Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-05-16
MAIN FEATURES OF
THE PEACE TREATY
GERMANY'S DELEGATES FIND OUT
WHAT Is ON THE BILL
OF FARE"
DON'T LIKE THE TASTE A.TALL
Belgium and. France Get Large Slice
Of Damages-What Huns Have
Left Won't Hurt Anybody
Kaiser Must Go to Trial,

The main points in the peace treat,
presented to the German delegate.
May Z by the representatives of the
allied and associated powers follow:
Alsace and Lorraine go to France
All the bridges over the Rhine on their
borders are to be in French control.
The port of Danzig is permanently
internationalized and most Of upper
Silesia is coded to Poland, whose in.
dependence Germany recognizes. Pc
land also receives the province of Pc.
sen and that portion of the province
of West Prussia west of the Vistula.
The Saar coal basin is temporarily
internationalized. The coal mines go
to France.
Germany recognizes the total indie
pendence of German-Austria and Cze-
cho- Slovakia.
Germany's colonies are taken from
her by the clause in which she re-
nounces all her territorial and polit-
ical rights outside Europe. The league
of nations will work out the mandatory
system for governing these colonies.
Belgium is conditionally given the
Malmedy and Eupen districts of Prus-
STA bordering on Belgium, with the op-
portunity to be given the inhabitants
to protest. The league of nations has
the final decision.
Luxembourg is set free from the Ger
man customs union.
All concessions and territory in Chi
ma must be renowned. Shantung is
coded to Japan. Germany recognizes
the French in Morocco and the British
protectorate over Egypt.
! German troops and authorities must
evacuate Schleswig- Holstein north of
the Kiel canal within 10 days after
peace. A commission viii be appoint.
ed to supervise a vote of self-deter.
mination in the territory and the dis.
tricts wishing to join Denmark will
be coded by Germany.
Helogland must be demolished, and
by German labor; the Kiel canal must
be opened to all nations.
The German cables in dispute are
| surrendered.
Germany may not have an army of
more than 100000 men and can not
resort to CONSUMPTION.
She must raze all her forts for SO
kilometers east of the Rhine and is
almost entirely prohibited from pro-
ducing war material. Violation of the
50-kilometer zone restriction will be
considered an act of war.
Only six capital ships of not more
than 10000 tons each are allowed Ger
many for navy. She is permitted six
light cruisers, II destroyers and IL tor
pedo boats in addition to six battle
ships, but no submarines.
All civilian damages are to be reim-
bursed by Germany, her initial pay
ment to be 2O,O0O,O00,O00 marks, with
subsequent payments to be secured by
bonds. She must replace shipping ton
for ton, handing over a great part of
er'merchant tonnage and turning out
new construction for the purpose. She
must also devote her economic re-
sources to rebuilding the devastated
regions.
Parts of Germany will be occupied
on diminishing scale until reparation
is made
Germany must agree to the trial of
former Emperor William by an inter-
national court and to the trial of 9TH
ers of her subjects for violation of the
laws and customs of war.
The allies and Germany accept the
league of nations, Germany. however,
accepting only in principle and not as
a member.
All treaties and agreements with boil
shevik Russia must be abrogated, as
well as the treaty of Bucharest with
Rumania
German prisoners of war are to be
repatriated, but the allies will hold
German officers as hostages for Ger,
mans accused of crimes