Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-05-21
OFFICIAL SUMMARY
|. OF PEACE TREATY
HUNS ARE TO SIGN
COVENANT OF THE LEAGUE OF
NATIONS is FIRST SECTION
OF THE GREAT DOCUMENT.
ALSACE-LoRRAlME RESTORED
Saar Valley and Danzig International
Ized- Germany's Military and
Naval Power Made Nominal
Total PREPARATION to Be
Determined Later.

The official summary of the peace
slsaty submitted to the German repre-
tsenIauVeS at Versailles by the allied
peace conference delegates is as fol-
the The 9nf preamble ca M n mes as parties of
pan, described as the five allied and
associated powers, and Belgium. Be-
Iva Iva Brazil China. Cuba, Ecuador,
Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, the Hediaz,
Honduras, Liberia, Nicara qua. Panama
Feru' Poland, Portugal. Roumania Ser
e oIa, :, siam lam Czecho -Slovakia and Uru-
scribed as the allied and associated
powers; and on the other part, Ger
Section one-League of Nations.
The covenant of the league Of ma
ltlons constitutes Section / Of the peace
treaty which places upon the league
many specific in addition to it's general
dutles It may question Germany at
any time for a violation of the neutral
lied zone east of the Rhine as a threat
against the worlds peace 1t will ap-
point three of the five members of the
Saar commission, oversee it's regime
and carry out the plebiscite. 1t will
appoint the high commissioner of DAN
zig, guarantee the independence of the
Tree city and arrange for treaties be-
tween Danzig and Germany and Po-
land 1t will work out the mandatory
system to be applied to the former
German colonies, and act as a final
court in part of the plebiscites of the
FBelgtan-G German frontier, and in dis
putes as to the Kiel canal, and decide
certain of the economic and financial
pfoDlemS. An international conference
on labor is to be held in October under
its direction and another on the inter
national control of ports, waterways
and railways is foreshadowed
Section Two-Boundaries of Germany.
Germany cedes to France Alsace-Lor-
ralne, $500 square miles of it in the
southwest, and to Belgium two small dis
trtcts between Luxembourg and Holland,
lotall1ng $3.50 square miles She also cedeS
to Poland the southeastern tip of Silesia
beyond and including Oppeln, most of
Posen and West Prussia 1855 square
miles, East Prussia being isolated from
the main body by a part Of Poland Ger
many loses sovereignty over the north
easternmost tip of East Prussia 40 square
miles north of the river Memel, and the
square miles, and the basin of the Saar,
73S square miles, between the western Dor
oel VI me IttileHlSh paldtlIdte OF Bavaria
ana the southeast corner of Luxembourg.
The Danzig area consists of the V be-
tween the Nogat and Vistula rivers made
into a w by the addition of a similar V
on the west including the city of Danzig
The southeastern third of East Prussia
and the area between East Prussia and
the Vistula north of latitude SO degrees
three minutes is to have it's nationality
determined by popular vote, 5,7S5 square
miles, as IS to be the case in part of
Schleswig, 2,7S7 square miles.
Section Three--European Political
Glasses.
BEIGIUM.-G Germany is to consent to
the abrogatOn of the treaties of 1889 by
winch Belgium was established as a neu-
iJfal state and to agree in advance to any
convention with which the allied and as
ISOLATED powers may determine to replace
them She is to recognize the full sover-
Snty of Belgium over the contested ter
tory of Moresnet and part of
russian Moresnet and to renounce in
favor of Belgium all rights over the cities
of Eupen and Malmedy the inhabitants
OF which are to be entitled within six
months to protest against this change of
n r1nln Nr IL, H.
maj decision to be reserved to the league
or natlons n commission is to settle tn
details of the frontier, and various regu-
latlons Tor change of nationality are laid
LUXEMBOURG. - Germany renounces
her various treaties and conventions with
the grand duchy of Luxembourg recog-
nlzes that it ceased to be a part of the
German zollverein from January / last
renounces all right of exploitation of the
railroads, adheres to the abrogation of its
neutrality, and accepts in adyance anv
International agreement as to it. reached
by the allied and associated powers
LEFT BANK OF THE RRINE.-As
provided in the military clauses Ger
many will not maintain any fOrtificl-
tiOns or armed forces less than fifty
kiiometers to the east of the Rhine,
mold amy maneuVers, nor maintain any
works 30 facilitate mobilization.
In case OF violation, "she shall be re-
garded as committing hostile act
against the powers who sign the pres
ent treaty and intending to disturb
the peace of the world"
present treaty.
Germany shall be bound to respond to
any request for eXplana ton which
the council of the league of nations
may think it necessary to address to
her"
ALSACE-LORRAINE recog-
milton of the moral obligation to re-
pair the wrong done in 1871 by Ger
many to France and the people of AL
Sace-Lorraine, the territories ceded to
germany BY the treaty Of Frankfort
are restored to France with the@
frontiers as before 1871, to date from
the signing of the armistice. and to be
free of all public debts.
Citizenship is regulated by detailed
provisions distinguishing those who
are Immediately restored to full French
citizenship. those who have to make
formal application therefor, and those
for whom naturalization is open after
three years. The last-named class in
cludes German residents in Alsace-
Lorraine. as distinguished from those
who acquire the position of Alsace-
Lorraine as defined in the treaty All
ty of German eX-sovereigns passes to
France without payment or credit.
France is substituted for Germany as
regards ownership of the railroads and
rights over concessions of tramways.
The Rhine bridges pass pass to France with
1.-THE SAAR.-In compensation for
the destruction Of coal mines in north
ern France and as payment on &C
France full ownership of the coal
mines of the Saar basin with their
subsidiaries, accessories ana LaClHtleS.
Their value will be estimated by the
Preparation commission and credited
against that account The French
rights will be governed by German law
in force at the armistice excepting war
legislation, France replacing the pres
emit owners whom Germany undertakes
TO indemnify. France will continue to
furnish the present proportion of coal
for local needs and contribute in just
proportion to local taxes The basin
extends from the -1ntier of Lorraine
as re-annexed to + 1nce north as far
as st. Wendell inclVf ng on the west
the valley of the SaaV as far as Saar-
holzbach and on the east the town Of
In order to secure the rights and
welfare of the population and guaran-
tee to France entire freedom in work
ing the mines the terri ~ will be
governed by a commits appointed
by the league of nations consisting
OF five members, one Ere. naCVe
inhabitant Of the SAar a,s. zee, repre-