The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-19
only FEW VITAL CHANGES
IN TREATY, ANALYSIS SHOWS

ticlc 297 relating TO the liquidation OF
German property in allied and aSs"c'a'-
cd nations. requiring in the case OF ne"
states that do not share IN r"para'"h
Payments by Germany that tn" money
resulting from liquidation shall so |" tue
private owner. In the event the owner
is not satisfied with thu settlement ne
may appeal to the mixed arOltraI lrl-
bunal.
The last article Of paragraph 29' as
finally drawn requires that Germany re-
store to the owners the amount OF al
taxes and impOsts upon capital l"Fl"u
or to be levied by her on ttIc property
rights and interests Of tn" nationals OF
the allied and associated powers from
November u. 1915. until three loh'hS
after III" treaty becomes cncctlv" or IN
tn" cas-" of property. rights or lhler"S''
which have been subjected TO CNc'p-
tional measures Of war. until restitution
IN accordance with the present treaty
Patent Rights Reserved.
Article COS was changed 30 as better
to protect German patents ana traue
marks in allied and associated countries.
The right 10 make use OF Such German
devices in tho event OF national emer-
grncy is specially reserved with pro-
vision for the payment Of a reasonable
~
crinv such property in territory cedcd
by Germany. A modification which was
pleasing to Germany cilmnatcd from
article 325 q provision which prob oltcd
Germany taking measures designated 10
help Germany transport follow its own
transport routes. AS amended. inns ar
ticle merely states that the allied ana
associated bowers are entitled TO all
/ favors and all reduced tariffs granted on
German railways or navigable water
ways for the benefit OF German ports or
Of any port OF another power.
Article $50 now provides that in the
event that a decp-drauGht Rhinc-Dan-
ube navigation waterway should be con-
structcd in the future it shall be open
alike to all nations desiring 10 utilize II.
! Originally. the treaty required Germany
to build such a canal II demand were
} made for it. This was recognized rs an
expensive proposition. and Germany
was relieved Of the obligation to con-
/ struct such a waterway.
Another modification relieves Germany
Of the obligation to build branch lines
Of railroad on German territory II de-
mandcd within n period Of 25 years. As
modified. article 373 limits the number
! Of possible branch lines to be construct
| ed on demand to one between the sta.
| lions Of SChlauncy and Nacho6 pro-
vided tho government Of Czecho-Slora-
kia requires 1t within five years, the
! cost 10 be borne by the Czechs.
. A provision was stricken from article
$50. under which it would have been
possible TO require the appointment OF
an international commission to admin
lister the Kicl canal. So long as Ger
many fulfls her obligations as to equal
ity of treatment for ships OF all nations
using this waterway. the Germans will
be permitted to administer It. In the
event OF any violation Of conditions re-
lating to the KEEL canal, an interested
nation may appeal to the League Of
Nations. However, to avoid reference
OF relatively unimportant questions to
the league. Germany will establish a
local authority at KEEL qualified to deal
with disputes IN the first instance