Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-05-16

the ports of allied or associated power s.
must grant the latter's seapofls an La
tors. and reduced tariiis Stafted iio ne
own or other nationals, ana anora tiie
allied and associated powers eqdal TAsnts
with those OF her own nallondlS III beI
ports and waterways, save ihat sne -
free to open or close her mdrlu1he codS'-
ing trade
FREE ZONES IN PORTs-Free zones
existing in German ports on August A.
1914, must be maintained with Que ldclii-
ties as TO warehouse and packing, WITHOUT
discrimination, and without charges eA5
cept for expenses of administration aho
| use. Goods leaving the free zones lo4
consumption in Germany and goous
brought into the free zones from Ger
| many shall be subject to the ordinary I'LL
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. Inc IL
| parian states must ensure good conditions
| of navigation within their territories I'M
| less a special organization exists therefor.
! Otherwise appeal may be had TO a speclaA
| tribunal of the league of nations, winch
| also may arrange for O. general lnteTna-i
uonal 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 it's prewar pow
ers, but for the time being with repre-
SentativeS of only Great Britain, FRANCE
| Italy and Roumania The upper DANUBE
/ is to be administered by a new interna-
| uonal commission until definite statute
| be drawn up at a conference of the pow
| ers nominated by the allied and asso-
| ciated governments within one year a1ter
! THE RHINE AND THE MOSELLE.--
| The Rhine is placed under the centras
/ commission to meet at Strassbourg within
| 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, Switzer-
| land, and the Netherlands.
Section Twelve.
RAILWAYS.-Germa 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 pc
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 Gothard
convention if Switzerland and Italy
instructions as to the transport or
troops and supplies and the establish
ment of postal and telegraphic service
CzECHo- sLovAKIA. = 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 SO
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 canal
is to remain free and open to war and
merchant ships of all nations "a peace
wit II tool dc Il hi
of all states are to be treated on terms
of absolute equality, and no taxes to
be imposed beyond those necessary for
uplteep and Improvement for which
Germany is to be responsible. In case
of violation of or disagreement as to
those provisions, any state may appeal
mand the appointment of an interna-
tional commission. For preliminary
hearing of complaints Germany shall
esta blish local authority at kiel.
Section Thirteen.
INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANI-
ZATION-Members of the league of ma.
tions agree to establish 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
may vote individually 1t will be a de-
Lucrative legislation body, its measures
taking the form of draft conventions or
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 to
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-
tablished at the seat of the league OF
nations ,, and part !, OF its orga e 1t
labor throughout the world and prepare
agenda for the conference.
It will publish per ss;bC IN French
guages. Each state agrees to make to 1t
for presentation to 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
Washington: to discuss the eighthour
day or 4S-hour week; prevention of
unemployment: extension and ap-
plication of the international conven-
tons adopted at Berne in 1906 prohib-
ting 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 regards
minimum age.
Section Fourteen.
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
Guiding 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 Is
years have expired, the whole or part
of the areas specified will be reoccupied
Immediately. If before the expiration of
the 10 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 subsequent convention or con-