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Five hundred Americans and their guests, who included British Admirals, attended a luncheon at the Savoy Hotel on March 14 in honour of Admiral „Sims, who is relinquish- ing at the end of the month the command of American nuva! forces in European waters.

His compatriots presented him with a handsome tea and coffee set- vice in old English silver, while the chairawn of the American Luticheon Club...Mr. J. B. MacAfee, announced that they had established a credit in New York in favour of Mrs Sinus io order that with it she might procure a souvenir.

vention, of which more appears below. The fourteenth contains the Admicu! Sims paid warm tribute guarantees for the execution of to the cyalty and efficiency of bis the treaty. The fifteenth is made beadquarters said in Tondon, and to up of a series of miscellaneous the spirit of hearty co-operation with | clauses, including the recognition of which the United States naval forean other subsequent treaties of peace invuriably been met by their and the confirmation of prize court British confries. Referring to decisions. The final clauses deal Gonemt Pershing, he said: **T have with the ratification and the date of the greatest adiniration for tieneral entering into force of the treaty. Pershing, but I have an immeasur Both the French and English texts, ably greater degive of indignation are to be recognised as authentic.

Preamble: The preamble, whicher the way certain people in the; United States are new criticising recites shortly the origin of the war hins and the application of the Germans for an armistice enumerates the high contracting parties represented by the Five Great Powers, the United States of America, the British Germany nor on German products. Empire, France, Italy and Japan,

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LONDON, May 6. The peace treaty was released far publication in Hongkong to-day:

The draft of the treaty of peace now handed to the Germans is designed in the first instance to set forth the conditions upon which alone the Allied and Associated Powers will make peace with Ger- many, and in the second place to establish those international arrange ments which the Allies have devised for the prevention of wars in future and for the betterment of mankind. For this latter reason it includes the Covenant of the League of Nations and the international Labour Convention. The draft treaty, however, does not deaf, except incidentally, with the problem arising out of the liquidation of the Austrian empire, nor with the territories of together with Belgium, Bolivia. years no import duties on products the two enemy powers Turkey and Brazil, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Greece, of the Basin going to Germany Haiti, the Hedjaz, the Basin for local, consumption. "German products coming into Bulgaria, except in so far as it hinds

Liberia, Nicaragua, Germany to accept whatever subse- Honduras, quent settlement may be decided Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, French money may circulate without After fifteen years a upon by the Allies in the case of Roumania, Serbia, Siam, Tchechc restriction.

plebiscite will be held by communes these belligerents. The treaty is slovakia and Uruguayon divided into fifteen sections. hand and Germany on the other. to ascertain the desires of the first section contains the Covenant The plenipotentiaries representing population as to a continuance of of the League of Nations to which these: Powers are enumerated, and the existing regime under the League functions are assigned in various the preamble then says: "who having of Nations, Union with France or places by the treaty. The second communicated their full powers found union with Germany. The right to section describes the geographical in good and due form have agreed as role will belong to all the inhabitants frontiers of Germany, beginning follows: from the coming into force over twenty resident therein at the at the north-eastern point of of the present treaty the state of war time of the signature' of this treaty. the present Belgian frontier. will terminate from that moment and On the opinion thus expressed the The third section, which consists of subject to the provisions of this League will decide the ultimate fifteen clauses, binds the Germans to treaty official relations with Germany sovereignty. In any portion restared accept the political changes in Europe and with each of the German states to Germany the German govern brought about by the treaty. It will be resumed by the Allied and ment must buy out the French mines at an appraised valuation. establishes two new states, Tehecho- Associated Powers!

