Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-05-21

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 coAmuneS to ascertain the de-
Slres of the population as to continuance
or the existing regime under the league of
nations, union with France or union with
| Germany.
Section Four-European Political
Glasses.
GERMAN AUSTRIA.-Germany rec
Ognizes the total independence of Ger
man Austria In the boundaries traced.
CZECHO-SLOVAK rec
ognlzes the entire independence of the
Czecho- Slovak 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
man frontier shall follow the frontier
or Bohemia in 1914. The usual stipu-
lationS to acquisition and change Of
nationality follow.
POLAND--Germany cedes to Poland the
greatest part up upper SlleSia, PoSen and
the province of West Prussia, on the left
bank of the Vistula. field boundary
commission of seven-five 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
nGrltieS and to protect freedom of tran
sit and equitable treatment of commerce
of other nations shall be laid down in a
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 Regerungs besirk
iAllenstein, 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 its 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 Is 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 free, fair and secret
vote. The commission will report the re-
suits of the plebiSciteS to the five powers
with q 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 and
use OF the Vistula. 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 an$ 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 Memel is to be ceded by Ger
many to the associated powers, the for
mer agreeing to accept the settlement
made, especially as regards the nation
ality 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.
high commissioner appointed by the
| 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
tween the city and Poland. The actual
boundaries of the city shall be delimited
by commission appointed within SIX
months from the peace and to include
three representatives chosen by the allied
and associated powers and one each by
Germany and Poland.
A convention, the terms of VIII ich shall
be fixed by the five allied and associated
powers, shall be concluded between Po
land and Danzig, which shall include Dan
zig within the Polish customs frontiers,
though free area in the port; insure to
Poland the free use of all the city's
waterways, docks and other port facili-
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 its foreign relations and
the diplomatic protection of its citizens
abroad in charge of Poland
DENMARK-The frontier between Ger
many and Denmark will be fixed by the
self-determination of the population. Ten
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 SchlesWig
and Friedrichstadt, along the Elder 30
the North sea, south Of Tonning; the
workmens and soldiers council shall be
dissolved, and the territory administered
py an international com mission of five,
of whom Norway and Sweden shall be in
Vted to name two,
HELGOLAND. - The Qualifications,
military establishments and harbOrs of
the islands of HeIGGiand and Dune are
of the allies by tterI0"n labor and at
Germany's expense. Ts,eS may not be
reconstructed for amy si9h1iaF fOrt1hca-
tfOn built in the future.
RUSSIA-Germany agrees to respect
as permanent and inaliendble the indie
tendency OF all territories which were
part of the former Russian empire, to
accept the abrOgation of the Brest
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 a 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 and reparation 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
MISUNDERSTANDING renOunceS i'm ia
V0r of the allied and associated powers
! her overseas possessions with all rights
! and titles therein. All movable and
! fmmOVabIe property belonging TO the
German empire to any German
state shall pass to the government ex-
ercfsing authority therein.
These governments may make what
/ ever provisions seem suitable for the
/ repatriation of German nationals and
as to the conditions on which German
| subjects of European origin shall re-
! side, hold property or carry on busi-
| ness. Germany undertakes to pay rep
i ara ti0n for damage suffered by French