The Idaho Republican., 1919-05-13

titS set uIl.
/ The five allied and associated pow
ers will draw up regulations assuring
East Prussia full and equitable access
to and use of the Vistula. A subse-
,quent convention, of which the terms
will be fixed by the five allied and as
sociated powers, Will be entered into
between Poland, Germany and Danzig,
to assure suitable railroad communica-
tion across German territory on the
right bank of the Fistula between Po-
land and Danzig, while Poland shall
grant free passage from East Prussia
to Germany.
The northeastern corner of East
Prussia about Memel Is to be ceded by
! Germany to the associated powers, the
former agreeing to accept the settle
ment made, especially as regards the
nationality of the Inhabitants.
@ Danzig.
DanZig and the district Immediately
about it is to be constituted into the
free city of Danzig" under the guar
antee of the league of nations. A high
commissioner appointed by the league
and president at Danzig shall draw
up a constitution in agreement with
the duly appointed representatives of
the city and shall deal in the first
instance with all differences arising
between the city and Poland. The
actual boundaries of the city shall be
delimited by commission appointed
within six months from the peace and
to include three representatives chOS-
en- by the allied and associated pow
ers and one each by Germany and
Poland.
Denmark.
The frontier between Germany and
Denmark will be fixed by the self-de-
termination of the population. Ten
days from the peace. German troops
and authorities shall evacuate the
region north of the line running from
the mouth of the Schlei, south of
Kappel, Schleswlg and Frienrichstadt
along the Eider-t to the North sea south
of Tonning; the workmen's and sol
diers' councils shall be dissolved, and
the territory administered by an in
ternational commission of five, of
whom Norway and Sweden shall be
invited to name two.
The commission shall insure free
and secret vote in three zones. That
between the German-Danisn frontier
and line running south OF the island
of Alsen, north of Flensburg and south
of Tondern to the North sea north of
the island of Sylt will vote as unit
within three weeks after the evacua-
ton. Within five weeks after this
vote the second zone, whose southern
boundary runs from the North sea
south of the island of Fehr to the
Baltic south of Sygum, will vote by
communes.. Two weeks after that
vote the third zone, running to the
limit of evacuation, also will vote by
communes. The international commits
sion will then draw Il new frontier on
the basis of these plebescites and with
due regard for geographical and eco
nomic conditions, Germany will re-
nounce all sovereignty over territories !
north of tnls line in favor of the asso-
ciated governments, who will hand |
the mover to Denmark. Il
Heligoland. *
The Notifications, military estab-
lishments and harbors of the islands
of Heligoland and Dune are to be
destroyed under the supervision of |
the allies By German labor and at Ger
many's expense. They may not be
or any similar fortifi-
cations built in the future.
Russia.
Germany agrees to respect as per-
nanent and inalienable the indepen-
lency of all territories which were
)art of the former Russian empire, to
accept the abrogatiOn of the Brest-
4itocsk and other treaties entered into
With the MaXimalist government Of
russia, to recognize the full force of
III treaties entered into by the allied
md associated powers with states
which were part of the former Rus
ian empire, and to recognize the from
iers as determined thereon. The al
led and associated powers formally
eserve the right of Russia to obtain
estitution and reparation of the prin-
iples Of the present treaty.
German Rights Outside Europe
Outside Europe Germany renounces
II rights, titles and privileges as to !
er own or her allies territories to
II the allied and associated powers
nd undertakes to accept whatever
1easures are taken by the five allied
overs in relation thereto.
I
Colonies and Overseas Possessions
Germany renounces in favor of the
lied and associated powers her over |
aas possessions with all rights and
ties therein. All movable and i'm {
lOvable property belonging to the {
+erman empire or to any German
tate shall pass to the government ex- t
rcising authority therein. These
overnments may make whatever pro- I
isions seem suitable for the repatria- ]
on of German nationals and as to $
le conditions on which German cit t
ems of European origin shall reside, I
Did property or carry on business {
ermany undertakes to pay reparation t
n damages suffered by French ma Q
onals in the Cameroons or It's from
er zone through the acts of German
vii and military authorities and Of
dividual Germans from January 1, O
700, to August /, 1914. Germany re- v