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Parls, May S.-The treaty OF peace
betw zen the twenty allied aud
assoc ated powers uni G,>tln ny was
tiar.es at Versailles.
The ceremonial took place II the
hall of the Trianon palace, a spacious,
wel-lghted chamber with tables Tor
the delegates arranged nearly N the
form of square.
1t WAS presided over by Georges
Clemeiiceau, the French premier, pres
ideut of the peace congress, who sat
al lie center Of the head liable.
President Wilson and the other
American representatives were on his
right, and David Lloyd Georg The
British premier, and his collie; Shes,
on The left. Mrs. Wilson was sti! in
terested spectator Of the function.
Following is summary OF the
treaty:
The preamble names as parties of II.
one part the United States, the BRITISH
Empire. France, Italy and Japan: de,
scribed as the five Allied and Associated
Powers. and Belgium, Bolivia, Ecuador
Greece, Guatemala, Hayti, the HodJaz.
Honduras, Liberia, Nicaragua. Panama,
Peru. Portugal, Rumania. Servin.
Czecho -Slovakia and Uruguay, who.
with the five above, are described rs The
Allied and Associated Powers, and On
the other part, Germany.
Here follows the League of Nations
agreement, full report of which has
already been published. Germany is not
admitted to the League.
Boundaries Of Germany.
Germany cedes to France Aisace-
Lorraine, 5000 square miles, and TO
Belgium, two small districts between
Luxemburg and Holland, totaiing 9S9
square miles. She also cedes to Poland
the southeastern tip of Silesia beyond
and including Oppen. most of Posen
and West Prussia, - $50 square miles,
East Prussia being isolated frOlu the
main body by part of Poland. She
loses sovereignty over the northeastern
most type of East Prussia. ~ square
miles north of the River Memel, and the
internatiOnalized areas about Danzig,
30 square miles, and the basin of the
Saar. 13S square miles, between the
western border of the Rhenish PalatI-
nate OF Bavaria and the southeast cor
her Of Lqxemburg The Danzig area
and Vistnla Rivers. made by a"W,' by
the addition of a similar "" uu the
west, including the city of Danzig. The
southeastern third of East Prussia and
the between East Prussia an,I the
Iistua north of latitude 53 degrees, 3
minutes. is to have it's nationality deter
mined by popular vote, 57S5 square
miles, as is to be- the case in part of
Schleswig. 27S7 square miles.
seIgium.
Germany Is to consent to the abroga-
ton of the treaties of 1899, by which
Belgium was established as a neutral
Sta,r. and to- agree IN ADVANCE TO any
convention with which the Allied and
associated Powers may determine to re.
place them. She is to recognize the full
sovereignty of Belgium over the contest.
ed territory of Morcsnet and over part
of prussian Moresnet. and to renounce.
in favor ef Belgium. all rights over the
circles of Eupen and MalEIedy, the in
habitants of which are to be entitled
within six months, to protest against
this change of sovereignty, either in
whole or in part, the final decision to bs
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 renounces her various
treaties and conventions with the Grand
Duchy of Luxembourg, recognizes that
It ceased to be part Of the Germa
Zollvereipn from January I, last, re-
railroads, adheres to the abrogation OF
its neutrality, and accepts in advance
any International agreement as to il
reached by the Allied and associ 81 ted
Powers.
Left Bank Of the Rhine.
AS provided in the military clauses
Germ l,sn