The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-05-14

nags taken during the war OF 1870 and
| 1871.
| FINANCES.-Powers to which German
| territory Is coded will assume a GER
| tain portion of the German prewar debt.
tons commission on the basis OF the
ratio between the revenue and of the
| ceded territory and Germanys total rev
enues for the three years preceding the
| war. In view. however, of the special
| circumstances under which Alsace-Lor-
raine was separated from France In
any part tH OF ef the French fse public debt
| France will not assume any part Of Ger
| many's prewar debt there, nor will Po-
land share N certain German debts IN n,
| the value of the German public property
In ceded territory exceeds the amount
! of debt assumed. the states to which
property coded Will give credit on repara-
ton for the excess, with the exception
| OF Alsace-Lorraine. Mandatory powers
will not assume any German debts or
| give any credit for German government
4 property. Germany renounces all rights
| of representation on, or control of, state
| banks, commission or other similar inter-
| national financial and economic organiza-
| tons.
Germany is required to pay the total
| cost OF the armies of occupation from the
date of the armistice as long as they are
| maintained in German territory, this cost
to be a first charge on her resources. The
cost OF reparation is the next charge,
after making such provisions for pay
ments for imports as the allies may deem
! necessary.
Germany is to deliver to the allied
| and associated powers all sums deposited
| in Germany by Turkey and Austria Hun
| gary in connection with the financial sup
| port extended by her to them during the
! war and to transfer to the allies al,
claims against Austria-H Hungary Bull
| garia or Turkey in connection with agree.
ments made during the war. Germany
! confirms the remuneration of the, treatieE
| Of Bucharest and Brest-Litovsk.
On the request OF the reparations COM
mission Germany will appropriate any
rights or interests of her nationals III
| public utilities in ceded territories OF
those administered by mapdatories, and
| In Turkey. China, Russia, Austria Hun
| the separations commission. which win
e5as ssh ass Y;Is !ai!y 'sBu{ls Repay to Bra.
Pauloc, coffee which she refused to allow
| Brazil to withdraw from Germany.
Section Eiaht-Economle Clauses.
cCUsToMs.-For a period of six months
| and for certain agricultural products
| wines, vegetable oils, artificial silk and
| washed or secured wool this restriction
| obtains for two and a half years or for
| five years unless further extended by the
| league of nations. Germany must give
most favored nation treatment to the
| allied and associated powers, She shall
| impose no customs tariff for five years
| on goods originating in Alsace-Lorraine
| and for three years on goods originating
| In former German territory coded to Pc
land, with the right Of observation of a
similar exception for Luxembourg.
SHIPPING.-Ships of the allied and
| thereafter, under condition of reciprocity
unless the league of nations otherwise
decides, enjoy the same rights In German
ports as German vessels and have most
favored nation treatment in fishing, coast
Ing trade and towage, even in territorial
waters. Ships, of country having no
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place within its territory
UNFAIR COMPETITION-Ge I'M
dertakes to give the trade of the allied
and associated powers adequate safe
guards against unfair competition and in
particular to suppress the use of false
wrappings and markings and on condition
judicial decisions of allied and associated
states in respect of regional appellations
of wines and spirits;
TREATMENT OF NATIONALS.-Ger
many shall impose no exceptional taxes
or restrictions upon the nationals of the
allied and adssociated states for period
of fVe years and, unless the league of ma
tons acts, for an additional five years.
German nationality shall not continue to
attach to person who has become a
national of an allied or associated
MULTILATERAL CONVENTIONS
Some forty multilateral conventions are
renewed between Germany and the al
lied and associated powers, but special
conditions are attached to Germany's
readmsson to several
PREWAR DEBTS. A system OF
clearing houses is to be created within
three months, one in Germany and one
in each allied and associated state
which adopts the plan for the payment
of prewar debts. including those aris-
ing from contracts suspended by the
war for the adjustment of the proceeds
Of the liquidation of enemy property and
the ENMY 9theG sSa
restore or pay for all private enemy
property seized or damaged by her, the
amount of damages to be fixed by the
associated states may liquidate Ger
man private property within their
territories as compensation for prop
erty of their nationals not restored or
paid for by Germany for debts owed
to their nationals by German ma
tionals and for other claims against
Germany Germany is to compensate
deliver within six months all docu-
ments relating to property held by it's
nationals in allied and associated states.
All war legislation as to enemy property
rights and interests Is confirmed and all
claims by Germany against the allied Or
associated governments for acts under
receptional war measures abandoned.
CONTRACTS - Prewar contracts be-
tween allied and associated nations ex-
cepting the United States, Japan and Bra
Zil and German nationals, are Cancelled
except for debts for accounts already
of property where the property had al
ready passed. leases of land and houses,
contracts of mortgage. pledge or lien,
mining concessions. contracts with gov
ernments and insurance contracts
Mixed arbitral tribunes shall be es-
tablshed of three members, one chosen
by Germany, one by the associated states
and the third by agreement, or failing
which by the president of Switzerland
They shall have jurisdiction over all dis
putes to contracts concluded before
the present peace treaty.
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Industrial, literary and artistic property
are re-estS blished the special war meas
ures of the allied and associated powers
are ratified and the right reserved to
impose conditions on the use of German
patents and copyrights when in the public
interest. Except as between the United
States and Germany prewar licenses and
rights to sue for arrangements are can
celled.
Section Nine.
OPIUM.-The contracting powers agree,
whether or not they have signed and
49, 1912 or signed the special protocol
opened at The Hague in accordance with
resolutions adopted by the third opium
conference in 1914 to bring the said con-
vention into force by enacting within II
months of the peace the necessary legisla-
ton.
RELIGIOUS MISSIONS. The allied and
associated powers agree that the proper
ties of religious missions in territories be-
longing or ceded to them shall continue
in their work under control of the powers