Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-05-21

pertShable goods. Germany may not
divert traffic from its normal course in
maintain control stations in connection
W.T. transImgration traffic. She may not
establish any tax discrimination against
the ports of allied or associated powers:
must grant the latter's seaports all fac
tors. and reduced tariffs granted her
own or other nationals, and afford the
allied and associated powers equal rights
with those of her own nationals in her
ports and waterways, save that she Is
free to open or close her maritime coast
ing trade
FREE ZONES IN PoRTs-Free zones
existing in German ports on August l,
1914 must be maintained with due facili-
ties as to warehouse and packing, without
Discrimination and without charges ex-
cept for expenses of administration and
use Goods leaving the free zones for
consumption in Germany and goods
brought into the free zones from Ger
many shall be subject to the ordinary i'm
port and export taxes.
INTERNATIONAL RIVERS-The Elbe
from the junction of the Vitava the vi
tava from Prague. the Oder from Oppa,
the NIemen from Grodno and the Danube
from Utm are declared International to-
gether with their connections. The ri
parian states must ensure good conditions
of navigation within their territories I'M
less a special organization exists therefor
OtherWlSe appeal may be had to a special
tribunal of the league of nations, which
also may arrange for general interna-
uonal waterways convention.
The Elbe and Oder are to be placed
under international commissions to meet
within three months
THE DANUBE-The European Danube
commission reassumed it's prewar pow
ers, but for the time being with repre-
sentativss of only Great Britain, France,
Italy and Roumania. The upper Danube
is to be administered by a new interna-
tlonal commission until a definite statute
be drawn up at a conference of the pow
ers nominated by the allied and asso-
clated governments within one year after
the peace.
THE RHINE AND THE MOSELLE.-
The Rhine is placed under the central
commission to meet at Stcassbourg within
SIX months after the peace and to be COM
posed of four representatives of France,
which shall in addition select the presi-
gent Gent four pn,+o Of Germany and two each Of
land, and the Netherlands.
Section Twelve.
AYS.-Germany in addition
10 most favored nation treatment on
the establishment of through ticket
services for passengers and baggage;
to insure communication by rail be-
tween the allied, associated and other
states; to allow construction or i'm
provement within twenty-five years of
such lines as necessary and to con-
form her rolilng stock TO enable It's IN
corporation in trains of the allied or
associated powers. She also agrees to
accept tho denunciation OF the Gothard
convention if Switzerland and Italy
instructions as to the transport of
troops and supplies and the establish
ment of postal and telegraphic service,
as provided.
CzECHO- SLOvAKIA. = To assure
Cszecho- Slovallia access to the sea, spe-
cial rights are given her both north
and south. Toward the Adriatic she
is permitted to run her own through
trains to Fiume and Trieste. To the
north Germany is to lease her for 80
years spaces in Hamburg and Stettin
the details to be worked out by a COM
mission of three representing Czecho-
Sl9 rCTaI, l., germany and Great Britain
is to remain free and open to war and
merchant ships of all nations at peace
with Germany, subject goods and ships
or all states are to be treated on terms
OF absolute equality and no taxes to
be imposed beyond those necessary for
upkeep and Improvement. for which
Germany is to be responsible. In case
OF violation of or disagreement as to
those provisions. any state may appeal
to the league Of nations and may de-
mand the appointment of an interna-
tiOnal commission. For preliminary
hearing of complaints Germany shall
establish a local authority at Kiel.
Section Thirteen:
INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANI-
Observation-Disclosures of the league of ma
tons agree to establish a permanent or
ganizaton to promote international adj
justment of labor conditions, to consist
of an annual international labor confer
cICO anu dIl lulSIndlIOndl ldDOr ONCE.
The former is composed of four rep
resentatfves of each state, two from the
government and one each from the eIl-
ployers and the employed; each of them
may vote individually. 1t will be a de-
Lucrative legislation body, it's measures
taking the form of draft conventions or
recommendations for legislation, which
If passed by two-thirds vote must be sub
mitted to the law-making authority in
every state participating Each govern
ment may enact the terms into law; APP
oiTA11 It1%
local needs; leave the actual legislation
in case of federal state to local legis-
latures, or reject the convention altogeth-
er without further obligation.
The international labor office is es-
tablished at the seat of the league OF
nations and part of it's organization 1t
is to collect and distribute information an
labor throughout the world and prepare
agenda for the conference.
1t Will publish a periodical in French
and English and possibly other Ian
guages. Each state agrees to make to 1t
for presentation to the conference an an
nual report of measures taken to execute
accepted conventions.
The first meeting of the conference
will take place in October 1919 at
Washington, to discuss the eght-hour
day or 48-hour week; prevention of
plication of the international conven-
tions adopted at Berne in 1906 prohib-
iting night work for women and the
use of white phosphorus in the man
ment of women and children at night
or in unhealthy work, of women before
and after childbirth, including mater
nifty benefit and of children as regards
minimum age.
Section Fourteen.
GUARANTEES.-As guarantee for the
execution of the treaty German territory
to the west of the Rhine, together with
the bridgeheadS, will be occupied by allied
and associated troops for Is years period
If the conditions are faithfully carried out
by Germany, certain districts, including
the bridgehead of Cologne, will be evac-
uated at the expiration of five years; Ger
tain other districts, including the bridge
head of Coblenz, and the territory nearest
the Belgian frontier, will be evacuated
after ten years, and the remainder, in
Guiding the bridgehead of Mainz, will be
evacuated after y years. In case the
interallied reparation commission finds
that Germany has failed to observe the
whole or part of her obligations, either
during the occupation or after the Is
years have expired the whole or part
of the areas specified will be reoccupied
immedia tely. If before the expiration of
the is years Germany complies with all
the treaty undertakings, the occupying
forces will be withdrawn Immediately.
EASTERN EUROPE. = All German
troops at present in territories to the east
of the new frontier shall return as soon
as the allied and associated governments
deem wise. They are to abstain from
a ran1liSifinnC ar in No fo in