The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1919-05-15

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The preamble ncmes as parties of
| the one part the United States. the
British empire, France Italy and ia
pan. described as the five allied and
associated powers, and Belgium, Boz
livia, Brazil, China. Cuba Ecuador,
Honduras Liberia, Nicaragua, Panama,
Peru, Poland, Portugal. Roumania, Ser
ibia, Siam, -Slovakia and Uru-
scribed as the allied and associated
powers; and on the other part Ger
many.
Section One-League of Nations.
The covenant OF the league OF ma
tions constitutes Section l of the peace
treaty. which places upon the league
many specific in addition to it's general
duties. 1t may question Germany at
any time for a violation of the neutral
lied zone east of the Rhine as a threat
against the worlds peace. 1t will APP
point three of the five members of the
Saar commission oversee its regime
and carry out the plebiscite. 1t will
appoint the high commissioner of Dam
zig, guarantee the independence or the
free city and arrange for treaties be-
tween DanZig and Germany and Po-
land. 1t Will work out the mandatory
system to be applied to the former
German colonies, and act as final
court in part of the plebiscites of the
Belgian-German frontier, and in dis
putes to the Kiel canal. and decide
certain of the economic and financial
problems. An international conference
on labor is to be held in October under
its direction and another on the inter
national control of ports waterways
and railways is foreshadowed.
Section Two-Boundaries Of Germany.
Germany cedes to France Alsace-Lor-
raine $500 square miles of IL in the
southwest. and TO Belgium two small dis
tricts between Luxembourg and Holland.
totaling $50 square miles. She also cedes
to Poland the southeastern tip of Silesia
beyond and including Oppeln most of
Posen and West Prussia. 21,6S6 square
miles East Prussia being isolated from
the main body by part of Poland. Ger
many loses sovereignty over the north
easternmost tip of East Prussia, 10 square
miles north of the river Memel. and the
internationaliZed areas about Danzig, 72g
square miles, and the basin of the Saar,
73S square miles between the western bor-
der of the Rhenish palatinate of Bavaria
and the southeast corner of Luxembourg.
The Danzig area consists of the be-
tween the Nogat and Vistula rivers made
into w by the addition OF a similar V
on the west including the city of Danzig.
The southeastern third OF East Prussia
and the area between East Prussia and
the Vstula north of latitude SO degrees
three minutes is to have it's nationality
determined by popular vote, g. 7S5 square
miles, as is to be the case in part of
Schleswig, 2,iS1 square miles.
Section Three-European Political
Glasses.
BELGIUM.-Germany is to consent to
the abrogation of the treaties of 1899 by
which Belgium was established as a neu-
/
convention with which the allied and as
ISOLATED powers may determine to replace
them She is to recognize the full sover-
eighty OF Belgium over the contested ter
ritory of Moresnet and over part OF
Prussian Moresnet, and to renounce in
favor of Belgium all rights over the cities
OF Eupen and Malmedy. the inhabitants
OF which are to be entitled within six
months to protest against this change OF
sovereignty either in whole or in part, the
final decision to be reserved to the league
of nations. commission is to settle the
details OF the frontier, and various regu-
lations for change of nationality are laid
down.
LUXEMBOURG. - Germany renounces
her various treaties and conventions with
the grand duchy of Luxembourg recog-
nizes that IL ceased to be a part of the
German zollverein from January / last
renounces all right Of exploitation of the
railroads. adheres to the abrogation of its
neutrality, and accepts in advance any
INTERNATIONAL agreement as to 1t, reached
py the allied and associated powers.
LEFT BANK OF THE RHINE.-As
provided In the military clauses, Ger
many will not maintain any fortihcn-
lions or armed forces less than fifty
kilometers ia the east of the Rhine,
hold any mnneuvers, nor maintain any
works 10 facilitate mobilization.
In case of violation. she shall be re-
garded as committing a hostile act
against the powers who sign the pres
EN- EN- treaty treaty ana as intending to disturb
BY virtue OF the present treaty
Germany shall be bound to respond to
explanation which
the council of the league OF nations
may think it necessary to address to
AIsACE-LORRAINE.- reoog-
milton of the moral obligation to re-
pair the wrong done in 1871 by Ger
many TO France and the people of Al
sace-Lorratne. the territories ceded to
Germany by the treaty OF Frankfort
are restored to France with their
frontiers as before 1871. to date from
the signing Of the armistice and to be
free of all public debts.
Citizenship is regulated by detailed
provisions distinguishing those who
are Immediately restored to full French
citizenship. those who have to make
formal application therefor and those
for whom naturalization is open after
three years. The last-named class in
cludes German residents in Alsace-
Lorraine. as distinguished from those
Lorraine as defined in the treaty. All
public property and all private proper
" OF German ex-sovereigns passes TO
France is substituted for Germany as
regards ownership of the railroads and
rights over concessions of tramways.
the obligation FOR their upkeep.
THE SAAR.-In compensation for
the obstruction Of coal mines in north
count of PREPARATION. Germany cedes TO
France full ownership of the coal
mines of the saar basin with their
subsidiaries. accessories and facilities.
Their value will be estimated by the
reparation commission and credited
against that account. The French
rights Will be governed by German law
In force at the armistice excepting war
legislation. France replacing the pres
ent owners whom Germany undertakes
TO indemnify. France will continue to
furnish the present proportion OF coal
for local needs and contribute I'm Just
proportion to local taxes. The basin
extends from the frontier OF Lorraine
as re-annexed TO France north as far
as ST. Wendell. including on the west
the valley of the Saar as far as Saar-
holzbach and on the east the town OF
Homburg.
In order TO secure the rights and
welfare Of the population and guaran-
tee 20 France entire freedom I'm work
ing the mines. the territory will be
governed by a commission appointed
by the league OF nations and consisting
Of FIVE members, one French, one native