The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-06-21
OFFICIAL SUMMARY
Of PEACE TREATY
HUNS ARE TO sign
COVENANT OF THE LEAGUE "
NATIONS is FIRST SECTION
oFrHE GREAT DOCUMENT.
ALSAcE-L0RRAINE RESTORE
saar Valley and Danzig internat'ons
lied Military ana
Naval Power Made Nominal
Total Reparation to Be
Determined Later.

Determined Later.
The official summary of the pea
.rratv submitted to the German reprt
santatiyes at Versailles by the allie
peace conference delegates Is as -
lows: or.ies II
tbe one part the United States, tfI
British empire, France. Italy ana Jt
pan. described as the hTe allied az
associated powers, n ahd rn bas EEcuadol
Greece. Guatemala. Haltl, the liea
Honduras, Liberia, Nicaragua, Fahan.l
Peru, Poland. Portugal Roumanda' 9e.l
hia Siam CZecho Slovakia ana OTN
9uay. who with the five above are ~
scribed as the allied and assocla.d
powers: and on the other part ue1
Section one-League Of Nations.
The covenant of the league OF NJ
lions constitutes Section l OF the peac
treaty, which places upon the leagu
many specific in addition to ITS geners
duties. It may y,S question nf ihe neutral
lied zone east Of the Rhine as urea
against the worlds peace. It Will ~ ~,
point three of the five members OF w
and carry out the plebiscite. It Wi
appoint the high commissioner OF pan
zfg guarantee the independence or tns
free city and arrange LOT treat nd Po
land 1t will work out the mandator!
system to be applied to the tot IN,
German colonies. and act as nc 10
RcIeian- German frontier. and in dis
putes as to the Kiel canal. and decld
certain of the economic ana nnaIcla
problems. An internationna a.o con- nnde
Ats direction. and another on the inter
national control of ports. waterway
and railways is foreshadowed.
Section Two-Boundaries OF Germany
Germany cedes to France :, Ai IS in IL
northwest, and to Belgium two smaii az
iricts between Luxembourg and Hoilan az
detailing sSs square miles; sne a nS SHE'S
beyond and including Oppeln, most
Posen and West Prussia. ZI,ese squa a
miles, East Prussia being isoiated 70 70
many loses Sovereignty over. the nortl
easternmost tip Of East Prussia ~ Sdu =
miles north of the river Memel. ana =
internationalized areas about Dan2ig, Z
square miles, and the basin OF the Saa
73S square miles. between the western 90
der Of the Rhenish palatinate OF Bayar
The Danzig area consists of the V D
tween the Nogat and Vistula rivers MAJ
into w.by the addition Of similar
The southeastern third of East Pruss
and the area between East Prussia 81
The Vistula north of latitude b3 degre
determined by popular vote. s:7S5 squa
miles, as Is to be the case In part
schleswig. 2,7s7 square miles.
Section Three-Europeap Political
Glasses.
BELGIUM.-Gsrmany is to consent
the abrogation of the treaties OF 1889
which Belgium was established as ne
convention with which the allied and &
ISOLATED powers may determine to repa
them. She is to recognize the full SOW
ritory OF Moresnet and over part
Prussian Moresnet,, and to renounce
favor Of Belgium all rights over the cit
Of which are to be entitled within
months to protest against this change
sovereignty either In whole or In part
Of nations. A Commission is to settle
details OF the frontier. and various rel
iations for change Of nationality are i
LUXEMBOURG. - Germany renoun
her various treaties and conventions "
lhe grand duchy Of Luxembourg. rec
pizes that Il ceased to be part Of
renouncss Ill right Of exploitation OF
railroads. adheres to the abrogation Of
neutrality. and accepts in advance
by the allied and associated powers.
LEFT BANK OF THE RHINE
provided In the military clauses. G.
tiOns or armed forces less than a
i kilometers to the east Of the Rhi
hold any maneuvers, nor maintain .
works to facilitate mobilization.
In case of violation. "she shall be
garded as committing q hostile
against the lowers who sign the pr
.en treaty and as intending Il5s to dist
BY virtue Of the present ire
any request for an explanation VIII
n1tI zf IaAr @f
her"
ALsAcE-LoRRAINE. rec
milton of the moral obligation to
pair the wrong done in 1871 by G
many to France and the people of
sace-Lorraine, the territories ceded
Germany by the treaty Of Frank (,
frontiers as before 1871. to date fl
the signing Of the armistice. and to
free Of all public debts.
provisions distinguishing those :,
are Immediately restored to full Ere
citizenship. those who have to m
formal application saseef9r o and II
three years. The last-pamed class
oludes German residents In Alss
Lorraine. a. distinguished from II
Lorraine as defined in the treaty.
public property and all private prol
ty Of German ex-soverefgns passes
France is snSsti,uesS 9or Germany
regards ownership OF the railroads
rights over concessions Of tramw
The d Rhns bridges P ssr to p E5snee
THE sAAR.-In compensation
tie destruction Of coal mines in no
ern Francs and As payment on
France full ownership of the
mines OF the Saar basin with I
subsidiaries. accessories and facili
Their value will be estimated by
reservation commission and cred
\ aeainst that account. The FIR,
rs9hts will be governed by German
IN force at the armistice excepting
LEGISLATION France replacing the .
ent owners whom Germany undert,
10 indemnify. France will continu
Furnish the present proportion of
2or local needs and contribute In
Droportion to local taxes. The
Sxtends from the frontier Of Lorr
n re-aunexed to France north as
a 81. wendell, including on the
The valley Of the SAar a. far as 8
holxbach and on the east the tow
Homburg.
welfare OF the population and qua
tee 20 France entire freedom In W
ing the mines, the territory will
royerned by cofnmfssion appoi
nv the league Of nations and consis
al Ave members, one French, one q n
lnAabltant OF the Saar and three r,