The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-08

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and wclrar" al IN" l"pulai,"n and I"
rusrnntr, In France "nIIr" trrcdunI ia
wurkinr The mines, tn" territory VIII d"
rnvcrnnd Ly = commission appointed h%
ihr League, uI Nations and consisting of
five rur,nh rrs ON" French. on" na;.V"
inhabItaul If the SaaT and ihrr" repre-
snnting thrr" different countries "th'r
Than France and Germany. The league
will anpoint a member OF the "nnm'S-
sion MS chairman To hr; as executive az
the mission. TN" COMMISSION will
have all powers Of government formerly
belonging To The German empire. IrIS-
STA and Bavaria Will administer the
railroads and other public services anu
have full power To interpret the treaty
clauses The local courts will continue
but subject 10 the COMMISSION. EXISTING
German legislation will remain me
basis Of the law. but the commission
may make modification after consulting
of local representative assembly when
il will organize. 1t Will have tn" taxing
power. but for local purposes only. NV
taxes must b. approved by this Assem-"
bly,. Labor legislation will consider
Ih,. wishes az The local labor orSanl2a-
tons and the labor program Of IN" lea
: que. French and other labor may BE-
. freely utilized. lll' rlDlIll't p'lhh 'i'''
10 belong Ia French unions. All rights
acquired as TO pensions and social inSur-
ancc Will be maintained Ivy Germany
and the Saar commission. There Will
| be- no military service. hut only local
gendarmtric 10 preserve order. The
peoplo will preserve their local assr:n-
| burs. religious liberties, schools and
language, but may vote only for local
assemblies. They will keep their pres
| cnt nationality except so far as indtvid-
uals may change il. Those wishing to
| leave will have every facility with re-
Spcct to their property. The territory
{ will form part of the French customs
system with no export lax on coal and
metallugrical products going TO Ger
nllny nor on German. products entering
! the basin and for years no import duties
| on products Of the basin going 10 Ger
! many or German products coming INTO
| the basin for local consumption. french
money may circulate without restrictGn
J After Is years q plebesCite Will be- held
! by communcS TO ascertain the desires of
! the population as IN continuance Of the
| existing regime under the League Of
Nations union with France or union with
| Germany The right to vote will belong
| to all inhabitants over twenty. residents
! there In at the signature. Taking INTO
account the opinions thus expressed, the
| league will decide the ultimate sover-
| ignty. In any portion restored TO Ger
| many the German government must buy
| out The French mines at an appraised
! valuation. If tn" price is not paid with
| in six months thereafter this portion
passes finally TO France. If Germany
| buys back the mines tho league vii!
} determine how much OF tho coal shal
| be annually sold 10 France.
In sub title read: Germany is to de-
liver annually for ton years 10 France
local equivalent to the difference between
annual prc-war output OF Nord and Pas
lDe Calais mines and annual production
during above ton year period. Germany
further gives options over ton years Tor
delivery Of seven million tons coal per
wear to France in addition to the above
Of eight million tons to Belgium and'of an
amount rising from four and hair
million tons in 1919 tn 1870 10 a eight
and p half million tons in 1898 10 l92+
to Italy at prices 10 be fixed as pre-
scribed in the treaty. Coke may ne
taken in place OF coal in ratio OF three
lions 10 four. Provision is also maoc
FOR delivery to France over three years OF
llmnZul, cuul lar and OF ammonia Inc
commission has powers to postpone or
annul the above deliveries should 'hes
lintcrfere unduly with the industrial re-
iouircmentS Of Germany.
German Austria.
Germany recognizes thu total ind"-
pendcncr Of German Austria in shc
boundaries traced.
Czecho-Slovada-
r,rp,o0v rcSopnjZnx the entire 1noc-
pendcncc Of CZcchp-Slovakia t7t" IN
! Guiding tho automous territory OF Inv
RuthunianS south "f IN" 'arpa'nlanS
and accepts the frontiers of This states
az TO be determined. which. in the case
of tho German frontier. shall follow che
frontier Of Bohemia in 1914. Inc usua,
stipulatinns as 10 arqnSltl"n ana
change OF nationality follow:
Poland.
Germany cedcs 10 Poland tho greater
mart Of uppcr Silesia- Poscn and Fht
nroyince Of West Prussia on the left
bank OF the viSula. A field boundary
| commission Of snvcn-hvc representing
tha allied and associated powers and
onc each representing Poland and Ger
many-shall BE- constituted within IL
DAYS OF the peace to dclimii thus bound
ary Such special provisions as arc
| necessary to protect radical, linguistic
or religious 1ninoritics and To prot"c'
freedom of transit and equitable treat
ment OF commerce OF other nations
shall be laid down in subsequent
treaty between tho flv" allied ami aSSn'
cited powers and Poland.
East Prussia.
The southern and the eastern from.
ticr Of Fast Prussia adjoining F"lanc
! il 10 be fixed by pleh"scitcS III" first
i'm che regency of AlcnSt"in bet w""'
the southern frontier Of cast Prussia
and The northern frontier of RcEl."
rungsbcsirk Alcnstein from where II
meets the boundary between Eas; am
West Prussia 10 its junction with th'
boundary between the circles nG Hci'
sko and Augcrsburg. thence IN" mort n
ern boundary "f Olctskn Ia lis 1:lnc
tion with tho present frontier AMI th'
second in tn" area comprising inc err
rlrs uf Stuhm and lshScnburE ana lh'
narts Of tho circles " Mari"nhIrT anr
Marirnwerxicr east Of tn" EtStulA.
In each case German troops anC
, authorities will move out within !:
DAYS Of tho peace and Tho t"rrit nrl":
: | bc nlacrd under an international com
mission of Ave members appointed b,
the five allied and associated power!
with the particular duty Of arranging
for y fr'r fair and score vote TIL
commission will record III" results u
thc plebrscitrs t" thc NV powers will
recommendation for N" h"hndar,
and will terminal" PTS wn-ii as soon 4.
r ,hc boundary has been Laid down an;
: The now authorities set NJ
Tho five allied and a?S"r''icd power
J will draw up regulations aT$Irin las
prussin full and equitable access - ar
usc of the EiStula. A suhS"Iucnr co..
{ ycntion. Of which the terms wilt n
al ~. ~. Bvc allied and a;S0cint ~