Cheyenne record., 1919-05-15
OFFICIAL SUMMARY OF PEACE TREATY
Great Pact Handed to Germans at Versailles Pushes In Their
Frontiers and Destroys Their Military Power-League of
Nations Established by the Document.
oEnfzes the total independence Of Ger
man Austria In the boundaries traced.

man Austria in the boundaries traced.
cZECHO-sLOVAKIA-Germany rec
ognizes the entire independence of the
Czecho-Slovak state. Including the au
tonomous territory of the Ruthenians
south OF the Carpathlans. and accepts
termined. which an the case of the Ger
man frontier shall follow the frontier
or Bohemia in 1914. The usual stipu..
nationality follow
POLAND-Germany cedes to Poland the
greatest part up upper siesia. Posen and
bank OF the Vistua. A field boundary
commission of seven-fve representing
the allied and associated powers and one
each representing Poland and Germany
shall be constituted within Is days OF the
peace to delmit this boundary. Such
special provisions as are necessary to
protect racial. linguistic religious mi
noritles and to protect freedom of tran
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 PRt SSIA-The southern and the
eastern frontier of East Prussia Is to be
fixed by piebiscites. the first in the re-
ern frontier Of East Prussia and the
northern frontier of Regierungsbesirk
hAlienstein. from where IT meets the
boundary between East and West Prus-
sa to Its Junction with the boundary be-
tween the circles of Oletsko and Augers-
DurS, 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
Vistula.
In each case German troops and au-
thorities will move out within Is days Of
the peace and the territories be placed
under an International commission of Ave
members appointed by the Ave allied and
associated powers. with the particular
fIf , f,frlt Col. rAt
vote. The commission will report the re-
suits of the plebiscites to the Ave powers
with 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
Prussia full and equitable access to and
use of the Vistula subsequent con-
ventlon. OF which the terms will be f1xed
by the five allied and associated powers.
will be entered into between Poland
Germany and Danzig. to assure suitable
railroad communication across German
between Poland and Danzig. while Poland
shall grant free passage from East Prus-
sia to Germany.
The northeastern corner OF East Prus-
sia about Memel is to be ceded by Ger
many to the associated powers. the for
meI agreeing % to accept the settlement
made. made. especially as regards the nation
DANZlG-Danzig and the district i'm.
mediately about 1t is to be constituted
guaranty OF the league OF nations A
high commissioner appointed by the
league and resident at DanZig shall draw
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 delmited
by 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 DAN
zig within the Polish customs frontiers.
Poland the free use of all the city.s
waterways. docks and other port facili-
ties. the control and administration of the
Vistula and the whole through railway
graph and telephone communication be-
tween Poland and Danzig: provide against
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 tine peace German troops and
north OF the line running from the mouth
of the Schlei. south OF kappel. Schleswg
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 all International commission of five.
of whom Norway and Sweden shall be in
vited to name two.
HEIGOl.AND. The fOrtihcatiOns.
military establishments and harbor. of
the ialsnds of HeIKOlHnd and Dune nre
"f the allies by German labor and at
Germnny's ~xpcnae. They may not he
rrconstru"t~d for amy similar fortihcn-
tiOn built in the future.
I'SSIA.-Germany agrees to respect
as permanent and inalienable the inde-
p"ndency "t all territories which were
part of the former Russian empire. to
accept the nbrogation OF the Rrest-
I.ttnvsk and other treaties entered into
with thu Maximalist government OF
Russia. to recognize 'hr full force OF
all treaties entered into by the allied
and associated powers with states
which were IA part of the former Rus
sian empire and to recognize the from
tiers determined thereon, The al
lied and associated powers formally re-
serve the right of Russia to obtain res
tiIuti"n and reparati"n Of the princi-
pies Of tn" present treaty
Section Five-German Rights Outside
Europe
outside Europ" Germany r.nounces
nll rights. titles and privileges MS to
her own or her allies territories to all
th", allied and asf"Stated powers. and
undertakes to accept whatever meas
ur,s are taken by the i've allied pow
rra in relation thereto.
COLONIES AND OVERSEAS POS
SESSION rrnOunccs in In
N"r of the nllied md Hssocinte ed powers
her OvrrscRa p0sscHsinns with all rights
and titlcs therein. All movable and
immo> able property belonging to the
German empire to amy Germnn
state shall pass to the government ex-
rrci.inE authority therein.
These governments may make what
ever provisions seem suitable for the
repatriation of German nationals and
to the conditions on which Germa n
subjects of European origin shall re-
side. hold property or carry on busi
ness. Germany undertakes to pay rpp-
arHtion for dunage suffered by French
nationals in the kumeruns or its from
der zone through the acts of German
civil and military authorities and OF
indy idunl Germans from January
1900. to August /, 1914.
Germany rcnounCes all rights under
iAt. ~ vent long OF Now ~ har