The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-05-16
COVENANT or TAE LEAGUE OF
NArsoNs is FIRST SECTION
or Thg GREAT DOCUMENT.
ALsacE-LoRRAINE RESTORED
asav Valley and Oanxaa International.
sHss - aesnsny'a Military ard
Nsval Power Made fsosnlnaI---
fetal Rsparsslen 10 De
Determines later.


tbs prsAmeis nea !. parties 81
ss enc part the 9nltea States the
p@n 1tHeFfhed as tAe ave allied and
sssec9atsc powsEs. and belgium Boz
49, hgsaiL chins, cnhe. l'uaador
xtanaagas Liberia. Nicaragua. Panama,
&~Fas s,utAnd Portugal, EouwMala. Ser
Die Mans csechos siuvakia and urn-
serlhea * ths allied ana w ase ssa TED
RowerN aHd on She ether part Ger
Seeflen one--Lsaeoe OF Nations.
The covenant - The league 81 ma
xtons constitutes section ~ tha peace
treaty. whleh places upon the lshRna
Min9g Agterlfe In addition ta its general
aesfs% may question Germany 81
ans hfnr Tor violation u the newfrAi-
1860 Hone cast ~ the Rhkns A. 4 threat
@kAsast the wayid psaca II Will an-
point shres ~ ths nvA members 0f the
ana carry eat the plehiscifa Ii will
spHoins the high commissioners ~ Dan-
SaK ssaFAntee the Independence Ok tho
Tres CITY and arrange for treaties be-
tween bnhxia ana Germany and 20.
aahd II Will work eut this mandatory
system 60 he APPLIED 10 The former
SNswnn colonies and act ~ 4 ANAL
court IN psrt 81 shN pieBiscifem Of ths
BNiwJMu-uermAn frontier and III dlas
pAtea ~ e the k1el canal and decide
probiema An lntssnasianai conferefes
- tabor - ~ se held Ia October anAer
10 dirmettgn ana another Sn tho inter.
a4sisaai control ~ ports, waterways
sna railways - fofeahAdDwed
S@etion Two Boundaries 81 Germany.
Germany cesaNs 10 France Alaace-gsor-
E@ABS 20 square miles Of Il Ii the
s1agA@ess. and g belgium two small dls.
SEarte hetWten Luxembourg and Holland
tesAlllns ~ square miles. she also ceaes
20 Poland the southeastern tlp Oh aGleala
eeslanA Ags ihela0lns oppeln, most Of
miles. Eass rsusata hslnr tsoIafed rom
me main body By part u Poland Ger
many lpHes Sovereignty oNer tho north
miles borlh II he river Memsi sad uT ~
intssnst iensllzsd areas about Danxlk, 7es
saNaxs misess snd Tie basin at me Baar,
- square fnllss, between the western btir-
ass ef the Rhenlah paiatinAfe 81 bavaria
and tbs southeast corner of Lslxemburs
The DAnaie area consists of the v be-
Into vi - Ire addition IN 4 slm,slas n
oa the wpet Including the city of DanxlR
ne Aoushea&tefn third OF ERs4 Prussia
a,s v sss area sssssn Eest frg~sis and
three nlinuse# Is to have It's nationality
detsrnsinsd by popular vote Ss& square
schieswls A7Si saaars miles. /" paH 2
Section Three European Political
Glasses.
ffis1+0IDM - Germany IL Ia r5nFent "a
ire abrekAtioa % the treaties 81 1879 by
which telkiam was established ~ . neil
sfal stats hnd 20 agree III advance Is any
convention with witch the allied and a..
ssslatsa p9Sers MAY determine 20 replace
thetn. Ans is % fsehgnlEa the fun sover-
eiEHsy 81 Belgium over the contested ter-
gNofY 0t MpreAueg and over part Of
$500 tassl s.s M2srsnst aaa e rsnounee u
~ Eng@n and Malmedy, The inhabitants
ng which arc 20 he entitled within aix
nasntns - pfe,es. AGAINST this change o.
nnhi deeisioa 70 he reserved to lilo league
2f natlons commission Is 10 settle fhe
gspens Tor change u nationality are laid
aoN0
LUXEMBOURG = Germany renouncsa
ATf various treaties and conventions with
tee gfanu dschx 81 Luxembourg rSeoEs
ntsss that Il ceased 10 ~ q paa az t6e
tseffnAn naiitefeiu from January / last
lssagiiasss e. Iisht q exploitation 81 Ire
nFutfsisiy. And aereptA ln advance atV
iAiefnAt ienNl agreement a. 90 HI reached
I.EEsF BANK 0F 4gfE sssaiSss 4.
