Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-08

national agreement
 Must Cede Right on Danube.
 The Danube. The European Danube commission reassumes it's pre-war
 powers, but for the time being with ] representatives of only Great Brit
 ain, France, Italy and Roumania. The
 upper Danube is to be administered by
 a new international commission until a definitive statute be drawn up at conference of the powers nominated | by the allied and associated govern ! ments within one year after the peace.
 The enemy governments shall make
 full separations for all war damages
 caused to the European commission; shall cede their river facilities in sur rendered territory. and give Slovakia 1 Serbia and Roumania any rights nec- essary on their shores for carrying out I improvements in navigation.
 | Rhine Under Central Commission.
 The Rhine and the Moselle. The
 Rhine is placed under the central
 commission to meet at Strassbourg I within six months after the peace and I to be composed of four representa- tives of France. which shall in addition se- i feet the president. four of Germany
 and two each of Great Britain, Italy, | Belgium, Switzerland and The Meth erlands. Germany must give France f on the course of the Rhine moulded i between the two extreme points of her !, frontiers all rights to take water to feed canals, while herself agreeing not
 to make canals on the right bank op- posite France. She must also hand over to France all her drafts and de-
 signs for this part of the river.
 Belgium May Build Canal.
 nlc ,J a deep draft Rhine Mouse canal if she
 So desires within twenty five years. in
 which case Germany must construct
 the part within her territory on plans drawn by Belgium: similarly the in
 terested allied governments may con struct a Rhine Mouse canal, both, if
 constructed, to come under the com l, petent International commisson, Ger 1 many may not object if the central !, Rhine commission desires to extend | it's jurisdiction over the lower Moselle , the upper Rhine. or lateral canals. Germany must cede to the allied
 and associated governments certain tugs, vessels and facilities for navi- 2 gation on all these rivers, the specific | details to be established by an arbitef | named by the United States Decis- ion will be based on the legitimate
 needs of the parties concerned and OF the shipping traffic during the five years before the war. The value will be included in the regular reparatior !, account In the case of the Rhine : shares in the German navigation com panies and property such as wharves and warehouses held by Germany ir ! Rotterdam at the outbreak of wal : must be handed over. Regulations For Railways. Railways. Germany in addition te 3 most favored nation treatment on heI 3 railways, agrist (agrees-garbled 1T l tranSmission) to cooperate in the es- tablishment of through ticket services I for passengers and baggage; to insure s communication by rail between the al Fl lied, associated and other states; tC q allow the construction or improvement S within twenty-five years of such lines
 as necessary; and to conform her roll
 ing stock to enable it's incorporation
 in trains of the allied or associated - powers. She also agrees to accept the y; denunciat ton of the St. Gothard con r, vention if Switzerland and Italy so re. q quest, and temporarily to execute in = structions as to the transport O e troops and supplies and the establish S ment of postal and teIegraphic service s as provided.
 : Czecho Sovakia Access to Sea. Czecho Slovakia. To assure Czech'
 Slovakia access to the sea specia e rights are given her both north ant 9 south. Towards the Adriatic, she i ,, permitted to run her own througl II trains to Plume and Trieste. To tn - north. Germany is to lease her fo " ninety y-nine years spaces in Hamburl oo 7 and Stettin, the details to be workei Q out by a commission of three repre- ol,a
 Great Britain.
 d Kiel Canal Free and Open
 r. The Kiel Canal The kiel Canal t, to remain free and open to war an Il merchant ships of all nations at peac
 with Germany. goods and ships of a, = states are to be treated on terms 0
 absolute equality, and no taxes to b
 imposed beyond those necessary fo
 upkeep and improvement, for whic q Germany is to be responsible. In cas .e of violation of or disagreement as t Q those provisions, any state may ap q peal to the league of nations and ma 'o demand the appointment of an inter h national commission. For preliminar ,- hearing of complaints Germany cha v establish a local authority at Kiel. n Adjustment of Labor Conditions. ,- Section Thirteen.
  m Members of the league of nation k agree to establish permanent organ fl ization to promote international ad ,s justment of labor conditions, to con ,s Sist of an annual international labC ,s conference and an international labo
 office.
 The former is composed of for representatives of each state, tH
 from the government and one eac h IL. er each of whom may vote individual r. It may be a deliberat tive legislati1 IS body, its measures taking the form o- draft conventions or recommendation pr for legislation, which if passed C. two thirds vote must be submitted a- the lawmaking authority in ever ce state participating. Each governmel n- may either enact the terms into law ad approve the principle, but modify the lie to local needs; leave the actual legi lation in case of a federal state to | or cal legislatures; or reject the convel m tion altogether without further obl tn gation. o International Labor Office. t. The international labor office is e -'s tablished at the seat of the league ifs nations as part of it's organization. Is. is to collect and distribute inform ed tion on labor throughout the world al er prepare agenda for the conference. IT. will publish a periodical in French al or English, and possibly other languagt
 Each state agrees to make to it f
 presentation to the conference an a
 nual report of measures taken to ex X cute accepted conventions. The go st. erning body is it's executive. It co ue sists of twenty four members, twel K representing the governments, six t II employers, and six the employees, u serve for three years.
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