Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-05-17
COVENANT OF THE LEAGUE OF
NATIONS Is FIRST SECTION
OF THE GREAT DOCUMENT.
MSACE-LORRAINE RESTORED
oaar Valley and Danzig International
lied - oermany's Military and
Naval Power Made Nominal
Total PREPARATION to Be
Determined Later.


sentatives at Versailles by the allied
peace conference delegates is as fol-
The preamble n mes as parties Of
the one part the United States, the
British empire, France, Italy and ia
pan. described as the Ave allied and
Hy sv,o ted powers, and , Belgium, Be-
Greece. Guatemala, Haiti, the Hedjaz,
Honduras, Liberia, Nicaragua, Panama,
Peru. Poland Portugal, Roumania. Ser
quay. who with the five above are de-
scribed as the allied and associated
powers; and on the other part. Ger
many.
Section One-League Of Nations.
The covenant of the league of ma
tions constitutes Section OF the peace
treaty. which places upon the league
many specific In addition to its general
duties It may question Germany at
lied zone east of the Rhine as a threat
against the worlds peace. 1t will ap-
point three of the fave members of the
and carry out the plebiscite. 1t will
appoint the high commissioner of Dam
sig guarantee the independence of the
free city and arrange for treaties be-
tween Danzig and Germany and Po-
land. 1t will work out the mandatory
system to be. applied to the former
German colonies and ,a act as final nal
Belgian-German frontier. and in dis
putes as to the Kiel canal. and decide
certain of the economic and financial
problems. An international conference
on labor Is to be held in October under
its direction. and another on the inter-
national control of ports. waterways
and railways is foreshadowed.
! Germany cedes to France Alsace-Lor-
raine. $500 square miles of 1t in the
southwest, and to Belgium two small dis
trictS hetYeen LuxsSahurg and HOLLAND,
to Poland the southeastern tip Of silesia
beyond and including Oppeln. most OF
Posen and West Prussia. 27.ss6 square
East Prussia us being g, ISOLATED ISOLATED from
many loses sovereignty over the north
easternmost up Of East Prussia, 40 square
miles north Of the river Memel. and the he
square miles. and the basin OF the Saar,
7S8 square miles, between the western bor-
der OF the Rhenish palatinate Of Bavaria
and the southeast corner of Luxembourg.
The Danzig area consists OF the v be-
tween the Nogat and vistula rivers made
into a w by the addition of a similar "
on the west including the city of Danzig.
The southeastern third Of East Prussia
and the area between East Prussia and
the Vistula north Of latitude 50 degrees
three minutes Is to have its nationality
determined by popular vote. SIS square
miles. as Is to be the case In part of
schleswig. 2.7s7 square miles.
!, Section Three-European Political
Glasses.
BE1GIUM.-Germany is to consent to
the abrogation of the treaties of 1899 by
which Belgium was established as neu-
convention with which the allied and as
sociated powers may determine to replace
them. She Is to recognize the full sover-
eighty of Belgium over the contested ter
ritory of Moresnet and over part of
pruHatap Moresnet ard to renounce in
favor OF Belgium all rights over the cities
Of 81 Eheh s ans N Se ayg ss Wn .s
months to protest against this change Of
sovereignty either in whole or In part the
final decision to be reserved to the league
details Of the frontier, and various regu-
lations for change Of nationality are laid
LUXEMBOURG: Germany renounces
her various treaties and conventions with
the grand duchy Of Luxembourg. recog
nizes that It ceased to be a part of the
renounces all right Of exploitation OF the
railroads. adheres to the abrogation of its
neutrality, and accepts in advance any
International agreement as to 1t, reached
by the allied and associated powers
LEFT BANK OF THE RHINE.-As
provided In the military clauses. Ger
tions or armed forces less than nifty
kflometers to the east of the Rhine,
hold any maneuvers, nor maintain any
works 10 facilitate mobilization.
In case of violation. "she shall be re-
Earded as committing hostile act
against the powers who sign the pres
ent treaty and as intending to disturb
BY virtue of the present treaty
Germany shall be bound to respond to
any request for an explanation which
her"
ALsACE-LoRRAIN recog-
milton of the moral obligation to re-
pair the wrong done in 1871 by Ger
many to France and the people of Al
sace-Lorraine, the territories coded to
are restored to France with their
frontiers as before 1871. to date from
the signing of the armistice. and to be
free of all public debts.
Citizenship is regulated by detailed
provisions distinguishing those who
are Immediately restored to full French
citizenship. those who have to make
formal application therefor. and those
for whom naturalization is open after
three years. The last-named class in
cludes German residents in Alsace-
who acquire. the position of Alsace-
Lorraine as defined in the treaty. All
public property and all private proper
Y OF German ex-sovereigns passes to
France is substituted for Germany as
regards ownership Of the railroads and
rights over concessions of tramways.
the obligation FOR their upkeep.
THE SAAR.-In compensation for
the destruction of coal mines in north
ern France and as payment on ac-
count of reparation. Germany cedes to
France full ownership of the coal
mines of the Saar basin with their
subsidiaries, accessories and facilities.
Their value will be estimated by the
reparation commission and credited
against that account. The French
rights will be governed by German law
In force at the armistice excepting war
legislation, France replacing the pres
emit owners whom Germany undertakes
to indemnify. France will continue to
furnish the present proportion of coal
for local needs and contribute in just
proportion to local taxes. The basin
extends from the frontier of Lorraine
as re-annexed to France north as far
as st. Wendell. including on the west
the valley of the Saar as far as Saar-
holsPach and on the east the town OF
Homburg.
In order to secure the rights and
welfare OF the population and guaran-
tee to France entire freedom in work
ing the mines. the territory will be
governed by a commission appointed
by the league of nations and consisting
Of five members, one French, one a native
ipLsbltart Of the Saar and three repre-