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SUMMARY OF THE PEACE

EX-KAISER TO

TERMS:

BE

TRIED BY SPECIAL

TRIBUNAL.

HELIGOLAND TO BE DESTROYED.

GERMANY TO RENOUNCE HER LATE COLONIES.

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SHANTUNG HANDED OVER TO JAPAN.

ESTABLISHMENT OF TWO NEW STATES. MILITARY, NAVAL "AND" AERIAL TERMS.

(THROUGH RACTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, May 7th

The Peace Treaty." consisting of 15 sections, was to have been rend; out to the German Delegation at. Versailles on Monday, May 3thr

THE PREAMBLE.

and

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 9TH. 1919.

ARMAMENTS.

"SECTION THREE. TM

HELIGOLAND.

LIBERIA.

The Council will formulate plane for THE POLITICAL CHANGES IN EUROPE.

Germany runanneve all. rights, under the reduction of armaments for led

che international arrangements of 1911 sideration and adoption. These plans will be revised every ten years. Once The fortifications, military establish191 regarding Liberia, more particu they are adopted no member atust exceeds and harbours of the Islands of larly the right to nominate the Receiver the armaments færd. without the con- Heligoland and the dune are to be of Custoins, and disinterests herself in

destroyed, under the supervision of the any further negotiations for the rehab currence of the Council.

Allies, by German labour and at Ger-itation of Libeřin. many's expetise.

All members will exchange full infor mation as to armaments and program- mes, and the permanent Commission. will advise the Council on military, and naval questions,

PREVENTION OF "Wax. Upon any war or threat of war, the Council will meet to consider what common action sin!! be taken...

Members are pledged" to sabout; anat- The Fifth Section sets forth the militers of dispute to arbitration or enquiry, tary naval, and air conditions of Peace, and not to resort to war at the and limits the size of the German Army to curry out an arbitral award, and not and Navy, and abolishes compulsory reto go to war with any party to a dispute

which complies with it. juruiting in Gortanny, as a first step to..

enrds general disarmament...

months after the award. Members agres

They are not to be reconstructed, nor are any similar works to be constructed in the future.

RUSSIA.

DANZIG.

Danzig and the district im about it is to be constituted into the

free city of Danzig” under the antee of the League of Nations. "A High Commissioner, sppointed by the League, and resident nt. Danng, shaf draw up a Constitutior in agree She regards, as abrogated all the Com-with the duly appointed representativen mercial Treaties, and agreements between of the City, and shall deal," in the first herself and Liberia, and recognises instance, with all differences arising be "Liberia's right to determine the stains tween the City and Poland. The actual and condition of re-establishment of boundaries of the City shall be de-limited by a Commission appointed within six months from the date of the sign- ing of Peace which will include Germany renounces all her nights. | three"representatives chosen by the Allied titles," and privileges, under the Act of and Associated Powers and one each by

and the Franco-German Algeciras,

Gernians and Poland agreements of 1900 and 1911, and under all Trenties and arrangements with the Sherifian empire.

Germany is to recognise and respect. the full independence of all territories which formed part of the former Hassian Empire,

Germany is to fecept, definitely, the annalment of the Brest-Litovsk Treaty. and of all Treaties ur Agreements of all kinds concluded by Germany since the

the Germans in Liberis,

..

MOROCCO.

revolution of November, 1917, with all She undertakes not to intervene in the fovernments or political groups in any negotiations as to Mariero between

"If any member fails to carry out, the award the Council will propose the necessary measures.

The Council, will formulate, plans for the territory of the former Russian Em-France and the other Powers. Sh

The Allied reserve all rights on the partFrench protectorate there and renounces permanent pire:

accepin all the consequences of the

all capitulations,

the establishment of

Court of International Justice to deter re-mine international disputes, a to give advisory opinion. Members who do not submit their cases to arbitration must accept the jurisdiction of the Council or Assembly.

The Sixth Section imposes on all the signatory Powers the obligation to main The preamble, which recites shortly the origin of the war and the applica. talh all the graves of the fallen, and tion of the Germans for an Armistice,gulates the return of prisoners of war.

