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

senGag three different countries other
than France and Germany. The league
Will appoint a member Of the commission
as chairman TO act as executive Of the
commission The commission will have
all powers of government formerly be-
longing to the German empire, Prussia
and Bavaria, will administer the railroads
aTld ether public services and have full
power to interpret the treaty clauses. The
local courts will continue but subject TO
| the commission.
After fifteen years a plebiscite will be
| held by communes to ascertain the de-
sires OF the population as to continuance
| of the existing regime under the league of
| nations union w1Ln France or union With
Germany.
Section Four-Europesn Political
Glasses.
GERMAN AUSTRIA.-Germany rec
| egniEes the total Independence of Ger
| man Austria I'm the boundaries traced.
/ CZECHO-SBOVAKIA rec
/ ognizes the entire independence of the
] Czecho-Slovak state, including the au-
/ tonomous territory of the Ruthenians
1 south of the Carpathians. and accepts
/ the frontiers of this state as to be de-
] termined. which in the case of the Ger
man frontier shall follow the frontier
| or Bohemia In 1914 The usual stipu-
| lations as to acquisition and change of
| nationality follow.
| PoLAND-Germany cedes to Poland the
/ greatest part up upper Silesia, Posen and
1 the province of West Prussia on the left
4 bank of the Vistula. A field boundary
/ commission of seven-five representing
| the allied and associated powers and one
/ each representing Poland and Germany
| shall be constituted within IS days of the
peace to delimit this boundary. Such
/ special provisions as are necessary 10
/ protect racial, linguistic or religious mil
| norities and to protect freedom of tran
sit and equitable treatment of commerce
/ of other nations shall be laid down in
! subsequent treaty between the FIVE allied
| and associated powers and Poland.
| EAST PRUSSIA-The southern and the
! eastern frontier of East Prussia is to be
/ fixed by plebisctes, the first in the :S-
| gency of AIlenstein between the south
ern frontier of East Prussia and tie
| northern frontier of Regierungsbesirk
| Allenstein, from where 1t meets the
| boundary between East and West Prus-
/ STA to its junction with the boundary be-
| tween the circles of Oletsko and Augers-
/ burg, thence the northern boundary of
/ Oletsko to its junction with the present
| frontier, and the second in the area COM
| prising the circles Of Stuhm and Rosen-
burg and the parts of the circles Of Ma
rienburg and Marienwerder east of the
/ Vistula.
! In saeh case German troops and au-
| thorities will move out within Is days Of
/ the peace and the territories be placed
under an international commission of five
members appointed by the five allied and
| associated powers, with the particular
duty Of arranging a free, fair and secret
! vote. The commission will report the re-
suits of the plebiscites to the five powers
| with recommendation for the boundary
\ and VIII terminate its work as soon as
/ the boundary has been laid down and the
| new authorities set up
| The five allied and associated powers
/ viii draw up regulations assuring East
| Prussia fun and equitable access TO and
| use OF the Vistula subsequent con-
| vention, of which the terms viii be fixed
| by the FIVE allied and associated powers,
| Will be entered into between Poland
| Germany and Danzig to assure suitable
! railroad communication across German
| territory on the right bank of the Nistula
| between Poland and Danzig, while Poland
\ shall grant free passage from East Prus-
/ STA to Germany,
| The northeastern corner Of East Prus-
| sia about Memel is to be coded by Ger
| many to the associated powers, the for
mer agreeing to accept the settlement
| made, especially as regards the nation
| ality of the Inhabitants
| DANZIG-Danzig and the district inn
| mediately about ii is to be constituted
| into the free city of Danzig' under the
| guaranty of the league of nations. A
| high commissioner appointed by the
| league and resident at Danzig shall draw
| up constitution in agreement with
| the duly appointed representatives of
| the city and shall deal in the first
| instance with all differences arising be-
| tween the city and Poland. The actual
| boundaries of the city shall be delimited
| by a commission appointed within six
| months from the peace and to include
| three representatives chosen by the allied
and associated powers and one each by
| Germany and Poland.
! A convention, the terms of which shall
be fixed by the five allied and associated
| powers, shall be concluded between Po-
| land and Danzig, which shall include Dan
! zig within the Polish customs frontiers
though a free area in the port, insure to
| Poland the free use of all the citys
waterways, docks and other port facili-
| ties. the control and administration of the
! Vistula and the whole through railway
systems within the city, and postal tele-
fif
| tween Poland and Danzig; provide against
| discrimination against Poles within the
| city and place its foreign relations and
| the diplomatic protection of its citizens
abroad in charge of Poland
| DENMARK-The frontier between Ger
many and Denmark will be fixed by the
determination OF the population Ten
| days from the peace German troops and
| authorities shall eVacuate the region
north of the line running from the mouth
| OF the Sehlei, south of Kappel. Schleswig
and Friedrichstadt. along the Elder to
| the North sea, south of Tonning; the
| workmens and soldiers council shall be
! dissolved, and the territory administered
| by an international commission of five,
| of whom Norway and Sweden shall be In
| vited TO name two,
| military establishments and hRrbC~s OF
| the islands of HeigoIaud and Dune are
4 To he destroyed under the supervision
| OF the allies by German labor and at
| Germany's expense. They may not he
reconstructed Tor any sAnilIar iortAnca-
tIon built in the future.
| RUSSIA.--Germany agrees to respect
| as permanent and inalienable the indie
| tendency OF all territories which were
part of the former Russian empire. TO
| accept the ahrogation of the Brest-
| Iitovsk and other treaties entered into
| with the MaXimalist government of
| Russia, to recognize fhe full force OF
| all treaties entered into by the allied
| and associated powers with states
which were part of the former Rms
sian empire and TO recognize the from
tiers as determined thereon The al
lied and associated powers formally re-
J serve the right Of Russia to obtain res
| tftution and re paretinr IF the princi-
pies of the present treaty.
Section FiVe-German Rights Outside
Europe
Outs de Europe Germany renounces
all rights, titles and privileges as "a
her own or her allies territories TO ali
the allied and associated powers and
undertakes to accept whatever meas
ures are taken by the i've allied pow.
| ers in relation thereto
COLONIES AND OVERSEAS POS
SESSIONS-GermaDy renounces In ia
v0r of the allied and associated powers
| her OoaseSafOus with rfphfs