Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-05-08


with most favored nation planes as
to internal commercial traffic in Ger
many Germany agrees to accept al
lied certificates of nationality, air
worthiness or competency or licenses
and to apply the convention relative
to aerial navigation concluded be-
tween the allied and associated DOW
ers to her own aircraft over her own
territory. Those rules apply until
1928 unless Germany has since been
admitted to the league of nations OF
to the above convention.
Freedom Of transit: Germany must
grant freedom of transit through her
territories by rail or water to persons
goods, ships, carriages and mails from
or to any of the allied or associated
powers, without customs or transit
duties, undue delays. restrictions, or
determinations based Oh nationality
means of transport or place of entry
or departure. Goods in transit shall
be assured all possible speed of Jour
ney, especially perishable goods. Ger
many may not divert traffic from its
normal course in favor of her own
transport routes or maintain Control
stations in connection with trans
migration traffic. She may not es-
tablish any tax discrimination against
the ports of allied or associated pow
ers: must grant the latter's seaports
all factors and reduced tariffs grant
ed her own or other nationals, and
afford the allied and associated pow
ers equal rights with those of her own
nationals i'm her ports and water
ways, save that she is free to open oil
close her maritime coasting trade.
Fire Zones Named.
Free zones in ports: Free zones
existing in German ports on August
list, 1914 must be maintained with due
facilities as to warehouses and pack
ing. without discrimination, and with
out charges except for expenses of
administration and use. Goods leav-
ing the free zones for consumption ir
! Germany and goods brought into
free zones from Germany shall be
subject to the ordinary import ant
export taxes.
International rivers: The Elbe
from the junction of the Vltava, the
Vltava from Prague, the Oder from
Oppa, the Niewen from Grodno, ant
the Danube from Ulm are declared
international, together with their con
nections. The Riparian states mus
ensure good conditions of navigation
! within their territories unless spe
cial organization exists therefor. 9th
erwise appeal may be had to specia
tribunal of the league of nations
which also may arrange for genera
international waterways convention.
Commission for Rivers.
The Elbe and the Oder are to b,
placed under international commits
sons to meet within three months
that for the Elbe composed of foul
representatives of Germany, two from
Czecho-Slovakia. and one each from
Great Britain. France, Italy and Bel
GUM: and that for the Oder compos at
of one each. from Poland, Russia
Czecho-Slovakia, Great Britain, Franc,
Denmark and Sweden. If any ripar
ian state on the Niewen should s,
! request of the league of nations.
similar commission shall be estab
lished there. These commissions
shall upon request of any riparian
state meet within three months to re
wise existing International agreement
The Danube: The European Dan
ube commission reassumes it's pre-
war powers, but for the time beins
with representatives of only Grea
Britain, Italy and Rumania The up
per Danube is to be administered unit
a new International commission unit
definitive state be drawn. up
conference of the powers nominate
by the allied and associated govern
ments within one year after tho peace
The enemy governments shall max
full PREPARATIONS for all war damage
caused to the European commission
shall cede their river facilities in SUI,
rendered territory. and give Czechc
Slovakia. Serbia and Rumania an
| rights necessary on their shores fC
carrying out improvements in navigs
.