The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-14
OFFICIAL SUMMARY
(. OF PEACE TREATY
HUNS ARE TO SIGN
COVENANT OF THE LEAGUE OF
NATIONS is FIRST SECTION
I OF THE GREAT DOCUMENT.
lALsAcE-LORRAINE RESTORED
saar Valley and Danzig International
lied = Germany's Military and
Naval Power Made Nominal
Total ReparstIon to 30
Determined Later.


treaty submitted to the German repre-
sentattves at Versailles by the allied
peace conference delegates is as fol-
The preamble n mes as parties Of
tine one part the Omitted States the
British empire. France. Italy and ia
pan. described as thu Ave allied and
assoclated powers, and Belgium, Be-
liNia5 Brazil China, Cuba. Ecuador.
Greece. Guatemala. Haiti. the Hedjaz.
Honduras, Liberia. Nicaragua. Panama,
Peru Poland, Portugal, Roumania, Ser
bia, Slam. CEecho- Slovakia and Uru-
quay, who with the FIVE above are de-
scribed as the allied and associated
powers; and on the other part. Ger
Section one-Leasue of Nations.
The covenant of the league OF ma
tions 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 violation of the neutral
ized zone east of the Rhine as a threat
against the worlds peace. 1t will APP
point three of the Ave members of the
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 and Po-
land. 1t will work out the mandatory
system 10 be applied to the former
German colonies, and act as a final
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
It's direction, and another ON the inter
national control of ports, waterways
and railways is foreshadowed
section TWo-Boundaries Of Germany. I
Germany cedes to France Alsace-Lor-
raine, $500 square miles of IL in the
southwest and to Belgium two small dis
tricts between Luxembourg and Holland,
totalling $3.50 square miles. She also cedes
70 roland the southeastern tip OF Silesia !
beyond and including Oppeln, most OF
fosen and West Prussia. 27,6S6 square
miles, East Prussia being Isolated from
the main body by a part OF Poland Ger
many loses sovereignty over the north
easternmost tip Of East Prussia, 40 square
miles north of the river Memei, and the
b lntefnatonaiized areas about Danzig 72g
square miles, and the basin of the Saar
!Se square miles, between the western bor-
Ger OF the Rhenish palatinate OF Bavaria
and the southeast corner of Luxembourg
The Dahzg area consists of the V be-
tween the Nogat and Vistula rivers made
into a w by the addition OF similar v
on the west including the city of Danzie.
The southeastern third of East Prussia
and the area between East Prussia and
) tne Vistlia, north OF latitude SO degrees
three minutes is to fave It's nationality
determined by popular vote, 5,785 square
miles, as Is to be tie case in part OF
SehleswiE, 2,TS7 square miles
Section Three-European Political
Glasses. \
BELGIUM Germany is to consent to
the aorogaiion of the treaties of 1889 by
Which belgium was established as a neu-
lral state and to agree in advance to anv :,
convention with which the allied and as 4
sf1e powers may determine to replace !
Them. She Is to recognize the fun sover- 4 ,
eighty of Belgium over the contested ter
ritory of MOresnet and over mart of f,
r g Moresnet, and to renounce in IL
OF Eupen and Malmedy, the inha bitants e
o. which are to be entitled within Sly J
months 70 protest against this change of I
sovereignty either in whole or In mart the l.
maj decision to be reserved to the league
OF nations. A commission Is to settle The i
uetalls OF the frontier, and various regu- {
down. N'' ioiu
LUXEMBOURG. - Germany renouncss :,
ner various treaties and conventions with 4
nizes that t ceased to be a parf of re 8,
German zollyerein from January / last J,
renounees all right OF exploitation of the /
nsntTsii,;,, aoneres 70 the abrogation of its e
i,nternatl0nal agreement as to ii, reached y
oy the allied and associated powers.
LEFT BANK OF THE RHINE-A ;.
provided In the military cIausea Co. y
many Will not maihtRIn any fortifca- -
ttonB or armed forces less than ar .
= iometers 10 the east of the Rhine, :
hold amy Innneuvers, nor maInfaIn an
works 10 facilitate mobilization. I
IN case OF violation, she shall be re- :
earded as committing a hostile act "a
a ass . the powers Vho sign the pres u
the peace OF the void"
- by virtue OF the present treaty -
Germany shall be bound to respond TO !
any request for an explanation which
thu council of the league of nations 20
may think II necessary to address to %
her" ~ Y
Neutrality-suspicious. reoog- =
milton of the moral obligation to re- !
par the wrong done in 1871 bv Ger q
many TO France. and the people of AL -
sace-Lorraine the territories ceded to -
Germany by the treaty OF frankfort p
are restored to France with their s
frontiers as before 1871 to date from
the signing of the armistce, and to be
irsS e M rR2P b f$ 9ssit S2 detailed
3r2YisiQns, distlnguishlng those who h
Are mmedlately Restored to fun French I
citizenship, those who have to make u
FORMAL application therefor and those u
foS whom naturalization is open after e
three years. The last-named class in i
elides German residents in Alsace- S
who acquire the position of Alsace- h
as defined IN the treaty. All a
public property and all private proper 4
y of German ex-sovereigns passes to c
France without payment or credit. .
France is substituted for Germany as E
regards ownership Of the railroads and
rights over concessions of tramways e
me IulAG DIAukSS pass TO france with
the obligation for their upkeep. a
= THE SAAR.--In compensation for ,
the destruction OF, coal mines in north 8
srn France and as payment on ac- a
count OF reparation. Germany cedesrto q
France fail ownership OF the coal n
mines OF the SCAR basin with their (
accessories and facilities c
Their value will be estimated by the 81
reparation commission And credited /
Against that account. The French
lights VIII be governed by German law {
n force at the ermistice excepting war a
eStslation, France replacing the pres I
n. owners whom Germany undertakes e
% indemnify. France will continue to c
furnish the present r.oportion of coal V
lor local needs and contribute in lust II
proportion to local taxes. The basin Z
sYsepds from the frontier OF Lorraine 3
ii re-annexed to France north as far q
Is st. Wendell including on the west 8
he valley of the Saar as far as Saar- 8
lci2each and on the east the town Of 1
9ctnburg. Z
q order to secure the rights and b
welfare OF the populate and guaran- II
ee to France entire freedom in work
ne the mines. the territory will be o
yocerned by COR .aissioE appointed :
~ the league OF nations and consistingl y
u ave members one French one u native a
nhabitant OF the Saar and three repre- 3
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