The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-05-14

ana simple majority of the rest, less
the parties to the dispute, will have
the force of unanimous recommen-
datlOn by the council. In either case. II
the necessary agreement cannot be Sc.
cured the members reserve the right ia
take such action as may be necessary
for the maintainancc of right and Just.
Ice. Members rcsOrting to war I'm diSre.
gard of the covenant will immedatelv
be dcbarred from all intercourse with
other members. The council will in
such cases consider what military or
naval action can be taken by the
league collectively for the protcrtIu,
or the covenants and will afford fu-
cil'ticS to members cooperating in this
enterprise
Validity of Treaties.
All treaties or International engage
mcntS concluded after the institution
OF the league will be registered with
the secrctarlat and published. The MS
sembly may from time TO time ad.
wise members to reconsider treaties
which have become inapplicable or In.
volve danger to peace The cove.
nant abrogatcs' all obligations between
members Inconsistent with It's terms,
but ho;hing in 1t shall affect the valid.
ity Of international engagement, such
as treaties OF arbitration or regional
understandings like the Monroe Doc.
trlne, for securing the maintenance
Of peace.
Tho Mandatory System.
The tutelage of nations not vet able
w
trusted to advanced nations who are
best fitted to undertake It.
Amendments to Covenant.
Amendments to the covenant Will
take effect when ratified by the coun-
Gil and by majority Of the assembly.
Boundaries Of Germany.
Germany ccdcs to France Alsace-
Lorraine, 5000 square miles to the
southwest, and to Belgium two small
districts between Luxembourg and IIol-
lana, totnling $50 square miles. She
also ccdcS to Poland the southeastern
UP OF Si!esia, beyond and including
Oppelin, most Of POsen and West
Prussia, 27,GS8 square miles OF East
Prussia being Isolated from the main
sovereignty over the nOrthcusternmost
tip OF East Prussia, 40 square miles
north Of the River Memcl, and the In
ternationallZed areas about Danzig,
i2o square miles, and the basin OF tile
Sanr, 739 square miles, between the
western border OF the Rhcnish Pala-
tlnate or Bavaria and the southeast cor
ncr OF Luxembourg. The Dnnzlg area
consists OF the V between the Nognt
and Vistula rivers made by the addi-
ton OF n similar on the west, includ-
Ing the city Of Danzig. The south
eastern third Of East Prussia and the
area between East Prussia and the
NiStna north OF latitude 53 degrees 3
minutes Is to nave It's nationality de-
iermincd by popular vote, 5,TS5 square
miles, us IS TO be the case I'm part OF
Sleswig, 2f97 square miles.
Belgium.
Germany Is to consent 10 tho ohro-
cation Of The treaties OF 1890 bv whic,a
Belgium was established as n neutral
state, and 10 agree I'm advance 10 any
convention with which the Allied and
Associated Powers may determine 10
replace them. She IS TO recognize the
lull sovereignty Of Belgium over the
contested territory OF MOrcSnct and
over part Of Prussian Morcsnct, and to
mcdy, the inhabitants Of which are to
ben entitled within six months to pro-
test against this change Of sovereignty
either in whole or I'm part the final de-
cison to be reserved to the League OF
Nations. a commission IS to settle
the details Of the frontier, and various
regulations for change Of nationality
are laid down.
Luxembourg.
Germany renounccs her various
treaties and conventions with tho
Grand Duchy OF Luxembourg, recog-
nizeS that it ceased to be Il part OF
the German Iolvcrcin from January
| last, rcnounces all right OF cxploita-
tion Of the railroads. adhcrcs to the alb
rOgatiOn OF Its neutrality, and accepts
in advance any international agree
mcnt as to 1t, reached by the Allied
and Associated Powers.
Alsace- Lorraine.
After recognition Of the moral obli.
cation to repair the wrong done In
1871 by Germany to France and the
people OF Alsace-I Lorraine, tho terri
tories ccded to Germany by the treaty
Of Frankfort are restored to France
with their frontiers as before 1871, to
date from the signing OF the armistice
and to be free of all public debts.
The Saar.