The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-20
GERMANY GETS
SILESIA COAL
For Is Years Allowed to Sc
cure Products Of Mines
Transferred to Poland
REVISED TREATY
CONTAINS PERMIT
Change Made in Language
Regarding Danzig as
a Free Port

Paris, Thursday, June 10 (By the As
ISOLATED Press The alterations and
amendments incorporated by the coun.
ell of four in the revised treaty make it
a somewhat longer document than the
draft originally submitted to the Ger
mans and published in the United States.
1t now comprises pa pages, five more
than the original, and even this was eff
fected by closer paging. At various
points the drafting committee sought to
adhere as far as possible to the original
numbering OF the articles and contrived
to make up for insertions or omissions
by combining or splitting articles.
As at first arranged, the new instru-
ment still contains the original IA points
and 40 articles
The article assuring Silesian coal and
minerals to German industry now reads
poland undertakes TO permit for a pc.
riod OF Is years the expectation TO Ger
many of the products OF mines in any
part of upper Silesia transferred to Po-
land, in accordance with the present
treaty, without export duties or restrie-
tions, and permit the Germans to pur-
chase these products on the same terms
as the Poles"
In the revised draft, "the principal
allied and associated powers" undertake
to establish Danzig as free city This
language in which the responsibility of
the five great powers for the creation of
a new city and state is definitely as
sumed is substituted for the original
phraseology carrying merely that Dan
zig is designated as free city" The
new article which replaces the original
provision for the disarmament of Ger
many. number l65, providing for Ieduc-
tion to specified point within two
months, now reads in the English YER
sion up TO the time at which Ger
many is admitted as member of the
league of nations, the German army shall
not possess armament greater than that
fixed in the table submitted In this
treaty" and continues, Germany agrees
that after she has become a member Of
the league Of nations the armament fixed
by the table shall remain in force until
modified by the council of the league.
Furthermore, she hereby agrees strict
ly to observe the decisions Of the eoun-
ell in this respect"
The bulkiest, as well as the most i'm
portant changes revealed by a COMPARE
son of the old and new drafts are those
relative to the new Polish frontiers and
the Silesian pebiscite. The frontier
changes correspond generally with those
outlined in recent dispatches, but bring
the Polish frontier nearer TO Breslau, on
the cast, than was at first contemplated,
and give Poland q new section of the
Prussian province Of Pomerania ia ex.
change for the coast strip OF the same
province returned TO Germany, although
the council of four planned for time
to make all Pomerania German on his.
toric grounds.
Some Of the changes in the treaty can
be indicated only by reference to maps
of the largest scale
The provisions for a plebiscite in the
Silesan regions show that the vote will
be taken in virtually all of upper SiIesia
except small areas in the southwestern
and northern corners, which were award.
ed Internationally to Czecho. Sloyakia
and Poland, respectively. The plebi.
settle must be held between the 9th and
18th months after the signature Of the
peace treaty. The same conditions as re-.
CARDS the retirement Of German armies
and officials and the disbandment Of
workmen's soviets, which were included
in the Schleswig. Holstein and East Prus-
sian plebiseite provisions, are found in
that affecting Silesia.
A significant article of the treaty pro-
hibits political prosecution by either the
Polish or German governments for any
activities during the plebiscite in Silesia.