The Seventh Section denla with the -enumerates the high contracting parties

represented by the five Great Powersponsibility for the war, and the the punishment of the guilty, and provides America. -the United States of

for the trial of the ex-Emperor William. British Empire, Franer, Italy

The Eighth Section sets forth the Japan together with Belgium Bolivia. Brazil, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Greece, reparation and restitution to be made Guatemala, Haiti, The Hedinz, Hon-by Germany, and contains special pro duras. Liberia, Nicaragua, Panama visions relating to the documents and Peru. Poland, Poringal, Rumania, war trophies seized by the Germans in Serbia. Siam, Tehecho-Slovakia. and their earlier wars

The Ninth Section contains. the Dragany, on the one hand, and Germany on the other.

financial clauses, mainly designed to put into operation the provisions of the previous section.

The

Plenipotentiaries representing these Towers nre "enumerated; "who "having communicated their full powers,

The Tenth Section. which is of great which were found to be in good and dae length and complexity, contains the forma, have agreed as follows from the economic provisions and re-establishes coming, into force of the posent Treaty: the various non-political and inter The state of war will terminate from national Treatics and Conventions, that moment, and, subject to the provi- which, in such matters as posts and tele- sions of this Treaty, the official relations graphs and sanitary regulation, were with fermany and with each of the binding on civilised Powery before the German States will be resumed by the war. Attached to this Section is a Allied and Associated Powers.*

A "SUMMARY OF THE TREATY. The following is a descriptive intre duction to the summary of the Pener Treaty:-

special provision to regulate trafic in opium and similar drugs.

The Eleventh Section deals with aerial navigation.

13.

The Twelfth Section contains Clause dealing with the international control of ports, canals, rivers, and railways, with special provision for the Kiel Canala

The Thirteenth Section contains the Labour Convention,

The Fourteenth Section contains the

The draft to the Treaty of Pence now handed to the Kierans is designed, in the first instance, to set forth the condi. tions upon which alone "the Allied and the Associated Powers will make peace with Germany; and, in the second place, to establish those international arrange ments which the Allies have devised for guarantees for the execution of the

Treaty. the prevention of wars in the future and the betterment of mankind. For this The Fifteenth Spetion is niade up of latter reason, it includes the Covertanta series of miscellaneous Clauses, includ of the League of Nations, and the Intering recognition of other subsequent national Labour Convention."

Treaties of peace, and confirmation of The Draft Treaty, however, does not Prize Court decisions.. deal, except incidentally, with the prob The Final Clauses deal with the rati Tem arising out of the liquidation offcation and date of entering into force the Austrian Empire, not with the of the Treaty, both the French and Eng- territories of the two enemy powers,lish texts of which aro recognised as Turkey and Bulgarie, except in so far

authentic. as it binds Germany to accept whatever subsequent settlement may be decided) upon by the Allies in the case of these belligerenta

"THE FIFTEEN SECTIONS.

The Treaty is divided into town .~sections.

SECTION. ONE.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

MEMBERSHIP.

"If the Council, less the parties to the dispute, ia unanimously agreed upon the rights of it, the members agree that they will not go to war with any party to commendations. the dispute, which complies with its

In this case, the recommendation by the Assembly concurred in by all its members represented on the Council rd a simple majority of the rent, lese the parties to the dispute, will have the force of a unanimous, recommendation by the Council.

In either case if a necessary agreement cannot be secured, members reserve the right to take auch action as may be peces sary for the maintenance of right and justice.

Members resorting to war in disregard of the Covenant will be immediately debarred from all intercourse with other members. The Council will, in such cases, consider what military or "daval action | can be taken by the League, collectively, for the protection of the Covenant, and will afford facilities to the members co operating in this enterprise.

VALIDITY OF TREATIES.

of Russia for restitution and satisfaction to be obtained from Germany on the principles of the present Treaty.

GERMAN-AUSTRIA.

The entire independence of Austria is recognised by Germany.

TCHECHO-SLOVAKIA,

The Sherifar Government shall have complete liberty of action in regard to German nationals, and all (German- German-protected persons shall be subject to tho

common law.

Germany recognises the entire inde pendence of the Tebecho-Slovak State. including the autonomous territory of the Ruthenians, south of the Carpathians, and accepts the frontiers of this State as they may be determined, which, in the case of the German frontier, shall follow the old frontier of Bohemis in 1914. The usual stipulations as to acquisition and change of nationality follow,

POLAND.

Germany cedes to Poland the greater All treaties or international ergarepart of Upper Silesia, Posen and the ments concluded after the institution of Province of West Prussia on the left the League will be registered with the Secretariat, and published.

bank of the Vistula."

Germany is also required to relinquisti her interests in the State Bank of

Morocco.

