The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-16

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allied and associated powers equal rights
| with those Of her own nationals In her
| ports and waterways, save that she ~
free to open or close her maritime coast
FREE ZONES IN PORTs-Free zones
existing in German ports on August l.
1914, must be maintained with due faclh-
ties as to warehouse and packing, without
discrimination, and without charges ex,
| cept for expenses OF administration ana
use. Goods leaving the free zones TOT
consumption in Germany and gooos
| brought into the free zones from Ger
many shall be subject to the ordinary I'M
| port and export taxes.
INTERNATIONAL RIVERS-The Elbe
from the junction of the Vitava, the VI
| tava from Prague, the Oder from Oppa'
the Niemen from Grodno and the DANUBE
| from Utm are declared International, TO-
| gether with their connections. me II
parian states must ensure good conditions
| of navigation within their territories uI-
! less a special organization exists therefor:
| Otherwise appeal may be had TO special
| tribunal of the league of nations, when
also may arrange for general interha-
| tional waterways convention.
| The Elbe and Oder are to be placed
under international commissions to meet
| within three months.
| THE DANUBE-The European Danube
| commission reassumed its prewar pow
ers, but for the time being with repre-
| sentatives of only Great Britain. france,
| Italy and Roumania. The upper DANUBE
| d
| tional commission until a definite statue
| be drawn up at a conference OF the po"
ers nominated by the allied and asso-
ciated governments within one year after
| THE RHINE AND THE MOSELLE.-,
| The Rhine is placed under the central
| commission to meet at Strassbourg Wlthlh
six months after the peace and TO be com
| posed of four representatives of France,
| which shall in addition select the presl-
dent. four of Germany, and two each OF
| Great Britain, Italy, Belgium, SWttzer-
land, and the Netherlands.
Section Twelve.
| AILWAYS.-Germany in addition
| to most favored nation treatment on
| her railways, agrees to cooperate IN
| the establishment of through ticket
services for passengers and baggage;
| to insure communication by rail be-
| tween the allied, associated and other
| states; to allow construction or i'm
| provement within twenty-five years or
| such lines as necessary and to con-
form her rolling stock to enable its IN
corporation in trains of the allied or
| associated powers. She also agrees to
| accept the denunciation of the Gotharo
convention II Switzerland and Italy
| request. and temporarily to execute
instructions as to the transport OF
troops and supplies and the establish
ment Of postal and telegraphic service
as provided
CZECHO-SLOT ~KIA. - To assure
Czecho- Slovakia 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 the
| north Germany is to lease her for 99
| 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 KEEL canal
is to remain free and open to war and
| 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 to
be imposed beyond those necessary for
| upkeep and improvement for which
| Germany is to be responsible. In case
of violation of or disagreement as to
those provisions. any state may appeal
to the league OF nations, and may de-
mand the appointment Of an interna-
tional commission. For preliminary
, hearing of complaints Germany shall
establish local authority at kiel.
Section Thirteen.
INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANI-
ZATION-Members of the league of ma
lions agree to establish a permanent or
ganization to promote international adj
justment of labor conditions, to consist
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 the
| government and one each from the en-
ployers and the employed; each OF them
Lucrative legislation body, its measures
| taking the form of draft conventions or
| recommendations for legislation, which
| If passed by two-thirds vote must be sub
mitted to the law-making authority In
every state participating. Each govern
| ment may enact the terms into law; APP
prove the principle, but modify them 20
local needs; leave the actual legislat Il
in case of federal state to local legis-
latures or reject the convention altogeth-
er without further obligation.
The international labor office is es1
| %ah af ho league
| nations and part of its organization. II
is to collect and distribute information on
labor throughout the world and prepare
| agenda for the conference.
| 1t will publish a periodical in French
and English and possibly other IAN
| guages Each state agrees to make TO II
| for presentation \tc the conference an an
nual report of measures taken to execute
| accepted conventions ~
The first meeting of the conference
will take place In October 1919, at
day or 4s-hour week; prevention OF
unemployment; extension and ap-
| plication of the international conven-
lions adopted at Berne in 1905 prohib-
| iting night work for women and the
| use of white phosphorus in the man
| ufecture of matches; and the employ
or in unhealthy work of women before
| and after childbirth. including mater
| nifty benefit. and of children as regards
| minimum age.
| Section ouTteen.
| GUARANTEES.-As a guarantee for the
| execution of the treaty German territory
| to the west of the Rhine, together with
! the bridgeheads, will be occupied by allied
| and associated troops for Is years period
| If the conditions are faithfully carried out
/ by Germany certain districts, including
| the bridgehead of Cologne, will be evac-
| uated at the expiration of five years; GER
| tain other districts, including the bridge
| head of Coblenz, and the territory nearest
| the Belgian frontier, will be evacuated
| after ten years. and the remainder in
| GLIDING the bridgehead of Mainz. will be
evacuated after Is years. In case the
| interallied reparation commission finds
| that Germany has failed to observe the
| whole or part of her obligations, either
| during the occupation or after the 10
| years have expired, the whole or part
| of the areas specified will be reoccupied
Immediately. If before the expiration OF
| the Is years Germany complies with all
| the treaty undertakings. the occupying
| forces will be withdrawn Immediately.
| EASTERN EUROPE. - All German
| troops at present in territories to the east
| of the new frontier shall return as soon
! as the allied and associated governments
| deem wise. They are to abstain from
| all acquisitions and are IN no way to in
| terfere with measures for national de-
| tense taken by the government concerned.
| All questions regarding occupation not
| provided for by the treaty will be regu-
| lated by a subsequent convention or con-
| ventions which will have similar force
| and effect.