The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08


 formulated.
 As to the Chinese customs tariff ar engagement, the arrangement of 1905 regarding Whangpoo and the Boxer in demnity of 1901; France, Portugal ap6' Roumania, as to the Hague convention of 1903 relating to civil procedure; anc Great Britain and the United states. a to article of the Samoan treaty oi 1899, are relieved of all obligation to. ward Germany.
 BILATERAL TREATIES
 Each allied and associated state may renew any treaty with Germany in so far as consistent with the peace treaty by giving notice within six months Treaties entered into by Germany since August 1. 1914. with other enemy states and before or since that date with Rou- mania, Russia and governments repre- senting parts of Russia are abrogated and any concession granted under pres sure by Russia to German subjects an nulled The allied and associated states are to enjoy most favored nation treatment under treaties entered into by Germany and other enemy states be- fore August i, 1914, and under treaties entered into by Germany and neutral states during the war.
 PRE-WAR DEBTS
 A system of clearing houses is to be created within three months, one in Germany and one in each allied and as sociated state which adopts the plan for the payment of pre-war debts, in cluding those arising from contracts suspended by the war for the adjust ment of the proceeds of the liquidation of the enemy property and the set clement of other obligations. Each participating state assumes responsi- bility for the payment of all debts | owing by it's nationals to nationals of t, the enemy states except in cases of pre-war insolvency of the debtor The proceeds of the sale of private enemy property in each participating state may be used to pay the debts owed | payment from debtor to creditor and l all communications relating thereto being prohibited. Disputes may be
 settled by arbitration by the courts l of the debtor country or by the mixed arbitral tribunal. Any ally or asSo
 ciated power may, however, decline tc participate in this system by giving
 Germany six months notice.
 ENEMY PROPERTY
 Germany shall restore or pay for al private property seized or damaged by her the amount of damages to bI l fixed by the mixed arbitral tribunal The allied and associated states ma, l liquidate German private propert, within their territories as compensa tion for property of their nationals not restored or paid for by German, for debts owed to their nationals b, German nationals and for other claim i against Germany. Germany is to com pensate it's nationals for such losse A1~, ftx- af documents relating to property held b. l it's nationals in allied and associates
 states. All war legislation as to en lemy property rights and international is confirmed and all claims by Ger many against the allied or associate
 governments for acts under eXceptiona war measures abandoned.
 CONTRACTS
 Pre-war contracts between allied an associated nationals excepting tn United States, Japan and Brazil, an German nationals are cancelled excer for debts for accounts already per formed, agreements for the transfer ( property where the property had 9 ready passed leases of land and house | contracts of mortgages, pledge or lie | mining concessions, contracts wit | governments and insurance contract | Mixed arbitral tribunes shall be e tablished of three members, one chose by Germany one by the associate
 states and the third by agreement, falling which by the President Switzerland They shall have juri diction over all disputes as to co tracts concluded before the prese | peace treaty.
 Fire insurance contracts are not co
 sidered dissolved by the war even | premiums have not been paid, but lar at the date of the first annual premil | falling due three months after the pea
 Life insurance sums falling due on su II contracts during the war to be recov | able with interest. Marine insurance e | tracts are dissolved by the outbreak \ war except where the risk insuY
 against had already been incurr ! Where the risk had not attached, pre- | iums paid are recoverable, otherw | premimus due and sums due on losses 2
 recoverable. Reinsurance treaties ;
 abrogated unless invasion has made
 impossible for the reinsured to find g | other reinsurer. Any allied or associat
 power, however, may cancel all the e
 tracts running between it's, nations a German life insurance company, | latter being obligated to hand over | proportion of it's assets attributable
 such policies.
 | IIINDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RICH III As to industrial. literary and artis | property are established, the espee \ war measures of the allied and as | ciated powers are ratified and the ri
 reserved to impose conditions on the
 of German patents and copyrights wi | in the public interest. Except as betw' | the United States and Germany, prev | licenses and rights to sue for infrin
 ments committed during the war are e
 celled.
 II SECTION NINE
 The contracting powers agree, whet or not they have signed and ratified opium convention of January 3, 1912 signed the special protocol opened at | Hague in accordance with resoluti | adopted by the third opium conference 1914, to bring the said convention |ULAM ARINE WAFEl III FOR COLDS, BILIOUSNESS. Ell CONSTIPATION lI Get them from your druggis 4