Alf Moroccan goods entering Germany shall have the same privilege as Frenchs

goods.

EGYPT.

Germany recognises the British Pro tectorate over Egypt declared on 18th December, 1814, and renounces as from 4th August, 1914, the capitulations and all the Treaties; arrangements etc.. concluded by her with Egypt

She undertakes not to intervene in any negotiations about Egypt between Great Britain and the other Powers..

There are provisions for jurisdiction over German nationals and property,

The Assembly may, from time to time Field Boundary Commission of seven, advise members to reconsider those Treaties which have become inapplicable ase representing the Allied and Amo

involve danger the Covenant abrogates all obligations [ciated Powers, and one each representing and for German consent to any changes between members inconsistent with a land and men days of one which may be made in relation to the terms, but nothing in it shall affect the stituted within filleen days of

of Peace, validity of the arbitration, or regional conclusion

to delimit Coumission of Public Debt. Such special provisions understandings like the Monroe Doctrins, this boundary. for

securing

the maintenance of peace. aa, are necessary to protect racial or Germany consents to the transfer, to religious minorities shall be laid down Great Britain, of Powers given to the THE MANDATORY SYSTEM.

in a subsequent Treaty between the Allied and Associated Fowers, and

Poland.

late Sultan of Turkey for securing free |navigation of the Suez Canal. “

Arrangements for property belonging Germany renounces, in favour of The Covenant recognises three different

to German nationals in Egypt are made stages of development requiring different China, the privileges and indem similar to those in the case of Morocco

ties

resulting from the Boxer kinds of mandates:

and other countries. Communities like those belonging Protocol

Anglo-Egyptian

The tutelage of nations not yet able to stand, by themselves will be entrusted to those advanced nations who, are best fitted to undertake it.

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*CHINA

all

A Convention, the terms of which shall'

fixed by the five Allied, and the Asso

rinted, Powers shall be concluded-be- tween Poland and Daurig which shal include Danzig within the Palisa Castoms frontiers, though' with w/free-ares in the part.

It will ensure to Poland the use of al), the Eity's waterways, docks, and other and adminstra- port faciliti, the control an tion of the Vistula, and the whole of the through railway system within the City, and as well as the postal, teleg telephonic communication between Poland and Danzig

The Convention will provide against discrimination against Poles is City, and place. its foreign relations. the diplomatic protection of abroad in charge of Poland.

DENMARK.

The frontier between Denmark is to be axed in accordance with the wishes of the population, a vote being taken in Northern Schleswig, as a whole, the Communes, ten days from the conclu- and in portior of Central Schleswig by. sion of Peace.

German troops and authorities must evacuate the regions north of the line run aing from the mouth of the Schlei, south of Appel in Schleswig, and Friedrichstadt • along the Eider, to the North

Bea, south Tonning An Wo

Forxmens' and Saidier.

of

ان

in the tone must be dissolve Counc the charge

During the voting, the zone will be under

an International, Commis sion of five members, of whom the Norwe gian and the Swedish Cernments

will be invited 30 chooss tuo, The Commis- of administration. sion will temporarily have general powers

"After the result of the voting has been declared, the Danish Government a occupy those territories which have opted. for Denmark; sad Germany shall renounce sovereign' rights in these ferri- tories. All inbabitants will then acquire Danish nationality, with certain tions. change of nationality under certain con- Provisions are made for individual ditions.

ALSACE LORRAINE

of) to the Turkish Empire, which ennings, wharyes, barracks, forts, munitions goods entering Germany shall enjoy the

be provisionally recognised as in of war, ships, wireless plants, and other same treatment as British goods. dependent, subject to advice, and public property except Diplomatic or assistance from the Mandatory Concessions of Tientsin and Hankow, and Consular establishments, in the German whose selection they should be Concesionese territory, except allowed voice;

kino- (b)--Communities like those of Central show, and agrees to return to China, at

Afried, to be administered by the her own expense, all the astronomical make with Turkey and Bulgaria with tiers na before 1871, to date from the sin Mandatory, under conditions 'gen erally approved by the members of the League, where equal

Members of the League will be the signatories of the Covenant and the The First Section contains the Corea-other States invited to accede, who must ant of the League of Nations, to which lodge & declaration of accession without

reservation within two months. functions are apsigned in, various plises -by the treaty.

The Second Section describes the geographical frontiers of Germany, be ginning at the North-Eastern point of the present Belgian frontier.

