Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-19
Western Il brace
NJ llsf be GiUe11
To the Allies! !!
General Lines Of Austrian
Pact Followed; Boundary
Change Called For.
BULGARIA MUST GIVE 3
COAL TO NEW STATES.
Dernobilization Of Army and
Formation of Voluntary
One Ordered

Paris. Sept. 1s.-{By the A.
sociated Press)-The treaty Of
peace between the Allied ana l
associated powers and Bulgaria u,
was presented to the BulEartaAt
mission at the French foreign
ONCE this morning at 1910
o'clock. so .
After the delegates had a.
president peace Conference. spcis
He was followed BY General ~
Theodorff, head Of the BulEar-
ian mission '5s
Delayed Many Tinaes.
Many delys have marked consiAefa-
ton Of the Bulgarian treaty which
OF that government today. Work On
the pact was begun May, 2s but tho
negotiations with Germany and Alisr
tria prevented the peace conference
from completing the convention unr
tn late this week. Although the
United States was not at war At any
time with Bulgaria she will be a Sig
of adding her influence in securing
observance by Bulgaria Of the COW
enant of the League Of Nations
which is an integral part Of the pact
This country, however, will not b
represented on the inter-Allied
commission charged with the en-
forcement Of the financial clauses OF
the treaty. fis, @sssa5s.
Disposition Of Thrace was the sub.
ject on which the peace conference
was forced to spend the most time in
the preparation of the treaty. As.it
develops. this question has not beeM
finally adjusted but Thrace sis to be
exercised from Bulgarian = territory
and left under the supervision Of the
principal Allied and associate powers,
which will later announce their ds-
cision as to the future staAs 4of the
country: q plan by which the port
tof Dedeagatch, on the Aegean. aeN
would bei given ito Bulgaria with aa
corridor leading to it similar to that
provided for in the German treaty by
which Poland was given access to
.Dandg on the Baltic has been consid-
cred, but 1t has never been formally
adopted. Bulgaria under the treaty
terms, however, is assured an ( eco.
nomic outlet to the Aegean sen. s ss
Like Austrian Texn,A :
Washington. Sept. 1s.-<sumInary
of the Bulgarian treaty Of peace.
cabled to the state department by
the American mission at Paris, shows
the pact to follow the same general
plan as the Austrian treaty. Many
clauses are identical with the Aus
trian treaty" says the summary, 9ex-
cept for the substitution Of names,
such as the League of Nations, labor.
aerial navigation, penalties, prisoners
Of war, and graves. s.. I, 4
Regarding the change in the Bull
garian frontiers, the important chang
es are to the south where Bulgaria
cedes western Thrace to the prfnci
pal Allied and associated powers and
agrees to accept whatever disposition
of this territory the powers ultinnates
ly decide. but it is stipulated that~in
tiers shall be modified slightly III
four places to Serbia's advantage.
Must Demobaltze Army.
The Bulgarians are requestedste
recognize the independence Of y the
Serb-Croats and the Slovene state and
provisions are made to. change the
nationality Of the Inhabitants Of the
territory formerly Bulgarian e ana
transferred to other states. Provisionb
norities Of race, language. nationality
and religion. Within three months
the Bulgarians are required to des
mobilize thes army and substitute
volunteer enlistment. The Bulgarian
army Is reduced to twenty thousand
men. exclusively for the. maintenancs
of order and frontier control. Thk
manufacture of war material Is cons
fined to. one establishment. ~ 81
"All war ships, submarines Of 4if
forces must be surrendered. But
garia is requested to pay e, repaf1.
tion two and quarter billions o4
francs in gold within 37 ysarA Pro-