The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-16

commission. The commission will have
all powers Of gevernmen n,9 formerly pI. es
and Bavaria, will administer the RAILROADS.
and other public services and have run
power to interpret the treaty clauses. The
local courts will continue but subject 10
the commission.
After fifteen years plebiscite will be
held by communes to ascertain the de-
sires 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 Administering rec
ORu4zes the total independence of Ger
man Austria I'm the boundaries traced.
CZECHO- SLOVAKIA-Germany rec
ognizes the entire independence OF the
Czecho-Slovak state, including the auv
tonomous territory Of the Ruthenians
south of the Carpathians and accepts
the frontiers of this state as to be de-
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 cedes 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-fve 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 10
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
subsequent treaty between the rye allied
apd 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 1t 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
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-
thorities will move out within 10 days OF
the peace and the territories be placed
under an International commission of fVe
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 a recommendation for the boundary
and will terminate its 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. subsequent con-
vention, of which the terms will be hxeo
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 tor-
mer agreeing to accept the settlement
made, especially as regards the nation
ality of the inhabitants.
DANZIG-Banzig and the district i'm
mediately about 1t 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 Danzig shall draw
up constitution in agreement with
the duly appointed representatives OF
instance with all differences arising be-
tween the city and Poland. The actual
boundaries of the city shall be deiimited
by a commission appointed within SIX
months from the peace ana 10 lhcI ,,
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 70
land and Danzig, which shall include Dam
zig within the Polish customs frontiers,
though a free area in the port; insure 10
Poland the free use of all the cltys
waterways. docks and other port faciil-
ties the control and administration OF the
Vistula and the whole through railway
systems within the city, and postal, tele-
graph and telephonie communication be-
tween Poland and Danzig; provide against
discrimination against Poles within the
city and place it's foreign relations and
the diplomatic protection or Its ciuzens
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 Kappel, Schleswig
and Friedrichstadt, along the Elder 10
the North sea, south OF Tonning; the
workmen's and soldiers council shall be
dissolved. and the territory administered
by an International commission of Ave-
of whom Norway and Sweden shall be IN
vited to name two.
HELGOLAND. The Notifications,
military establishments and harbOrs of
the islands OF HeIgOInnd and Dune are
80 be destroyed under the supervision
of the allies by German labor and at
Germuny's expense. They may mot De
reconstructed for amy similar fOrtifca-
ton built I'm 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, to
accent 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.
Section Five-German Rights Outside
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
erS in relation thereto.
SESSIONS-Germany renOuuces in fa-
her overseas possessions with all rights
aud titles therein. All movable and
immOVable property belonging to the
German empire or to any German
state shall pass to the government ex-
ercistng authority therein,
These governments may make what
ever provisions seem suitable for the