Any State, Dominion or Colony may be admitted provided its admission is agreed by two-thirds of the Assembly, A State may withdraw upon giving two years' botice, if it has fulfilled all its international obligations.,

· SECRETARIAT.

for

TURKEY AND BULGARIA.

Germany necepta all the arrangements which the Allied and Associated Powers reference to any rights, privilegen, or interests claimed in those countries by

with elsewhere.

instruments seized in 1900 and 1901.

China will, however, take no measures tunities for trade will be as disposal of German property in Germany or her hations; and not dealti

Legation Quarter at Peking without the consent of the Fowers signatory to the Boxer Protocol.

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SHANTUNG

EAST PRUSSIA.

After the recognition of th moral obligation to repair wrong done m 1971 by flermany to France and the people. of Alsace Lorraine, the territories: ceded to Germany by the Treaty of Frankfort are restored to France with their Iron-

of the ot Armistice, and togbe free of is-regulated by detailed immediately restored to full French

distinguishing those who are shin From those who have to mak application for French Lith ship and those for whom naturalisati East Prussia, as facing Post the class includes German residents in As

is open after three years. The last nam fixed by plebiscites (the first in Lorraine, as distinguished from t Regency of Allenstin, between the south who acquire the position of Alsses La

frontier of Regierungabesirk

Tren All public property Poland,

all privat and 'Danzig) to assure suitable

credite communication across German France without pay or territory on the right bank of the Vistula:

is substituted for fermany as between Poland and

Danzig, while rights over tramways.

of trailroads and the gards ownership Poland shall grant free passage from East The Rhine bridges pass france Vitle Prussia to Germany.

the obligation for their upkeep.

era

The southern and cistern frontier of

to

thoses

to all members. Certain abuses, such as trade in slaves, arms and liquor will be prohibited, and the Germany accepts the abrogation of the construction of military and naval Concessions at Hankow, and Tientsin in bases, as well as the introduction China, agreeing to open them to inter of compulsory military training national use. will be

Germany renounces all claims against disallowed; Other comm

Auch na those China F·gny: Allied and Associated Gov- Southerica and the Southernment for internment or repatriation frontier of East Prussia and the rainers as defined in

e Islands, will be best admin. of her citizena.

under the laws of the Man- seizure or liquidation of German interests tin, from where it meets For property of German ex-Bovigas pasien

in China, and for the datory, as integral portions of its there 14th August, 1917.

since territory. In ever,

She

in favour of Great Bri case, the

renounces Mandatory will render an annual tain ber-State property in the British report, and the degree of its autho. Concession at Canton, and of France. rity will be defined

and China, jointly, of the property of the German school in the French Concession GENERAL INTERNATIONAL PROVISIONA

at Bhanghai. The Third Section, which consists of

Subject to, and in accordance with, twelve Clauses, binds the "Germiana to

the provision of international conven accept the political changes, in Europe A permanent Secretariat will be es

tions existing tic

hereafter to be agreed brought about by the Treaty. It estab tablished at the seat of the League, which apan, members fishes two new States-Tehecho-Slovakia

general, endeavour, the will, in an inter and Poland-and provides for their re

Rational organisation established by the cognition. It revises the basis of Belgian

to secure and maintain The Assembly will consist of repre- Bir condition at labour for me, women, | March, 1898, and by other agreements as International Commission of five meta- right bank of the Rhine must be co sovereignty, and alters the boundaries of Belgium. It establishes new systems sentatives of the members of the League, other countries, and undertake to secure

and children

in their own countries and of government in Luxembourg and the and will meet at stated intervals. Voting just treatment of the native inhabitants Baar Basin, and restores Alsace-Lorraine will be by the States. to France. It provides for possible

They will entrust the League with gen- additions of territory to Denmark, and Each member will have one vote, and

eral over the binds Germany to recognise the inde not more than three representatives. -

ths agrements for the suppression of pendence of German-Austria, and to

traffic in women and children, etc, and nccept the conditions to be laid down of The Council will consist of represents the control of trade in arms and

Ammuni to those States or Gpreruments which tires of the five great Allied Powers tion, with countries in which control is have created themselves since the Hus together with representatives of four necessary

They will make

ke provision for freedam The Fourth Section deals, with the other members selected by the Assembly.

of comtannications and transit, and bra political reconstruction of territation, States, and wall equitable treatment for the commercs of

́sian. ·Bevolütion. -

will be Geneva.

