New-York tribune., 1919-06-21
Poles, in New Draft, Are
Given Part of Pomerania
and Eastern Frontier Is
Moved Nearer to Breslau
Plebiscite for Silesia
Admission of Germany to
League Is Coupled With
the Disarmament Clause

available at London and Paris yes-
terddy. No copies are available IN
the United States as yet-the State
Department at Washington has no
cord of it. Irasmatch as it 4oas i'm
possible to cable the 4Ukole of the
docsnment The Associated Press COR
respondent, an the dispatch printed
6eloac has outlined the principal
changes.
A summary Of the treaty as orig
f7rdlly draacn 1Cas published May 8.
Subsequently copy of the original
treaty aCas brought to America By
a newspaper correspondent and
made public by being printed in
1.-THE Congressional Record" June 9.
PARIS, June 90 (By The Associated
Press)-The alterations and amend
ments incorporated by the Council of
-Four in the revised treaty make It
a somewhat longer document than the
draft originally submitted to the Ger
mans and published in the United
States 1t now comprises PA pages,
five more than the original, and even
this was effected by closer paging At
various points the drafting committee
sought to adhere as far as possible
TO the original numbering Of the arti-
cles, and contrived to make up for in
sertions or omissions by combining or
splitting articles
AS at first arranged the new instru-
ment still contains the original four
teen parts and 44O articles
IL
and minerals to German industry now
reads: Poland undertakes to permit
for a period of fifteen years the ex-
portation to Germany of the products
of mines in any part of Upper Silesia
transferred to Poland, in accordance
with the present treaty, without ex-
port duties or restrictions, and per-
nit the Germans to purchase these
products on the same terms as the
Poles"
In the revised draft ~the principal
Allied and associated powers" under
take to establish Danzig as free city.
This language, in which the RESPONSE
bility o. the five great powers for the
creation OF the new city and state is
definitely assumed, is substituted for
the original phraseology declaring
mercy that "Danzig is Established as
a free city"
The new article, which replaces the
original provision for the disarmament
Of Germany (No- 1859, providing for
reduction to a specified point within
two months, now reads IN the English
version: up to the time at which Ger
many is admitted as member Of the 4
League Of nations, the German army
shall not possess armament greater
than that fixed in the table submitted
IN this treaty" and continues: Ger
many agrees that after she has become
a member Of the league the armaments
fixed by the table shall remain in force
until modified by the council of the
league. Furthermore, she hereby agrees
strictly to observe the decisions of the
council in this respect"
The bulklest, as well as the most i'm
portant, changes revealed by a COM
parison of the old and new drafts are
those relative to the new Polish from
tiers and the Silesian plebiscite. The
frontier changes correspond generally
with those outlined in recent dis
patches, but bring the Polish frontier
nearer to Breslau, on the east, than
was at first contemplated and give
Poland a new section of the Prussian
province of Pomerania in exchange for
the coast strip of the same province
returned to Germany, although the
Council OF -Four planned for a time to
make all Pomerania German on his
toric grounds.
The provisions for plebiscite in the
Slleslan regions show that the vote
Will be taken in virtually all of upper
Silesia, except small areas in the south
western and northern corners, which
were awarded Internationally to
Nzecho-S Sloyakia and Poland, respec-
tiveiy. The plebiscite must be held be-
tween the sixth and eighteenth month
s1'cr ever the signature OF the peace treaty.
tirement Of German armies and officiale
ana the. dIsbandment of workmen's So
vets, which were included in the
ncnieswig- holstein and East Prussian
pleoisclte provisions are found in that
affecting Silesia.
some of the changes in the treaty
can oe lndlcated nly by reference to
significant article of the treaty
prohibits political prosecution bv either
tne Pollsh or German governments for
ssny activities during the plcbiscite in
Silesia. Az
ine definite provision for Germanv's
ADMISSION to the league of nations. |
winch is made in the revised treaty ;s
secKcn away IN section dealing with
the disarmament of Germany. This
was discovered by comparison of the
,ext issued to the American press with
the original version. The clause opens
tne possibility Of an increase, as well
as decrease, of German armaments
after discussion by the council of tho
league, although those who drafted the
provision probably contemplated only
the second contingency.
The French text, by one Of thoso
occasional variants which s!ipped bv
the commissions drafting experts
reads, conditionally. may be" instead
oi is. 1t is admitted that there are
otner changes in the military clauses.
notably IN the provision for Germany's
army, which is to be reduced to 100 900 :
men before April, 1920, and the exten-
xlon OF time for the dismanting of
Notifications. These were adeouateIv I
outlined in the official summary Of the
treaty.