Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-05-16

The treaty of peace between the al
lied and associated powers and Ger
many, handed to the German repre-
sentatives at Versailles, is officially
summarized as follows:
The preamble names as parties of
the one part the United States the
BRUSH empire, France, Italy and ia
pan. described as the five allied and
5,ss;o powers. and Belgium, Bo-
Greece. Guatemala, Haiti, the Hedjaz,
Honduras, Liberia, Nicaragua, Panama,
Peru Poland; Portugal, Roumania, Ser
quay, who with the five above are de-
scribed as the allied and associated
powers; and on the other part, Ger
many.
Section One-League of Nations.
The covenant of the league of ma
lions constitutes Section l of the peace
treaty, which places upon the league
many specific in addition to it's general
duties. 1t may question Germany at
lied zone east of the Rhine as a threat
against the worlds peace. 1t will ap-
point three OF the five members of the
Saar commission, oversee it's regime
and carry out the plebiscite. 1t will
appoint the high commissioner of DAN
zig. guarantee the independence of the
free city and arrange for treaties be-
tween Danzig and Germany and Po-
land. 1t will work out the mandatory
system to be applied to the former
German colonies, and act as nnal
court in part. of the plebiscites of the
Belgian German frontier, and in dis
putes as to the Kiel canal. and decide
certain of the economic and financial
problems. An international conference
on labor is to be held in October under
its direction, and another on the inter
national control of ports waterways
and railways is foreshadowed.
Section TWo-Boundaries of Germany.
Germany cedes to France Alsace-Lor-
raine, $500 square miles Of 1t In the
southwest, and to Belgium two small dis
totalling 9S9 square miles She also cedes
to Poland the southeastern tip of Silesia
Psynd a and Wes Gppe most pe
miles, East Prussia being Isolated from
the main body by part of Poland. Ger
many loses sovereignty over the north
easternmost tip of East Prussia, 40 square
miles north of the river Memel, and the
tnternationalized areas about Danzig, 729
1888 square miles, between the western bOr-
der of the Rhenish palatinate of Bavaria
and the southeast corner of Luxembourg.
The Danzig area consists of the be-
tween the Nogat and Vistu!a rivers made
into a w by the addition of similar
on the west including the city of Danzig.
and the area between East Prussia and
the Vistula north of latitude 90 degrees
three minutes is to have its nationality
determined by popular vote, 5,7S5 square
eliles, as is to be the case in part of
Schleswig. 2.7S7 square miles
Section Three-European Political
Glasses.
BELGIUM.-Germany is to consent to
the abrOgation of the treaties of 1889 by
which Belgium was established as a neu-
tral state and to agree in advance to any
convention with which the allied and as
soclated powers may determine to replace
them. She is to recognize the full sover-
eighty of Belgium over the contested ter
Tltory OF Moresnet and over part of
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favor of Belgium all rights over the cities
of Eupen and Malmedy, the inhabitants
months to protest against this change of
sovereignty either in whole or in part the
flnal decision to be reserved to the league
OF nations. A commission is to settle the
details of the frontier, and various regu-
ialcns FOR change of nationality are laid
LUXEMBOURG. - Germany renounces
her various treaties and conventions with
the grand duchy of Luxembourg recog-
nizes that II ceased to be part of the
German zollverein from January / last,
renounces all right of exploitation of the
railroads, adheres to the abrogation of its
neutrality, and accepts in advance any
International agreement as to it. reached
by the allied and associated powers.
LEFT BANK OF THE RHINE.-As
provided In the military clauses. Ger
many VIII not maintain any fOrtifca-
tlOns or armed forces less than fifty
kIometers to the east of the Rhine,
hold any mnneuvers, nor maintain any
In case of violation. "she shall be re-
garded as committing a hostile act
against the powers who sign the pres
ent treaty and as intending to disturh
the peace of the world"
by virtue, of the present treaty
germany shall be bound to respond to
the council of the league of nations
may, think 1t necessary to address to
her"
E-LORRAINE.-After recoe-
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pair the wrong done in 1871 by Ger
many many to France and the people of Al
Germany by. the treaty Of Frankfort
are restored to France with their
frontiers as before 1871. to date from
the signing of the armistice, and to be
free of all public debts
Citizenship is regulated by detailed
provisions distinguishing those who
are Immediately restored to full French
citizenship, those who have to make
formal application therefor and those
Tor whom naturalization is open after
three years. The last-named class in
cludes German residents in Alsace-
Lorraine, as distinguished from those
who acquire the position of Alsace-
Lorraine. as defined in the treaty. All
public property and all private proper
ty of German eX-sovereignS passes to
France without payment or credit
France is substituted for GERMANY as
regards ownership of the railroads and
rights over concessions of tramways
The Rhine bridges pass to France with
tuS ODlgdIlOn IOr their upkeeD.
THE SAAR.-In compensation for
the destruction of coal mines in north
ern France and as payment on ac-
count of reparation, Germany cedes to
France full ownership of the coal
mines of the Saar basin with their
subsidiaries, accessories and facilities
Their value will be estimated by the
reparation commission and credited
against that account. The French
rights will be governed by German law
In force at the armistice excepting war
legislation, France replacing the pres
ent owners whom Germany undertakes
to indemnify. France will continue to
furnish the present proportion OF coal
for local needs and contribute in just
proportion to local taxes. The basin
extends from the frontier of Lorraine
as re-anneXed to France north as far
as st. Wendell. including on the west
the valley of the Saar as far as Saar-
holzbach and on the east the town of
Homburg.
In order to secure the rights and
welfare of the population and guaran-
tee to France entire freedom in work
ing the mines, the territory will be
governed by q commission appointed
by the league of nations and consisting
of five members, one French, one native
inhabitant of the Saar and three repre-
eenting three different countries other \
than France and Germany. The league
will appoint a member of the commission
as chairman to act as executive OF the
commission The commission will have