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ANNEMBLY.

COUNCIL******

of territories under their control.

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Germany cedes to Japan, all the rights, titles, and privileges, notably as to Kino chow, and the rail-roads, mines and cables spquired by her Treaty with China of 8th

All German rights to the rail road from to Shantung..... Tsingtao to Tsinanfu, including facilities and mining rights, and rights of exploitation, pass equally to Japan, cables from to Shanghai and Cheton. The cables are free of all charges.

All German State property, movable and immovable, in Kinochow, is acquired by Japan free of all charges...

ASIAM.

The Borth-eastern corner of East Prussia, about Alemel, is to be ceded by Germany to the Associated Powers, the former agreeing to accept the settlement made especially as regards the nationality of the inhabitants who move out within äfteen days of peace.

The territories will be placed under an

Associated Powers, with the particular bers appointed by the five Allied and the duty of arranging for a free, fair and

secret,vole.

For five years the manufactured pro ducts of

eta of Alsace Larraine will be admit ted to Germany, free of duty, to actotal amount not exceeding in any year the average of the three years preceding the war. Textile materials may be imported from Germany to Alsace-Loraine - and re-exported free of duty 1- Contracts for electric power iz tinued for ten

Scar

sion to ten, the ports of Kehl ang Baran For seven years, with a possible exter bourg shall be administered as a singl The Commission will report the resolts unit French Administrater appoint of the plebiscites to, the fire Fowers with ed, and sup

md supervised by the Central thi & recommendation for the boundary and Comm will terminate its work as soon as the boundary has been laid down; and the new authorities, set up.

erty rights will be safeguarded in both ports: and. equality of treatment, a respecta traffic, assured to the nationals, Contracts between Alsace Lorrainera vessels, and

goods of every cou

country. and Germans are maintained, wave for Franos's right to annul such contracts of public interest cineses of

trades, while in othera a Judi-

first, required. " Political

the obligation to as in other

outside Europe affected by the war.feditional States, and will meet at least all members of the League, with special :: Gerinzny recognises that all agree to, and use, the Vistula. A subsequent ouements of Courts bold in certain

contains a general renunciation, on a year

West

"entered into cial Conventions during the we Diplomatic premises,Prussin to its junction with the boundary are null an

The five Allied, and the Associated, Powers will draw up regulations aziur ing East Prussia full and equitable access reference to the necessities of tho regions ments between herself and Biam, includ Convention, of which the terms will be the part of Germany, of her possessions Members not represented will be in- devastated during the war, and and rights abroad. By it the yields har vited to send representative when endeavour to taks sepe for international ing the fight of extra territoriality, axed by the I've Allied, and, the Asso

crased on 22nd July, 1917.).

ciated Powers, will be rights in Africa under the various in discussed. Voting will be by the States,sions already established will be placed passes without compensation to Biam, between the circles of Oleisto and repay wax fines is Colonies to the Allies together with her questions affecting their interests are prevention and control of disease

International Bureaux Commis Consular and

All German public property, except tweenthe bouhary between East and ternational Conventions, particularly the Berlin Act of 1885 and the Brusel Each State will have one vets and not under the Leagut, as will "all those to German private property being dealt Angersburg; thence to the northern parts of Allied i Act-of-1606, bich have regulated Euro more than one representative, be established in the future

with in accordance with the economic boundary of Oletako to its junction with Various Clauice adjust the general pr pean enterprise in tropical Africa. This The Peace Treaty decisions taken by AMENDMENTS TO THE COVESAST,

the present frontier,

pró-, visions of the renty to the special con section given international recognition the Assembly and the Council must be Amendments to the Covenant will take Germany wives all claims against A second Convention will be entered ters of asocution being left to the con- to the British Protectorate in Exppt, and ananimous except in regard to proce-effect when ratified by the Council and Biam for the seizure and condemnation into in the area comprising the circles of ventions to be made between France and

ditions of Alsace Lorraine, certain mat annals the Act of Algeciras, which was dare, and in certain cases specified in by a majority of the Assembly,

of her hips-the liquidation of het pro- Stahm and Rosenburg and the parts of Germany "ode" stop "in" the German policy of ag- the Covenant" and "in" the Treaty where

perty, or the internment of her the circles of Marienburg and Marienwer gresion which led to the wAR

decisions will be by a majority

Section Tra has not yet been recessed,

nationals.

der, cast of the Vistula,

clausea

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