The Penn's Grove record., 1919-05-16
Strips Teutons of
Military Power.
MUST MAKE AMENDS
To Cede Land and Pay
Huge Indemnity.
ALL COLONIES ARE TAKEN

The following is a summary Of the
treaty of peace the twenty-seven allied
powers presented to Germany at Yer
sailles:
The preamble names as parties OF tbs
one part the United States, the British
Empire, France. Italy aud Japan. de-
scribed as the five Allied and Associated
Powers, and Belgium. Bolivia, Ecuador
Greece. Guatemala, Hayti. the HsdJaz,
honduras. Liberia. Nicaragua. Panama
Peru. Portugal, Rumania. Servin-
with the five above, are described as the
Allied and Associated Powers. and OIL
the other part, Germany.
Here follows the League Of Nations
agreement, a full report OF which has
already been published. Germany is not
admitted to the League.
Boundaries of Germany.
Germany cedes to France Alsaer-
Lorraine, $500 sQuare miles. and to
belgium, two small districts betweet-
Luxembourg and Holland. t~otaling 9S9
square miles. She also cedes to Poland
the southeastern tip of Silesia beyond
and including Oppeln, most of P0Sen
and West Prussia, 27,6S6 square miles.
East Prussia being isolated from the
main body by a part of Poland. She
loses sovereignty over the northeasterr-
most type of East Prussia, 40 square
miles north OF the River Memel. and the
internatiOnalized areas about Danzigr
129 square miles, and the basin of the
Saar, I3S square miles, between the
western border of the Rhenish PalatI-
hate of Bavaria and the southeast cor.
.ner of Luxembourg. The DanZig area.
consists of the ~" between the Nogat
and Nistula Rivers, made by a wv" by
the addition of a similar ''V' on the
west. including the city of Danzig. The
southeastern third of East Prussia and
the area between East Prussia and th.
Nistula north of latitude 53 degrees. 3
minutes, is to lave its nationality deter.
mined by popular vote, 51S5 square
miles, as is to be the case in part Of
Schles" ig, 27o7 square miles.
Belgium.
Germany is to consent to the abroga-
tIon OF the treaties of 1899. by which
Belgium was established as q neutral
Staue, and to agree lii advance To ANY
conventlon with which the Allied and
associated Powers may determine to re-
place them. She is t. recognize the full
sovereignty of Belgium over the contest
ed territory of MoreSuet and over part
OF IrusSian Moresnet, and to renounce.
in favor Of Belgium. all rights over the
circles of Eupen and Malmedy, the in
haDitantS OF which are to be entitled.
within SIX months, to protest against
tins change of sovereignty, either in
whole or III part, the finai decision to be
reserved to the League of Nations. A
commission is to settle the details of
the frontier, and various regulations for
change of nationality are Laid down.
Luxembourg.
Germany r%enouncrs her various
treaties and conventions with the Grand
Duchy OF Luxembourg. recognizes that
1t ceased to be a part of the German
Zollvereipn from January /. last. re-
nouIces all right of exploitation of the
railroads, adheres to the abrogation of
its neutrality, and accepts in advance
any International agreement as to II
reached by the Allied and associated
Powers.
Left Bank of the Rhine.
AS provided in the military clauses,
Germany will not maintain any forti.
hcations or armed forces less than fftv
Kilometres to the east of the Rhiue
hold any m~aneuvers. nor maintain any
works to facilitate mobilization. In
case of violation, "she shall be regarded
a. committing a hostile act against the
Powers who sign the present treaty and
as intending to disturb the peace of the.
world"
by virtue of the present treaty Ger
many shall be bound to respond TO anv
request for explanation which the coun.
Gil of the League of Nations NAV think
necessary to address to her"
Aisace-Lorraine Restored.
After recognition of the moral obljga.
ton to repair the wrong dOne in 1871
by Germany to France, and the people
OF Alsace-L Lorraine, the territories ceded
to Germany by the treaty of Frankfort
are restored to France with their from
tiers as before 1871. to date from the
signing of the armistice, and to be free
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 for
NAL application therefor, and those for
whom naturalization is open after three
years. The laSt-named class includes
German residents in Alsace-Lorraine.
as distinguished from those who acquire
the position of Alsace-Lorraine as de-
fined in the treaty. All public property
and all private property Of German ex-
soTereigns pass to France 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, with the obligation for their
upkpep.
For five years manufactured products
o. .Alsace-Lorraine will be admitted to
Germany free of duty to a total amount
not exceeding in any year the average
o. the three years preceding the war
and textile materials may be imported
from Germany to Alsace-Lorraine and
re-exported free of duty. Contracts FOR
e%lert-ic power from the right bank
must be continued for ten years.
For seven years, with possible extern
sion to ten, the ports of Kehae aud
StrassbQurg shall be administered as a
single. unit by a French adhrf6istrator'
appointed and supervised by the Central
Rhin" Commission. Property rights will
b. Safeguarded in both ports and equal
ity OF treatment as resprcCs rtalic as