The Pulaskian., 1919-05-16


maintain control stations in eoasss Or
with transmigration traffic She fa1sss,cIioa
establish any tax discrimination ssa,Ao not
| the ports of allied or asSociafe5 ,1sainss
| must grant the latter's seaporfs S1Y5"ers,
tors, and reduced tariffs erantali rae
own or other nationals, and affoFd ner
allied and associated powers equal r;. sae
| with those OF her own nationals ~ sAts
! ports and waterways, save thar q, 81 ner
free to open or close her maritime 9 eos.lR
ing trade. coast
FREE ZONES IN PoRTs-Free ZONE.
existing in German ports on Augrs4 es
1914, must be maintained with due faenls
| ties as to warehouse and packing. wilt
discrimination; and without chareae 'oat
eept for expenses of administrator "a *,
use. Goods leaving the free ZONES as as
consumption in Germany and eod LIT
brought into the free zones fran, s @s
many shall be subject to the ordinar,,l 1T
port and export taxes. 1Hl-
INTERNATIONAL RIVERS-Tha m.
from the junction of the Vitava. the 1 w
tava from Prague, the Oder from 0np WI
the Niemen from Grodno and the Daa4IgSa'
| from Utm are declared internationai w
! gether with their connections Tha y;
parian states must ensure good cond{t;o
of navigation within their territories ms vn
| less a special organization exists tharafos
| Otherwise appeal may be had to a snaoia;;
| tribunal of the league of nations vhi"Ha
| also may arrange for a general interna.
tional waterways convention.
The Elbe and Oder are to be nlaoaa
under international commissions to mest
within three months.
THE DANUBE-The European DAMN.
| commission reaSSumed its prewar -
ers, but for the time being with renrs.
| sentatives of only Great Britain. Franco
Italy and Roumania. The upper Danubaa
is to be administered by new internss
tional commission until a definite sfatnsa
be drawn up at q conference of the pows
ers nominated by the allied and assn.
eiated governments within one year after
| the peace.
| 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 pres
dent, four of Germany, and two each n
| Great Britain, Italy, Belgium, sWitzer
land, and the Netherlands.
Section Twelve.
TLWAYS-Germany 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
proYement 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 Gotbard
convention if Switzerland and Ttalg
request, and temporarily to execute
instructions as to the transport Of
troops and supplies and the establish
ment of postal and telegraphic service
as provided.
CZECH0- SLOVAKIA. - To assure
Czecho- Slovakia access to the sea- spe.
cia1 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
49,. l..
years spaces in Hamburg and stettin.
the details to be worked out by com.
| mission Of three representing Czeeho-
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 disagreement 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
Section Thirteen.
| INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANI-
ZATION-AH Members of the league Of ma
| tons agree to establish a permanent or
ganiZation to promote international ad-
iustment of labor conditions, to consist
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. 1t will be a de,
lucrative legislation body, its measures
taking the form of draft conventions or
m al n kzl "a ffa41
If passed by two-thirds 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 10
local needs; leave the actual Legislation
in case of q federal state to local legs-
latures, or reject the convention altogeta-
| er without further obligation.
The international labor Office is es.
tablished at the seat of the league o.
nations and part of its organization. IL
is to collect and distribute information On
labor throughout the world and prepare
agenda for the conference.
1t will publish a periodical in Ffenen
and English and possibly other ian.
guages. Each state agrees to make to II
for presentation te the conference an an
nual report of measures taken to execute
accepted conventions.
The first meeting of the conference
will take place in October 1919, al
Washington. TO discuss the eight-hout
dsty OF 4S-nDuT week. pleNeiillOh v
unemployment; extension and ap-
plication of the international e0nYen
lions adopted at Berne in 1906 prohip
ting night work for women and the
use of white phosphorus in the man
ufGcture of matches; and the employ.
ment of women and children at nlgm
or in unhealthy work, of women belore
and after childbirth. including mater.
nifty benefit. and of children as regafu'
minimum age.
Section Fourteen.
GUARANTEES a guarantee for tho
execution of the treaty German terrlt9'..55
to the west of the Rhine, together W Wil.a
the bridgeheads, will be occupied by alley
and associated troops for is years pefloI
II the conditions are faithfully carried , GU
by Germany, certain districts, incubus
the bridgehead of Cologne, will be eVas-
uated at the expiration of five years, Ger Ger.
tain other districts, including the Dflasget
head of Coblenz, and the territory nealssss
the Belgian frontier will be evacuaea
after ten years, and the remainder, M M
Guiding the bridgehead of Mainz WIN AZ ~
evacuated after Is years. In case nv NV
interallied reparation commission H nss
that Germany has failed to observe Inv b.S
whole or part of her obligations, eleh99;
during the occupation or after the y
Years have expired, the whole or palSi
OF the areas specified will be reoeeupiesg
Immediately. If before the expiration u