of the economic
clauses the reparation commission may
within a year demand that Germany
become the possessor OF any rights OF
Its nationals In any public utility under
taking or any concession In Russia and
China as well as the territory OF her
former allies or in her colonies or any
territory she gives up and may then
require the German Government 70 trans
fer such rights within six months to the
reparation commission, Germany indem-
nifyins her nationals so deprived, the
commission fixing the value OF the right
Of concession.
Annex No Q describes the organization
OF this remarkable commission as fol-
lows:
The delegates to this commission
shall be nominated by the United States
OF America, Great Britain, France, Italy,
Japan. Belgium and Serbia. Each will
appoint one delegate and one assistant
delegate. who will take his place in case
OF illness or other necessary absence, but
at other times will have only the right
to be present at the proceedings without
Participating therein. On no occasion
shall the delegates of more than five OF
inc above Powers have the right to par
ticipate In the proceedings Of the COM
mission and record their vote.
"The delegates of the United states.
Great Britain. France and Italy shall
have this right on all occasions The
delegate from Belgium shall have this
right on all occasions other than those
referred to below. The delegate from
japan shall have this right on occasions
when questions relating 10 damages at
sea and questions arising under Article
ESQ. wherein the Japanese interests are
concerned. are under consideration. The
delegate from Serbia shall have the right
when questions relating to Austria Hun
gary and Bulgaria are under considera-
ton
such other allied associates as may
be interested shall have the right to ap-
point delegate to be present to act as
assessor only while their respective
claims and interests are under examina-
ton or discussion, but without the right
to vote"
The treaty stipulates that all pro-
ceed.ags OF tho commission are TO be
private unless on particular occasions the
commission shall decide otherwise. Ger
many agrees ''irrevocably to the posses
sion and exercise by such commission
OF the power and authority given to It
by the treaty"
The German Government further
agrees to supply the commission with all
the information It may demand relative
tc the financial situation and opera
ton, pi operty production capacity. stocks
current production Of raw materials
manufactured articles and further any
information relative to military opera
tions. which, in the Judgment OF the
commission, may be necessary for the
assessment OF Germany's liability for