Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-10

existing in 1913 between the amount
consumed locally and the total output
Of the Sarre basin.
CHAPTER, II.
Government of the territory of the
Sarre basin will be intrusted to a COM
mission representing the league of ma
tons
The governing commission provided
for by paragraph sixteen shall consist
/ of five members chosen by the council
of the league of nations, and will in
clude one citizen of France. one native
inhabitant OF the Sarre basin not a
citizen of France and three members
! belonging to three countries other than
! France or Germany.
The members of the governing COM
mission shall be appointed for one year
i and may be reappointed. They can be
| removed by the council Of the league
! of nations, which will provide for their
| replacement. The members of the gov
| erning commission shall have full pow
| ers TO administer and operate the rail-
| ways. canals and the different public
| services.
! It's decisions shall be taken by
| majority.
| 20. Germany will place at the dis
posal Of the governing commission all
| official documents and archives under
| the control OF Germany, of any German
| state. or of any local authority, which
| relate to the territory of the Sarre
basin or to the rights of the inhabi-
| tants thereof.
| FL. 1t will he the duty Of the gov
erning commission to insure, by such
| means and under such conditions as it
may deem suitable. the protection
itants OF the territory of the Sarre
\ basin.
| 22. The governing commission shall
have the full right of user of all prop
erty, other than mines. belonging,
| ooth In public and in private domain.
| or the government of any German
| state. in the territory of the Sarre
| basin.
| AS regards the railways, an eouita-
bic apportionment OF rolling stock
shall be made by a mixed commission
on which the government Of the ter
| ritory OF the Sarre basin and the Ger
| man railways are represented
Persons, goods. vessels, carriages
! wagons and mails coming from or go
Ing to the Sarre basin shall enjoy all
! the rights and privileges relating 70
Ned in the provisions of part xii
| tports. waterways. railways) OF the
! present treaty.
| %. The laws and regulations In
I L,
territory of the Sarre basin (excepr
| chose enacted in consequence OF Tie
1 state of war;, shall continue to apply.
II. for general reasons or to Bring
! cord with the provisions Cs the pres
ent treaty. 1t Is necessary to intro
| duce notifications. these shall be de-
cided on. and pu. into effect by the
governing commission. after consul
| tation win the elected representa-
| tfves OF che Inhabitants in such a
| manner as the commission may deter
| mine. No modification may be made in
OF the mines. provided for in para
graph II. without the French state
being previously consulted. unless
| such modification results from a gem
eral regulation respecting labor
adopted by the league of nations.
In fixing the conditions and hours
OF labor for men. women, and chill
dren. the governing commission Is to
take into consideration the wishes
expressed by the local labor organi-
cations. as well as the principles
adopted by the league of nations,
"a Subject to the provisions Of par
agraph 4. no rights of the Inhabitants
of the Sarre basin acquired or in proc
| ess of acquisition at the date of the
| respect of any insurance system of
Germany. or in respect of any PEN
sion of any kind. are affected by any
of the provisions of the present treaty.
| territory of the Sarre basin win pre-
serve and continue all Of the afore-
| said rights.
25 The civil and criminal courts
! existing in the territory of the Sarre
basin shall continue.
y civil and criminal court will be
esta blished by the governing commits
sion to hear appeals from the decis-
ions of the said courts. and to decide
matters for which these courts are
not competent
The governing commission will be
responsible for settling the organiza-
tion and Jurisdiction OF the said court.
| Justice will be rendered in the name
of the governing commission.
| %. The governing commission VIII
alone have the power of levying taxes
and dues in the territory of the Sarre
basin.
These taxes and dues will be ex-
clusively applied to the needs of the
territory.
The fiscal year existing on Novem-
Der IL, 1918, will be maintained as
far as possible and no new tax ex-
cept customs duties may be imposed
without previously consulting the
elected representatives of the inhab-
.tants.
81. The present stipulations will
not affect the existing nationality OF
the Inhabitants Of the territory of the
| Sarre basin. No hindrance shall be
| placed in the way OF those who wish
to acquire a different nationality. but
in such case the acquisition of the
new nationality will involve the loss
OF any other.
IS. Under the control of the govern
ing commission the inhabitants will
retain their local blies, their re.
| ligious liberties. their schools, and
| their language. The right of victims
, will not be exercised for any assem-.
blies other than the local assemblies
and will belong TO every inhaDitan,
over the age of twenty years. without
| distinction of sex.
20. Any OF the inhabitants OF the
Sarre basin who may desire to leave
the territory will have full liberty tc
retain in II their immovable propert,
or to sell 1t at fair prices. and &c
|, move their movable property free o,
any charges.
80. There will be no military service
) whether compulsory or voluntary, il