The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-05-09
GERMANY RECEIVES
TREATY OF PEACE.
Renders Germany Powsrlsss a. War
Machine-Must Pay Damages Of
War-Franee to Be Fully
Protected.

VIC oAiieo anu dSSucldCeu powers WILL
make peace with her.
These terms were contained in a
treaty some $4,000 words in length,
which. was handed to the German
plenipotentiaries at memorable as
semblage here, attended by the dele,
gates of the twenty-sevn nations
which are parties to the peace pact
This notable document, on which
the leading statesmen of the various
nations, together with swarm Of
experts from the principal countries
involved. have been working since.
the convening Of the peace confer
ence on January 1S, is introduced by
an extensive preamble, embodying
the assertion Of authority upon
which the treaty is based: S
Immediately following is the first
chapter, the covenant of the League
of Nations, the text Of which already
has been printed. Of the fourteen
principal sections, one contains sti-
pulations with regard to frontiers
which materially changes the. maps
Of Europe. Military, naval and air
terms are dealt with in another Sec
ton while still another is devoted,
to: the subject Of reparations: Politi-
cal stipulations for Europe; on the
one hand, and outside Of it, on the
other, are dealt, with 1 in separate
divisions of the document.
The treaty, it is noted, has to do
with; Germany, alone, except in SO
far as it is required that she accept
agreements made: by the allies with
the other central powers. >,
The document, long as it is, is
shorter than was indicated by some
of the forecasts, which estimated
its length at 100000 words. -
The treaty is not printed in Ger
man. The text is in French and
English, on opposite pages.
The terms of the treaty spell the
end Of Germany as military power.
She is deprived Of virtually all her
fleet, her army is cut down to nomi-
nal dimensions and she is sharply re,
stricted along lines through which
she might seek to work militarily to
rehabilitate herself. Economically.
also, the future course Of Germany
is edged about with stipulations in
tended to insure her ability to pay
the indemnity demanded by the al
lies, but to prevent her from ex-
plotting her old-time; resources as a
strangling competitor of the nations
about her which she overran and de-
vastated during the war. -
Following the preamble and dis
position of powers comes the dispo-
sition of the League Of Nations which
is the first section of the treaty. The
frontiers of Germany in Europe are
defined in the second section; Euro
pean political classes given in the
third; European political classes in
the fourth. Next are military, naval
and air terms as the fifth section, fol-
lowed by section on prisoners of war
and military graves; seventh on re-
sponsibilities. Reparations, financial
terms and economic terms are cover
ed in sections eight to ten. Then
comes the aeronautic section, ports,
waterways and railways; the section
on labor covenant, section on guar
antees and financial clauses.
Germany, by the terms of the
treaty, restores Alsace-Lorraine to
France, accepts the internationaliza-
ton of the Sarre Basin, temporarily,
and of Danzig permanently. agrees
TO territorial changes toward Bel
gium and Denmark and in East Prus-
sia, cedes most of Upper Silesia to
Poland, and renounces all territorial
and political rights outside of Eu-
rope as to her own or her Allies ter
ritories and especially to Morocco,
Egypt. Siam, Liberia and shantupg. .
She also recognizes total independ-.
. ~ - Continued Oh Psge Eight: :.