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divert traffic from its normal course IN
favor Of her own transport routes Or
ntn With transmiEration tt traftic. She may not
establish any tax discrimination against
the ports of allied or associated powers;
tors tors and md reduced tariffs granted her
own or other nationals. and anord the
allied and associated powers equal rights
ports @ and. and waterways, save that she Is
Tree to open or close her maritime coast
F FREE ZONES IN PoRrs-Free zones
1914. must be maintained with due facili-
ties as to warehouse and packing, without
discrimination, and without charges ex.
cept for expenses Of administration and md
consumption in Germany and goods
brought into the free zones from Ger
many shall be subject to the ordinary i'm
pG1Ns }NrEaSx1ToNAI ssa s11Sf5 sa1e' R1yERsrhe E,D.
from the junction Of the vitaya. 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. The RI
parian states must ensure good conditions
Of navigation within their territories un-
less Q. special organisation exists therefor.
Otherwise appea! may be had to 2 special
also may arrange for Q general interna-
tionAl waterways convention.
The Elbe and Oder are to be placed
under International commissions to meet
THE DANUBE-The European Danube
commission reassumed It's prewar pow
'ers. but for the time being with repre-
sentatives Of only Great Britain France,
is 70 be administered by a! new interna-
tioHal commission until definite statute
be drawn up at a conference of the pow
ers nominated by the allied and asso-
te hisSn nvNA vo0 a
N fHE RsafSi RA1NE AND THE MosELLE.-;
The Rhine is placed under the central
six months after the peace and to be COM
Which shall in addition select the presi:.
rest 'Gsd sriton al itaiy Belslu swtaep @
land, and the Netherlands.
Section Twelve.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in addition
to most favored nation treatment on
of to hroass
services for passengers and baggage;
to insure communication by rail be-
tween the allied. associated and other
provement within twenty-five years Of
form her rolling stock 70 enable il. in
corporation in trains g., Of the allied 1rss. or or
accept the denunciation Of the Gothard
convention II Switzerland and Italy
request. and temporarily to execute
t'' troops and supplies and the establis
ment n.o1Is% Of Ro,tal and telesraphic service
czEcHo-sLovAK1A. - To assure
cial rights are given her both no3h
is permitted to run her own through
train, trains to Fiume and Trieste les e. TO ror the ss
years spaces in Hamburg and Stettin.
the details to be worked out by COM
mission Of three representing Czeche-
THE KEEL CANAL-The Kiei canal
IL to remain free and open to war and
merchant ships of all nations at peace
with Germany: subject. goods and ships
be imposed beyond those necessary for
1pkeep and improvements for which
Of violation Of or disagreement as to
those provisions. any state may appeal
to the league of nations, and may de-
mand the appointment OF an interna-
hearing of complaints Germany shall
establish a local authority at Kiel.
Section Thirteen.
INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGAN1-
ZATION-Members of the league Of ma
tions agree to establish permanent or
ganiZat1On to promote 1nternatlOnaI az.
justment of labor conditions, to consist
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 the
government and one each from the en-
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 or
recommendations for legislation, which
II passed by two-thirds vote must be sub
mitted to the law-making authority In
every state participating. Each govern
ment may enact the terms into law; ap-
prove the principle, but modify them to
local needs; leave the, actual legislation
in case of a federal state to local legis-
latures, or reject the convention altogeth-
er without further obligation.
The International labor office is es.
tablished at the seat Of the league Of
nations and part of its organization. 1t
labor throughout the world and prepare
agenda for the conference:
It wlll publish periodical IN French
and English and possibly other Ian
guages. Each state agrees to make to 1t
for presentation tc the conference an an
nual report Of measures taken to execute
; TIE first meeting Of the conference
will take place in October. 1919 at
Washington, to discuss the eight-hour
day or 4S-hour week; prevention OF
unemployment; extension and ap-
plication of the International conyen-
tions adopted at Berne in 1906 prohib-
itinp night work for women and the