The Snowflake herald., 1919-05-23

dSSOCldlCQ SldlS may renew
with Germany in so far as consistant
with the peace treaty by giving notine
within six months Treaties entarad
into by Germany since Aug 1911
with other enemy states and before or
since that date with Rumania R,,Ssias
and governments representing paris of
Russia are abrogated ard any conces'
sion granted under pressure bv RnsSia
to German subjects annulled
Pre-War debts-A system OF clear
ing houses IS to he created within
three months one in Germany and one
in each allied and associated state
which adopts the plan for the navmanf
Of pre-war debts including those aris
ing from contracts suspended by the
war for the adjustment of the pro-
i ceeds of the liquidation of enemy pron-
erty and the settlement of other obii-
cations.
Enemy property-Germanv shall. re-
property seized, or damaged nv her
the amount of damages to be fined Nv
the mixed arbitral tribunal The AL
lied and associated states may liquidate
German private property within their
territories as compensation for pron-
erty of their nationals not restored r.,
paid for by Germany, for debts owed
to their nationals by German nationals
and for other claims against Germany
Germany is to compensate its nationals
for such losses and to deliver within
six months all documents relating to
\ property held by its nationals in all
/ lied and associated states
Contracts - Pre-war contracts ha
tween allied and associated nationals
excepting the United States japan and
Brazil and German nationals are can
/ celed except for debts for accounts al
ready performed, agreements for the
transfer Of property where the prop
'erty has already passed, leases of land
and houses contracts of MORTGAGES
4 pledge or lien, mining concessions.
/ contracts with governments and insur-
/ anee contracts.
Industrial pr0parfiaC
as to industrial, literary and artistic
i property are established, the sne-
4 cial war measures Of the allied and as
4 5sociated powers are ratified and the
/ right reserved to impose conditions on
/ the use of German patents and copv-
I rights when in the public interest Ex-
/ Germany, pre- war licenses and rights
to sue for infringements committed
during the war are Cancelled.
Opium - The contracting powers
| agree, whether or not they have signed
and ratified the opium convention Of
Jan. 23, 1912, or SIGNED the special
/ protocol opened at The Hague >in ac-
cordance with resolutions adopted by
the third opium conference in 1914 to
bring the said convention into force
by enactfng within twelve months of
/ the peace the necessary legislation
Religious Missions-The allied and
associated powers agree that the prop
I critics of religious missions in terri
/ tories belonging or ceded to them shall
troll of the powers Germany renounc-
ing all claims in their behalf
Aerial igation-Aircraft Of the
/ allied and associated powers shall have
4 full liberty of passage and landing
over and in German territory equal
treatment with German planes as to
use of German airdromes and with
most favored nation planes as to com
/ mercial traffic in Germany
Freedom of Transit-German must
| grant freedom Of transit through her
f.aya7 GrJa hxy 1Qi or %n1s
/ goods, ships, carriages and mails from
| or to any of the allied or associated
1 powers without customs or transit
duties, undue delays, restrictions or
determinations based on nationality,
means of transport, or place of entry
| or departure.
Free Zones in Ports-Free zones ex-
+ listing in German ports on Aug. l, 1914,
must be maintained with due facihtles
as to warehouses and packing, Without
| discrimination and without charges,
I except for expenses Of adninist stration
and use. Goods leaving the free zones
/ for consumption in Germany and goods
4 brought into the free zones from Ger
many shall be subject to the ordinary
! import and export taxes.
international Rivers-The Elbe from
the junction Of the Vltava, the Vltava
from Prague the Oder from Opna. the
I Niemen from Grodno, and the Danube
from Ulm are declared international,
together with their connections.
The Danube-The European Danube
4 commission resumes its pre-War pow
/ ers, but for the time being with rep
4 resentatives of only Great Britain,
Italy and Rumania. The upper Dam
I ube is to be administered by new
I international commission until a defi-
nitive state be drawn up at confer
# ence Of the powers nominated by the
allied and associated governments
within one year after the peace. The
enemy governments shall make full
f reparation for all war damages caused
to the European commission; shall cede
i their river facilities in surrendered
territory and give Czecho- -Slovalxia,
+ Serbia and Rumania any rights neces-
sary on their shores for carrying out
/ improvements in navigation.
The Rhine and the Moselle-The
/ Rhine is placed under the central COM
mission to meet at Strassburg within
six months after the peace and TO De
4 composed Of four representatives OF
I France, which shall in addition SelecL
! the president four of Germany, and
two each of Great Britain, Italy, Bel
I GUM Switzerland and the Netherlands.
j Germany must give France on the
+ course of the Rhine included between
/ the two extreme points OF her frontiers
i all rights to take water to feed canals,
while herself agreeing not to make
j canals on the right bank opposite
| France She must also hand over to
/ France all her drafts and designs for
this part of the river.
Belgium is to be permitted to build
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| so desires within twenty-five years.
I Railways - Germany in addition to
most favored nation treatment on her
| railways agrist agrees-garbled in
transmission) to cooperate in the es-
! tablisEmcnt of through ticket services
for passengers and baggage; to ensure
| communication by rail between the al
+ lied, associated and othef states, 10 al
low the construction or Improvement
| within twenty-five years Of such lines
as necessary; and to conform her roll
/ ing stock to enable its incorporation
in trains of the allied or associated
| powers. She also agrees to accept the
| denunciation of the St. Gothard con-
vention, If Switzerland and Italy so re-
quest and temporarily to execute IN
i structions as to the transport of troops
y and supplies nd the establishment Of
postal and telegraphic service, as pro-
vided
Czecho- Slovakia-To assure Czecho-
Slovakia access to the sea, special
rights are given her both north and
south Toward the Adriatic she is per-
mitted to run her own through trains
to Fiume and Trieste. To the north,
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