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OFFICIAL SUMMARY
OF PEACE TREATY
CONTINUED from Page Twelve.)


out improvements in navigation.
The Rhine and the Moselle. The
Rhine is placed under the Central
Commission to meet at Strassbourg
within six months after the peace
and to be composed of four repre-
sentatives Of France, which shall in
addition select the president, four
of Germany. and two each of Great
Britain, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland,
and the Netherlands. Germany must
give France on the course of the
Rhine included between the two ex-
treme points OF her frontiers all
rights to take water to feed canals,
while herself agreeing not to make
canals on the right bank opposite
France. She must also hand over to
France all her drafts and designs for
this part of the river.
Belgium is to be permitted to build
deep draft Rhine-Meuse canal IL
she so desires within twenty-five
years, in which case Germany must
construct the part within her terri
tory on plans drawn by Belgium,
similarly the interested allied govern
ments may construct a RhineMeuse
| canal, both, If constructed. to come
under the competent international
commission, Germany may not object
if the central Rhine com mission de-
sires to extend its Jurisdiction over
the lower Moselle, the upper Rhine,
or lateral canals.
Germany must cede to the allied
and associated governments certain
tugs, vessels, and facilities for navi-
CATION on all these rivers, the specific
details to be established by an arbiter
named by the United States. Decision
will be based on the legitimate needs
Of the parties concerned and on the
shipping traffic during the five years
before the war. The value will be in
cluded in the regular reparatlon a.
count In the case of the Rhine shares
in the German navigation companies
and property such as wharves AMI
warehouses held by Germany in Ro:-
terdam at the outbreak of war must
be handed over.
Railways. Germany in addition to
most favored nation treatment on her
railways, agrees to cooperate in the
establishment of through ticket ser
vices for passengers and baggage; to
ensure communication by rail between
the allied, associated and other states;
ment within twenty-five years OF
such lines as necessary; and to con-
form her rolling stock to enable it's
incorporation in trains of the allied
or associated powers She also agrees
to accept the denunciation of the
st. GOthard convention If Switzerland
and Italy so request, and temporarily
to execute instructions to the trans
port of troops and supplies and the
establishment of postal and tele-
graphic service. as provided.
Czecho-Slovakia. To assure Czecho-
Slovakia access to the sea special
rights are given her both north and
south. Towards the Adriatic she is
permitted to run ner own through
train to Fiume and Trieste. To the
north Germany is to lease her for
ninety-nine years spaces in Hamburg
and Stettin, the details to be worked
out by a commission of three repre-
senting Czecho-Slovakis, Germany,
and Great Britain.
The Kiel Canal The Kiel Canal
is to remain free and open to war
and merchant ships of all nations at
peace with Germany, subject, goods
and ships of all states are to be
treated on terms of absolute equal
1ty, and NO taxes to be imposed be-
yond those necessary for upkeep and
improvements for which Germany is
to be responsible. In case of viola
ton of or disagreement as to those
provisions, any state may appeal to
the League of Nations, and may de-
mand the appointment Of an inter-
national commission. For prelimin-
airy hearing Of complaints Germany
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Kiel.
international Labor Organization.
Members Of the League of Nations
agree to establish a permanent or
garization to promote International
adjustment Of labor conditions. to
consist OF an annual international
labor conference and an interna
tionaI labor office
Represent Each State.
The former is composed Of four
representatives Of each state. two
from the government and one each
from TIE employers and the employ
ed, each OF them may vote individu-
ally. II will be a deliberate legisla-
tion body, its measures taking the |
form of draft conventions or recon- |
mendatiOns for legislation, which if
passed by twO-thirds vote must be
submitted to the lawmaking author
ity in every state participating. Each |
government may either enact the
terms into law; approve. the prin-
ciple, but modify them to local needs; !
leave the actual legislation in case of
a federal state to local legislation; or
reject the convention altogether with
out further obligation.
The international labor office a. es-
tablished at the seat of the league II
nations as part of its organization.
1t is to collect and distribute infOrmd-
ton on labor throughout the world
and prepare agents for the conference
II will publish a periodical in French
and English, and possibly other Ian
guages Each state agrees to max @ |
to II for presentation to the confer |
ence an annual report OF measures |
taken to execute accepted conventions |
the governing body being its execu- |
tive. 1t consists Of twenty four mem |
bers, twelve representing the govern |
ments, SIX the employers. and six th- |
employees, to serve for three vars.
On complaint that any government |
has failed to carry out convention /
to which 1t IS a party. the governing |
body may make inquiries directly TO |
that government and. in case the |
reply Is unsatisfactory. may publish |
the complaint with comment. A com
plant by one government against an
other may be referred by the govern
ing body TO commission of inquiry |