The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-05-24
perishable goods. Germany may not
dwarf traffic from It's normal course In

perishable goods. Germany may MOI
favor Of her own transport routes or
maintain control stations in connection
with transmigration traffic; She may not
establish any tax discrimination against
the ports OF allied or associated powers,
must grant the latter's seaports all rae
own or other nationals. and afford the
! allied and associated powers equal rights
with those of her own nationals IN her
| ports and waterways, save that she IS
| free to open or close her maritime coast
ing trade.
FREE ZONES IN PORTS-Free zones
existing In German ports on August J.
1914 must be maintained with due facill-
| ties as to warehouse and packing, without
discrimination. and without charges ex,
,cept for expenses of administration anu
| Iuse. Goods leaving the free zones lot
consumption in Germany and goods
brought into the free zones from Ger
many shall be subject to the ordinary I'M
port and export taxes.
INTERNATIONAL REVERSING 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. me IL
parian states must ensure good conditions
of navigation within their territories un-
less special organization exists therefor:
Otherwise appeal may be had to a special
tribunal ofNhe league Of nations which
also may arrange for general intefna-
tonal waterways convention
The Elbe and Oder to be placed
under International commissions to meet
within three months.
THE DANUBE-The European DANUBE
commission reassumed Its preWar pow
ers Int for the time being with repre-
sentatives Of only Great Britain, FranGe,
Italy and Roumania The upper Danube
Is to be administered by new interna-
tional commission until definite statue
be drawn up at a conference of the pow
ers nominated by the allied and asso-
ciated governments within one year after
IT THE Rhine AND THE MosELLE.I,
The Rhine Is placed under the central ,r.
six months after the peace and TO pc com
posed of four representatives Of France,
which shall in addition select the p,resief ~
Great Great Britain, Italy, Belgium. switzer
land. and the Netherlands.
Section Twelve.
RAILwAYs.-German 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- be-
tween the allied. associated and other
states; to allow construction or I'm.
provement within twenty-five years OF
/ 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 e. agrees gs,otno to to
convention Il swltzerand "a and axatats lsals
as to the transPobbi b,sS
ment of postal and telegraphic service
!. cZEcMo- -sLovAKIA, TO assure
| Czecho- -Slovakia access to the sea spe-
cal 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 S9
! years spaces in Hamburg and Stettln'
the details to be worked out by a com
| 80. pf fhra rpnrncantinR (ZGcn0-
Slovaka. Germany and Great Britain;
!, THE KIEL CANAL--The Kiel canal
is to remain free and open to war ana
, merchant ships Of all nations at peace peace
! with Germany. subject. goods and ships
: of all states are to be treated on terms
of absolute equality; and no taxes TO to
,, upkeep and Improvement for when
Germany Is to be responsible. IN case
OF violation of or disagreement as 70
: to the league OF nations. and may de-
/ mand the appointment of an interna
tional oommlssion, For Gnv prerimi.ihn,iy, ma !,
, establish local authority at Kiel
Section Thirteen.
INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGAN1-
= ZATION-M Members of the league of ma
G tions agree to establish a permanent or
: ganization to promote international au,
i Justment Of labor conditions, to consist
3 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 tne
Q government and one each from the EN-
9 ployers and the employed; each OF them
: may vote individually. 1t will be de-
: Lucrative legislation body, its measures
. taking the form of draft conventions OF
> recommendations for legislation. wsicf
q II pa ssed by two-thirds vote must be SUB
\ mtted to the law-making authority IT
J. every state participating. Each govern
y ment may enact the terms into law: ap.
. prove the principle, but modify them to
= local needs; leave the actual Legislation
u in case of federal state to local legis-
: latures or reject the convention altogeth'
Z er without further obligation.
= The International labor office is es.
tablished at the seat a the leagne II
1. is to collect and distribute Information on
a labor throughout the world and prepare
q agenda for the conference.
II will publish a periodical In Frencn
!. and English and possibly other Ian.
guages. Each state agrees to make TO II
' for presentation to the conference an an.
I nuai report of measures taken to execute
= accepted conventions.
! The first meeting of the conference
will take place in October, lslsi a,
Washington, to discuss the eight-houl
day or 4S-hour week: prevention o.
unemployment; extension and ap'
plication Of the international ans c0nTeh roh,h.
iting night work for women and the
r use OF white phosphorus in the man
ufacture of matches; and the empiiogy,, piy,
l. or in unhealthy work, OF women oe!ore
: and after childbirth. including mater
nifty benefit, and of children as regards
minimum age
a = Section Fourteen.
Z GUARANTEES.-As guarantee for the
l.. execution of the treaty German TERRITORY
: to the west of the Rhine. together Witt
Q the bridgeheads. will be occupied by ailiet
and associated troops for Is years perioC
= il the conditions are faithfully carried ou
y by Germany. certain, districts, inc'udini
the bridgehead Of Goiogne;s s WIZ be sVar vac
o tain other districts, including the bridge
!, head of Coblenz. and the territory neares
she esr Belgian seS Years. aed the re@ander in
= Guiding the bridgehead of Mainz. Will d
= evacuated after 10 years In case IN
that Germany has failed to observe III,
whole or part of her obligations eithe
during the occupation n, or whdie a6fer or the par
u u Of the areas specified will be reoccupieC
i Immediately. 4 before the expiration q, o
n the is years Germany complies with al
:, n the treaty undertakings, the occupyinl
i forces will be wthdrawn i,t,na immediatey;
y troops at present in territories to the cas-
Of the new frontier shall return as sooi
d as the allied and associated government
: all requisitions and are in no way to in
e terfere with measures for national de
) fense taken by the government concerned
r. All questions regarding occupation no
u provided for by the treaty will be regu
lated by a subsequent convention or con
ventlons which will have similar force
)f and effect
II Section Fifteen.
h MISCELLANEoUs.-G agrees Il
r recognize the full validity of the treatie
N Of peace and additional conventions TO b.
lc concluded by the allied and associated
lt powers with the powers allied with Ger
r many, to agree to the decisions to b'
ID taken to the territories of Austria
Al Hungary. Bulgaria and Turkey and I,
ID recognize the new states in the frontiers
= for hap