The Elbert County tribune., 1919-05-16
COVENANT OF THE LEAGUE OF
NATIONS IS FIRST SECTION
OF THE GREAT DOCUMENT.
ALsAcE-LoRRAINE RESTORED
saar Valley and Danzia International
lied = Germanys Military and
Naval Power Made Nominal
Total ReparatIon to Be
Determined later.

eenthtives at versailles by the allied
lows.
The preamble NJ mes as parties of
British empire. France. Italy and ia
pan. described the i've allied and
sssocia,sd iye led RowerSs and Belgium no
Greece. Guatemala. Haiti. the HedJaz.
Honduras Liberia, Nicaragua. Panama.
bia. Siam. czecho- -siovakia and uru-
quay who with the five above are de-
scribed ms the allied and associated
powers; and on the other part. Ger
many.
Section One-Lesgue Of Nations.
The covenant of the league of ma
treaty. which places upon the league
many specific In addition to It's general
duties II may question Germany at
any time for violation of the neutral
lied zone east of the Rhine as threat
against the worlds peace. 1t viii APP
point three Of the fve members of the
Saar commission. oversee its regime
and carry out the plebiscite. 1t win
appoint the high commissioner OF Dam
free city and arrange Tor treaties be-
tween Dnnzig and Germany and Po-
land 1t VIII work out the mandatory
German colonies. and act as final
court in part OF the plebiscites of the
putes as to the kiei canal. and decide
certain of the economic and financial
on labor is to he held In October under
its direction. and another on the inter-
nsdonal ,,a control Of ports an.p waterways
Section Two-Boundaries Of Germany.
Germany cedes to France Alsace-Lor-
raine. $500 square miles OF II in the
southwest. and to Belgium two small dis
tricts between Luxemhurg and Holland.
totalling 9S9 square miles. She also cedes
to Poland the. southeastern tip OF Silesia
Posen and West Prussia. 27sse square
miles East Prussia being Isolated from
many loses sovereignty over the north
easternmost tip OF East Prussia, 40 square
miles north of the river Memel, and the
internatonallzed areas about Danzg, 72g
square miles. and the basin OF the Saar.
73s square miles. between the western bor-
and the southeast corner of Luxembourg
The Danzig area consists of the V be-
tween the Nogat and vistula rivers made
into w by the addition of a similar v
on on the west including the city OF Danzig.
The southeastern third of East Prussia
the Vstula north OF latitude So degrees
three minutes is to have It's nationality
schisswis. s.7s7 square miles, lies III part u
Section Three-European Political
Glasses.
BEI1GIUM.-Germany is to consent to
the abrogation of the treaties OF 1899 by
trai state and to agree in advance to any
convention with which the allied and as
5Ociateu powers may determine to replace
chem. She is to recognize the full sover-
e.gnty OF Belgium over the contested ter
5itory of Moresnet and over part OF
frussian Moresnet, and to renounce in
q Eupen and Malmedy. the inhabitanss aass
months TO protest against this change OF
sovereignty either in whole or in part, the
OF nations A commission is to Sc settle The he
details OF the frontier. and various regu-
lations for change OF nationality are laid
LUXEMBOURG. = Germany renounces
her various treaties and conventions with
nises that it ceased to bpvs be part Of psees tse
German zollverein from January i last.
railroads. adheres to the abrogation of It's
neutrality. and accepts In advance any
international agreement as to 1t. reached
LEFT BANK OF THE RHINE.-As
provided in the military clauses, Ger
tions Or armed forces less than nifty
kfiometers to the east of the Rhine,
hold nny mnn.uver., sn,.., nor maintain any
In case of violation. she shall be re-
garded as committing hostile act
against the powers who sign the pres
ent treaty and as intending to disturb
the peace of the world"
o-rI1y. virtue isSn,, Of Of tn, the present treaty
any request for an explanation which
the council of the league OF nations
may think 1t necessary TO address to
ALsAcE-LoRRAIN recos-
milton of the moral obligation to re-
pair the wrong done in 1871 by Ger
many to France and the people of Al
sace-Lorraine. the territories ceded to
are restored to France with their
frontiers as before 1871. to date from
the signing OF the armistice. and to be
Citizenship Is regulated by detailed
provisions distinguishing those who
citizenship. those who have to make
formal application therefor. and those
for whom naturalization is open after
three years. The last-named class In
ciudes German residents In Alsace-
Lorraine. as distinguished from those
Lorraine as defined pPn' In tSe tpeaty re- Sassl All
public property and all private proper
Y OF German ex-sovereigns passes to
France is substituted Tor Germany as
regards ownership of the railroads and
rights over concessions of tramways
The Rhine bridges pass to France with
the obligation for their upkeep.
THE sAAR.-In compensation for
ern France and as payment on ac-
count of reparation. Germany cedes to
mnss fut be gasr bas,n OF The
subsldlaries. accessories and facilities
Their value Will be estimated by the
against that account The French
rights Will be governed by German law
IN force at the armistice excepting war
ent owners whom Germany undertakes
to indemnify. France Will continue to
furnish the present proportion OF coal
for local needs and contribute In just
proportion to local taxes. The basin
extends from the frontier OF Lorraine
as re-annexed tc France north as far
as st. wendell. including on the west
the valley of the Saar as far as Saar-
HomburR.
In order to secure the rights and
welfare of the population and guaran-
tee ~ France entire freedom in work
tns rne mines. the territory will be
governed by n commission appointed
by the league OF nations and consisting
Of Ave members, one French. one a native
tnhAbitant OF eko saur and three repre-