, 1919-05-15

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lows:
nj The preamble n mes as parties Of
British empire. France, Italy and ia
pan; described as the five allied and
livia, Brazil, china, Cuba, Ecuador.
greece. Guatemala. Haiti. the Hedjaz,
Honduras, Liberia. Nicaragua. Panama.
bia, Siam, Czecho-Slovakia and Uru-
quay, who with the five above are de-
soribed as the allied and associated
powers; and on the other part, Ger
many.
Section one-Leasue of Nations.
The of the league of ma
lions constitutes Section l OF the peace
treaty, which places upon the league
many specific in addition to it's general
duties. It may question Germany at
ICED zone east of the Rhine as a threat
against the worlds peace. 1t Will APP
point three of the five members OF the
and carry out the plebiscite. 1t will
appoint the high commissioner OF Dam
fre; s eity ante a 5he ;in~ee Per t%rsS,s Of the the
land. 1t will work out the mandatory
Germnn colonies. and act as a final
court in part OF the plebiscites of the
Belgian-German frontier, and In dis
putes as to the KEEL canal. and decide
problems. An international conference
oh l6DoT is 10 ne nelu IN oCtODer unuer
its direction. and another on the inter-
national control of ports, waterways
and railways is f~oreshadowed.
Section Two-eoundaries Of Germany.
Germany cedes to France Alsace-Lor-
raine, $500 square miles of 1t in the
southwest, and to Belgium two small dis
te ri sii,n Set NsS sa,arn mIisa s and o, aol Lane:
to Poland the southeastern tip of Silesia
beyond and Including 0ppeln, most of
miles, East Prussia being Isolated from
the main body by a part of Poland. Ger
easternmost tip OF East Prussia, 70 Square
miles north OF the river Memel, and the
lnternationalized areas about Danzig, 72s
square miles, and the basin of the Saar,
Is square miles, between the western bor-
der of the Rhenish palatinate of Bavaria
The Danzig area consists Of the V be-
tween the Nogat and Vistula rivers made
Into a w by the additiSn Of a similar v
The southeastern third OF East Prussia
and the area between. East Prussia and
three minutes is to have its nationality
determined, by popular vote. 6.7s5 square
miles, as Is to be the case in part of
schleswig, 2,7s7 square miles.
Section Three-European Political
Glasses.
,BELGIUM.-Germany is to consent to
the abrogation Of the treaties of 1889 by
which Belgium was established as a neu-
trai state and to agree IN adysnee to amy
"sth an NAO iAlCu III u.s.
ISOLATED powers may determine to replace
them. She is to recognize the full sover-
Eitory of Moresnet and over part of
Prussian Moresnet, and to renounce In
asvH Gu of ss ssa al siEhts 10y ever lns she : fitiss
nonthg to protest against this change Of
inal decision to be reserved 10 the league
OF nations. A commission is to settle the
f Seaoi,s S for 'n csa Iront ne ,s a fidn various resy;
down.
LUXEMBOURG. Germany
nizes that 4 ceased to be a part Of he
%renounees ali right Of '@ exp aioihtaaiEg I Of id tss
railroads. adheres to the %abrogation OF its
neutrality. and accepts IN .adyanee any
by the allied and associated powers.
LEFT BANK OF THE line
provided In the military clauses, Ger
many will not maintain any fortifica-
lions or armed forces less than afty
kiiometers to the east of the Rhine,
works TO facilitate mobilization.
In case of violation, She shall be re-
against the Ee1W@is'l WHO g Sign ho fhe pr est
emit treaty and as intending to disturb
the peace of the world"
Germany shall be bound To- respon ndda ~
any request for an explanation which
the council of the league of nations
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ALsACE-LoRRAINE.-After recog-
milton of the moral obligation to re-
pair the wrong done in 1871 by Ger
many. to France and the people of Al
sace-Lorraine, the territories ceded to
Germany by, the treaty of Frankfort
are restored to France with their
frontiers as before 1871, to date from
free of ali public debts.
Citizenship is regulated by detailed
provisions distinguishing those who
citizenship. those who have to make
formal application therefor. and those
for whom NATURALIZATION is open after
cludes German residents in AIsace-
Lorraine. as distinguished from those
Lorraine as defined pGl n tSe t pe xisaS %ii
public property and all private proper
" OF German ex-sovereigns passes to
France is substituted for Germany as
regards ownership of the railroads and
The Rhine bridges pass to France with
the obligation for their upkeep.
THE sAAR.-In compensation for
ern France and as payment on ac-
count of reparation. Germany cedes to
mines Of the saar Basin with t fSeiir
Their value will be estimated by the
against that account. The French
rights will be governed by German law
IN ioIce at tne armistice excepting war
legislation. France replacing the pres
ent. owners whom Germany undertakes
to indemnify. France will continue to
furnish the present proportion of coal
for local needs and contribute in just
proportion to local taxes. The basin
extends from the frontier of Lorraine
as ~re-annexed TO France north as far
as st. Wendell. including on the west
the valley of the Saar as far as Saar-
holzbach and on the east the town OF
.Homburg.
in order to secure the rights and
welfare of the population and guaran-
tee to France entire freedom in work
ing the mines, the territory will be
governed by n commission appointed
by the league of nations and consisting
OF hve members, one French, one a native
~inhAoitant OF the Saar and three repre-