The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1919-05-09
HUNS RECEIVE
PEACE TREATY
GERMANY AGREES TO TERRIToR-
iAl CHANGES TOWARD BEL.
GUM AND DENMARK.
Ex-kAISER TO Be TRIED
LSAcE-lORRAiNE GOES BACK
TO FRANCE WITHOUT
PAYMENT.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

mitted to the Germans at Versailles
follows:
Preambie-The preamble names as
parties of the one part the United
States, the British empire. France.
Italy and Japan. described as the five
allied and associated powers, and Bel
Ecuador. Greece, Guatemala. Haiti, the
HeGiaz. Honduras, Liberia. Nicaragu
Panama. Peru. Poland. Portugal. Ru-
mania, Serbia, Siam Czecho- Siovakl;
and Uruguay who with the five above
described as the allied and asso-
ciated powers, and on the other part,
Germany. 1t states that: Bearing in
mind that on the request of the then
imperial German government an arm
isiiee was granted on Nov IL, 1913, by
the five allied and associated powers
in order that treaty of peace might
be concluded with her.
Section League of Nations: The
covenant of the Leagueof Nations con-
stitutes section / of the peace treaty,
which places upon the league many
specific duties in addition to its gen
eral duties. 1t may question Germany
at any time for violation of the neu-
tralizsd zone east of the Rhine as a
threat against the worlds peace. IL
viii appoint three of the five members
of the Saar COMM sion. oversee It's
regime and carry out the plebiscite.
1t viii appoint the high commissioner
Of Danzig, guarantee the independence
treaties between DanZig and Germany
and Poland. 1t viii work out the man
da1ory system to be applied to the for
mer German colonies and act as a final
court in part of the plcbiscites OF the
Belgian German frontier and in dis
putes to the KEEL canal, and decide
certain of the economic and financial
problems. An International conference
on labor is to be held in October un-
der its direction and another on the
international control of ports, water
ways and railways is foreshadowed.
Mcmbership-The membership of the
league will be the signatories of the
accede who must lodge declaration
of accession without reservation with
In two months A new state, dominion
or colony may be admitted, provided
its admission is agreed to by two
thirds of the assembly. A state may
withdraw upon sivinS TIVE years no
tice, If it has fulfilled all its inter-
national obligations
Secretariat--A permanent secretariat
viii be established at the seat of the
Assembly-The assembly viii consist
Of representatives OF the members Of
the league, and will meet at stated in
tervals. Voting win be by states. Each
member will have one vote and not
more than three representatives.
Council-The council will consist of
representatives OF the five great allied
Of four members selected by the as
sembly from time to time: it may CO.
operate with additional states. and
will meet at least once year.
Aimamcnts-The council will formu-
late plans for a reduction of arma-
ments for consideration and adoption.
These plans will be revised every ten
years. once they are with any party
to the dispute which complies with it..
award, the council will propose the
necessary measures. The council will
formulate plans for the establishment
If permanent court of international
justice to determine international dis
putes or to give advisory opinions.
Members who do not submit their case
to arbitration must accept the jurisdic-
ton of the assembly.
Preventing of War-trpon any war.
or threat of war the council will meet
be taken. Members are pied to
submit matters of dispute to arbitra-
ton or inquiry and not to resort to
award. Members agree to carry out
an arbitral award. and not to go to
war unless concurred in by all mem
bers represented on the council and
a simple majority of the rest. less the
parties to the dispute. and will have
the force OF unanimous recommended
ton by the council.
international engagements concluded
after the institution of the league will
be registered with the secretariat and
published The assembly may from
time to time advise members to recon
slider treaties which have become in
applicable or involve danger of peace.
The covenant abrogates all obligations
between members inconsistent with it's
terms, but nothing in it shall affect
the validity of International engage
rents such as treaties of arbitration
or regional Understandings like the
Monroe doctrine for securing the main
tenance of peace.
The Mandatory System-The tute-
lage of nations not yet able to stand
by themselves will be intrusted to ad-
vanced nations who are best fitted to
undertake it. The covenant recognizes
three different stages of development
recurring different kinds of manda-
tories. -
General International Provisions
Subject to and in accordance with the
provisions of International conventions
existing or hereafter to be agreed
upon. the members of the league will
In general endeavor through the inter-
national organization established by
maintain fair conditions of labor for
men women and children in their own
countries and other countries, and I'M
dertake to secure just treatment of the
native inhabitants of territories under
their control: they will intrust the
league with the general supervision
the suppression of traffic in women
and children. etc; and the control of
the trade in arms and ammunition with
countries In which control is neces-
xary: they will make provision for
freedom of communications and transit
and equitable treatment for commerce
special reference to the necessities of
regions devastated during the war: and
they will endeavor to take steps for
international prevention and control of
disease. International bureaus and
commissions already established will
be placed under the aeue. as well as
those to be established in the future
Amendments to the Covenants
Amendments to the covenant will take
effect when ratified by the council and
by a ma jority of the assembly.
Boundaries Of Germany-Germany
cedes to France Alsace-L Lorraine S 800
square miles. and to BELGIUM two small
districts between Luxembourg and HoI-
and. totaIing $50 square miles She
lso cedes to Poland the southeastern
Zip of Silesia beyond and including
pppeln. most of Posen and West Prus-
STA. 27.6S6 square miles East Prussia
being isols ted from the main body by
a part of Poland. She loses sovereign
~ over the northeastermostt ius of
East Prussia. forty square miles north
Of the River Memel; and the interna-
tionalized areas about Danzig. 72s
square miles. and the basin of the Saar,
19e square MILES. between the western