The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1919-05-08

and to deliver within six months ALL
documents relating to and property |
held by its nationals in allied and as
sociated states. ALI war legislation /
as to enemy property rights and inter- /
ests is confirmed and all claims by
Germany against the allied or asso- !;
ciate governments for acts under ex-
ceptional war measures abandoned.
Pre-War Contracts No Good
Contracts - Pre-war contracts be- |
tween allied and associated nationals |
excepting the United States, Japan
and Brazil and German nationals are
Cancelled except for debts for accounts
already performed, agreements for the
transfer Of property where the proper
ty had already passed, leases of land
and houses, contracts of mortgages,
pledge or lien, mining concessions,
contracts with governments and in
surance contracts.
Mixed arbitral tribunes shall be es-
tablished Of three members, one to be
chosen by Germany, one by the asso
ciated states and the third by agree
ment or falling which, by the president
of Switzerland. They shall have ju-
risdiction over all disputes as to con-
tracts concluded before the present
peace treaty.
Fire insurance contracts are not
considered dissolved by the war even
il premiums nave not been paid, but
lapse at the date of the first annual
premium falling due three months
after the peace. Life insurance con-
tracts may be restored by payments OF
accumulated premiums with interest,
sums falling due on such contracts
during the war to be recoverable with
interest. Marine insurance contracts
are dissolved by the outbreak of war
except where the risk insured against
had already been incurred. Where
the risk had not attached. premiums
paid are recoverable; otherwise pre-
miums due and sums due on losses ara
recoverable. Reinsurance treaties are
abrogated unless invasion has made
1t impossible for the reinsured to find
another reinsurer. Any allied or as
sociated power, however, may cancel
all the contracts running between its
nations and a German life insurance
company, the latter being obligated to
hand over the proportion of its assets
attributable to such policies.
War Measures Ratified
Industrial Property Rights - AS to
! industrial, literary and artistic prop
erty are reestablished. the special war
| measure of the allied and associated
roWers are ratified and the right re-
served to impose conditions on the
use Of German patents and copyrights
when in the public interest, except as
| between the United States and Ger
many, pre-war licenses and rights to
sue for infringements committed dur
! ing the war are Cancelled.
| SECTION NINE
| Opium - The contracting powers
agree, whether or not they have sign
ed and ratified the opium convention
of January %, 1912, or signed the
], special protocai opened at The Hague
in acceptance with resolutions adopt
ed by the third opium conference in
1914, to bring the said convention into
force by enacting within twelve
months of the peace the necessary
legislation.
Religious Missions-The allied ant
associated powers agree that the prop
critics Of religious missions in terri
tories belonging or ceded to them shall
continue in their work under the con
troll of the powers, Germany renounc
ing all claims in their behalf.
I. Aerial avigation-Aircraft Of the
Jailed and associated powers shall
have full liberty Of passage and land
ing over and in German territory
equal treatment with German planes
as to use of German airdomes, ant
with most favored nation planes a!
to internal commercial traffic in Ger
many. Germany agrees to accept al
He'd certificates of nationality, air
worthiness or competency or license!
} and to apply the convention relative
to aerial navigation concluded between
the allied and associated powers t
her own aircraft over her own terri
tory These rules apply until 1923
unless Germany has since been admit
ted to the League of Nations or to tn,
above convention.
4 Freedom of Transit-Germany mus
grant freedom of transit through he
) territories by rail or water to per
sons, goods, ships, carriages, ant
mails from or to any of the allied o
associated powers, without customs o
transit duties, undue delays, restrie
, tions or determinations based on nat
iona lity, means of transport, or plac
of entry or departure. Goods in trar
!, sit shall be assured all possible spec
of journey, especially perishable goods
Germany may not divert traffic fror
; it's normal course in favor of her ow,
transport routes or maintain "contro
, sta tons, in connection with trans
) migration traffic. She may not es
tabIish any tax determinations agains
the ports of allied or associate
!. powers; must grant the latter's ses
, ports all factors and reduced tariff
: granted her own or other national!
and afford the allied and associate
: powers equal rights with those of he
: own nationals in her ports and waite
: ways, save that she is free to ope
or close her maritime coasting trad,
: Free Zones Maintained
4 Free Zones in Ports-Free zone
9 existing in German ports on Angus
j, | l, 1914, must be maintained with du
: facilities as to warehouses and pacl
9 ing, without discrimination, and witt
y out charges, except for expenses {
e administration and use. Goods lea
v ing the free zones for consumption
r Germany and goods brought into th
e free zones from Germany shall be SUI
: ject to the ordinary import and expol
!. taxes.
: International Rivers-The Elbe fro
: the junction of the Vltava, the Vltav
J !