St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-05-17

ssnting three different countries other
than ts5, France and Germany; The league
as snairman 70 act as executive OF the
commission. The commission will have
an powers Of government formerly be-
longing to the German empire, Prussia
and Bavaria, will administer the railroads
and other public services and have full
power to interpret the Treaty clauses. The
local courts will contintle but subject to
the commission.
After fifteen years a plebiscite will be
;held by communes to ascertain the de-
,sires of the population as to continuance
iof the existing regime under the league of
inations, union with France or union with
| Germany.
Section Four-European Political
Glasses.
| g. GERMAN AUSTRIA.-Germany rec
ognizes the total independence of Ger
| man Austria in the boundaries traced.
| ! CZECHO-SLOVAKI rec
ognlzes the entire independence of the
.tonomous territory of the Ruthenians
south of the Carpathians, and accepts
the frontiers of this state as to be de-
| Itermined, which in the case of the Ger
imam frontier shall follow the frontier
| ,of bohemia in 1914. The usual stipu
jlattons as to acquisition and change Of
nationality follow
| , 'POLAND-Germany cedes to Poland the
! greatest part up upper Silesia, Posen and
| tthe province Of West Prussia, on the left
bank of the Vistula. A field boundary
! ;CoiillillSSIon Oh SSVen-HVe representing
| the allied and associated powers and one
each representing Poland and Germany
| shall be constituted within Is days of the
| peace to delimit this boundary. Such
| Especial provisions as are necessary to
| protect racial linguistic or religious mi
| norities and to protect freedom Of tran
sit and equitable treatment of commerce
,of other nations shall be laid down In .
| subsequent treaty between the five allied
| 'and associated powers and Poland
| EAST PRUSSIA-The southern and the
| eastern frontier of East Prussia Is to be
fixed by plebiscites, the first in the re-
fern frontier of East Prussia and the
snorthern frontier of Regierungsbesirk
sAllenstein, from where 1t meets the
| boundary between East and West Prus-
'sia to it's junction with the boundary be-
| tween the circles of Oletsko and Augers-
| fburg, thence the northern boundary OF
| .Oletsko to its junction with the present
| frontier. and the second In the area COM
| iprising the circles Of Stuhm and Rosen-
burg and the parts of the circles Of Ma
''rienburg and Marienwerder east of the
| iVistula. a
| In each case German troops and au-
| tthorities will move out within 15 days OF
| the peace and the territories be placed
| iunder an International commission of five
| members appointed by the five allied and
| associated powers, with the particular
| duty of arranging a free, fair and secret
/ vote. The commission will report the re-
| suits of the plebiscites to the five powers
| 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
fwiN draw up regulations assuring East
| Prussia full and equitable access to and
use of the Vistula A subsequent con-
vention, of which the terms will be fixed
| by the five allied and associated powers,
will be entered into between Poland,
| Germany and Danzig, to assure suitable
| railroad communication across German
| territory on the right bank of the Vistula
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
| mer agreeing to accept the settlement
made, especially as regards the nation
| 'ality of the inhabitants.
DANZIG-Danzig and the district I'm
| mediately about 1t Is to be constituted
into the free city. Of Danzig' under. the
guaranty Of the league of nations. A
high commissioner appointed by the
| league and resident at Danzig shall draw
up a constitution in agreement with
the duly appointed representatives OF
instance with all differences arising be-
tween the city and Poland The actual
boundaries of the city shall be delmiteo
by commission appointed within SIX
three representatives chosen by the allied
,and associated powers and one each by
| Germany and Poland.
/ A convention, the terms of which shall
4 ,be fixed by the five allied and associated
| powers, shall be concluded between 20
land and Danzig. which shall include Dam
! zig within the Polish customs frontiers
though a free area in the port insure 20
Poland the free use of all the .city's
| waterways, docks and other port tacli1-
| ties, the control and administration of the
Vistula and the whole through railway
| systems within the city. and postal, tele-
| graph and telephone communication De-
tween Poland and Danzig; provide against
discrimination against Poles within the
city and place it's foreign relations anc
the diplomatic protection Of Its citizens
abroad in charge of Poland.
It DENMARK-The frontier between Ger
many and Denmark will be fixed by the
self-determination of the population. Ten
days from the peace German troops and
authorities shall evacuate the region
north of the line running from the mouth
of the Schlet south of Kappel, Schleswfg
and Friedrichstadt, along the Elder to
the North sea, south Of Tonning; the
workmen's and soldiers council shall De
dissolved and the territory administered
by an International commission of five
of whom Norway and Sweden shall be in
vited to name two.
HEIGOLAND. - The fortihcatiOns,
military establishments and harbOrs Of
the islands of HeIgoland and Dune are
to be destroyed under the supervtSton
of the allies by German labor and at
Germany's expense. They may not be
reconstructed for any similar fortthca-
tiOn built I'm the future.
RUSSIA.-Germany agrees to respect
as permanent and inalienable the fnde-
pendency Of all territories which were
part of the former Russian empire. to
accept the abrogation of the Brest-
Litovsk and other treaties entered into
with the Maximalist government OF
Russia, to recognize the full force of
all treaties entered into by the allied
and associated powers with states
which were part Of the former Rus
sian empire and to recognize the from
tiers as determined thereon. The al
lied and associated powers formally re-
serve the right Of Russia to obtain res
titution and reparation of the princi-
pies Of the present treaty.
Section Five-German Rights Outside
Europe
, Outside Europe Germany renounces
! all rights, titles and privileges as to
her own or her allies territories to all
the allied and associated powers. and
undertakes to accept whatever meas
ures are taken by the five allied pow
ers in relation thereto.
COLONIES AND OVERSEAS Pos
SESSIONS-Germany renOunces In IA
xor of the allied and associated-BoyXera
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