The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-07
WILSON IN
PLEDGE TO
THE FRENCH
If France Is Attacked by
Germany Again United
States and Great Britain
Will Go to Her Aid.
LInrERnArlonAI nrws srau1cr,


PARIS, May "A lengthy summary
of the peace treaty was made public this
afternoon simultaneous with It's prescn-
tation to the German delegates at Yer
sailles
At the same time President Wilson
made public for the hrst tine the exact
nature OF the pledge he and Premier
yd-George Of Great Britai ngave the
French government. respecting the aid of
the United States might render in case
France is again attacked by Germany.
In addition to the securities afforded
IN the treaty of peace" said an official
statement issued on his behalf. the
president OF the United States has
pledged himself to propose to the senate
of the United States. and the prime min.
lister OF Great Britain has pledged him
self to propose to the parliament OF
Great Britain in engagement. subject tc
the approval OF the council of the League
of Nations. to come Immediately to tn.
assistance of France in case of unpro
voked attack by Germany"
Under the provisions of the treaty:
Alsace-Lorraine goes to France.
The Saar valley will be temperate,
internationalized.
Danzig Will be permanently interna
tionalized.
! Germany renounces all territoria
/ rights outside of Europe
! Germany recognizes the independence
of Poland and Czecho-Slovakia.
( The German army is reduced to 100.
| 600 officers and men. and conscriptiol
within Germany Is abolished.
] The German navy is reduced TO "a war
ships and no submarines.
Germany may have only 100 unarme,
seaplanes to search for mines off he
coast.
| Germany Will pay an indemnity. tn
| amount of which Is not yet fixed. tn
initial payment to be $4,000. 600 90
marks. about .6,ooo.ooo.O 900.
Germany cedes a large part Of he
merchant feet to the allies.
| Germany agrees to the trial of the ex
kaiser
The disposition OF the surrendere
German fleet, the German colonies an,
the German cables is left to future &C
ton.
The League of Nations becomes nv
| Ing organization.
PREAMBLE.
The preamble names as parties Of tn
one part the United States, the Britisl
| Empire. France. Italy and Japan, de
scribed as the FIVE allied and associate
powers. and Belgium. Bolivia. Brazi
China. Cuba. Ecuador. Greece Guatema
Ia Hayti. The Hedjaz. Honduras. Liber
| Ia. Nicaragua, Panama Peru, POLAND
Portugal. Roumania, Serbia, 81 m
Tzecho- o-Slovakia, and Uruguay. who wit
the five ADORE are described as the allie
and associated powers. and on the othe
part. Germany
1t states that:
Bearing in mind that on the reques
of the then Imperial German Govern
ment. an armistice was granted on Nov
ember eleventh. nineteen eighteen. b
tho Ave Allied and Associated Power
In order that q treaty of peace might b
! concluded with her. and whereas. tn
talied and associated powers being equal
~ desirous that the war in which the
were successfully involved directly @
indirectly and which originated in tn
declaration of war by Austria -Hungar
on July 2sth. 1914, against Serbia, tn
declaration OF war by Germany agains
Russia on August 1st. 1914. and agains
France on August 3rd. 1914, and in tn
1 - 1T.