The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-08
Official Summary of Provisions of Treaty Submitted German Peace

Japan, described as the five allied and !
associated powers. and Belgium, Bo-
livia, Brazil, China, Cuba, Ecuador.
Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, the Redjaz
Honduras. Liberia, Nicaragua, Pana-
ma, Peru, Portland. Portugal, Rou-
mania, Serbia, Siam, Czecho-Slovakia
and Uruguay, who with the five above
are described as the allied and asso-
ciated powers, and on the other part
Germany.
1t states that: Bearing in mind tina t
on the request of the then Imperii il
German government, an armistice W, Is
granted on November IL, 1918 by the
five allied and associated powers in
order that treaty of peace be on
cluded with her; and whereas the al
lied and associated powers are eq ual-
ly DESTROYS that the war in which hey
were successfully involved directl v or
indirectly and which originated IL the
declaration of war by Austria Hun
gary on July %, 1914, against 8 erbia.
the declaration Of war by Gel many
against Russia on August 1, 1911 4, and
against France on August 8, 191 4, and
In the invasion of Belgium, sht 1uld be
replaced by firm, just and durable
peace, the plenipotentiaries, having
communicated their full power s found
in good and due form have agreed as
follows:
From the coming into for lie OF the
present treaty the state Of war will
terminate. From the momeu and sub
ject to the provisions of lis treaty.
official relations with Ger many and
with each of the German Estates, will
be resumed by the allied aAd associat-
ed powers.
SECTION oNI:
| League OF Nations-Thf covenant of
the League of Nations CO Institutes sec
| ton one Of the peace treaty, which
places upon the league many specific
duties in addition to its general duties.
| It may question German " at any time
| for violation of the n eutralized zone
east of the Rhine as q threat against
the world peace. 1t W IL appoint three
of the five members f the Saar COM
mission, oversee it's r egime, and carry
out the plebiscite. II will appoint the
high commissioner Q Danzig. guaran
tee the independence of the free city
and arrange treatia between Danzig
and Germany and Poland It will
work out the mand atory system to be
applied to the for mer German colo
MES. and act as a. final court in part
of the plebiscites of the Belgian Ger
man frontier, and in disputes as to the
Kiel canal, and decide certain of the
economic and financial problems
An international conference of labor
is to be held in October under it's di
rection, and and ther on the Internal
ional control of ports, waterways and
railways is fors shadowed
Membership The members of the
league will be the signatories of the
covenant and other states invited to
acceed. who must lodge a declaration
of accession without reservation with
in two months A new state domin
ion, or colon-y may be admitted pro
vided admis sion is agreed by two
thirds Of asst mbly. A state may with
draw upon giving two years notice
if it has ful. filled all its international
obligations.
SECTION TWO
Secretar1at-A permanent .secretar
lat will be established at the seat oil
the league which will be at Geneva
Assembly---The assembly will consist
! of Representatives of the members OF
: the league, and will meet at stated IN
tervals. Voting will be by states
Each member will have one vote arc
not more than three representatives.
Council-The council will consist @
i, repres entatives of the five great al
lied powers together with representa-
J tives of four members selected by tht
: assembly, from time to time; it may &C
operate with additional states ant
, will meet at least once a year. Mem
? bers not represented will be invite,
to send representative when ques
lions affecting their interests are dis
= cussed. Voting will be by states
! Each state will have one vote and no
!, more than one representative. Deci
: sion taken by the assembly and coun
: ell must be unanimous except in re
8 gard to procedure, and in certain case
: treaty, where decisions will be by
|. majority.
a Armaments Reduced
Armaments-The council will for
mulate plans for reduction of anna
;. ments for consideration and adoption
= years. Once they are adopted no mem
: Der must exceed the armament Pre-
yided without the concurrence O
4 the council. The council vii
!. formulate plans for the establishment
! of a permanent court of internationa
: disputes or to give advisory opinion
, members who do not submit thei
= case to arbitration must accept tn
Jurisdiction Of the assembly. II tn
!. council, less the parties to the dispute
: is unanimously agreed upon the right
:, of it, the members agree that they vii
:, not go to war with any party to til
v dispute which complies with its ri
. concentrations, in this case a recon
= mendation by the assembly adopted
: No member must exceed the armt
= ments fixed without the concurrence
of the council. All members will e,
. change full information as to arm;
ments and programs and permaner
commission will advise the council o
y military and naval questions
s Preventing of War-Upon any wal
9 or threat of war, the council will NEE
y to consider what common action s,ra
II be taken. Members are pledged
q submit matters of dispute to arbitr;
u ton or inquiry and not to resort t
L war until three months after tn
T award. Members agree to carry on
e an arbitral award and not to go t
e war with any party to the disput
is which COmplies with it. If a membe