The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1919-05-22
OFFICIAL SUMMARY
!. Of PEACE TREATY
!. HUNS ARE TO SIGN
COVENANT OF THE LEAGUE OF
NATIONS Is FIRST SECTION
OF THE GREAT DOCUMENT.
ALSACE-LoRRAINE RESTORED
Saar Valley and DanzIg International
lied - Germany's Military and
Naval Power Made Nominal
Total PREPARATION to BE
Determined Later.

EStaf nNPafdtfoH 10 DC
Determined Later.
The official summary of the peace
treaty submitted TO the German repre-
lows: '''se 'sies@'eS 70 as ioi-
The preamble N mes as parties Of
Ahs one part the Cnited States the
Eritish empire. France, italy and Ia
pan, described as the FIVE allied and
associates i.',o powers and Belgium, Bo-
Greece. Guatemala, Haiti, the Hedjaz
Honduras. Liberia, Nicaragua. Panama
pern. Poland; Portugal. Roumania, Ser
hia, siam. Czecho-Slovakia and Uru-
quay, who with the FIVE above are de-
scribed as the allied and associa led
powers; and on the other part Ger
Section One-Leaeue of Nations.
The covenant OF the league OF ma
tons constitutes Section / OF the peace
treaty. which places upon the league
many specific in addition to its general
duties. IL may question Germany at
any time for a violation of the neutral
lied zone east Of the Rhine as a threat
against the worlds peace. 1t will APP
point three OF the FIVE members OF the
Sanr commission. oversee its regime
and carry out the plebiscite. IL will
appoint the high commissioner OF DAN
us. guarantee the Independence OF the
free city and arrange for treaties be-
tween Danzig and Germany and Po-
land IL VIII work out the mandatory
system to be applied TO the former
German colonies and act as a final
court in part OF the plebiscites OF the
Belgian-German frontier. and in dis
putes as to the Kfel canal. and decide
certain of the economic and financial
problems. An International conference
on labor is to be held in October under
its direction and another on the inter-
national control of ports. waterways
and railways is foresha lowed
Section Two-Boundaries of Germany.
Germany cedes to France Alsace-Lor-
saaf 40 ana sqq "a piles Of Il Y The
trtcts between Luxembourg and Holland,
totalling $3.50 square miles. She also cedes
TO Poland the southeastern tip of Silesia
beyond and including Oppeln. most of
Posen and West Prussia. 1856 square
miles, East Prussia being Isolated from
the maj IN body by part of Poland Ger
many loses sovereignty over the north
easiernmost tip Of East Prussia 40 square
miles north of the river Memel, and the
internationalized areas about Danzi9 729
square miles, and the basin OF the Saar
l3S square miles. between the western bor-
and the southeast corner of Luxembourg
The Danzig area consists of the be-
tween the Nosat and Vistula rivers made
into W by the addition of a similar
on the west including the city of Danzlg
The southeastern third of East Prussia
and the area between East Prussia and
the Nistuia north of latitude So degrees
three minutes is to have its nationality
determined by popular vote. 5,7s5 square
miles, as is to be the case in part OF
sehieswig, 2.7s1 square miles.
Section Three-European Political
Classes.
BELGIUM. Germany is to consent to
the abrogation of the treaties OF 1889 by
which Belgium was established as a neu-
tral state and to agree In advance to any
convention with which the allied and as
sociated powers may determine to replace
them. She Is to recognize the full sover-
eghty OF Belgium over the contested ter
pTitory OF Moresnet and over part OF
russian Moresnet, and to renounee in
favor of Belgium all rights over the cities
Of Eupen and Malmedy the inhabitants
or which are to be entitled within six
sovereignty either in whole or I'm part. the
linal decision TO be reserved to the league
OF natonS commission is to settle the
details OF the frontier, and various reeu-
iaations Tor change OF nationality are laid
LUXEMBOURG. - GERMANY renonncas
her various treaties and conventions with
TIE grand duchy OF Luxembourg. recog-
nizes that ii ceased to be a part Of lie
herman zollverein from January / last
fenonnces all right OF exploitation OF the
railroads. adheres to the abrogation of its
neutrallty, and accepts i'm advance any
International agreement as to IT, reached
py the allied and associated powers
LEFT BANK OF THE RHINE.-As
provided in the military clauses. Ger
many will not maintain any fortIaea-
lions or armed forces less than Gfty
kiiomefers TO the east of the Rhine,
IN m ~
works to facilitate mobilization
In case of violation. she shall be re-
cured as committing a hostile act
ent treaty and as intending TO disturb
the peace OF the world"
by virtue of the present treaty
germany shall be bound TO respond Ia
any request for an explanation which
the council of the league of nations
may think 1t necessary to address to
ALSACE-LORRAIN rscos-
milton OF the moral obligation TO re-
pair the wrong done in 1871 by Ger
many TO France and the people of AL
isace-Lorraine the territories eeded to
Sermany by the treaty of Frankfort
are restored to France with their
frontiers as before 1871. to date from
the signing of the armistice. and TO he
free of all public debts.
Culzenship is regulated by detailed
provisions distinguishing those who
are Immediately restored to full French
citizenship those who have to make
formal application therefor, and those
Tor whom naturalization is open after
three years. The last-named class in
GUIDES German residents in Alsace-
lorraine. as distinguished from those
Lorraine as defined in the treaty All
PUBIC property and all private proper-
" OF German ex-sovereigns passes to
france without payment or credit
france is substituted for Germany as
regards ownership OF the railroads and
rrii,ghts over concessions of tramways.
the obligation for their upkeep
THE SAAR.-ln compensation for
the destruction of coal mines in north
ern France and as payment on ac-
count of PREPARATION, Germany cedes to
France full ownership of the coal
mines or the Saar basin WITH their
subsidiaries accessories and facilities.
Their value will be estimated by the
reparation commission and credited
against that account. The French
rights Will be governed by German law
IN force at the armistice excepting war
legislation. France replacing the pres
emit owners whom Germany undertakes
70 indemnify. France will continue ia
furnish the present proportion Of coal
Tor local needs and contribute in tust
proportion to local taxes. The basin
extends from the frontier of Lorraine
as re-annexed to France north as far
as St Wendell. including on the west
the valley of the Saar as far as Saar-
holzbach and on the east the town OF
Homburg.
In order to secure the rights and
welfare of the population, and guaran-
tee to France entire freedom in work.
ing the mines. the territory will be
governed by commission appointed
by the league of nations and consisting
OF i've members. one French one a NATIVE
tnhAbtaHt of the Saar and three re