The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-09
Provisions of Compact As Framed
BY Allies and Presented To
Enemy ENJOYS.
MUST PAY ALL DAMAGE
Doom Of Teuton WarIike Power Do.
creed to Foe In Document Con.
tanning 10000 Words-Long.
est Treaty Ever Drawn.
Versailles, May 9.--Following is the
Official summary of the peace treaty
az issued by the Allied governments:

Versailles, May 9.-Following Is the
official summary of the peace treaty
AZ issued by the Allied governments:
1t Is the longest treaty ever drawn.
IL totals about so, 1000 words. divided
into 1b main sections and represents
the combined product of more than
Loco experts working continually
through a series of commissions for
3h months since Jar. Is. The treaty
II printed i'm parallel pages of English
aud French, which are recognized as
with questions affecting Austria, Bull
garia and Turkey, except insofar as
binding Germany to accept any agree
ment reached with those former allies.
Following the preamble and deposit
ton OF powers comes the covenant OF
the League of Nations as the first Sec
uerme OF the ne E Freasy; ar The se frontie ir t6 ee
second section; European political
classes given in the third; European
political classes In the fourth. Next
are the military, naval and air terms
IN the NTH section. followed by a Sec
tion on prisoners of war and military
graves, and a seventh on responsible
economic terms are covered in Sections
: to 10. Then comes the aeronautic
section. ports, waterways and railway
erection. the labor covenant. the section
on guarantees and the final clauses.
Alsace-Lorraine Restored.
Germany by the terms of the treaty,
restores Alsace-Lorraine to France. ac-
cepts the Observation-Disclosures of the
Saar basin temporarily and of Danzig
changes toward Belgium and Denmark
y In east Prussia cedes most of
upper Silesia to Poland and
All territorial and political rights out
side Europe, as TO her own or her allies
territories, and especially to Morocco.
Egypt, Siam, Liberia, and Shantung.
She also recognizes the total indepen-
dence of German-Austria. Czech-Slo-
vakia and Poland.
HE army is reduced to loo. 900 men,
Including officers, CONSUMPTION within
her territories is a~bolished; all forts
80 miles east of the Rhine razed: and
all production OF war material stopped.
Allied occupation of parts OF Germany
will continue till ~reparation is made.
but VIII be reduced at the end OF each
10 fulfilling her obligations.
Any violation by Germany of the con-
ditions as to the zone 80 miles east OF
the Rhine will be regarded as an act OF
war.
German Navy Limited.
The German navy Is reduced to six
torpedoboats. without submarines, and
personnel of not over $4,000. All
other vessels must be surrendered or
build forts controlling the Baltic. must
demolish Heligoland. open the Kiel
canal to all nations, and surrender her
~ 0uUWaTlnG CdDlGS. Cnt may nave no
military or naval air forces except 100
unarmed seaplanes until Oct. l to de-
tect mines. n may manufacture ayia-
ton material for six months.
Germany accepts full responsibility
for all damages caused allied and asso-
ctated governments and nationals,
agrees specifically. to reimburse all
initial payment of $1,000, O00. 200, subse-
Quont payments to be secured by bonds
TO be issued at the discretion of the
separation commission. Germany Is to
pay shipping damage On a ton for ton
basis by cession or a large part OF her
merchant. coasting n river fleets and
by new construction. and to devote her
OF the devastated regions.
Economic Terms to Foe.
She agrees TO return to the 1914 most
nation or any sort, to allow Allied and
associated nationals freedom of transit
through her territories. and to accept
highly detailed provisions as TO pre-
war debts. unfair competition, inter-
naturalization OF roads and rivers, and
other economic and financial clauses.
Former kaiser by an International high
court for a supreme offense against
international morality and. of other
customs of war. Holland to be asked
to extradite the former, and Germany
being responsible for delivering the lat
The League of Nations Is accepted by
the Allied and Associated Powers as
operative and by Germany In principle.
but without membership, similarly, an
international labor body IL brought into
being with a permanent Office and an
annual convention
= great number OF lnternationa
ent purposes are created, some under
the League of Nations, some to exc
cute the peace treaty. Among the for
Saar Basin till a ~plebiscite is held Is
years hence; the high commissioner OF
Danxfg, which Is created into a free
missions for plebiscites in Malmody.
slesvig and East Prussia. Among
these to carry out the peace treaty are
nanoiaf and economic commission; the
International high court and military
tribunals TO az responsibilities. and a
series Of bodies for the control Of in
Problems Left Undecided.
Certain problems are left for solu-
ton the Allied n Associated
Powers. notably details of the dispo-
aition OF the German fleet. and cables,
the FORMER German colonies, and the
values paid in reparation. Certain
air and the opium. arms and liquor
trafdc are either agreed to in detail or
set for early international action.
one part the United States. the British
empire, France, Italy and Japan, de-
ocribed as the Ave Allied and Asso-
eiated Powers; and Belgium, Bolivia.
Brazil, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Greece,
Guatemala, Haiti. the Hedjaz, Hondur-
N, Lbertt. Nicaragua, Panama, Peru,
Poland. Portugal. Rumania, Serbia,
Siam. Szecho-Slovakia, and Uruguay,
who with the five above are described
~ the Allied and Associated Powers,
n on the other part, Germany.
a Treaty Ends War nj Once.
1t states that, 'bearing in mind that
on the request OF the then imperial
German government. IN armistice was
granted on Nov. IL, 1918, by the Ave
ALLIED and Associated Powers in order
that . treaty Of peace might be con-
cludod with her. and whereas the Allied
and Associated Powers, being equally
DESTROYS that b war. In which they
were successfully involved. directly or
Indirectly, and which originated In the
declarRtion OF war by Austria Hungary
On July 20, 1914, against Serbia, the
declaration OF war by Germany against
Russia on Aug. !, 1914, and against
France on Aus: 3. 1914, and in the i'm
'yAston OF Belgium, should be replaced
BY = Arm, just and durable peace, the
plonlp0tentiariee, having communicated
their full powers found in good and
y form, have agreed as follows:
From the coming into force Of the
pfoo9ut treaty the state OF war will
1glDinate. From the moment and sub