The Snowflake herald., 1919-05-16
HUNS RECEIVE
PEACE TREATY
GERMANY AGREES TO TERRIToR-
IAL CHANGES TOWARD BEL
GUM AND DENMARK.
X-KAISER TO Be TRIED
ALSACE-LORRAINE GOES BACK
TO FRANCE WITHOUT
PAYMENT.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

A summary of the peace treaty SUBJ
mitted to the Germans at versailles
follows
Preamble-The preamble names as
parties of the one part the United
States, the British empire. France,
Italy and Japan, described as the flVe
allied and associated powers, and Bel
gium. Bolivia Brazil, China, Cuba,
Ecuador, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, the
Hedjaz Honduras, Liberia, Nicaragua,
Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Ru-
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 that on the request of the then
imperial German government an arm
istice was granted on Nov. IL, 1918, Dy
the five allied and associated powers
in order that treaty of peace might
be concluded with her.
Section League of Nations: The
covenant of the Leagueof Nations con-
stitutes section / of the peace treaty,
which places upon the league many
specific duties in addition to its gen.
eral duties. 1t may question Germany
at any time for violation Of the neu-
tralized zone east of the Rhine as a
threat against the worlds peace IL
will appoint three of the five members
| of the Saar commission, oversee It's
| regime and carry out the pleblsclte
| 1t will appoint the high commissioner
/ of Danzig, guarantee the independence
/ of the free city and arrange for
! treaties between DaDZlS anu ISIllIahJ
/ and Poland. 1t will work out the man
/ datory system to be applied to the for
mer German colonies, and act as flnal
/ court in part of the plebiscites of the
| Belgian German frontier and in dis
putes as to the Kiel canal, and DECIDE
/ certain of the economic and financial
/ problems. An international conference
on labor is to be held in October un-
/ der it's direction, and another on the
! international control of ports, water
ways and railways is foreshadowed
/ Membership-The membership OF the
! league will be the signatories OF the
/ covenant and other states invited TO
accede who must lodge a declaration
! of accession without reservation with
/ or colony may be admitted, provided
its admission is agreed to by two
i thirds of the assembly. A state may
| withdraw upon giving two years no.
| tice, if it has fulfilled all its inter-
national obligations.
Secretariat-A permanent secretariat
will be established at the seat OF 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 ana not
| more than three representatives.
i Council-The council will consist OF
representatives of the five great allled
i powers together with representatives
il of four members selected by the as
/ sembly from time to time; it may CO.
4 operate with additional states, and
II will meet at least once a year.
II Armaments-The council will formu-
1 late plans for a reduction of arma-
ments for consideration and adoption.
These plans will be revised every ten
years. Once they are with any party
to the dispute which complies with IT.
if a member fails to carry out the
award, the council will propose the
formulate plans for the establishment
of permanent court of international
Justice to determine international dis
putes or to give advisory opinions
Members who do not submit their case
to arbitration must accept the jurisdic-
tion of the assembly.
Preventing of War-Upon any war,
or threat of war, the council will meet
to consider what common action snail
be taken. Members are pled@ed to
submit matters of dispute to arbitra-
war until three months after the
award. Members agree to carry out
an arbitral award and not TO go 10
war unless concurred in by all mem
bers represented on the council and
simple majority of the rest, less the
parties to the dispute, and will have
the force of unanimous recommends
ton by the council.
Validity of Treaties-All treaties or
international engagements conclude6
after the institution of the league Will
be registered with the secretar1at and
| published The assembly may from
time to time advise members to recon
slider treaties which have become in
applicable or involve danger OF peace.
The covenant abrogates all obligations
between members inconsistent with lts
terms but nothing in 1t shall affect
the validity of inteTnational ,e9ngatge-
ments such as treaties of arbitration
or regional understandings IKE the
Monroe doctrine for securing the main
tenance of peace.
lage Of nations not yet able TO stand
by themselves will be intrusted to ad-
vanced nations who are best fitted to
undertake it. The covenant recognizes
three different stages of development
requiring different kinds of manda-
tories.
General international Provisions
Subject to and in accordance with the
provisions of international conventions
existing or hereafter to oe agreed
upon the members of the league viii
in general endeavor through the inter
national organization established by
the labor convention to secure ano
maintain fair conditions OF labor FOL
men women and children in their own
countries and other countries, and un-
dertake to secure just treatment of the
native inhabitants of territories under
their control; they Will lntrust tnt
league with the general supervision
over the execution of agreements tol
the suppression Of traffic in womer
and children. etc; and the control o.
the trade in arms and ammunition witt
! countries in which control Is neceS'
sary: they will make provision fol
freedom of communications and transl
and equitable treatment for commerce
Of all members of the league, witt
special reference to the necessities o.
regions devastated during the war; anC
they will endeavor to take steps To-
international prevention and control O.
disease international bureaus ant
: commissions already established will
be placed under the league as ~ well a.
those to be established in the future.
Amendments to the Covenants =
Amendments to the covenant will taz'
effect when ratified by the council ant
bv a majority of the assembly.
Boundaries Of GermanyraI6ermaniI nyyrai5e saI
en,1are miles and to Belgium two small
districts between Lnxemburg ,ia and H9 sh
- cedas ia Poland the southeastern
tip Of silesa beyond an and weaf fnfl4dn' Pli,a
~ o. 'e9e square miles East Prussi;
beng isolated from the eoIe msin no1sTe,gD 6ody b
pa 49, tbe northeastermost tip o
~ East p1er Prussia. forty square miles nortl
IF the River Memel and the lnterna
al DanZ1E.