Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-05-16

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Poland and Other Territory Topped
of-German War Power Reduced
to MISUNDERSTANDING to Be Tried.
Herewith is the official summary of
the great peace treaty which was hand
ed by the representatives of the allied
nations to the German delegates at
Versailles:
The preamble names as parties Of
the one part the United States, the
British empire, France, Italy and Ja-
pan, described as the five allied and
associated powers, and Belgium, Be-
1ivia, Brazil, China, Cuba, Ecuador,
Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, the Hedjaz,
Peru, Poland, Portugal, Roumania, Ser
bia, Siam, Czecho-S1ovakia and Uru-
quay, who with the five above are de-
powers; and on the other part, Ger
many.
Section one-League of Nations.
The covenant of the league of ma
ions constitutes Section Of the peace
treaty, which places upon the league
many specific in addition to its general
duties. It may question Germany at
any time for a violation of the neutral
lied zone east of the Rhine as a threat
against the worlds peace. 1t will W
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Saar commission, oversee its 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 n Po-
land. Tt will work out the mandatory
system to be applied to Athe former
German colonies, and act as a nal
court in part of the plebiscites of the
Belgian-German frontier, and in dis
puteS as to the Kiel canal, and decide
certain 0f the economic and anC
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-
raine. $500 square miles OF it In the
southwest, and to Belgium W small dis
tricts between Luxembourg and Holland,
totalling 989 square miles. She also cedeS
to Poland the southeastern tip of Silesia
beyond and including Oppeln. most of
Posen and West Prussia. 1885 Quare
miles, East Prussia being Isolated from
the main body by q 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, 729
square miles, and the basin of the. Saar,
738 square miles, TIVE the western bor-
der of the Rhenish palatinate of Bavaria
and the southeast corner of Luxembourg.
The Danzig area consists Of the v be-
tween the Nogat and ViStula rivers made
into a w by the addition of a similar v
on the west including the city of Danzig.
The southeastern third Of East Prussia
and the area between East Prussia and
the Vistula north of latitude SO degrees
determined by popular vote, 5,7S5 square
miles, as is to be the case in part of
Schleswig, 2,7S7 square miles.
Section Three-European Political
Glasses.
BELGIUM.-Germany 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
soc1ated powers may determine to replace
eighty of Belgium over the contested ter
rltory of Moresnet and over part of
russian Moresnet, and to renounce in
favor of Belgium all rights over the cities
of Eupen and Malmedy, the inhabitants
of which are to be entitled within six
months to protest against this change of
sovereignty either in whole or in part. the
final decision to be reserved to the league
of nations. A commission is to settle the
details OF the frontier, and various regu-
down.
LUXEMBOURG. Germany
her various treaties and conventions with
the grand duchy of Luxembourg. recog-
nizes hat 1t ceased to be a part of the
German zollverein from January / last.
renounces all right of exploitation of the
railroads, adheres to the ~abrogation of its
neutrality, and accepts in advance any
INTERNATIONAL agreement as to it, reached
by the allied and associated powers.
LEFT RANK OF THE
provided in the military clauses. Ger
many Will not maintain any fOrttfica-
tions or armed forces less than nifty
k1lOmeters to b east of the Rhine.
hold amy m-aneuvers, nor maintain any
works to facilitate mobilization.
In case of violation, she shall be re-
Earded as committing a hostile act
against the powers wh0 sign the pres
ent treaty and as Intending to disturb
the peace of the world"
cr by virtue Ct the present treaty
any request for an explanation which
the council of the league of nations
may, think it necessary to address to.
ALSACE-LORRAINE.-After recog4
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
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 who
are Immediately restored to full French
citizenship, those who have to make
formal application therefor, and those
for whom naturalization is open after
three years. The last-named class in
cludes German residents in Alsace-
Lorraine, as distinguished from those
WHO acquire the pOSlIlOn OF AISace-
Lorraine as deined in the treaty. All
public property and all private proper
ty of German ex-sovereigns passes to
France without payment or credit.
Trance 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 upkeep.
SAAR.-In compensation for
the obstruction of Goa mines in north
ern France and as payment on ac-
count of PREPARATION, Germany cedes to
rance full ownership of the coal
mines of the Saar basin with their
subsidiaries, accessories and facilities.
Their value will be estimated by the
reparation commission and redite
against that account. The French
rights will be governed by German law
in force at the armistice excepting wal
legislation, France replacing the pres
to indemnify. France will continue to
furnish the present proportion of coal
for local needs and contribute in lust
proportion to local taxes. The 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 as far as Saar-
holzbach and on the east the town of
Homburg.
In order to secure the rights and
welfare of the population and guaran-
tee to France entire freedom in work
ing the mines, the territory will be
governed by a commission appointed
by the league of nations and consisting
of five members, one French, one a native
inhabitant of the Saar and three repre-