Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-05-16

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Germany shall impose no tariff duties
higher than the lowest in force in 1914,
wines, vegetable oils, artificial silk and
washed or secured wool this restriction
obtains for two and a half years or for
nve years unless further extended by the
most favored nation treatment to the
allied and associated powers She shall
impose no customs tariff for five years
| on goods originating in Alsace-Lorraine
| and for three years on goods originating
| In former German territory ceded to Po-
| land with the right of observation of a
similar exception for Luxembourg.
SH1PPING.-Ships of the allied and
associated powers shall for five years and
thereafter, under condition of reciprocity,
unless the league of nations otherwise
decides, enjoy the same rights in German
ports as German vessels and have most
favored nation treatment in fishing coast
waters. Ships of a country having no
seacoast may be registered at some one
place within it's territory.
UNFAIR COMPETITION-Ger I'M
dertakes to give the trade of the allied
and associated powers adequate safe
guards against unfair competition and in
particular to suppress the use of false
wrappings and markings and on condition
of reciprocity to respect the laws anG
judicial decisions of allied and associated
states IN respect of regional appellations
OF wines and spirits.
TREATMENT OF NATIONALS.-Ger
many shall impose no exceptional taxes
or restrictions upon the nationals of the
allied and adSsOciated states for a neriod
of five years and, unless the league of ma
tons acts, for an additional five years.
German nationality shall not continue to
attach to a person who has become a
national Of an allied or associated
state.
MULTILATERAL CONVENTIONS
Some forty multilateral conventions are
renewed between Germany and the al
lied and associated powers. but special
conditions are attached to Germany's
readmission to several.
PREWAR DEBTS. - A system of
three months, one in Germany and one
in each allied and associated state
which adopts the plan for the payment
of prewar debts. including those aris-
ing from contracts suspended by the
war for the adjustment of the proceeds
of the liquidation Of enemy property and
the settlement Of other obligations.
ENEMY PROPERTY.-German shall
restore or pay for all private enemy
property seized or damaged by her. the
amount of damages to be fixed by the
mixed arbitral tribunal. The allied and
associated states may liquidate Ger
man private property within their
territories as compensation for prop
erty of their nationals not restored or
pdlO TOT by germany Tor QeDtS owed
to their nationals by German ma
ticnals and for other claims against
Germany. Germany is to compensate
it's nationals for such losses and to
deliver within six months all docu-
ments relating to property held by it's
nationals in allied and associated states.
All war legislation as to enemy property
rights and interests is confirmed and all
claims by Germany against the allied or
associated governments for acts under
receptional war measures abandoned.
CONTRACTS - Prewar contracts be-
tween allied and associated nations, ex-
cepting the United States, Japan and Bra
I'll, and German nationals, are Cancelled
except for debts for accounts already
performed, agreements for the transfer
of property where the property had al
ready passed, leases of land and houses,
contracts of mortgage, pledge or lien,
mining concessions, contracts with gov
ernments and insurance contracts.
Mixed arbitral tribunes shall be es-
tablished of three members, one chosen
by Germany, one by the associated states
and the third by agreement or failing
which by the president of Switzerland.
They shall have jurisdiction over all dis
putes as to contracts concluded before
the present peace treaty
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Industrial, literary and artistic property
are re-established, the special war meas
ures of the allied and associated powers
are ratified and the right reserved to
impose conditions on the use of German
patents and copyrights when in the pupIlc
interest. Except as between the United
States and Germany prewar licenses and
rights to sue for infringements are can
celled.
Section Nine.
OPIUM.-The contracting powers agree,
whether or not they have signed and
ratified the opium convention of January
%, 1912. or signed the special protocol
opened at The Hague in accordance with
resolutions adopted by the third opium
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vention into force by enacting within II
months of the peace the necessary legisla-
ton.
RELIGIOUS MIssIONs.--The allied and
associated powers agree that the proper
ties of religious missions in territories be-
longing or ceded to them shall continue
in their work under control of the powers.
Germany renouncing all claims in their
behalf.
Section Ten.
AERIAL, NAVIGATION.-Aircr of
the allied and associated powers have full
liberty of passage and landing over and
in German territory, equal treatment with
German planes as to use of German air
drornes and with most favored nation
planes as to internal commercial traffic
in Germany Germany agrees TO- TO- acceps
worthiness or competency or licenses and
To amply the convention relative to aerial
navigation concludea between the alIled
over her own territory. These rules apply
until 1923 unless Germany has since been
admitted to the league of nations or to
the above convention.
Section Eleven.
FREEDOM OF TRANSIT.-Germany
must grant freedom of transit through
her territories by mail or water to per-
sons, goods, ships carriages, and mails
from or to any of the allied or asso-
ciated powers, without customs or transit
duties, undue delays, restrictions or dis
examinations. based on nationality. means
of transport, or place of entry or de-
parture. Goods in transit shall be assured
all possible speed of journey, especially