If the price is not paid within slovakai and Poland, and provides før

The Saar In compensation for six months thereafter, this por their recognition. It revises the basis the destruction of the coal mines in tion passes finally to France. If of Belgian sovereignty and alters the northern France, and as payment Germany buys back the mines, the boundaries of Belgiura. It establishes on account of reparation, Germany League will determine how much new systems of government iff Lux cedes to France the full ownership of the coal shall go to France. embourg and the Saar Basin, and of the coal mines of the Saar Basin Alsace Lorraine: After the re- restores Alsace Lorraine to France. with their subsidiaries, accessories, cognition of the moral obligation to It provides for possible additions of and facilities. Their value will be repair the wrong done in 1871 by territory to Denmark and binds estimated by the reparation commis Germany to France and to the people: Germany to recognise. the independ- sion and credited against that account. of Alsacse Lorraine the territories ence of German Austria and to The French rights will be governed by ceded to Germany by the Treaty of accept the conditions to be laid German law in force at the armistice, Frankfort are restored to France with down as to those states or Govern excepting war legislation, France their frontiers us before 1871, to date ments which have created them replacing the present owners whom from the signing of the armistice and selves since the Russian revolution, Germany undertakes to indemnity. to be free of all public debts. The fourth section deals with the France will continue to furnish the Citizenship-is regulated by detailed political reconstruction of the terri-present proportion of coal for local provisions distinguishing those who tories outside Europe affected by needs and contribute in just propor are. immediately restored to full the war. It contains a general re- tion to local taxes. The basin ex French citizenship.. those who have nunciation on the part of Germany tends from the frontier of Lorraine to make formal application therefor, of her possessions and rights abroad.as re-annexed to France north as far and those for whom naturalisation is By it she yields her colonies to the as St. Wendel, including the valley of open after three years. The last- Allies together with her rights Saar as far as Saarholzbach and on named class includes German in Africa under the various interna the east the town of Homburg residents in Alsace Lorraine tional conventions, Particularly the In order to secure the rights and as distinguished from those Berlin Act of 1885 and the Brussels welfare of the population and who acquire the position of Alsace- Act of 1895, which have regulated guarantee to France entire freedom Lorrainers as defined in the treaty. European enterprise in tropical in working the mines, the territory | All public property and all private Africa. This section gives interna will be governed by a commission property of the German sovereigns tional recognition to the British appointed by the League of Nations passes to France without payment or protectorate in Egypt and annuls the and consisting of five members, one credit. France is substituted for Act of Algeciras which was one step French, cne a native inhabitant of Germany as regards the ownership in the German policy of aggression Saar, and three representing three of railroads, and rights over the con which led to the war.

different countries other than cessions of tramways. The Rhine The fifth section sets forth the France and Germany. The League bridges pass

to France with military, naval and air conditions of will appoint a member of the com- an obligation for their upkeep. peace, limits the size of the German mission as chairman to act as For five years the manufactured pro army and navy, and abolishes com executive of the commission. The ducts of Alsace-Lorraine will be ad pulsory recruiting in Germany as commission will have all the powers mitted to Germany free of daty to a first step towards general disarma of government formerly belonging total amount not excerding in any ment. The sixth section imposes on to the German empire, Prussia and year the average of three years pre- all signatory powers the obligation Bavarla; will administer railroads ceding the war, and textile materials to maintain all the graves of fallen and other public services and have may be imported from Germany to soldiers and regulates the return of full powe to interpret the Alsace-Lorraine and re-exported free prisoners of war, The seventh treaty clauses. The local courts of duty: Contracts for electric power section deals with responsibilities and will continue but subject to com- from the right bank must be continued punishment and provides for the trial mission. Existing German legislation for ten years. For seven years with of the ex-Emperor William, The will remain the basis of law a possible extension to ten the ports eighth sets forth the reparation and but the commission may make of Kehl and Strasbourg shall be restitution to be made by Germany modifications after consulting a local administered as a single unit by a and contains special provisions re-representative assembly which it will French administrator appointed and lating to documents and war trophies organise. It will have taxing power supervised by the central Rhine seized by the Germans in earlier out for local purposes only; new Commission. Property rights will be wars. The ninth section contains taxes must be approved by this safeguarded in both ports and equality financial clauses, mainly designed to assembly. Labour legislation will of treatment as respects traffic put into operation the provisions consider the wishes of local labour assured to the nationals, vessels, of the previous section. The tenth organisations and the labour and goods of every country. Con section which is of great length and programme of the League. French tracts between Alsace-Lorrainers and complexity contains the economic and other labour may be freely Germans are maintained save for provisions and re-establishes the utilised, the latter being free France's right to annul on grounds various non-political international to belong to French anions. of public laterest. Judgments of treaties and conventions which in There will be no military service but courts hold in certain classes such matters as posts, telegraphs, only a local gendarmerie to preserve of casce while in others. R and sanitary regulations have been order. The people will preserve judicial consequatur binding" on civilised powers before their local assembles, religious liber required Political condemnations the war. Attached to, this section is ties, schools" and language, but may during the war are null and void and a special provision to regulate the vote only for local assemblies. They the obligation to repay war fines is traffic in opium and similar drugs, will keep their present nationality established as in other parts of Al- The eleventh section deals with except so far as individuals may lied territory, Various clauses adjust aerial navigation. The twelfth section change it. Those wishing to leave the general provisions of the treaty contains clauses dealing with inter will have every facility with respect to the special conditions of Alsace national control of ports, canals, to their property. The territory will Lorraine, certain matters of execution rivers and railways with special form part of French customs system being left to conventions to be made provision for the Kiel canal. The with no export tax on coal and between France and Germany. thirteenth contains the Labour con- metallurgical products going to (Continued on Page A)

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