The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
BY MONTAGUE GLASS
The Peace Treaty as Good Reading

"The VS. was put into Polands
said.
And I bet that Poland breathes
whole lot easier now that her bound
ary has got a couple OF VS. In 1t"
Abe commented.
Them two VS. amt all Poland gets"
Morris continued. "She also gets the
southeastern tip OF Silesia beyond
and including Oppeln. most Of Posen
and West Prussia and q line Is drawn
from"
That's all right" Abe said. I'll
take your word for 1t, Mawruss, be-
cause while that might be music to
some peoples ears. when 1t comes
to geography. I couldn't tell one note
from another. So go ahead and tell
me what is in the next section"
THE next section Is also in IL a
little complicaed geography. Abe"
Norris said. TT practically repeats
what was said in the last section
about how much territory Germany
gives up and then proceeds to rub
it in. You know of course about the
Sarre Basin"
II say l do but don't let that stop
you" Abe replied. GO ahead and de-
scribe it to me just like as IL didn't"
We'll. to make a long story short
before l tell 1t, Abe" Morris said.
1.-THE Sarre Valley which in Germany
, is like the Scranton and Wilkes-Barre
section in Pennsylvania. is to be prac-
! tically owned by France for fifteen
years. At the end of that time, an
election is going to be held and the
people will vote as to whether they
want to stay French or go back to
Germany"
And 1 suppose France will count
the votes" Abe commented, "in which
case she will probably appoint a
Board of Elections consisting of who
ever happens to be the Philadelphia
Director OF Public Safety at that
time. the Leader of the Eighth As
sembly District OF New York City
and a couple of Chicago aldermen.
Mawruss.
THE Treaty Of Peace don't provide
| for it," Morris said, but IL any odds
are quoted on the curb, Abe. it
wouldn't be on the result but the size
of the majority. There is also the
same kind of an election to be held
] In Schleswig-Holstein. without much
chance OF a recount taking place
| either. but so far as the rest of Sec
| tions Three. Four and Five is con-
cerned. Abe. Germany gives up all
her interests in every part of the
| world without the privilege OF even
having all those in favor please say
ing aye, understand"
1T would have made n big noise
anyhow" Abe declared. Because the
only people who amt in favor of
| Germany giving up her colonies is
Germans, and not all Germans at
\ that"
However, what happens to Ger
| many in the first five sections of this
here Peace Treaty. Abe. is only so
| to speak the soup and entree of the
| meal which the Allies makes Of her."
Morris said. Section Six Is where
the real knife and fork work begins.
Abe. which it starts right in with
the German army and reduces IL
to the size of the Salvation Army
exclusive of the doughnut cooking de-
partment."
| I'm surprised that you should COM
pare the Salvation Army to a lowlife
army like the German Army" Abe
| protested.
IT am only talking for the sake
of argument. Abe" Morris assured
him. which il this here Section Six
is carried out. Abe. the new German
Army wouldn't be armed with any
thing near as dangerous as dough-
nuts. In fact, Abe. the way this here
Peace Treaty specifies what arms and