The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-05-15
GERMANS RECEIVE
THE PEACE TREATY
ALSACE AND LORRAINE RE-
STORED TO FRANCE.
France to be Protected
England and America Come to Assist
ance Of France in Case of UnprO-
voked Attack By Germany.

New York, n. Y, May 7.-The
treaty of peace, submitted to the
German delegates at Versailles today
by the representatives of the associat-
ed powers, reduces Germany to mill
tary impotence, deprives her of her
colonies, restores Alsace and Lor-
raine to France, and provides for rep
aration to the nations injured by the
war.
This was made known in an official
summary of the treaty, cabled from
the American peace commission to
the committee on public information
in New York. At the same time Off
cial announcement was made that
President Wilson had pledged himself
to propose to the senate an agree
ment that the United States, in con-
junction with Great Britain, would
20 to the assistance of France in case
of unprovoked attack by Germany.
The announcement of this proposed
agreement was made in a statement
supplementing the official summary
TO the peace treaty, which reads:
''In addition to the securities al
forded in the treaty of peace, the
president Of the United States has
pledged himself to propose to the
senate of the United States, and the
prime minister of Great Britain has
pledged himself to propose to the
parliament of Great Britain, an
agreement, subject to the approval OF
the council of the league Of nations,
to come Immediately to the assistance
of France in case of unprovoked at
tack by Germany"
Main Points in Treaty.
The main points in the peace
treaty follow:
Alsace and Lorraine go to France.
All the bridges over the Rhine on
their borders are to be in French con-
troll.
The port Of Danzig is permanently
internationalized and most of upper
Silesia is ceded to Poland, whose in
dependence Germany recognizes. Po-|
land also receives the province of
Posen and that portion of the pro-
vince of West Prussia west of Wis
tula.
The Saar coal basin is temporarily
nternationalized. The coal mines 60
to France.
Germany recognizes the total inde-
pendence of German-Austria and
Czecho-Slovakia.
Germany's colonies are taken from
her by the clause in which she re-
nounces all her territorial and polit1-
cal rights outside Europe The league
of nations will work out the manda-
tory system for governing these col
onies.
Belgium is conditionally given the
Malmedy and Eupen districts OF Prus-
sia bordering on Belgium, with the
opportunity to be given the inhabi-
tants to protect. The league of ma
tions has the final decision.
Luxembourg is set free from the
German customs union.
All concessions and territory in
China must be renounced. Shantung
is ceded to Japan. Germany recog-
nizes the French in Morocco and the
British protectorate over Egypt.
German troops and authorities
must evacuate Schleswig-Holstein
north of the Kiel canal within 10
days after peace. A commission will
be appointed to supervise vote of
self-determination in the territory,
and the districts wishing to join
Denmark will be ceded by Germany.
Helgoland must be demolished and
by German labor; the Kiel canal must
be opened to all nations.
Army of 100000 Men.
The German cables in dispute are
surrendered. Germany may not have
an army of more than 100000 men
and cannot resort to conscription.
She must raze all her forts for
SO kilometers east of the Rhine and
is almost entirely prohibited from
producing war materials. Violation
of the so kilometer zone restriction
will be considered an act of war.
Only six capital ships, Of not more
than 10000 tons each, are allowed
Germany for her navy. She is per-
mitted six light cruisers, IL Destroy
ers and 12 torpedo boats in addition
to six battleships, but no subma-
rines.
All civilian damages are to be re-