The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-05-16
GREAT PEACE PACT
WITH GERMANY IS
GIVEN IN SUMMARY
Substance of the Treaty Which
Was Handed to Delegates at
Versailles Palace.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS FIRST

Alsace-Lorraine, Saar Basin, Danzig,
Poland and Other Territory Topped
off-German War Power Reduced
10 Minimum-WiIheIm to Be Tried.
Herewith is the official summary of
the great peace treaty which was hand
ed by the representatives Of the allied
nations to the German delegates at
Versailles: ".@.
The preamble names as parties Of
the one part the United States, the
British empire. France. Italy and ia
pan. described as the five allied and
associated powers. and Belgium, Bo-
liyis; Brazil. China. Cuba, Ecuador,
Honduras, Liberia, Nicaragua, Panama,
PERU, Poland, Portugal, Roumania, Ser
hia. Siam. Czecho-Slovakia and Uru-
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
lions constitutes Section l of the peace
treaty. which places upon the league
many specific in addition to it's general
duties. 1t may question Germany at
hny time for violation Of the neutral
ICED zone east Of the Rhine as threat
against the WOrlO peace. 1t Will dp-
point three of the five members of the
Saar commission, oversee its regime
and carry out the plebiscite. 1t will
appoint the high commissioner of Dan
gig, 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
court in part of the plebiscites of the
BeIgian-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
Section Two-Boundaries of Germany.
Germany cedes to France Alsace-Lor-
Saine. $500 square miles of 1t In the
southwest. and to Belgium two small dis
totalling 9S9 square miles. She also cedes
to Poland the southeastern tip of Silesia
beyond and including Oppeln, most of
.Posen and West Prussia. 27,6S6 square
miles. East Prussia being isolated from
the main body by part of Poland. Ger
Iaany loses sovereignty over the north
sasternmost tip Of East Prussia, 40 square
miles north of the river Memel, and the
tnternationalized areas about Danzig, 729
sauare miles and the basin of the saar
ass square miles, between the western bor-
her 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 w by the addition of a similar V
on the west including the city of Danzig.
The southeastern third of East Prussia
the Vistula north of latitude So degrees
three minutes is to have its nationality
determined by. popular vote, 5,7S5 square
miles as is to be the case in part of
Schleswig, 2,7S square miles.
Section Three-European Political
Glasses.
BELG1UM-Germany is to consent to
3ne abrogation of the treaties of 1889 by
which Belgium was established as a neu-
trai state and to agree In advance to any
convention with which the allied and as
ISOLATED powers may determine to- replace
them. She Is to recognize the full sover-
eighty of Belgium over the contested ter
Gltory OF Moresnet and over part Of
Prussian Moresnet, and to renounce in
favor of Belgium all rights over the cities
OF Eupen and Malmedy, the inhabitants
OF which are re to be entitled within six
sovereignty either in whole or in part, the
final decision to be reserved to the league
OF nations. A commission is to settle the
details or the frontier, and various regu-
down. ~
her various treaties and conventions with
the grand duchy of Luxembourg. recog-
Plies that # ceased to be part Of the
renounces all right of exploitation of the
railroads. adheres to the abrogatiop OF its
Hentrality, and accepts in advance any
International agreement as to it. reached
by the allied and associated powers
LEFT BANK OF THE RHINE.-As
provided I'm the military clauses, Ger
nany VIII not maintain any fortificn-
ttouS or armed forces less than ffty
$sil0meters to the east of the Rhine.
hold any mnneuvers, nor maintain any
works to facilitate mobilization.
In case of violation, "she shall be re-
against the powers who sign the pres
ent treaty and as intending to disturb
the Rea9 vr Gd the of w4 fhe present
Germany shall be bound to respond to
any request for an explanation which
the council of the league of nations
her" e'' ~
ALSACE-LORRAIN recog-
nition of the moral obligation to re-
many to France and the people of Al.
sace-LoEraine, the territories coded 70
Germany by the treaty of Frankfort
frontiers as before 1871, to date from
the signing of the armistice. and to be
tree 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 AIsace.
Lorraine, as distinguished from those
who acquire the position of Alsace-
Lorraine as defined in the treaty All
public property and all private proper.
~ OF German eX-sovereignS passes tc
Frances without payment or credit
France is substituted for Germany as
regards ownership of the railroads and
rights over concessions of tramways
THE Rhine bridges pass to France will
the obligation for their upkeep
THE SAAR.-In compensation fol
the destruction of coal mines in north.
ern France and as payment on &C.
count of reparation, Germany cedes ts
France full ownership of the Goa
mines of the Saar basin with theil
subsidiaries. accessories and facilities
reparation commission and credited
against that account. The French
rights will be governed by German Law
In force at the armistice excepting wa,
legislation, France replacing the pres
ent owners whom Germany undertakes
to indemnify. France wAl continue tC
furnish the present proportion of Goa
for local needs and contribute in iust
proportion to local taxes. The basir
as re-annexed to France north as ia,
SO st. Wendell. including on the west
the valley of the Saar as far as Saar.
hoizbach and on the east the town so
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 b,
governed by commission appointed
oy the league of nations and consisting
OF five members, one French, one a nativ,
fnhabitant of the Saar and fhraa rapra