FF1stafes ~ the naiiftprs elmaa~n. Gers
NtAHt sth asf asmtNtaia aRy faFstnen~
sags. ~ srsa*a toFesM Hess taas atty
hftssAetsrs 90 shs east Of she Hhlmr,
hSfa m~f Anm@easer@, ssr nanfatnte any
wsrNa 20 facilitate mobilization
~ ease q Violation ahs shalt he re-
RAfHed ~ committing . hostile met
AEAinrt the r@wFfs who sign tht pres.
ut treaty sud a. inteaalnR 10 disturb
ttAf tff4ANM Ns ANN NNflAi
9rrmans shall ~ bound rs rsspoaa ~
stAy ft4astt Ter ~ explanation which
the eegnsii ~ ihs issspe ~ nations
80. thihN y neeesa&fy te address %
kIsAcE LORRAINE AFTER rsrer-
nttten ~ TIE moral obligation 70 re-
patf ihR MrgnN a9ne N 1874 81 Ger
many u france and lho people 81 al.
eMef Lorraine. the territories eaffsd ~
sse'shs w re treaty ~ Frankfort
frontiers a. hefofs is3t 70 dste from
lhe ai1nlnw 81 the armisiiee ana Il ~
Tres e AZ public dehta
E3tisNGship ~ regulated ny detailed
provisions dtsfin9ulshfnR those MO
ere Immediately restored 10 flti Frenrh
slitzss,ship these who have 10 ns4ks
formal Application therefor and those
Tor ~bsta NATURALIZATION u open aftsr
tefFe ysNFE Fhs tAs4snAmea HaAss fH-
etpa&s 9srnan residents til Afnaee,
~, 49, 80 ~ ~ siHsalsssFc from sh0ss
1seffaiRe - dwaned iH the treaty All
tAbsse FFs1sstf aea 81 private proper.
~ 3sEnan sSeeessyeiEns passes %
FfNAcs @sthq9t payment ~ credit
FfAnrs j. ssestifqts8 fer Uermany ~
fFNsrds eNnsfetip ~ the railroads nnd
5ssss psts ems seatons n tFamwafs.
ths et9iEktisn for fbsir apksss
LII eA&hts~-la compensation for
tlis asstractags 81 eeai msRes IL aorfh-
seans n fsparsfios. Gerfnzny esaes .
kteeEf fbit HNnNFHhip ~ the coal
fsinas e tae scar basin With their
staA31isFttel accessories ara fgtlilfles
heir sNies wiil - estimated w tfs
reSsrAtig1 eemmiesf9n and sredlted
sgstnst tssat aeeoanL The French
riEhfk VIII ~ EpFsFned ~ German i8w
~ force az the armisfAcs. e4eepflng war
LEGISLATION France replacing the pres
snt owners whom Germany undertakes
~ Indemnify. France @lfs continue 10
x9fhikh The present proportion ~ eosl
Tor tofss needs and contribute tn 1dat
RroD0tfOE - local ~ Kes. The basin
extsnea from the frontier Og LorfNins 4
So Ts-anuexsd 20 France north as far
as 81 wendell. Including % the vest
xhe valley of chs SaAr Is fap "a gaar-
h9lxfseh and on the east the town ~
H0gnburAs
IN eydrr 20 EseUfe tie f1&hte and
ws3fmFe Of the population and 3uaran-
gFs 70 Franc entire freedom III work
1n@ the n!ineA. the territory viii BE
governed 81 4 commission appointed
ny the jeagus ~ nations snd c0nassfisR
~ Dfe ;nsfnpsrss Cne tfepeg, onr = naive
81 TIE esbf and three TeDre-