The Southern herald., 1919-05-16


e chairman t9 act as executive Of the
commission The. commission will have
aA powers Of government formerly be-
longing 70 the German empire, Prussia
and Bavaria, VIII administer the railroads
and other public services and have full
power to Interpret the treaty clauseA The
local courts will continue but subject to
the commission.
After ffteen years a plebiscite will be
heid BY communes to ascertain the de-
sires Of the population as to continuance
OF the existing regime under the league Of
Germany.
Section Four-European Political
Glasses.
GERMAN AUsTRIA.-Germany ree-
Ognlzes the total Independence Of GER
man Austria in the boundaries traced.
CAECHO-SLOVAKI rec
| oBnizes the entire independence Of the
| Czecho-Sloyak state, including the Ru-
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-
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
/
| the allied and associated powers and one
| each representing Poland and Germany
| shall be constituted within b days of the
| peace to delimit this boundary. Such
! special provisions as are necessary to
| 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 five allied
and 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-
sia to its junction with the boundary be-
tween the circles Of Oletsko and Augers-
burg, thence the northern boundary OF
4 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 Is days OF
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 a free, fair and secret
vote. The commission will report the re-
suits Of the plebiscltes to the Ave powers
with 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. A subsequent con-
vention, Of which the terms will be fixed
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 Yistula
between Poland and Danzig, while Poland
shall grant free passage from Ea3t 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
allty of the inhabitants.
DANZIG-Danzig and the district inn
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 a constitution In agreement with
the duly appointed representatives of
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
months from the peace and to include
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 q free area In the port; insure to
Poland the free use of all the city s
waterways docks and other port facili-
ties, the control and administration Of the
Vistula and the whole through railway
systems within the city, and postal. tele-
graph and telephone communication be-
tween Poland and Danzig; provide against
discrimination against Poles within the
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 will be fixed by the
self-determination Of the population. Ten
days from tine peace German troops and
authorities shall evacuate the region
north OF the line running from the mouth
OF the Schlei. south Of Kappel SchleswiG
and FriedTichstadt, along tho Elder to
the North sea, south Of Tonning; the
workmen's and soldiers council shall be
dissolved, and the territory administered
by an international commission OF hye
OF whom Norway and Sweden shall be In
vited to name two.
HELGOBAND. The fORtincatlona
military eatahlihhments and haRbOrn O
the islands OF HelgOland and Dune ar'
to be destroyed under the supervision
Of the allies By German labor RHd h
Germany's expense. They may not b'
reconstructed for any similar fOrtiflca
tlOn built In the future.
RUSSIA.-Germany agrees to respec
as permanent and inalienable the inde
pendency OF all territories which wert
part Of the former Russian empire 4
, accept the abrogation OF the Brest
Litovsk and other treaties entered int,
, with the Maximalist government o
! Russia, to recognize the full force o
al treaties entered into by the allie,
and associated powers with state
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
tits. hon and reparation OF the princi
, pies of the present treaty.
! Section FlVe-German Rights outsid
Europe
Outside Europe Germany renounce
| all rights, titles and privileges as t
] her own or her allies territories to al
2 the allied and associated powers, an
! undertakes to accept whatever meas
! ures are taken by the Ave allied pow
! ers in relation thereto.
COLONIES AND OVERSEAS POS
= ESSTONS-Germnny rcnOunceH in ia
a vOr Of the allied and associated power
her overseas pOABesslOna with all right
1 and titles therein. All movable an
: immOvable property belonging to tn
n German empire or to any Germa
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