Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-06-04


Commission. The commission will have
| all powers Of government formerly pc
| longing to the German empire, PRUSSIA
and Bavaria, will administer the ram raiiIoauI11 SnI1
| power TO interpret the treaty clauses. Inc
| local courts will continue Dut sus5ect 10
| the commission.
After fifteen years a piebiscite 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 AUSTRIA.-Germnny rec
oGnizcs the total independence of Ger
CZECHo-SLONAK NAKlA-Germany rec
ognizes the entire independence of the
Czecho- Slovak state. including the au-
toEomous 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-GeImany cedes to Poland the
greatest part up upper Siesia, Posen and
the province OF West Prussia, on the lett
bank of the Vistula- A field boundary
commission of seven-tive representing
the allied and associated powers and one
each representing Poland and Germany
shall be constituted within 10 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 a
subsequent treaty between the i've allleo
and associated powers and Poland.
EAST PRUSSlA-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 il meets the
boundary between East and West Prus-
sia to its junction with the boundary be-
tween the circles Of oletsko and Augers.
burg. thence the northern boundary Oh
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 Mar!enwerder east Of the
Nistula.
In each case German troops and au-
thorities will move out within Is days or
the peace and the territories be placed
under an international commission OF hVe
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 recommendation for the boundary
and will terminate it's 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 ana
1Cdise OF the Fistula. a subsequent con,
,Nntion,Sof which the terms will be fixed
By, Me- Ave allied and associated powers,
WI -. entered into between POLAND,
Germany y and Danzig. to assure suitable
rallioao Communication across German
befweaI 9l .he right bank of the Histnia
shall grant free passage fro-' Ee.. Prus-
sia to Germany.
The northeastern corner Of East Prus.
sia about Memel Is to- be ceded by Ger
| many to the associated powers, the for
mer agreeing TO accept the settlement
made, especially as regards the nation
ality of the Inhabitants. -
DANZIG-Danzig and the district i'm
| mediatey 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 a constitution in agreement with
the city and shall deal in the first
instance with all differences arising be.
| tween the city and Poland. The actual
| boundaries of the city shall be delimited
| by a commission appointed within SIX
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 Po-
land and Danzig. which shall include Dam
zig within the Polish customs frontiers,
though a free area in the port: insure 70
Poland the free use of all the cltys
waterways, docks and other port facili-
tta o1r
Vistula and the whole through railway
systems within the city. and postal. tele-
graph and telephone communication be-
tween Poland and Danzig; provide against
city and place its foreign relations and
the diplomatic protection of its citizens
abroad in charge of Poland
DENMARK-The frontier between Ger
many and Denmark wMS2Sa$lxed by the
sef-determination Of the pS4alati&A Ten
days from the peace German trdIs and
authorities shall Savacuate the region
north Of the line running from the mouth
Of the Schlei, south of kappel, schleswlg
and Friedrichstadt, along the Elder TO
workmen's and soldiers council shall be
dissolved, and the territory administered
BY an international commission of five,
Of whom Norway end Sweden shay be in
vitsa e }.nI GHn,s fYo: Th. rort,ecot,on.
military establishments and harbors of
the islands of Hclgoland and Dune are
to be destroyed under the supervision
of the allies by German labor and Mt
Germuny's expense. They may not be
reconstructed for any similar fOrtifica-
tion built In the future.
RTSSIA.-Germany agrees to respect
as permanent and inalienable the inde-
RsPfGasYb RsP n b2 msf 81 5SFGEfS REn whSa ps
accept the abrogation of the Brest-
IitoTSk and other treaties entered into
with the Maxlmalist government Of
Russia. to recognize the full force Of
all treaties entered into by the sllied
and associated powers with states
which were 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 Fve-German Rights Outside
=. a-..e~... 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
ures are taken by the five allied pow
ers in relation thereto.
COLONIES AND OVERSEAS POS