The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-04
Peace Conference Admonishss
Warning slau That Thsy Mus.
Refrain From Occupying Terri
tories to which They Lay Claim.
TEsoHEN DISTRICT I'M
AUSTRIA Is INVOLVED
Railroad Line Il Temporarily Di.
vsded Between Two Factions BY
the Peace Council Pending q
Definite Settlement.

rnrin GMon day). Feh s.-The peace
conference hlH wnrntd the Polish aud
Czech na;ionaltlrH. who are dlarutlne
control % tho Ttrchen mining district
In Austrian siic@ia. that they must 70
frain from occupyine the territories to
official bulletin ISSUED tonight
The document reads ~ Follows
The representative Of the Grrat
powers. HAVING hcon informed of the
conflict which has arisen between the
czcchs and the Poles IN thu principal
ty Of rceChon. have declared
o. foliowsi
In the first instance. thoy think
u necessary to romind the national
tiles. who have engaged 20 submit the
territorial qucHtiors which concern
them 20 tho peace conference for itn
deciaion. tthat they have prnmlsedl.
10 refrain from taking ~ pawn
~ from occupying the territories 10
which they laid clalni.
The representatives take not OF the
engagement ~ Which the Czech del-
cratcs have dccinfed that they we're
denniteiy uiopplne their troops on tho
pderberg 10 Tenchou and lablungknu.
Hallway contFsi bishic,i.
Pending the dccinion ~ the peaos
congruss ~ % The dtnnnlte tnnlFn-
mcnta Of territories. that part of the
railway line 20 the north Of Toaehsn
and tho mining regions VIII remain In
The occuration OF crcch troopa whlle
the southefH Hecton Of tho line. start
INK froin and irtludlne the town %
fssrhen down 20 Iubiunaknu. will ba
entrusted to the military supervision
uf tho polea
The undersigned coraider n india
reuiaihlc that "a commission Of control
should hc immediately sent 20 the spot
iu nNuid any conflict between tho
'sechs and the Poles In tho region
of rcnrhcn. This commission. apart
from the measures tait II ulil have 10
prcaCriho. Will proceed to an inquiry
on The haaH of which the peace com
fercncc may from ita decinlon In flx.
iuF definitely She respective frontiers
Of the csccas and the Poles IN tho
contested xonc
In order 10 seal the entente be-
tween the two friendly nations. which
should follow pallcy In fun accord
with that Of the allied and aaaoclnted
powers. N" representative of tho
great powers rcKl6is, the promise OF
the czech Representatives that their
country viii put az the disposition OF
'hc l'olsH ull itn available resources
m vat material and viii grant to
them "a ~ fncility Tor the transit 81
arms aud ammunition.
Tho exploitation Of the mines Of
the KnrNln- -oatraWa district viii be
carried out in such a wny ~ 10 avoid
an iufructlorn of private property
while serving any police measures
which the situation may require.
The commission ~ control win be
authorized 20 supcrvisp TINS and u
necessary 10 secure the Poles that part
of the output which may be equltnbly
claimed hy them 10 meet their wants.
II h understood that the local ad-
ministrution VIII continue 10 function
ln accordance with tho conditions 0f
the pact OF November. 1915. ana that
the rights Of minuritca will be strict
I ~ respected.
Pending the decision OF the peace
congress, political elections and mih-
ntN cunsC rlptious Will be- suspended
iu the principally OF frschcm
No measure Implying annexation OF
uil or OF u part Of fne said principal-
iy either 20 The territory of Poland
or OF ,xccho- -sloyHkia, taken by IN
I terested parties shall have tinding
force.
'"rhe delegates 70 TIE czech nation
cngarc 20 release immediately with
| their arms aid haHrago the Polish
prisoners token dunnr thc'rcocnt con-
. nict"