The Tomahawk., 1919-05-15

psrisIaDe goods: Germany may nH %
favor OF her own transport routes or
maintain control stations in connection
establish any tax discrimination against
the ports OF allied or associated powers:
must gran: the atters seaports al fac &C.
own or other nationals, and afford tn"
allied and associated powers equal rights
ports and waterways. save that she is
tree to open or close her maritime coast
FREE ZONES IN PoRTs-Free zones
existing in German ports on August l,
1914. must be maintained with due facili-
ties as to warehouse and packing, without
discrimination. and without charges ex,
cept for expenses of administration and
use. Goods leaving the free zones for
consumption in Germany and goods
brought into the free zones from Ger
many shall be subject to the ordinary inn
port and export taxes.
INTERN NATIONAL RIVERS-The Elbe
from the junction of the Vitava, the vi
tava from Prague. the Oder from Oppa.
the Nlemen from GrOdnO and the Danube
from Utm are declared international, to-
gether with their connections. The r.
parian states must ensure good conditions
of navigation within their territories UNI
less special organization exists therefcr:
Otherwise appeal may be had to spec.E.
tribunal of the league of nations. which
also may arrange for Il general interHfs-
tional waterways convention.
The Elbe and Oder are to be placed
under International commissions to meet
within three months.
THE DANUBE-The European Danube
commission reassumed Its preWar pow
scntatives of only Great Britain. France.
Italy and Roumania. The upper Danube
is to be administered by new interna-
tional commission until a definite statute
be drawn up at a conference of the pow
ers nominated by the allied and asso-
| ciated governments within one year after
THE Rhine AND THE MosELLE.,;
| The Rhine is placed under the central
| commission to meet at Strassbourg within
six months after the peace and to be com
posed of four representatives Of France.
which shall in addition select the presi.
dent four Of Germany and two s safh OF
land. and the Netherlands.
Section Twelve.
MISUNDERSTANDING in addition
to most favored nation treatment on
her railways agrees to cooperate IN
the establishment OF through ticket
services for passengers and baggage:
to insure communication by rail be
tween the allied. associated and other
states; to allow construction or i'm.
provement within twenty-five years or
form her eS roi lii stock to enable its in
corporation In trains Of tho allied or
associated powers, She also agrees to
convention il Switzerland and Italy
request and temporarily to execute
instructions as to the transport or
troops and supplies and the establish
as provided
CZECHo- sLoVAKTA. - To assure
and south. Toward tho Adriatic she
is permitted to run her own through
north Germany Is to lease her for 30
years spaces in Hamburg and Stettin.
the details to be worked out by a COM
N{SCj nf thrna ~
THE KEEL CANAL-The KEEL canal
is to remain free and open to war and
with Germany. subject. goods and ships
Of all states are to be treated on terms
of nd fop
upkeep and Improvement for which
Germany is to be responsible. In case
those provisions: any state may appeal
to the league Of nations. and may de-
mand the appointment OF an interna-
hearing Of complaints Germany shall
establish n local authority at ktel.
Section Thirteen.
INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANI-
ZATlON-Members Of the league of ma
tons agree to establi sh n permanent or
ganizatiOn to promote international ad-
justment Of labor conditions. to consist
of an annual international labor confer
ence and an international labor office.
rescntatives OF each state. two from tho
government and one each from the en-
ploycrs and the employed: each of them
ySs essson body T IT'S Ss @s
taking the form of draft conyentions or
recommendations for legislation. which
United to the law-making authority in
every state participating. Each govern,
ment may enact the terms into law: ap-
prove the principle. but modify them to
1a. l,nu hn mt
in case of n federal state to local legts-
latures. or reject the convention altogeth-
er without further obligation.
The international labor office is es.
tablished at the seat Of the league OF
nations and part Of Its organization. 1t
is to collect and distribute information on
labor throughout the world and prepare
agenda for the conference;
and English and possibly other Ian
| for presentation to the conference an an
| nual report OF measures taken to execute
accepted conventions.
will take place in october, 1919: at
Washington. to discuss the eight-hour
day or 4s-hour week; prevention OF
plication Of the international conven-'
tons adopted at Berne in 1906 prohib-
iting night work for women and the
ment OF women and children at night
or in unhealthy work. OF women DelOTe
and after childbirth including mater
nifty benefit. and Of children as regards
minimum age.
Section Fourteen.
GUARANTEES As q guarantee for the
execution of the treaty German territory
to the west of the Rhine. together with
the bridgeheads will be occupied by allied
and associated troops fors15 years period
II the conditions are faithfully carried out
BY Germany. certain districts, including
the bridgehead of Cologne, will be evac-
uated at the expiration Of five years; GER,
tain other districts. including the bridge
head of Coblcnz, and the territory nearest
the Belgian frontier; win be EVACUATED ,s
after ten years, and the remainder, In
Guiding the bridgehead of Mainz. will be
evacuated after u years. In case the
interallied reparatiOn commission finds
that Germany has failed to observe the
whole or part of her obligations. either
during the occupation after the Is
years have expired. the whole or part
of the areas specified will be reoccupied
Immediately. II before the expiration OF
the Is years Germany complies with all
the treaty undertakings. the occupying
forces will be withdrawn Immediately.
EASTERN EC ROPE. - All German
troops at present in territories to the east