The Pulaskian., 1919-05-16

| than France ard Germany. The league
] Will appoint a member o & the commission
| as chairman to act as executive of the
i commission. The commission will Rave
| all powers Of government formerly be-
! longing TO the German empire, Prussia
and Bavaria, viii administer the railroads
| and other public services and have full
| power to interpret the treaty clauses. The
local courts will continue but subject to
| the commission.
After fifteen years a plebiscite viii be
| held by communes to ascertain the de-
| sires Of the population as to continuance
| of the existing regime under the league of
nations, union with France or union with
/ Germany.
Section Four-European Political
Glasses.
GERMAN AUSTRIA.--Gernnny rec
ognfzeE the total independence Of Ger
mum Austria in the boundaries traced.
| 6HEGH0-SI0VAI rec
| ognlzes the entire independence of the
/ Czecho-Siovdk state, including the au-
| tonomous territory of the Ruthenians
| south of the Carpathians. and accepts
| the frontiers of this state as to be de-
1 termined, which in the case of the Ger
man frontier shall follow the frontier
OF Bohemia in 1914. The usual stipu-
latioDs as TO acquisition and change Of
nationality follow.
P0LAND-Germany cedes to Poland the
greatest part up upper Silesiai Posen and
the province of West Prussia on the left
bank of the Vistufa- a field boundary
commission of seVen-fiVe representing
the allied and associated powers and one
each representing Poland and Germany
shall DE constituted within is days of the
peace te delimit this boundary. Such
special provisions as are necessary to
protect racial, linguistic or religious mi
norities and to protect freedom of tram
sit and equitable treatment OF commerce
of other nations shall be laid down in a
subsequent treaty between the five allied
and associated powers and Poland
EAST PRUSSIA-The southern and the
eastern frontier of East Prussia is to be
lab fret
geney of Alenstein between the south
ern frontier Of East Prussia and the
northern frontier of Regierungsbesirk
Allenstein, from where it meets the
boundary between East and West Prus-
STA to its junction with the boundary be-
tween the circles of Oletslxo and Augers-
burg, thence the northern boundary of
Oletsko to its junction with the present
frontier, and the second in the area COM
prising the circles of Stuhm and Rosen-
burg and the parts of the circles of Ma
rienburg and Marienwerder east of the
Nistula.
In each case German troops and au-
thorittes Will move out within is days of
the peace and the territories be placed
under an International commission of five
members appointed by the five allied and
associated powers. with the particular
duty of arranging q Free fair and secret
vote The commission will report the re-
with q recommendation for the boundary
and will terminate its work as soon as
the boundary has been laid down and the
new authorities set up.
The five allied and associated powers
will draw up regulations assuring East
Prussia full and equitable access to and
use of the Vistula. A subsequent con-
ventien, of which the terms will be fixed
by the five allied and associated powers,
viii be entered into between Poland,
Germany and Danzig, to assure suitable
railroad communication across German
territory on the right bank of the Vistula
between Poland and Danztg, while Poland
shall grant free passage from East Prus-
STA to Germany
The northeastern corner of East Pras-
STA about Memel is to be coded by Ger
many to the associated powers, the for
mer agreeing to accept the settlement
made. especially as regards the nation
ality of the inhabitants.
DANZIG-Danzig and the district i'm
mediately about 1t is to be constituted
into the free city of Dan2ig' under the
guaranty of the league of nations A
high commissioner appointed by the
league and resident at Danzig shall draw
up constitution in agreement with
the duly appointed representatives of
the city and shall deal in the first
instance with all differences arising be-
tween the city and Poland. The actual
boundaries of the city shall be delimited
by a commission appointed within six
months from the peace and to include
three representatives chosen by the allied
and associated powers and one each by
Germany and Poland.
A convention the terms of which shall
be fixed by the five allied and associated
powers, shall be concluded between Po-
land and DanZig, which shall include Dam
zig within the Polish customs frontiers,
though a free area in the port; insure to
Poland the free use of all the eitys
waterways, docks and other port facli-
ties the control and administration of the
Nistula and the whole through railway
systems within the city, and postal tele-
graph and telephone communication be-
tween Poland and Danzig; provide against
discrimination against Poles within the
city and place its foreign relations and
the diplomatic protection of its citizens
abroad in charge of Poland.
DENMARK-The frontier between Ger
many and Denmark will be fixed by the
INSTRUMENTATION of the population Ten
days from the peace German troops and
authorities shall evacuate the region
north of the line running from the mouth
of the Sehlei, south of Kappel, Schleswig
and Friedrichstadt, along the Elder to
the North sea- south of Tonning; the
workmen's and soldiers council shall be
dissolved. and the territory administered
by an international commission of FIVE,
of whom Norway and Sweden shall be in
vited to name two.
HELGoLAND. - The fOrtlhcntions.
military establishments and harbOrs Of
the islands of Helgoland and Dune are
to be destroyed under the supervision
of the allies by German labor and at
Germany's expense. They may not be
reconstructed for any similar fortifca-
ti0n built In the future.
RUSSIA.-Germany agrees to respect
as permanent and inalienable the indie
tendency of all territories which were
part of the former Russian empire to
accept the abrogation of the Brest-
Litovs< and other treaties entered into
with the Maximalist government of
Russia, to recognize the full force of
all treaties entered into by the allied
and associated powers with states
which were part of the former Rus
sian empire and to recognize the from
tiers as determined thereon. The al
lied and associated powers formally re-
serve the right of Russia to obtain res
titutien and reparation of the prinei-
pies of the present treaty.
Section Five-German Rights Outside
Europe
Outside Europe Germany renounces
all rights, titles and privileges as to
her own or her allies territories to all
the allied and associated powers and
undertakes to accept whatever meas
ures are taken by the five allied pow
ers in relation thereto.