St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-05-17
OFFICIAL SUMMARY
OF PEACE TREATY
THE HUNS ARE
TO SIGN
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and titles therein. All movable and
immovable property belonging to the
German empire OF to any German
state shall pass to the government eX-
ercising authority therein.
These governments may make what
ever provisions seem suitable for the
repatriation of German nationals and
as to the conditions on which German
subjects Of European origin shall re-
side, hold property or carry on bust
ness Germany undertakes to pay rep
aration for damage suffered by French
nationals in the Kameruns or its from
tier zone through the acts of German
civil and military authorities and Of
individual Germans from January l.
1900, to August l. 1914.
Germany renounees all rights under
the conventions of November 4, 1911,
to pay to France in accordance with an
estimate presented by the repatriation
commission all deposits, credits. ad-
vances, etc, thereby secured. Ger
many undertakes to accept and observe
any provisions by the allied and asso-
ciated powers as to the trade In arms
and spirits in Africa as well as to the
general act of Berlin of 1885 and the
Iomatic protection to inha bitants of
former German colonies is to be given
by the governments exercising author
CHINA.-Germany renounces in favor
of China all privileges and indemnities
resulting from the Boxer protocol of
forts, munitions OF warships, wireless
plants an. 9the-. nubltc prnoer.y --.-2pt
diplomatic or consular establishments 10
the German concessions of Tientsin asg
Hankow-and in other Chinese territory
except Kiaochow and agrees to return
to China. at her own expense all the
astronomical instruments seized in 1901
China will, however, take no measures
for disposal of German property In the
legation quarter at Pekin without the
consent Of the powers signatory to the
Boxer
abrogatfon of the concessions at Hankow
and Tientsin, China agreeing to open them
to international use.
,MOROCCO.-Germany renounces all her
rights, titles and privileges under the act
Of Algeciras and the Franco-German
agreements of 1909 and e11 and under
all treaties and arrangements with the
sheridan empire. She undertakes not to
intervene in any negotiations as to Mo-
rocco between France and other powers
accepts all the consequences of the French
lions.
i EGYPT.-Germany recognizes the Brit
;ish protectorate over Egypt declared on
December Is, 1914 and renounces as from
August 4, 1914. the capitulation and all
the treaties, agreements, ETC., concluded
by her with Egypt. She undertakes not
to intervene In any negotiations about
Egypt between Great Britain and other
powers.
There are provisions for jurisdiction
over German nationals and property and
for German consent to any changes which
,may be made in relation to the commits
the transfer to Great Britain of the pow
:ers given to the late sultan Of Turkey
for securing the free navigation of the
'SueZ canal Arrangements for property
belonging to German nationals in Egypt
ARE made similar to those in the case of
morocco and other countries. Anglo
lEgyptian goods entering Germany shall
!enjoy the same treatment as British
goods.
TURKEY AND BULGARIA.-Germany
and associated powers make with Turkey
land Bulgaria with reference to any right
privileges or interests claimed in those
countries by Germany or her nationals
and not dealt with elsewhere
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cedes. to Ja-
pan all rights, titles and privileges, mo-
,tably as to Kiaochow. and the rail-
iroads, mines and cables acquired by
her treaty with China of March 6,
1897, and other agreements as to Shan
.tung.
:Tstngtau to Tsinaufu, including all facili-
ties and mining rights and rights Of ex
.ploitation, pass equslly to Japan and the
iChefoo the cables free Of all charges All
movable, in .kiaochow is acquired by
Japan free Of all charges.
Section Six.
N order to render possible the initia-
zion of a general limitation of the arma
ments Of all nations. Germany undertakes
directly to observe the military, naval
and air clauses which follow:
MILITARY FORCES.-The demObili-
5atiOn Of the Germany army must take
place within two months of the peace.
Guiding 4,Ooo officers, with mot over
seven divisions Of infantry and three
of cavalry, and to be devoted exclu-
Sively TO maintenance of internal order
and control of frontiers.
Divisions may not be grouped under
more than two army corps headquarters
stats. The great German general staff Is
abolished. The army administrative serv-
dee. consisting Of civilian personnel, not
Included in the number Of electives, is
reduced to one-tenth the total In the
as13 budget. Employees of the German
guards and coast guards, may not exceed
the number in 1918. Gendarmes and local
police may be increased only in accord
ance with the growth Of population. None
of these may be assembled for military
ARMlMENTs-An establishments for
the manufacturing, preparation or stor-
age of arms and munitions of war, ex-
closed within three months of the peace
and their personnel dismissed. The exact
amount Of armament and munitions al.
lowed Germany is laid down in detail
tables, all in excess to be surrendered
or rendered useless. The manufacture Or
importation of asphyxiating, poisonous
or other gases and all analogous liquids
is forbidden as we'll as the importation Of
arms, munitions and war material: Ger
many may not manufacture such ma
terial for foreign governments.
CONSCRIPTION = Consumption Is
abolished in Germany. The enlisted per-
sonnet must be maintained by voluntary
enlistment for terms of twelve consecu-
tive years. the number of discharges be-
fore the expiration of that term not In
any year to exceed per cent of the total
efYectives officers remaining in the serv-
ice must agree to serve to the age or
forty-f1ve years and newly appointed ofn-
GERS must agree to serve actively for
twenty-five years
No military schools except those abso-
iutely indispensable for the units allowed
shall exist in Germany two months after
the peace No associations such as So
riaties of discharged soldiers, shooting Or
touring clubs educational establishments
or universities may occupy themselves
with military matters. All measures Oh
mobilization are forbidden.
FORTRESSES.-All fortified works, for
tresses and field works situated In Ger
man territory within zone 80 kllo,
meters $50 miles, east of the Rhina will
be dismantled within three months. The
construction of any new fortitications
there Is forbidden The fortified works
ION the southern and eastern frontiers
however may remain.
CONTROL-Interallied commissions Of
control will see to the execution OF the
provisions for which a time limit Is set.
The maximum named being three months.
They may establish headquarters at the
German seat of government and go to
any part of Germany desired. Germany
must give them complete facilities, pay
their expenses and also the expenses o.
execution of the treaty, Including the laboE
| and material necessary in demolition, de
2truction or surrender of war eGuipmen
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