Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-05-08

! lar Y on the west including the city
/ of banZig. The southeastern THIRD of
! East Prussia and the area between
! East Prussia and tire Nistula north of
/ Latitude 53 degrees 3 minutes IN t.
/ have its nationality determined by
popular vote, We thousand seven hun
! dred and ejghty-five square miles as
/ is to be the case in part of S,csw 2
two thousand seven hundred ami
/ eighty-seven square miles.
llS to Belgium.
elgium-Germany is to consent TO
the abrogatiou Of the treat.es of eiph-
/ teen tnirty-nine by which Belgiuu
was established as a neutral state. and
to agree in advance to any convention
With which the allied and assoc ated
/ powers may determine to rcplpCf
/ them she is to recognize the fun soy
erelgnty Of Belgium over the cOntesto,s
/ territory OF Moreuet. and over part
o. Prussian Moresnet and to renounce
IN favor Of Belgium all rights of the
circles of Eupen ana Malmedy. thu
| inhabitants Of which are to he entitla,
within six months to protest ara INST
I this change Of sovereignty either II
whole or in part, the final decision 10
be reserved to the league of nations A
commission Is II settle tine details of
the frontier, and various REGULATIONS
Tor change Of nationality are laid
down.
LuNembourg--G Germany renouncc.
her various treaties and convention,
with the grand dUchy of Luxembourg
recognizes that it ceased to be n mar
of the German Zolloreien from Janu.
airy list last, renounces all right Of ex.
pl"ltatiOn OF the railroads. adhercs l.
the ahrogation Of its neutrality ana
accepts in advance any international
agreement as TO it reached hy the al
lied and associated powers.
Left Rank Of Kline.
l.eft Pank Of the Rhine-As provid-
ed IN the military clauses Germany
VIII not maintain any Qualifications or
armed forces less than fifty kilometers
II the eat of the Rhine, hold any
maneuVers nor maintain any works To
facilitate mobilization. In case of VI
olaticn she shall he regarded as COM
hitting a hostile act against the pow
ers who sign the present treaty and IS
intending to disturb the peace of the
world.
by virtue Of the present treaty. Ger.
many shall he bound to respond to any"
request fer an explanation which the
council Of the league Of nations NAV
~ y
Observation-Disclosures recognition
of the moral OBLIGATION to repair tho
wrong done in 1871 by GERMANY TO
France and the people of Alsace-T or
raine, the territories coded 10 Ger
many by the treaty Of Frankfort are
restored to France with their frontiers
as before ISL to date from the sign
ing of the armistice, and to be free If
all public debts.
Regulating Citizenship.
Citizenship is regulated bv detailed
provisions distinguishing those who
are Immediately restored ia full
French citizenship. those who have
10 make formal applications therefor
ana those for whom naturalization is
open after three years The last named
IhcIude German residents in AIsace-
Lorraine, as distinguished from those
VINO acquire the position of Alsace-
Lorrainers as defined in the treaty. All
pubic properly and all private prop
efty of German eX-soVereigns passes
to French without payment or credit
France is substituted for GERMANY
as regards ownership of the railroads
and rights over concessions of tram
ways The Rhine bridges pass to
france with the obligation for their
upleep.
For five years manufactured prod
ucts of Alsace-I4orraine will be adj
mitted 10 Germany free of dutv to
total amount not exceeding in any
year the average Of the three wears
preceding the war and textile ma
terlaIs may he imported from Cor
many to Alsaee-Lorraine and re-ex-
ported free of duty. Contracts for
electric power from the right bank
must De continued for ten years.
Regulating Ports.
FoI seven years with a possible OK
tension to ten, the ports Of Kiehae ana
Htfassbourg shall be administered as \
Single unit by French administrator
appointed and supervised by the CEN
IRA Rhine commission. Property
rights will be safeguarded in hotb
ports and equality of treatment as re-
spects traffic assured the nationals
vessels and good of every country.
contracts between Alsace-T .orrainers
ana Germans are maintained save for
frances right to annul on grounds of
pubic interest. Judgments of courts
hold in certain classes of cases while
IN others judicial eXequateur is first
required. Political condemnations dur-
ing the war are null and void ard the
obleation to repay war fines is osE
tapIished as in other parts of alliel
territory.
The Saar Valley.
various clauses adjust the general
provisions Of the treaty to the special
conditions Of Alsace- Lorraine, Ger
tam matters of execution being left 90
convention to be made between
France and Germany.
the Saar-In compensation for the
deStructon' Of coal mines for north
ern France and as payment on ac-
count of reparation, Germany cedes to
| France fun OWnershin of the nnn1