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Versailles, May 9.-Following is the
o11clal summary OF the peace treaty.
as issued by the Allied governments ::
It totals about 10000 words, divided
.hto 10 main sections and represents
ne Hoo combined product of more than
.;veV experts working continually
- Trough series Of commissions for
~ months since Jan. IS. The treaty
IS printed in parallel pages of English
and French which are recognized as
having equal validity. 1t does not deal
with questions affecting Austria, Bull
olndlng Germany to accept any agree
ment reached with those former allies
Foilewing the preamble and deposit
non of powers comes the covenant of
ton of the treaty. The frontiers of
germany in Europe are defined in the
classes given in the third; European
POLITICAL classes in the fourth. Mt
are the military, naval and air terms
IN the fifth section, followed by a sec
non on prisoners OF war and military
l1es. Reparations financial terms and
economic terms are covered in Sections
to 10. Then comes the aeronautic
section, PORTS. waterways and railway
erection. the labor covenant, the section
on guaranties and the final clauses.
Al>Rce-LHrraine 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 Danzts
permanently, agrees to territorial
changes toward Belgium and Denmark
and in east PRUSSIA; ceaes most OF
upper Silesia, to Poland and renounces
side Europe, as to her o,vn or her allies
territories. ana especially to Morocco,
Sac also recognizes the total indepen-
dence of German Austria, Czech-So-
-Eak!a and Poland.
Her army is reduced to 100. 600 men,
~ enc. aiding officers. Conscription within
her territories is abolished; all forts
80 miles east of the Rhine RACED; ana
All impor'ation. expectation and nearly
~ production of war material stopped.
viii continue tn reparaIion is made,
Dat viii be reduced at the end of each
OF three tive-year periods ii Germany
IS fulfilling her obligations.
Any vocation by Germany of the con-
dltlnns as to the zone so miles east Of
1i;e Rhine will be regarded as an act OF
German Navy Limited.
ne Gernian nay is reduced to SIX
tnrpedonoats. without submarines, and
personnel OF NOT over Is, 900. MI
>.t:.er vessels, must be. SURRENDERED or
tuild forts controlling the Baltic must
0emoiish Helign?aHd, open the kiel
canal to al na1i"ns and surrender her
military or naval air forces except 100
un;:rmed seaplanes ungil oct l to oe-
teCt mines. and may manufacture aVia-
ION material fcI six months
GernanE accepts fun re:pons ihiiity
tor an Gall:a@es aused allied and aaSp-
"G1ees specifically to reimburse all
civilian DANA geS beginning with an
mutual payment ii $@,o'o,o0o9oo su Sc
20 he issued at the discretion of rne
PREPARATION con?n2ssion. Germany is TO
r%y shipping damage on ton for ton
= basis by cesSion OF a large parT OF her
merchant, coastine and river fleets ana
by new construction, and to devote her
- /
Of the devastated re@ionsp
Economic Te.r,s to Foe
She agrees to return 10 the 1914 most
favored nation tariffs. without Giscr2m;-
3}ation of any sort. to allow Allied ana
associated nationals freedom of transit
through her territories and to accept
war debts. unfair competition, inter-
IA -ionalization of roads and rivers. and
other economic and financial clauses.
Size also agrees to the trial of the
former kaiser by an international high
19 moratv o and Of a oh'
nationals for violation of the laws and
customs Of war. Holland to be asked
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 is brought into
being with a permanent Office and an
annual convention.
A great number OF international
bodies of different kinds and for differ
ent purposes are created. some under
the League of Nations. some to exc
ner is the commission to govern the
sasr Basin III plebiseite is held =
years hence: the h!ga fommlS Mss re OF
Z city under the league. and various com
missiGns for Pesi*e fsnsi in
these to carry out the peace treaty are
The separations, military, naval, air fl
international high court, and military
tribunals to fix responsibilities, and a
series of bodies for the control of in
ternational rivers.
Problems Left Undecided.
Certain problems are left for soIu-
ron between the Allied and Associated
siton Of the German fleet, and cables
the former German colonies, and the
values paid in reparation Certain
- air and the opium, arms and liquor
traffic either agreed to in detail or
set for early international action.
The preamble names as parties Of the
one part the United States the British
empire, France, Italy, and Japan, de-
efste' Power He and Resium. BOLIVIA fSo
Brazil. China, Cuba. Ecuador, Greece
Guatemala, Haiti. the Hedjaz, Honour
as. Liberit. Nicaragua, Panama, Peru
Poland, Portugal, Rumana. Serbia
Siam. Szecho- Slovakia, and Uruguay
vs. MnJ the "A Allied and Associated Powers
and on the other part, Germany.
Treaty Ends War at Once.
It states that, hearing in mind that
on the request of the then imperial
German government an armistice was
granted on Nov. II. 1918 by the five
Allied and Associated Powers in order
q that treaty of peace might be con-
% Guided with her. and whereas the Allied
and Associated Powers, being equally
1esirous that the war. in which they
We're successfully involved. directly or
Indirectly, and which originated in the
on Juiv %, 1914, against Serbia. the
declaration Of war by &c Germany l against
Russia on Aug. 1, 1914 and against
vas s, of Belgium. should be replaced
by rm just and durable peaes The
plenipotentiarIe ha sl1ns COMMUNICATED o., NUM-
due form, have agreed as follows:
From the coming into force of the
present treaty the state of war will
terminate. From the moment and sub