Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-05-22

In force at the armlstce excepting war
legislation. France replacing the pres
ent owners whom Germany undertakes !
furnish the present proportion OF coal
Ior local needs and contribute in jus.
proportion to local taxes. The basin
extends from the frontier OF Lorraine
as re-annexed to France north as far !
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 a commission appointed
by the league Of nations and consisting
or hve members, one French. one native
inhabitant OF the Saar and three repre-
senting three different countries other
than France and Germany. The league
will appoint member Of the commission
as chairman to act as executive OF tho
commission. The commission will have
longing to the German empire, Prussia
and Bavaria, will administer the railroads
and other public services and have full
power to Interpret the treaty clauses. The
local courts will continue but subject to
the commission.
After fifteen years q plebiscite will be
held by communes to ascertain the de-
slres OF the population as to continuance
OF the existing regime under the League of
nations, union with France or union with
Germany.
Section Four-European Political
- Glasses.
GERMAN AUsTRIA.-Germnny rec
sEnixes the total indepen ndence OF Ger
man Austria in the boundaries traced.
CZECHO-SLOVAk1 rec
ognizes the entire independence of the
Czecho-Slovak state, including the au-
tonomous territory Of the Ruthenians
sSsth sou fronn OF the CarRathians and accepts Ss
termined, which in the case Of the Ger
man frontier shall follow the frontier
Of Bohemia in 1914. The usual stipu-
lations as to acquisition and change Of
nationality follow.
POLAND-Germany oedes to Poland the
greatest part up upper Silesia. Posen and
the province Of West Prussia, on the left
bank OF the Vistula. A field boundary
commission of seven--five representing
the allied and associated powers and one
each representing Poland and Germany
shall be constituted within Is days Of the
peace to delimit this boundary. Such
special provisions as are necessary to
protect racial, linguistic or religious MI
norities and to protect freedom of tran
sit and equitable treatment of commerce
OF other nations shall be laid down In
and associated powers and Poland.
EAST PRUSSlA-The southern and the
| eastern frontier Of East Prussia Is to be
fixed by pleblscites, the first In the re-
gency Of Allenstein between the south
ern frontier Of East Prussia and the
Allenstein, from. where 1t meets the
boundary between East and West Prus-
sia to its junction with the boundary be-
tween the circles of Oletsko and Augers-
burg. thence the northern boundary Of
| Qletsko to Its junction with the present
frontier. and the second In the area com
| prising the circles Of Stuhm and Rosen-
burg and the parts of the circles Of Ma
rienburg and Marienwerder east Of the
| Vistula.
In each case German troops and au..
thorltisS will move out within 10 days OF
the peace and the territories be placed
under an international commission of five
| members appointed by the five allied and
associated powers with the particular
duty OF arranging free, fair and secret
suits Of the plebiscites to the Ave powers
with recommendation for the boundary
and will terminate Its work AS soon as
the boundary haa been laid down and the
new authorities set up.
The Ave allied and associated powers
| will draw up regulations assuring East
Prussia full and equitable access to and
Use OF the Vistula. A subsequent con.
vention, of which the terms will be fixed
by the FIVE allied and associated powers,
will be entered into between Poland,
Germany and Danzig. to assure suitable
1 territory on the right bank Of the Vistula
between Poland and Danzig, while Poland
shall grant free passage from East t'rus-
sia to Germany.
The northeastern corner OF East Prus-
sia about Memel is to be ceded by Ger
| mo 70 ha ocoppiQta tod ha for
mer agreeing to accept the settlement
made. especially as regards the nation
ality Of the inhabitants.
DANZIG-Danzig and the district I'm
mediately about II is to be constituted
into the free city of Danzig" under the
guaranty Of the league of nations. A
high commissioner appointed by the
league and resident at Darzig shall draw
up a constitution In agreement with
the duly appointed representatives OF
the city and shall deal In the FIRST
instance with all differences arising be,
tween the city and Poland. The actual
boundaries of the city shall be delimited
by commission appointed within SIX
months from the peace and to include
three representatives chosen by the allied
and associated powers and one each by
Germany and Poland.
A convention. the terms Of which shall
be fixed by the five allied and associated
powers, shall be concluded between Po-
land and Danzig, which shall include DAM
zig within the Polish customs frontiers,
Poland the free use Of all the city's
waterways, docks and other port facili-
ties, the control and administration OF the
Vistula and the whole through railway
systems within the city, and postal. tele-
graph and telephone communication be-
tween Poland and Danzig: provide against
discrimination against Poles within the
city and place its foreign relations and
the diplomatic protection Of Its citizens
abroad In charge Of Poland.
DENMARK-The frontier between Ger
many and Denmark will be fixed by the
self-determination Of the population. Ten
days from the peace German troops ana
authorities shall evacuate the region
north Of the line running from the mouth
of the Schlei, south Of Eappel, Schleswlg
and Triedrichstadt, along ,I the Elder ito to
workmen's and soldiers council shall be
dissolved, and the territory administered
by an International commission or FIVE,
Of whom Norway and Sweden shall be IN
vlted to name two.
military establishments mod hnrbOrr Of
the Islands Of Helgoiand nnd Dune are
10 be destroyed under the supervision
Of the allies By German labor and nj
Germany's expense. They nny mot be
reconstructed for any similar fOrttfca-
tion built In the future.
RUSSIA.--Germany agrees to respect
as permanent and inalienable the inde-
tendency of all territories which were
part OF the former Russian empire, tC
accept the abrogation of the Brest-
Litovsk and other treaties entered into
with the Maximalist government oi
Russia, to recognize the full force ol
all treaties entered into by the allied
and associated powers with states
which were a part OF the former Rus
sian empire and to recognize the from
tiers as determined thereon The al
lied and associated powers formally re.
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