The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1919-05-16


New York, May San official sum
mary Of the peace treaty delivered to
the German delegates at Versailles by
representatives, Of the associated pow
ers was made pubic here by the com
mittee on public information. 1t fol.
low:
Paris, May S.-The treaty Of peace
between the q allied and associated
powers OH the one hand and Germany
on the other was handed TO the Ger
man plenipotentlarles ut Versailles.
10000 Words in Pact.
1t is the longest treaty ever drawn.
1t totals about $4,000 words, divided
into is main sections, and represents
the combined product OF over 1000
experts working continually through a
series of commissions for the three
and half months since January IS,
the treaty printed In parallel pages OF
English and French, which are recog-
nized as having equal validity.
Does Not Deal With Foes Allies.
II does not deal with questions af-
fecting Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey
except in so far as binding Germany
to accept any agreement reached with
those former allies.
Following the preamble and deposit
ton Of powers comes the covenant of
the league of nations as the first sec
ton Of the treaty.
The frontiers Of Germany in Europe
are defined in the second section; Eu-
ropean political classes given in the
third; European political classes In
the fourth. Next are the military.
naval and air terms, as the fifth sec
ton, followed by section on prison
ers of war and military graves, and a
seventh on responsibilities. Repara-
tons, financial terms and economic
terms are covered in sections eight to
ten. Then comes the aeronautic sec
tons, ports, waterways and railways
section, the labor covenant, the sec
ton on guarantees and the final
clauses.
Restores Alsace-Lorraine.
Germany, by the terms of the treaty,
restores Alsace-Lorraine to France, ac-
cepts the Observation-Disclosures Of the
Saar basin temporarily and Of Danzig
permanently, agrees to territorial
changes toward Belgium and Denmark
and in east Prussia cedes most Of up
per Sllesia TO Poland, and renounces
all territorial and political rights out
side Europe as to her own or allies
territories, and especially to Morocco,
Egypt, Siam, Liberia and Stantung.
She also recognizes the total lndepend-
ence OF German-AuStrla, Czecho-Slo-
vakia and Poland.
Must Fay for Damages.
Germany accepts full responsibility
for all damages caused to allied and
associated governments and nationals.
agrees specifically to reimburse all ci-
william damages beginning with an in
itlal payment of 20000,000,000 marks
$4,000, 000,0O0), subsequent payments
to be secured by bonds to be issued at
the discretion of the PREPARATION COM
mission Germany is to pay shipping
damage on q ton-for-ton basis by ces-
sion of a large part of her merchant,
coasting and river fleets and by new
construction; and to devote her eco
nomic resources to the rebuilding of
devastated regions.
She agrees to return to the II most
favored nations tariffs, without dis
elimination of sort; to allow allies and
associated nationals freedom OF tran
sit through.
Must Agree to Trial of Kaiser.
She agrees to accept highly detailed
provisions as to prewar debts, unfair
competition, Observation-Disclosures Of
roads and rivers, ana other economic
and financial clauses.
she also agrees to the trial of the
ex-kaiSer by an international high
court for supreme otfenSe against in
ternational morality and of other ma
itOudtS iNI NtofutiOn vi tilG laws Nuu
customs of war. Holland to be asked
to extradte the former, and Germany
being responsible for delivering the
latter.
Must Accept League.
The league of nations is accepted by
the allied and associated powers as
operative and by Germany in principle,
but without. membership. Similarly,
an International labor body is brought
into being with a permanent Office and
an annual convention. A great num-
Der Of commissions for different pur-
poses are created. some under the
league of nations, some TO execute the
peace treaty Among the former is
the commission to govern the Saar
basin till plebiscte is held 10 years
hence the high commissioner of Dan
zig. which is created into free city
under the league, and various commits
sions for pleblSciteS In Malmody