St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-05-17
OFFICIAL SUMMARY
OF PEACE TREATY
THE HUNS Are
TO SIGN
Government Of League Of
Nations First Section
of Document.
ALSACE-LORRAINE
TO BE RESTORED
Saar Valley and Danzig In
ternationalized, Ger
man Power Broken.

The official summary Of the peacs
treaty submitted to the German repre-
sentatives at Versailles by the allied
peace conference delegates is as fol.
lows:
The preamble n mes as parties OF
the one part the United States, the
pan, m described as the fiSe allied and
associated powers. and Belgium, Bo-
livia, Brazil, China. Cuba, Ecuador
GreSce, Guatemala. Haiti, the Hedjaz
Peru, Poland. Portugal. Roumania, Ser
bia Siam, CZecho-Slovakia and Uru-
quay, who with the five above are de-
scribed as the allied and associated
many.
Section One-League of Nations.
The covenant of the league of ma.
ttons constitutes Section l of the peace
treaty, which places upon the league
many specific in addition to its general
duties. 1t may question Germany al
any time for a violation of the neutral
ized zone east of the Rhine as a threat
against the worlds peace. 1t will ap-
point three of the five members of the
Saar commission, oversee it's regime
and carry out the plebiScite. 1t will
appoint the high commissioner of Dan
zig guarantee the independence of the
free city and arrange for treaties be-
tween DanZig and Germany and Po-
land. 1t will work out the mandatory
system to be, applied to the former
German colonies, and act as fina5
court in part of the plebiscites of the
Belgian German frontier, and in dis
putes as to the Kiel canal, and decide
certain of the economic and financial
problems. An international conference
on labor is to be held in October under
its direction, and another on the inter
national control of ports, waterways
and railways is foreshadowed.
Section Two-Boundaries of Germany
Germany cedes to France Alsace-Lor.
inn YnilnS
southwest, and to Belgium two small dis
tricts between Luxembourg and Holland,
totalling 9S9 square miles. She also cedes
to Poland the southeastern tip of Silesia
beyond and including Oppeln, most OF
Posen and West Prussia. 276S6 square
miles, East Prussia being isolated from
the main body by part of Poland. Ger.
many loses sovereignty over. the north
easternmost tip of East Prussia, 40 square
miles north of the river Memel, and the
internationalized areas about Danzig, 72!
square miles, and the basin of the saar,
1888 square miles, between the western bor-
der of the Rhenish palatinate of Bavaria
and the southeast corner of Luxembourg
The Danzig area consists Of the be-
tween the Nogat and Vistula rivers made
into w by the addison of similar v
the Wft mr. the t city of Panz
and the area between East Prussia and
the Vistula north of latitude SO degrees
three minutes is to, have its nationality
determined by popular vote, 5lS5 square
miles, as Is to be the case in part of
Schleswig, 2,7S7 square miles.
Section Three-European Political
Glasses.
BELGIUM. is to consent to
the abrogation Of the treaties of 1889 by
which Belgium was established as a neu-
tral state and to agree in advance to any
convention with which the allied and as.
sociated powers may determine to replace
them. She Is to recognize the full soVer-
eighty of Belgium over the contested ter.
ritory of Moresnet and over part OF
Prussian Moresnet, and to renounce in
favor of Belgium all rights over the cities
OF Eupen and Malmedy, the inhabitants ts
OF which are to be entitled within six
months to protest against this change OF
sovereignty either in whole or in part, the
hnal decision to be reserved to the league
OF nations. commission Is to settle the
DETAILS OF the frontier, and various regu-
Iatlons for change OF nationality are laid
down.
LUXEMBOURG. - Germany renounces
her various treaties and conventions with
the grand duchy of Luxembourg recog-
nizes that 1t ceased to be a part of the
German zollverein from January l last
renounces all right Of exploitation of the
rallroads, adheres to the abrogation of its
neutrality, and accepts in advance any
International agreement as to it, reached
oy the allied and associated powers.
LEFT BANK OF THE RHINE.-As
provided in the military clauses Ger
many will not maintain any fOrtiica-
tfons or armed forces less than fifty
ku0meters to the east of the Rhine
hold any maneuvers, nor maintain any
works to facilitate mobilization.
In case of violation, she shall be re-
garded as committing a hostile act
against the powers who sign the pres
ent treaty and as intending to disturb
the peace of the world"
by virtue of the present treat
Germany shall be bound to respond to
any request for an explanation which
the council of the league Of nations
may think it necessary to address to
her"
ALSACE-LORRAINE-After recog-
milton of the moral obligation to re-
pair the wrong done in 1871 by Ger
many to France and the people of AL
sace-Lorraine, the territories ceded to
germany by the treaty of Frankfort
are restored to France with their
frontiers as before 1871, to date from
the signing of the armistice and to be
free of all public debts.
Citizenship is regulated by detailed
provisions distinguishing those whC
are Immediately restored to full French
cltlzenship those who have to make
formal application therefor and those
Tor whom natural zation is open after
tnree years. The lAst-named class in
giuoes German r sidents in Alsace-
lorraine, as distinguished from those
VINO acquire the position of Alsace-
lorraine as defined in the treaty. All
public property and all private proper
g OF German ex-SoVereigns passes tc
france without payment or credit
EtdHce is substituted Tor Germany as
regards ownership Of the railroads and
lights over concessions of tramways
The Rhine bridges pass to France with
&he obligation for their upkeep.
The SAAR-In compensation fol-
the obstruction of coal mines in north
ern France and as payment on ac-
count of reparation. Germany cedes t
france full ownership of the Goa
mines OF the Saar basin with their
subsidiaries. accessories and facilities
Ihelr value will be estimated by the
reparaton commission and credited
against that account The French
rights VIII be governed by German Law
IN force at the arnistice excepting wal
leglslatton France replacing the pres
eht owners whom Germany undertakes
20 indemnify. France will continue t
furnish the present proportion of Goa
Tor local needs ana contribute in JUS
proportion to local taxes. The basir
extends from the frontier OF Lorrain,
as re-anneXed to France north as fal
as St Wendell. including on the wes
the valley of the Saar as far as Saar,
nolzbach and on the east the town o.
Homburg.
In order to secure the rights ant
welfare of the population and guaran
zee to France enttrz freedom in work
ing the mines. the territory viii ht
governed by a commission appplntef
pE the league of nae20nS ard cunSiSttn
oI nEe members, one Esn n. cl-e Il latlNt
t'nhao:tant OF the s44s aai thee reLrs