The Idaho Republican., 1919-05-13

man delegates at Versailles by repre-
Sentatiyes Of the associated powers,
was made public here May Z by the
committee on public information,
The peace treaty between the twen-
ty-seven allied and associated powers
on the one hand and Germany on the
other was handed to the German plen-
lpotentiaries at Versailles on May r.
Owing to the length of the treaty,
which contains $4,000 words, sum-
mary is published.
The terms Of the treaty spell the
end of Germany as military power.
She is deprived of virtually all her
fleet, her army is cut down to nomin-
al dimensions and she is sharply re-
stricted along lines through which she
might seek to work militariiy to re-
habilitate herself.
Economically, also the future course
of Germany is hedged about with stip-
ulations to prevent her from exploit
ing her old time resources as a strang-
ling competitor of the nations about
her. In numerous other ways she is
made to realize that her more than
four years career of destruction must
be made good.
The ceremonial of handling the
treaty to the Germans took place in
the hall of the Trianon Palace hotel
at Versailles, a spacious well lighted
chamber with tables for the delegates
arranged nearly in the form of a
square. 1t was presided over by
Georges Clemenceau, the French pre-
mier, president of the French con-
gress, who sat at the center head
table, with President Wilson and other
American representatives on his right
and David Lloyd George the British
premier, and his colleagues on the
left. Mrs. Wilson was an interested
spectator of the function.
The document is introduced by an
extensive preamble, embodying the as
sertion of authority upon which the
treaty is based.
Immediately following the preamble
is the first chapter, the covenant of
the league of nations, the text of which
already has been printed. Of the
fourteen principal sections, one con-
tains stipulations with regard to from
tier, which materially changes the map
of Europe. Military, naval and air
terms are dealt with in another sec
tiOn, while still another is devoted to
the subject of reparations. Political
for Europe on the one
hand, and outside of it, on the other,
are dealt with in separate divisions
of the document.
Preamble.
The preamble names as parties of
the one part the United States, the
British empire, France, Italy and ia
pan. described as the five allied and |
associated powers, and Belgium, Bo-
livia, Brazil. China, Cuba, Ecuador,
Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, The Hedjaz,
Liberia, Nicaragua, Pan
anna, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Rumania,
Serbia, Siam, CzechO- -SlOvakia and Ur-
uguay, who with the five above are
described as the allied and associated
powers, and on the other part, Ger
many.
Boundaries Of Germany.
Germany cedes to France, Alsace-
Lorraine, 5000 square miles, and to
Belgium two small districts between
Luxembourg and Holland, totaling 9S9
square miles She also cedes to Po-
and the southeastern tip of Silesa be.
yond and including Oppein, most of
oosen, and West Prussia, 27,6S6 square
niles, East Prussia being isolated
rom the main body by part of PO- {
and. She loses sovereignty over the I
tip of East Prussia, I
Qrty square miles north of the river
Iemel, and the internationalized areas ,
bout Danzig, 1929 square miles, and
he basin of the Saar, 73S square miles,
etween the western border of the
shenish Palatinate of Bavaria and the ,
Outheast corner of Luxembourg. The
)anzig area consists of the V between ,
he Nogat and Vistula river, made a
V by the addition of similar on :
he west, including the city of Dan {
ig. The southeastern third Of East Z
russia and the area between East I
russia and the Vistula north of lati-
lde So degrees 8 minutes is to have /
IS nationality determined by popular +
ote, 5785 square miles, as is to be 5
he case in part of Sleswig, 2787 {
luare miles. Y-a Z
Belgium.
Germany Is to consent to the abro- G
alton Of the treaties Of 1889 by which G
elgium was established as a neutral
.ate and to agree in advance to any
with which the allied and
powers may determine to t
splace them. She Is to recognize the G
i'll sovereignty Of Belgium over the b
infested territory Of Morenet and e
YER part Of Rrussian Moresnet, and to r
in favor of Belgium all rights Y
the circles of Euphen and Malmedy, r
le Inhabitants of which are to be en-
tied within six months to protest t
yainst this chage Of sovereignty, v