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= The league of nations becomes
= living organization.
s.s:.:.:.ss.,
| diplomatic or consular establishments IN
/, i'a German concessions of I1entsfn and
! i'tnkowg and in other Chinese territory
| except kiaochow and agrees to return
:, china at her own eSp Isaaa al , the
! nina will, however, take no measures
! II disposal of German property IN thN
le%ation quarter at Pekin without the
! consent of the powers SignatCry to the
! I'oNer protocol. Germany accepts the
| brogation of the concessions at Hankow
| nd Tentsin, China agreeing to open them
| 10 International use
MoRCCC0. Germany renounces all her
ltthts titles and privileges under the act
greements of 1893 and 19ii and under
faH treaties and arrangements with the
*heritlan empire She undertakes not to
gIocco between France and other powers.
accepts all the consequences of the French
! ,rrotectorate and renounces the capitula-
- FGYPT.-Germany recognizes the Brit
fish protectorate over Egypt declared On
1December IS, 1914. and renounces as from
August 4, IVA the capt Ila on and all
gby her with Egypt. She undertakes not
! Egypt between Great Britain and other
| powers
There are provisions for jurisdiction
lover German nationals and property and
Nor German consent to any changes which
!maY be made in relation to the commits
sion of public debt Germany consents to
| the traAsfer 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
tare made similar to those in the case of
morocco and other countries. Anglo
Egyptian goods entering Germany shall
! 81 "a ont fQviff oh
goods.
|, TURKEY AND BULGARIA.-German
taccepts an arT.ngenents which the, allies
and Bulgaria with reference to any fight
privileges or interests claimed in those
countries by Germany or her nationals
and not dealt with elsewhere
Il SHANTUNG.-German cedes TO Ja-
pan all rights. titles and privileges. no.
ftabIy as to kinochoW. and the rufl-
roads. mines and cables acquired by
her treaty with China of March o,
1897. and other agreements as To Shan
tung.
II All German rights to the railroad from
ITsingtau to Tsinaufu. including all facili-
ties ana mining rights and rights Of eN-
lfploitation. pass equally to Japan and the
tChefoo. the cables free OF all charges. All
German state Rfop peF9ys movable 40 and i'm,
Japan free of all charges.
|; Section Six
In order to render possible the initia-
ttion of a general limitation of the arma-
Iments of all nations. Germany undertakes
tdirectly to observe the military. naval
land air clauses which follow:
II MILITARY FORCES.-The demobiIk-
INA ton of the Germany army must take
place within two months of the peace
Its strength may not exceed 100000, In
cluding 4,000 officers, with not over
seven divisions of infantry and three
of cavalry, and to be devoted exclu-
siVely to maintcnaute of internal order
and control of fro. iers.
|; Divisions may not lie grouped under
more than t%o army corps Headquarters
stats. The great German general staff Is
abolished. The army administrative serV-
ice consisting of civilian personnel not
Included in the number of etfectiVeS, is
reduced to one-tenth the total in the
1913 budget. Employees of the German
states, such customs officers, first
!, guards and coast guards, may not exceed
the number in 1913. Gendarmes and local
. police may be increased only in accord
i, apce with the growth of population. None
of these may be assembled for military
|, ARMAMENTS-AT establishments for
, the manufacturing, preparation or stor-
,age of arms and munitions of war, eX-
| cept those specifically excepted, must DE
| closed within three months of the peace
'and their personnel dismissed. The exact
| amount of armament and munitions al
flowed Germany is laid down in detail
tables all in excess to be surrendered
. or rendered useless. The manufacture Or
,importation of asphyxiating, poisonous
| on 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.
IL CONSUMPTION Conscrtpnon 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
effectfves officers remaining in the serv-
ice must agree to serve to the age OF
! l. forty-hve years and newly appointed oifl-
GERS must agree to serve actively for
twenty-five years.
No military schools except those abso-
q iutely indispensable for the units allowed
l shall exist In Germany two months after
l the peace No associations such as So
: cietses of discharged soldiers, shooting Or
: touring clubs, educational establishments
or universities may occupy themselves
4 with military matters All measures or
mobilization are forbidden.
4 FORTRESS ES.-All fortified works, for
+ tresses and field works situated in Ger
|. rAeters go miles, east of the Rhine will
r be dismanted within three months The
al there is forbidden. The fortified works
n ~ the southern and eastern frontiers,
n however may remain.
II ROIs.-.Interallied commissions of
j. control will see to the execution of the
Ell Aovisions for which time limit is set
: the maximum named being three months.
q They may establish headquarters at the
a Il, German seat of government and go to
: |. any mart of Germanv desired. GERMANY