The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-05-13

tIftH iIduSe Inc ~lSAS u0
"il, appoint a nelnDe n tie comm. ss.on
..onniss.on. The commission s Win have ave
ai powers Of government formerly be-
longing 10 the German empire Prussia
and Bavaria, will administer the railroads.
iand other public services and have Iuil
power to interpret the treaty clauses. The
local courts will continue but subject to
the commission.
After fifteen years a pleb,scite will be
neld by communes to ascertain the de-
slres OF the population as to continuance
OF the existing regime under the league OF
Germany.
Section Four-European Political
Classes.
GERMAN AUSTRIA.-Germany rec,
oSnszes the total independence of Ger
man Austria I'm the boundaries traced.
4, CZECHO-SIOVAk rec
ognizes the entire independence of the,
CZecho- -Slovdk state, including the au-
tonomous territory Of the Ruthenian ms
south of the Carpathians. and accepts
termlned. which in the case of the Ger,
man frontier shall follow the frontier
o, @. bohemia in 1914 The usual stspu.
nationality follow.
POLAND-Germany cedes to Poland the
greatest part up upper Si.csia, Posen and
the province of West PRUSSIA on the left
bank of the Vistuia A field boundary
commits sion of seven-fve representing
the allied and associated powers and one
each representing Poland ara Germany
shall De constituted within 10 days of the
Ieitce to delimit this boundary. Such
special provisions as ar- necessary to
protect racial, linguistic or religious mi
nC7ties and to protect freedom of tran
sit and equitable treatment of commerce
o! other nations shall be laid down in
subsequent treaty between the five allied
and associated powers and Poland.
eastern frontier Of East Prussia Is to be
fixed by plebiscites, the first in the re-
Eency of Allenstein between the south
ern frontier of East Prussia and the
northern frontier of RegerunsshesiIk
| Allenstein. from where ii meets the
| boundary between East and West Prus-
STA to its junction with the boundary be-
| tween the circles of Cletsko and Ausers
| burg. thence the northerA boundary of
| Osstsko to Its junction with the present
frontier. and the second in the area COM
| prsing the circles of Stuhm and Rosen-
burg and the parts of the circles OF Ma
renburg and Marienwerder east of the
tiStulc
| In each case German troops and au
thoritles will move out within Is days OF
under an International commission of five
| members appointed by the five allied and
associated powers. with the particular
| duty of arranging free, fair and secret
vote. The commission win report the re-
| suits of the plebiscites to the five powers
with recommendation for the boundary
| the boundary has been laid down and the
new authorities set up.
| The five allied an. associated powers
! will draw up regulations assuring East
! Prussia full and equitable access to and
| use OF the V.stula A Subsequent con-
! 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
| railroad communication across German
! territory on the right bank of the Vistula
| between Poland and Danzi is, while Poland
| Shall grant free passage from East Prus-
| STA to Germany.
The northeastern corner OF East Prus-
| sia afSut Memel is to be ceded by Ger
many to the associated powers, the for
thn f1arv,k ont
J made. especially as regards the nation
atty of the Inhabitants
| DANZIG-Danzig and the district I'M
!mediately about 1t is to be constituted
| Into the free city Of Danzig' under the
.Euaranty of the league of nations A
league and resident at Danzig shall draw
up a constitution In agreement with
duly appointed n ,hs srof of
instance with all differences arising be-
tween the city and Poland: The actual
! boundaries of the city shall be deliinted
| .by a 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
A convention, the terms of which sha4l
| .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.
though a free area in the port; insure to
Poland the free of all the city's
:Aaterways, docks and other port facli-
| ties. the control and administration of the
! Vistula and the whole through railway
systems within the city, and postal, tele-
| graph and telephone communication be-
tween Poland and Danzif % provide againss MS
city and place its foreign relations and
the diplomatic protection Of It's citizens
! abroad in charge of Poland
DEN NMARK-The frontier between Ger
many and Denmark win be fixed by the
Self determination of the population. Ter
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, schieswig
She North sea, south of Tonning: the
| workmen's and soldiers council shall be
dissolved and The territory admnistersa as ere.
| of whom Norway and Sweden shall be In
| 'vfted to name two.
IfELGOLAND. The fortifcntiOns
military establishments and hnrbors ot
the islnniA of HelRoland and Dune are
to he de.troyed under the supervfst"r
| OF the Rllies by German labor aud nj
Germany's expense. They nsny not HI
reconstructed for any similar fOrtificu.
RUSSIA-Germany agrees to respec
as permanent and inalfenable the indie
,p"ndency Of all territories which wer'
accept the abrogation of the Brest
} tLitovsk and other treaties entered int
with the Maximalist government o
; | Russia. to recognize the full force o
} all treaties entered into by the alice
. and associated powers with state
i w d
} 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 repar ton OF the princi
piles of the present treaty.
SECTION Five-German Rights 0utsid,
Europe
Outside Europe Germany renoupce
all rights, titles and privileges as t
!, | hep own or her allies territories to al
the allied and associated powers, an,
| undertakes to accept whatever meas
.uxes are taken by the five allied pow
t.eFs In relation thereto
, = COLONIES AND OVERSEE POS
| .SESSlONS-tsermany ren0uncea In fa
| vSse of the allied and associated power
i, | her OverScnA pCsseHotOAs with all right
. .and titles therein. All movable AM
German empire or to any Germal
!, | s~0te shall pass to the government ex
eFcislnG authority therein.
. | These governments may make wat
i ever provisions seem suitable for tn
repatriation OF 0ermAn nationals an
| as to the conditions on which Germal
subjects of European origin shall re
ness. Germany undertakes to pay rep
: oraticn for damage suffered by Frenc
, | .1,tinn>ssssH th- sa:fSru1s or IT'S from
! tier Zone throu shsthe acts of Germa
: civil and military authorities and o
individual Germans from January
) 1900. to August I. 1914.
i Germany renounces slI rights unde
| and September -. 19l1. and u ertake
5 70 paG to France III ae6prd&nce with a
II estimate prese ntA4 by the repa tria ito
: commission ais gpossts credits. ad