Evening journal., 1919-05-08


one hand and Germany on tho Other
was handed TO The Germ2n plenipoten-
diaries at Versailles today. II IS the
II longest treaty ever dr3Iwn. 10 totals
y about $1,000 words divided into 10 main
sections and represents The combined
product OF over 1000 experts, working
T. continually through a series OF COM
, missions for the three and a half months
since January rs. The treaty is paral-
'e leled pages Of English and French,
J. which are recognized as having equal
validity.
The treaty does not deal with oues-
tons affecting Austria. Bulgaria and
Q Turkey except insofar as binding Ger
e many TO accept any agreement reached
with those former Allies.
Following the preamble and dispose
tion OF powers, comes the covenant OF
? the league Of nations as the first section
OF the treaty.
The frontiers OF Germany in EuropeI
are defined in the second section:
European political classes given r. the
third, and extra European political
classes in the fourth. Next are the MILL
tary. naval and air terms as the NTH
section, followed by a section on pris-
oners Of war and military graves, and |
seventh on responsibilities.
Reparations, financial terms and eco
Inomic terms are covered in sections |
eight 10 ten. Then comes the aeronau-
tic section, ports, waterways, and rail-
ways section, the labor covenant, the
section on guarantees and the final
clauses.
Germany, by the terms OF the treaty,
restores Alsace Lorraine TO France, ac-
cepts the Observation-Disclosures Of the
Saar Basin temporarily and OF Danzig
permanently, agrees TO territorial
changes toward Belgium and Denmark
and In East Prussia cedes most OF
upper Silesla to Poland, and renounces
all territorial and political rights out
side Europe, as to her own or her
Allies territories and especially to {
Morocco, Egypt Siam, Liberia, and /
Shantung. She also recognizes the total {
independence Of German Austria, 2
Czezcho-Slovakia and Poland. +
Her army Is reduced TO 10000 men, s
including officers; conscrlptlon within d
her territories is abolished; all forts {
flfty kilometers east OF the Rhine are )
RACED and an importation, expectation Il
and nearly all production OF war mate
rials stopped. Allied occupation OF parts {
OF Germany Will continue I'LL repara- &
ti0n Is made but viii be reduced at the a
end OF each OF three fve-year periods O
II Germany is not filling her pledges. a
Violation OF the conditions by Ger q
many as 10 the zone fifty Rllometers s.
east OF the Rhine Will be regarded as 4
an act OF war. lp
The German navy Is reduced to six n
six light cruisers, and o
twelve torpedo boats, without sub q
marines and personnel OF not over q
1900. All other vessels must be sur a
or destroyed. Germany is e
forbidden 90 build forts controlling the g
Baltic, must demOlsh Heligoland, open l.
the Kiel Canal 10 all nations and sur
render her "a submarine cables. She Y
may have no military or naval air i
forces except one hundred unarmed y
seaplanes until October 4 TO detect Z
mines and may manufacture aviation y
for six months. =
German accepts full responsibility u
for al damages caused 30 Allied and al
associated governments and nationals. Y
'grees specifically to reimburse all :.
'ivllian damages. beginning with an "
initial payment Of twenty billion marks a
subsequent payments 10 be secured by n' ,l'
'onds to be issued at the discretion OF ~ A.
he reparation commission. Germany =
$ TO pay shipping damage on a ton ~ ~
or ton basis by cession OF a large y,
art Of her merchant, c0astlng, and a. a.
iver fleets and by new construction, n,
nd TO devote her economic resources a.,
o the rebuilding OF the devastated W,
eglons. M,
She agrees 10 return 10 the 1914 most 10, 10,
tariffs, without discrimi- 90
alton Of any sort. To allow Allied and IN.
'sociate nationals freedom Of transit
trough her territories and 10 accept wi
Ighly detailed provisions as 10 pre- dal
ar debts, unfair competition, interna- an,
onalization OF roads and rivers, and ser
her economic and financial clauses. Al.
he also agrees TO the trial OF the ex- an,
aiser by an international high court so,
r a supreme offense against interna- pa,
onal morality. and Of other nationals pa.
r violation Of the laws and customs the
war, Holland 20 be asked TO extradite tur
e former and Germany being respOn- be
BILE for delivering the latter.
rague of Nations Accepted. yea
The league OF nations Is accepted by ced
Ilied and associated powers and by are
armany 70 principle, but without mem- clu
'rship Similarly an international la cal
lr body is brought into being with II
Office and an annual conven- nil
on. \ great number Of international mel
ldies OF different kinds and for diff Ger
rent purposes are cFesled. some under OF
'e league of nations. some 10 execute the
De- peace treaty Among the former is facl
.e commission 20 govern the Saar r
lsin tiI a piesbesclte is held fifteen the
.ars leree, tle high commissioner Of cep
lnz.1. faicf j. created into free city ing
'lff t1s le4gle. and various commits und
1ls ffr te1sseiies in Malmody. r
.ssNei9 srl Past Prussia. Among pre-
dse % carry Glt fhe peace treaty are nee
e ffparstcrs military. naval. cir. 10
'1reIal sac ssfr1lie commissions. the the
=rraf5s court and miiltafyi TO
,rEfs q Ggf.t responsibilities. and a Incl
ries ~ stslss f9f liIe control Of in Saa
rr4iifrsl rivers the
csffsi1 problems arc iefi f0r solution T
.i'fee1 tle hiiied and associated pow con
p. notably details 0f the disposition Of nat
BE- German feet and cables. the foruertOne
-rman colonies. and the values paid In the
paraiion. Certain other problems. such dlff
the laws Of the air and opium. arms and
"a liquor traffic. are either agreed 20 n
detail or set for early international the
ti0n. eve
The preamble names as parties OF the nov
st part the United States, the British ing
npire, France, Italy and Japan. de- Bsy
ribed as the ilve Allied and associated ana
'wers and Belgium. Brazil. China. In
lba, Ecuador, Greece. Guatemala ing