Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-08
TREATY
REDUCES HUN
TO IMP0TENCY
America Will Aid in Event
of Attack.
Is DEPRIVED
OF COLONIES
Helgoland Must BE Demolished by
German Labor. the Text
Declares.

New York, May THE treaty of
peace, submitted to the German dele
gates at Versailles today by repres-
entatives of the associated powers, re-
duces Germany to military impotcncy
deprives her of her colonies; restores
Alsace and Lorraine to France and
provides for PREPARATION to the nations
injured by her in the war.
This was made known in an Off
cial summary of the treaty cabled
from the American peace commission
to the committee of public informa-
ton in New York. At the sac time,
official announcement was made that
President Wilson had pledged himself
to propose in the senate an agree
ment that the United States, in con-
junction with Great Britain, would go
to the assistance of France in case
of an unprovoked attack by Germany
The announcement Of this proposed
agreement was made in statement
supplementing the official summary
of the peace treaty. which reads
'1n addition to the securities af-
forded in the treaty of peace, the
president of the United States has
pledged himself to propose to the sen
ate Of the United States and the prim,
minister of Great Britain has pledg
ed himself to propose to the parlia
, ment of Great Britain, an engage
ment. subject to the approval of the
council of the league of nations, tt
come Immediately to the assistance oa
France, in case of unprovoked attack
by Germany"
Main Points Cited.
The main points in the peace treat,
follow:
Alsace- Lorraine to go to France
All the bridges over the Rhine on thei,
borders are to be in French control
The port of Danzig is permanently
internationalized and most of Upper
Silesia is coded to Poland, whose in
dependence Germany recognizes. Pc
land, whose indenendence Germany
recognizes. Poland also receives tn.
province of Posen and that portion oil
the province of West Prussia West Of
the Vistula.
The Sarre coal basin is temporaril,
internationalized. The coal mines ge
to France
Germany RECOGNIZES the total indie
pendence Of German-Austria ant
Czecho- Slovakia.
Germany's colonies are taken from
her by the clause in which she re-
nounces all her territorial and politi.
cal rights outside Europe. The league
of nations will work out the manda
torv system for governing these col
onies.
Belgium is conditionallv given the
Malmedv and Eupen districts of Prus.
STA bordering on Belgium. with the
opportunity to be piven the inhabi.
tants to protest. The league of ma
tions has the final decision. i.
Luxembourg is set free from the
German customs union.
All concessions and territory ir
China must be renowned. Shantune
is coded to Japan, Germany recogniz
es the French in Morocco. and the
British prOtectOrate over Egypt.
German troops and authorities
must evacuate Schleswig- Holster
north of the Kiel canal within ter
days after peace. A commission will
be appointed to supervise a vote OF
self-determination in the territory ant
the districts wishing to join Denmarh
will be coded to Germany.
Demolish Helgoland.
Helgoland must be demolished, ant
by German labor: the Kiel canal must
be opened to all nations.
The German cables in dispute are
surrendered.
Germany may not have an army Of
more than 100000 men and cannot
resort to CONSUMPTION. She must RAE
all her forts for so kilometers eas
of the Rhine and is almost entirely
prohibited from producing war mater
ial. Violation of the so kilometer ION.
restriction will be considered an ac
of war.
Attorney Gus Henry. of Little Rock