Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-05-09

perIshable goods. Germany ..say ns,,
divert traffic from its normal course irs
favor of her own transport routes or
maintain control stations in connectto-
with transmigration traffic. She may nor
establish any tax discrimination against
the ports of allied or associated powers.
must grant the latter's seaports ali fac
tors. and reduced tarins granted her
own or other nationals. and AFFORD the
allied and associated powers equal rights
with those OF her own nationals in her
ports and waterways, save that She is
free to open OF close her maritime scoast
FREE ZONES IN PoRTS-Free zones
existing in German ports on August
1914, must be maintained with due faciIi-.
ties as to warehouse and packing. without
discrimination, and without charges ex-
ceot for expenses of administration and
Use. Goods leaving the free zones for
consumption in Germany and goods
brought into the free zones from Ger
many shall be subject to the ordinary i'm
port and export taxes
INTERNATIONAL RIVERS-The EIbs
from the Junction of the Vitava, the Vi
tava from Prague, the Oder from Oppa
the Niemen from Grodno and the Danube
from Utm are declared international to-
gether with their connections. The RI
parian states must ensure good conditions
of navigation within their territories I'M
less a special organization exists therefor
Otherwise appeal may be had to q special
tribunal of the league of nations, which
also may arrange for general interna-
tionaI waterways convention.
The Elbe and Oder are to be placed
under International commissions to meet
within three months.
THE DANUBE-The European Danube
commission reassumed its prewar pow
ers, but for the time being with repre-
sentatives of only Great Britain France
Italy and Roumania. The upper Danube
is to be administered by a new interna-
tional commission until a definite statute.
be drawn up at a conference of the pow
rs nominated by the allied and asso-
sa4n &c xnfffh
THE RHINE AND THE MosELLE-
The Rhine Is placed under the central
commission to meet at Strassbourg within
six months after the peace and to be COM
posed of four representatives of France,
which shall in addition select the presi-
Great Britain, italy, Belgium. Switzer-
land, and the Netherlands.
Section Twelve.
RAILWAYS .-German in addition
to most favored nation treatment on
her railways, agrees to cooperate in
the establishment of through ticket
services for passengers and baggage;
to insure communication by rail be-
tween the allied associated and other
states; to allow construction or i'm
provement within twenty-five years Of
such lines as necessary and to con-
form her rolling stock to enable its in
corporation in trains of the allied or
associated powers. She also agrees to,
accept the denunciation of the Gothard
convention II switzerland ana Italy
request. and temporarily to execute
instructions as to the transport Of
troops and supplies and the establish
ment Of postal and telegraphic service,
CzECHO- sLOvAKIA. = To assure.
Czecho-Slovakia access to the sea. spe-
eial rights are given her both north
and south. Toward the Adriatic she
is permitted to run her own through
trains to Fiume and Trieste. To the
north Germany is to lease her for 80
xrno IL, TO-, md
the details TO be worked out by a com
mission of three representing Czecho-
Slovakia Germany and Great Britain.
THE KEEL CANAL.--The Kiel canal
is to, remain free and open to war and
merchant ships of all nations at peace.
with Germany subject goods and ships
of all states are to be treated on terms
Of absolute equality and no taxes to
be imposed beyond those necessary for
upkeep and Improvement for which
Germany is to be responsible. In case
of violation of or disa greement as to
those provisions any state may appeal
to the league of nations, and may de-
mand the appointment of an interna-
tional commission. For preliminary
hearing of complaints Germany shall
establish local authority at Kiel
Section Thirteen.
INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANI-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the league OF ma
lions agree to establish a permanent or
ganization to promote international adj
1uSIHefI
of an annual international labor CONFER
ence and an international labor office.
The former is composed of four rep
resentatives of each state, two from the
government and one each from the en-
ployers and the employed; each of them
may vote individually. It will be a de-
Lucrative legislation body, its measures
taking the form of draft conventions or
recommendations for legislation, when
if passed by two-thrds vote must be sub
mitted TO the law-making authority in
every state participating. Each govern
ment may enact the terms into law; ap-
prove the principle, but modify them TO
local needs; leave the actual legislation
in case of federal state to local legis~
latures, or reject the convention altogeth-
er without further obligation.
The international labor office is ese
tablished at the seat of the league OF
nations and part of its organization 1t
is to collect and distribute information on
labor throughout the world and prepare
agenda for the conference.
1t will publish a periodical in French
and English and possibly other IAN
guages. Each state agrees to make TO 1t
for presentation to the conference an an
nual report of measures taken to execute
accepted conventions
will take place in October, 1879. az
Washington. to discuss the eight-houFF
day or. 4S-hour week; prevention Of
unemployment; extension and ap~
plication of the international conVen-
tions adopted at Berne in 1906 prohip-
ifng night work for women ana INC
use of white phosphorus in the man
ufGcture of matches; and the employ
ment of women and children at night
or in unhealthy work, of women before
and after childbirth. including mater
nifty benefit. and of children as regarus
minimum age.
Section Fourteen.
GUARANTEES a guarantee for me
execution of the treaty German TERRITORY
to the west of the Rhine, together WIZ
the bridgeheads will be occupied by aleG
and associated troops for Is years peflol
if the conditions are faithfully carried 9uL
by Germany, certain districts, includlhs
the bridgehead of Cologne, will be eVac
uated at the expiration of five years GER
tain other districts, including the bridge
head of Coblenz, and the territory uearrss
the Belgian frontier, viii be evacuaieu
after ten years, and the remaindeIt IN
GLIDING the bridgehead of Mainz VIII Us
evacuated after Is years. In case the
interallied PREPARATION commission hhls
that Germany has failed to observe Jhe
whole or part of her obligations, eilAsst
during the occupation or after the 70
years have expired the whole or par
of the areas specified will be reoccupe1
Immediately. If before the expiration u
the Is years Germany complies with an
the treaty undertakings. the occupyHs