Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-05-16
OFFICIAL SUMMARY or PEACE TREATY
Great Pact Handed to Germans at Versailles Pushes In Their
Frontiers and Destroys Their Military Power-League of
Nations Established by the Document

ognizes The total independence of Ger
man Austria In the boundaries traced.
CLECfIO-SLOVAK rec
OSnlZes the entire independence of the
ItZecno-S lovak state. including the au-
IohomouS territory of the Ruthenians
soutn or the Carpathians and accepts
the frontiers of this state as to be de-
leImlned which in the case of the Ger
man irontler shall follow the frontier
OF bohemia in 1914 The usual stipu-
latlons as to acquisition and change of
nationality follow
notwithstanding cedes to Poland the
Greatest part up upper Silesia, POsen and
the province of West Prussia, on the left
panK or the Vistula. A field boundary
commission of seven-five representing
the allied and associated powers and one
each representing Poland and Germany
| snail be constituted within Is days of the
peace To dellmit this boundary. Such
special provisions as are necessary to
protect racial, linguistic or religious mi
nor1t1es and to protect freedom of tran
SIT and equitable treatment of commerce
OF other nations shall be laid down in a
subsequent treaty between the five allied
ana associated powers and Poland.
EAST PRUSSIA-The southern and the
eastern frontier of East Prussia is to be
| fixed by plebiscites, the first in the re-
gency of Allenstein between the south
| ern frontier of East Prussia and the
northern frontier of Regierungsbesirk
Allenstein, from where it meets the
! boundary between East and West Prus-
STA to its junction with the boundary be-
| tween the circles of Oletsko and Augers
| burg, thence the northern boundary Of
| Oletsko to its junction with the present
| frontier, and the second in the area COM
| pr1SIng 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-
thorities will move out within Is 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
vote. The commission will report the re-
suits of the plebiscites to the five powers
with recommendation for the boundary
and will terminate it's work as soon as
the boundary has been laid down and the
new authorities set up.
The five 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
railroad communication across German
territory on the right bank of the Vistula
between Poland and Danzig, while Poland
shall grant free passage from East PruS-
STA to Germany
The northeastern corner of East Prus-
STA about Memel is to be coded by Ger
many to the associated powers, the for
made, especially as regards the nation
atty of the inhabitants.
DANZIG-DanZig and the district i'm
mediately about it is to be constituted
into the free city of Danzg' under the
guaranty of the league of nations. A
high commissioner appointed by the
league and resident at Danzig shall draw
up constitution in agreement with
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 Dan
zig within the Polish cu~toms frontiers,
though a free area in the port; insure to
Poland the free use of all the cltys
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 it's 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 and
authorities shall evacuate the region
north of the line running from the mouth
of the Schlei, south of Kappel, Schleswig
and Friedrichstadt, along the Elder to
the North sea, south OF Tonning; the
workmen's and soldiers council shall be
dissolved, and the territory administered
by an International commission of five,
of whom Norway and Sweden shall be in
vited to name two.
military establishments and harbOrs Of
the islands of HelgOland and Dune are
To be destroyed under the supervision
of the allies by German labor and at
reconstructed for any similar fOrtifca-
ton built in the future.
RUSSIA.-Germany agrees to respect
as permanent and inalienable the indie
tendency of all territories which were
part of the former Russian empire, to
accept the abrogation of the Brest-
LitoVsk and other treaties entered into
with the Maximalist government OF
Russia to recognize the full force Of
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-
serve the right of Russia to obtain res
titution and reparation of the princi-
pies of the present treaty.
0SSliOH EiNC-SSiB myths 0UISIQS
Europe
Outside Europe Germany renounces
all rights. titles and privileges as to
her own or her allies territories to all
the allied and associated powers, and
undertakes to accept whatever meas
ures are taken by the five allied pow
ers in relation thereto.
COLONIES AND OVERSEAS POS
SESSIONS-Germany renOunces In ia
v0r of the allied and associated powers
her overseas possessions with all rights
and titles therein. All movable and
immOvable property belonging to the
German empire to any German
state shall pass TO the government ex-
ercising authority therein.
These governments may make what
ever provisions seem suitable for the
repatriation of German nationals and
as to the conditions on which German
subjects of European origin shall re-
side, hold property or carry on bust
ness. Germany undertakes to pay rep
aration for damage suffered by French
nationals in the Kameruns or its from
tier zone through the acts of German
civil and military authorities and of
individual Germans from January /
1900 to August i. 1914.
Germany renounceS all rights Under
the conventions of November 4. 1911
and September 20. 1912, and undertakes
to pay to France in accordance with an
estimate presented by the repatriation
commission all deposits credits adj
vanceS. etc, thereby secured Ger
MANY undertakes to accent nd obSar1,a