Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-07

any International agreement as to It.
reached by the Allied and associated
powers.
Left Bank of the Rhine
As provided in the military clausr'.
Germany will not maintain any forti
licationS or armed forces less than fifty
kilomctcrs Ia the cast Of the Rhine.
hold any manocuvCrs. nor maintain any
works TO facilitate mobilization. In
case of violation. ''shc shall be regarded
as committing hostile act against the
powers who sigu the present treaty and
as intending to disturb tn" peace Of the
| world.
by virtue of the present treaty Ger
many shall b" bound to respond to any
request for explanation which the coun-
ell of til" league of nations may thiak
necessary to address to her.
.\lSace Lorraine
} After recognition of the moral obi
CATION to repair the wrong done in 1871
. by Germany to France. and tho people
of Alsacc- Lorraine. the territories coded
to Germany by the treaty of Frankfort
arc restored to France with their from
tiers as before 1871. TO date from the
signing of the armisticc. and to be free
of all public debts.
Citizenship is regulated by detailed
provisions distinguishing those who are
Immediately restored to full French
citi2ruShip. those who have to make for.
NAL application thcrfor. aud those
for whom naturalization is open after
three years. The last uamcd class in
cludcs German residents in AlSacc- lor q
: raincrs. aS distinguished from those who
acquire the position of Alsacc- Lorraln"
AS defined in the treaty. All public
property and all private property of
/ German OK Sovrrcigus passes to France
without payment or credit. France is
substituted for Germany as regards
ownership of the railroads and rights
over concessions of tramways. The
/ Rhine bridges pass to France. with the
obligation for their upkccp.
For five years manufactured products
Of AlSarc- Lorraine will be admitted to
Germany frc" of duty to total amount
not exceeding in any year the average
of tho three Years preceding tn" war
and textile materials may be imported
from Germany to Asacc Iorraln" ano
re exported free of duty. Contracts for
electric power from the right bank
must be continued for ten years.
For seven years. with possible cA
tension to ten. the ports of kchae an1
Strassbourg shall be administered as II
single unit by a French administrator
appointed aud supervised by the Cen
tral Rhine Commission. Property
rights will be Safcguardcd in both port'
and equality of treatment as respects
traffic assured the nationals. vessels and
goods Of every country. Contracts be-
tween AlSacc- Lorraincrs and Gcrman'
are maintained. save for FranccS right
to aunu on grounds Of public interests
judgments of courts beld in certain
classes of cases. while in others Il
judicial cXecuturc is first required
Political cOndcmnutiouS during the wal
are null and void and the obligation t,
repay war fines is established. as il
other parts of Allied territory.
Various clauses adjust the genera
provisions of the treaty to the special
conditions Of AlSacc Lorraine. rcrtail
matters of execution being loft to con
ventionS to be mndc between FrHucc auC
Germany.
The Saar
In compensation for the destruction
of coal mines in northern France and
as payment on account of rcparation
Germany ccdcS to France full owner
ship of the coal mines of the Saar basin
with their subsidiaries, accessories and
facilities. Their value will be estimated
by the rcparatiOu commission and
credited against that account. The
French rights will be governed by Ger
man law in force at tho armiSticc OK =
ccpting war legislation, France rcplac-
ing the present owners who Germany
undertakes to indemnify. France will
continue to furnish the present proper
tiOn of coal for local needs and con
tribute in just proportion to local taxes.
Th" basin extends from the frontier
OF Lorraine. as re- annexed to France
north as far as st. Wendell. including
on the west. the valley of the Saar a>
far as Saarholzbach. aud on the east
the two of Homburg.
III oiu'i W secure tne rights ma wei
fare of the population and to guarantee
to France entire freedom in working
the mines. the territory will be governed
by commission appointed by the league
of nations and consisting of five Nom .
bcrs, one French. one Il native inhubi
tant of til" Saar and three representing
three different countries other than
, France and Germany. The league will
appoint member of the commission as
chairman, to act as executive Of tho
commission. The commission will have
all powers of government formerly be-
longing to the German Empire. PruS-
Sia and Bavaria and will administer the
railroads and other public services and
have full power to interpret the treaty
clauses.
The local courts will continue. but
subject to the commission Existing
German legislation will remain the
basis of the law, but the commission
may make modification. after consult
ing IL local representative assembly
which it will organize. 1t will have the
taxing power. but for local purposes
only. New taxes must be approved by
fhiS assembly. Labor legislation vii
consider the wishes Of the Local ldbo,
organizations aud the labor program
of the league. French and other labor
may be freely utilized the former being
free to. belong to French unions. Al