The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-05-17

commission. The commission Will have
longing to the German empire. Prussia
and Bavaria, 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.
After fifteen years a plebiscite will be
held by communes to ascertain the de-
slres of the population as to continuance
! OF the existing regime under the league OF
nations. union with France or union with
| Germany.
Section Four-European Political
Glasses.
GERMAN Acknowledgements rec
ognfxes the total Independence of Ger
man Austria In the boundaries traced.
CZECHO-SLOVAKIA rec
ognizes the entire independence of the
Czecho-Slovak state, including the au-
tonomous territory of the Ruthenians
south of the Carpathians. and accepts
the frontiers of this state as to be de-
termined. which In the case of The Ger
man frontier shall follow the frontier
OF Bohemia in 1914. The usual stipu-
lations as to acquisition and change Of
nationality follow.
POLAND-Germany cedcs to Poland the
greatest part up upper Silesia. Posen and
the province OF West Prussia, on the left
bank of the vistula- A field boundary
commission of seven-five representing
the allied and associated powers and one
each representing Poland and Germany
Sudu De constituted Wllnln 10 DAYS OF the
peace to delimit this boundary. Such
special provisions as are necessary to
protect racial. linguistic or religious mi
norities and to protect freedom of tran
sit and equitable treatment of commerce
or other nations shall be laid down in
subsequent treaty between the five allied
and associated powers and Poland
EAST PRUSSIA-The southern and the
eastern frontier of East Prussia Is to be
fixed by plebiscites. the first In the re-
gency OF ALenstsin between the south
ern frontier of East Prussia and the
northern frontier of Regierungsbesirk
Allenstein, from where 1t meets. the
boundary between East and West Prus-
sia to its junction with the boundary be-
tween the circles of Oletsko and Augers-
burg. thence the northern boundary of
Oletsko to its junction with the present
frontier and the second in the area COM
prising the Circles of Stuhm and Rosen-
burg and the parts of the circles of Ma
rienburg and Marienwerder east Of the
Vistula
In each case German troops and au-
thorities will move out within 10 days Of
the peace and the territories be placed
under an International commission of five
members appointed by the five allied and
associated powers. with the particular
vote. The commission will report the re-
suits Of the plebiscites to the FIVE powers
with recommendation for the boundary
and will terminate its work as soon as
new authorities set up.
The five allied and associated powers
Will draw up regulations assuring East
Prussia fun and equitable access to and
vention. of which the terms will be fixed
by the five allied and associated powers,
will be entered into between Poland
Germany and Danzig. to assure suitable
territory on the right bank OF the Vistula
between Poland and Danzig, while Poland
shall grant free passage from East Prus-
STA to Germany.
The northeastern corner Of East Prus-
STA about Mcneil 10 to be ceded by Ger
many to the associated powers, the for
mer agreeing to accept the settlement
made. especially as regards the nation
ality Of the Inhabitants.
DANZIG-Danzig and the district i'm
mediately about II Is to be constituted
into the free city Of Danzig' under the
guaranty OF the league Of nations. A
league and resident at Danzig shall draw
up q constitution In agreement with
the duly appointed representatives of
the city and shall deal In the first
tween the city and Poland TIE actual
boundaries OF the city shall be delimited
by q commission appointed within six
months from the peace and to include
three representatives chosen by the allied
and associated powers and one each by
Germany and Poland.
convention, the terms of which shall
be fixed by the five allied and associated |
powers, shall be concluded between Po-
land and Danzig. which shall include DAN
zig within the Polish customs frontiers.
thoe gh free area in the port; insure to |
Poland the free use of all the city's |
wa, waterways fss docks and other port facili-
Vistula and the whole through railway |
systems within the city, and postal, tele- |
graph and telephone communication be- /
tween Poland and Danzig; provide against |
discrimination against Poles within the |
city and place its foreign relations and |
the diplomatic protection of its citizens i
abroad In charge of Poland.
DENMARK-The frontier between Ger ]
many and Denmark will be fixed by the |
of the population. Ten |
days from the peace German troops and |
authorities shall evacuate the region |
north Of the line running from the mouth
Of the Schlei. south Of Kappel. Schleswig
and Friedrichstadt. along the Elder &c |
the North sea, south Of Tonning; the
workmen's and Soldiers council shall be
dissolved. and the territory administered
by an International commission of five, |
Of whom Norway and Sweden shall be in
vited to name two.
HELG0LAND. - The f0rtfncatfons,
establishments and harbors of
the tslands Of Helgoland and Dune are
to be destroyed under the supervision
of the allies by German labor and at
expense. They may mot be
IOr any olm1kQr 1Ort10c0-
ton built In the future.
RUSSIA.--Germany agrees to respect
as permanent and inalienable the inde-
OF all territories which were
part Of the former Russian empire, to
accept the abrogation Of the Brest-
Litovsk and other treaties entered into
with the MaximaIist government of
to recognize the full force of
all treaties entered into by the allied
and associated powers with states
which were part of the former Rus
sian empire and to recognize the from
tiers as determined thereon. The al
lied and associated powers formally re-
serve the right of Russia to obtain res
titution and reparation of the princi-
pies OF the present treaty.
Section Five-cerman Rights Outside
Europe
Outside Europe Germany renounces
all rights, titles and privileges as to
her own or her allies territories to all
the allied and associated powers, and
undertakes to accept whatever meas
1res are taken by the five allied pow
srs In relation thereto
COLONIES AND OVERSEAS Pos
SESSIONS--GermAny renounces I'm ia
vor of the allied and associated powers
her overseas possessions with all rights