The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-16

..iaSS Iahen during the war OF AofV 6no
FINANCEs.-Powers to which German
territory Is coded viii assume a GER
tain portion of the German prewar debt,
| the amount to be flxed by the repara-
tons commission on the basis OF the
| ratio between the revenue and of the
ceded territory and Germany's total rev
enues for the three years preceding the
war. In view. however, Of the special
circumstances under which Alsace-Lor-
raine was separated from France In
any part of the French public debt,
! France will not assume any part of Ger
many's prewar debt there, nor will Po-
land share In certain German debts In
CURED for the oppression of Poland. Ii
the value of the German public property
| in coded territory exceeds the amount
OF debt assumed. the states to which
property coded will give credit on repara-
ton for the excess, with the exception
| OF Alsace-Lorraine. Mandatory powers
| Will not assume any German debts or
property. Germany renounces all rights
| OF representation on. or control of, state
| banks commission or other similar inter-
| tons.
! Germany is required to pay the total
! cost OF the armies of occupation from the
date of the armistice as long as they are
| maintained in German territory. this cost
| to be first charge on her resources. The
| cost of reparation is the next charge,
| after making such provisions for pay
| necessary.
Germany is to deliver to the allied
| and associated powers all sums deposited
in Germany by Turkey and Austria Hun
| gary In connection with the financial sup
| port extended by her to them during the
| war and to transfer to the allies all
| garia or Turkey in connection with agree
| ments made during the war. Germany
/ confirms the renunciation of the treaties
Of Bucharest and Brest-Litovsk.
~ raf ~
| mission Germany will appropriate any
rights or interests of her nationals in
public utilities in ,ceded territories or
| those administered by manufactures, and
in Turkey. China, Russia. Austria Hun
| gary and Bulgaria, and transfer them to
| the reparauons commission which will
| credit her with their value.
Germany guarantees to repay. to Bra
| I'll the fund arising from the sale of Sac
| Paulo coffee which she refused to allow
Brazil to withdraw from Germany
Section Eight-Economlc Clauses.
CUSTOMS.-For a period Of six months
| Germany shall impose no tariff duties
higher than the lowest in force in 1914.
| and for certain agricultural products.
washed or secured wool this restriction
! obtains for two and half years or for
five years unless further extended by the
league of nations. Germany must give
allied and associated powers She shall
impose no customs tariff for five years
on goods originating in Alsace- Lorraine
and for three years on goods originating
in former German territory ceded to Po-
land; with the right Of observation Of a
similar exception for Luxembourg.
associated powers shall for five years and
| thereafter, under condition of reciprocity,
unless the league Of nations otherwise
decides, enjoy the same rights in German
ports as German vessels and have most
| favored nation treatment in fishing, coast
ing trade and towage, even in territorial
seacoast may be registered at some one
place within its territory.
UNFAIR COMPETITION-Germ I'M
dertakes to give the trade. Of the allied
and associated powers adequate safe
| guards against unfair competition and in
particular to suppress the use Of false
! wrappings and markings and on condition
of reciprocity to respect the laws and
| judicial decisions of allied and associated
states in respect of regional appellations
TREATMENT :, OF OF NATIoNALs.-Ger-
many shall impose no exceptional taxes
or restrictions upon the nationals of the
allied and adssociated states for a period
of five years and, unless the league of ma
tons acts, for an additional five years.
German nationality shall not continue to
attach to a person who has become a
national of an allied or associated
state.
MULTILATERAL CONVENTIONS
Some forty multilateral conventions are
renewed between Germany and the al
| conditions are attached to Germany's
| readmissiOn to several
PREWAR DEBTS. - A system of
clearing houses is to be created within
three months, one in Germany and one
in each allied and associated state
which adopts the plan for the payment
of prewar debts, including those aris-
ing from contracts suspended by the
war for the adjustment of the proceeds
of the liquidation OF enemy property and
the settlement Of other obligations:
ENEMY PROPERTY.-German shall
restore or pay for all private enemy
property seized or damaged by her, the
amount of damages to be fixed by the
mixed arbitral tribunal The allied and
man private property within their
territories as compensation for prop
erty of their nationals not restored or
paid for by Germany for debts owed
tionals and for other claims against
Germany. Germany is to compensate
its nationals for such losses and to
| deliver within six months all docu-
ments relating to property held by it's
nationals in allied and associated states.
All war legislation as to enemy property
rights and interests is confirmed and all
claims by Germany against the allied or
associated governments for acts under
receptional war measures abandoned
CONTRACTS - Prewar contracts be-
tween allied and associated nations, ex-
cepting the United States, Japan and Bra
zil and German nationals, are Cancelled
except for debts for accounts already
performed, agreements for the transfer
of property where the property had al
ready passed, leases of land and houses,
contracts of mortgage, pledge or lien,
mining concessions, contracts with gov
ernmente and insurance contracts.
Mixed arbtral tribunes shall be es-
tablished of three members, one chosen
by Germany, one by the associated states
and the third by agreement, or failing
which by the president of Switzerland.
They shall have jurisdiction over all dis
putes as to contracts concluded before
the present peace treaty.
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Industrial, literary and artistic property
are re-established, the special war meas
ures of the allied and associated powers
are ratified and the right reserved 10
impose conditions on the use of German
patents and copyrights when in the public
interest Except as between the United
States and Germany prewar licenses ana
rights to sue for infringements are can
celled.
Section Nine.
OPIUM.-The contracting powers agree,
whether or not they have signed and
ratified the opium convention OF January
% 1912 or signed the special protocol
opened at The Hague in accordance with
resolutions adopted by the third opium
conference in 1914 to bring the said con-
Vention into force by enacting within Il
months of the peace the necessary legisla-
RELIGIOUS MISSIONS.-The allied and
associated powers agree that the proper
ties of religious missions in territories be-