The herald., 1919-05-15


with transmgratiOH traffic. She may not
establish any tax Discrimination dehl"Sl
the ports of allied or associated po"tsS
must grand the latteT's seapoTts al! tdS-
, tors and reduced tariffs granted EeT
own or other nationals, and an.rd TIE
p allied and associated powers equal iS4'A
Z with thos, OF her own nationals in HtT
ports and waterways, save ihaJ she Is
free TO open or close her maritime coast
ing trade.
FREE ZONES IN PORTS Free zones
existing in German ports on August l.
, 1914 must be maintained with due IdUih-
ties As to warehouse and packing. without
, discrimination, and without charges tx
tCept for expenses Of administrator al"
use. Goods leaving the free zones ioi
ICONS .uption in Germany AMI sools
brought into the free zones from Ger
many shall he subject to the ordinary IN
port and export taxes
from the Jun ton Of the NltaNa, tue VI.
tava from Prague. the oder from oppa
the Nlemen from GrOdno ana the pdhu"e
from Tim are declared international, 70
gether with their connections. Inc II
parian states must ensur" good conditions
of navigation within their territories I'M
less 2 special organization exists therelVi;
Otherwise appeal may be had 20 a SPtC!dI
tribunal of the league of nations. Whlch
also may arrange for general lhterha-
tional waterways convention.
The Elbe and oder are to be placed
under International commissions 70 meet
within three months.
TfIE DANI'BE-The European Danube
commission reassumed its prewar pow
ers. bur for the time being with repre-
sentatives Of only Great Britain. france
Italy and Roumania. The upper bahup'
is TO be administered by new interna-
tional commission until a definite statute
be dgawn up at conference OF the pow
ers Nominated by the allied ana asso
ciated governments within one year al''r
TIFF RHINE AND THE MOSELLE.-
The Rhirt is placed under the central
comm ssiou to meet at StrasSbOurg WITHIN
six mouths after the peace and to be com
posed of four representatives OF tTans
which shall in addition select the piesI
dent four of Germany. and two each OF
Great Britain. Italy. Belgium, Switzcr-
lsnd. and thE Netherlands.
Section Twelve.
WAYS.-Germany in addition
to most favored nation treatment on
her railways. agrees to cooperate in
the establishment Of through ticket
SerViceS for passengers and bag age
10 insure communicated by rail- be
tween the allied. associated and other
states; to allow construction or I'm =
provement within twenty-five years OF
such lines as necessary and TO con
form her rolling stock to enable its IN
corpora ton in trains OF the allied or
associated powers. She a lso agrees 70
accept the denunCiation OF the Gotharu
convention II Switzerland and Italy
request. and temporarily to execute
.
troops and supplies and the establish
ment of postal and telegraphic service
as provided.
CZECHO- SIOVAKIA - To assure
Czecho- SIovakia access to the sea, spe-
cial rights are given her both north
and south. Toward the Adriatic she
is permitted to run her own through
trains to Fiume and Trieste. To tbs
north Germany is to lease her for ss
years spaces in Hamburg and Stettin
the details to be worked out by com
mission OF three representing Czecho-
Slovakia Germany and Great Britain
THE KEEL CANAL-The Kiel cana
is TO remain free and opsn to war anc
merchant ships OF all nations at peace
with Germany. subject goods and ships
of all states are to be treated on terms
OF absolute equality. and no taxes tC
be imposed beyond those necessary fol
! upkeep and improvement. for whicf
Germany is to be responsible. In case
OF violation OF or disagreement as q
those provisions. any state may appea
to the league OF nations and may De
mand the appointment of an interna
tional commission. For preliminary
hearing of complaints Germany shall
establish a local authority at kiel.
! Section Thirteen.
/ INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANI
/ ZATION-Members OF the league OF ma
lions agree to establish permanent q
ganization to promote international ad
/ justment of labor conditions. TO consis
of an annual international labor confer
| ence and an international labor office.
The former Is composed of four rep
resentatives of each state, two from TIT
. government and one each from the EN-
/ ployers and the employed: each of then
may vote Individually. 1t will be de
I Lucrative legislation body, its measures
taking the form OF draft conventions o.
. recommendations fon legislation, Whlc
If passed by two-th!rds vote must be sub
mitted to the law-making authority II
every state participating. Each govern
ment may enact the terms into law; ap
T prove the principle. but modify them Z
/ local needs: leave the actual Legislation
in case of a federal state to local legis
: latures. or reject the convention altogeth
er without further obligation.
The international labor office is es
tablshed at the sea- of the league
nations and part of It's organization 1
is to collect and distribute information Oh
labor throughout the world ans prepar
agenda for the conference.
1t VIII publish a periodical in Irencl
and English and possibly other Ian
! guages. Each state agrees to make to
for presentation to the conference an an
mail report of measures taken to execut
accepted conventions.
The first meeting of the conferenc
will take place in October. 1919. a
! Washington. to discuss the eight-hou
day or 4s-hour week; prevention 9
piication of the international CONVEX
tiOns adopted at Berne in 1905 prohIh
iting night work for women and tn
use of white phosphorus in the man
ufecture of matches; and the employ
ment OF women and children at nigh
or in unhealthy work. Of women befor
and after childbirth. including mater
nifty benefit. and Of children as regard
minimum age.
H. Section Fourteen.
GUARANTEES.-As a guarantee for tn
execution of the treaty German territor
to the west of the Rhine, together wit
the brldgeheads. will be occupied by allie
and associated troops for Is years perio
II the conditions are faithfully carried OF
by Germany, certain districts, includin
the bridgehead of Cologne, will be evaC
uated at the expiration of ave years: Gel
tain other districts, including the bridge
head of CoblenZ, and the territory neares
the Belgian frontier, will be evacuats
after ten years ana the remainder, IL
GLIDING the bridgehead of Mainz, will b
/ evacuated after Is years. In case tn
interallied res$ation commission FIND
that Germany has failed to observe IL
whole or part OF her obligations, eiths
during the occupation or after the
years have expired. the whole pal
of the areas specified will be reoccupie
Immediately. If before the expiration c
| the 10 years Germany complies with a
the treaty undertakings, the occupyin
forces will be withdrawn Immediately.
EASTERN EUROPE. - All frma
troops at present in territories to the eas
OF the new frontier shah return as 500
AS the allied and associated government
deem wise They are to abstain frol
all acquisitions and are in no way to II
Tense taken by the government concerned
All questions regarding occupation nt
provided for by the treaty will be req
lated by a subsequent convention or co;