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THE PEACE TREATY. Great Allied Powers together with representatives of four other reporte. The head of this odice will be responsible to the governing

SUMMARY OF THE TERMS PRESENTED TO THE GERMANS.

EX-KAISER TO BE PUT ON TRIAL.

London, May 7.

upon by the Allies in the case of these belligerents.

The Treaty is divided into fifteen sections.

The First Section contains the Covenant of the League of Nations, to which functions are assigned in various places by the

Treaty.

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Council-The Council will consist of representatives of the Five Labour Office for the collection and distribution of information and

members selected by the Assembly from time to time. It may body. (3) The annual Conference will consist of four representatives,

The closing rate of the dollar co-opt additional States and will meet at least once a year. Members from each State, two for the State and one sach for the employers andamand to-day was Se 5.3-166. not represented will be invited to send a representative when ques-fand employed. Each delegato may rate independently. The

The Weather. tions affecting their interests are discussed. Voting will be by Conference will have power to klopt by a two-third majority recom- States. Each State will have one vote and not more than one re- mandations or Draft Conventions on Labour matters. Recommeds- Forecast:-Cloudy. Barginsta presentative. Decisions taken by Assembly and Council must be Hons or Draft Conventions so adopted must be brought by each 19.8%. Temperat unanimous except in regard to procedure and in certain scale before the authority of authorities within whose competancy Busidh i pati specified in Covenant and in Treaty, decisons will be by majority, \ the matter, Hon, for enactment, for legislation or other antion.

Armament The Council will formulate plans for the reduction the State in question is under an obligation to ratify it and carry it Draft Convention receives the supraval of the competent authority, of armaments for consideration and adoption. These plans will be into effect. Should any State fail to observe the above obligations, revised every ten years. Once they are adopted, no member, it will be open to the governing body to appoint & Commission of exceed the armaments fixed without the concurrence of the Congail. All members will exchange full information as to armaments Inquiry as a result of whose findings the League of Nations programmes and a permanent Commission will advise the Cou may take somnomie measures against the offending State. (4) Special provision is made to prevent any conflict with the cor- on military and naval questions.

The degree of savagery which Prevention of War. Upon any war or threat of war the Council stitution of the United States or other Federal Staten (5) To meet the Germans have attained in will meet to consider what common action shall be taken. Members the case of countries where the climate, imperfect industrial their submarine policy of sinking The Draft to the Treaty of Peace now handed to the Germans is are pledged to submit masters of dispute to arbitration or enquiry development or other special circumstances render labour conditions merchant ships at sight work

substantially different from those obtaining elsewhere, the confer- appear to have reached its climar designed in the first instance, to set forth the conditions upon which and not to resort to war until three months after the award. Mas once must take the difference into account in framing any conven-in the sinking of the British alone the Allied and Associated Powers will make peace with bers agree to carry out an arbitral award and not to go to war with

tion. Germany, and in

steamer Westminister, proceeding the second place. to establish those any party to a dispute which complies with it. If a member fails to

A Protocol attached to the convention provides that the first in ballast from Torre Annunziata. international arrangements which the Allies have devised carry out an award the Council will propose the necessary measures meeting be at Washington in the present year and sets up an Inter-to Port Said. On December 14 for the prévention of War6 in future and the The Council will formulate plans for the establishment of a per- betterment of mankind. For this latter reason, it includes the manent Court of International Justice to determine international national Organising Committee for that purpose. The Protocol also this vessel was attacked by Covenant of the League of Nations and the International Labour disputes or to give advisory opinions. Members who do not subunit of an eight-hours day and the question of the unemployment and warning, when 180 miles from contains an agenda for the first meeting, which includes the principle German submarine, without Convention. The Draft Treaty, however. does not deal except their cases to arbitration must accept the jurisdiction of the Council of Austrisa Empire, nor with the territories of the two enemy Powers, agreed upon the rights of it, the members agree that they will not an affirmation by the high contracting Parties which all industrial which killed four men. She sink. incidentally, with the problem arising out of the liquidation of the Assembly. If the Council, less the parties to a dispute, is unanimously employment of women and children, especially in dangerous trades. the nearest land, and struck by Appended to the Section containing the Labour Conventions is two torpedoes in quick succession, Turkey and Bulgaria, except in so far as it binds Germany to war with any party to a dispute which complies with its rec comunities should endeavour to apply as far as their special in four minutes. This ruthles to accept whatever subsequent settlement may be decided mendations. In this case a recommendation by the Assembly, con circumstances permit. Amongst these are that labour should not disregard of the rules of intern- curred in by all its members represented on the Council and be regarded merely as a commodity or article of commerce; the ational law was followed by s simple majority of the rest, less the parties to the dispute, will have the force of a unanimous recommendation by the Council. In Fight of association for all lawful purposes for employer as well as deliberate attempt to murder the either case, if the necessary agreement cannot be secured, members for employed: the payment to the employed of a wage implying a survivors. The officers and crew, reserve the right to take such action as may be necessary for the reasonable standard of life, as understood in their time and country; while effecting their escape from The Second Section describes the geographical frontiers of maintenance of right and justice. Members resorting to war in the adoption of an eight-hours day or a forty-eight hours the sinking ship in bosta ware week where it has not already been attained: the adop-shelled by the submarine at a Germany, beginning at the north-eastern point of the present disregard of the Covenant will immediately be debarred from all tion of a weekly rest of at least twenty-four hours, includ-range of 3000 yards. The master intercourse with other members. The Council will in such case ing Sunday where practicable; the abolition of child labour and and chief engineer were killed The Third Section, which consists of twelve clauses, binds the consider what military or naval action can be taken by the League limitation of labour of the young so as permit the continuance of outright, and their boat sunk. Germans to accept the political changes in Europe brought about by collectively for the protection of the Covenants and will afford their education and proper physical development; the principle of The second and third engineers the TreatIt establishes two new States, Czecho-Slovakia and facilities to members co-operating in this enterprise- Poland, and provides for their recognition. It revises the basis of } Validity of Treaties.All Treaties or international engagements equal pay for men and women for equal work; any legal standard and three of the crew were not Belgian sovereignty and alters the boundaries of Belgium. It concluded after the institution of the League will be registered with for conditions of labour to have regard in each country to the equit-picked up, and are presumed to establishes new systems of Government in Luxembourg and the the Secretariat and published. The Assembly may from time to able economic treatment of all workers resident therein; the have been drowned Saar Basin and restores Alsace Lorraine to France. It provides for time advise members to reconsider Treaties which have become rovision by each State of a system of inspection for the protection captain of the German submarine possible additions of territory to Denmark, and binda Germany to inapplicable or involve danger to peace. The Covenant abrogates of the employed, in which women should take part recognise the independence of German-Austria and to accept the all obligations between members inconsistent with its terms, but conditions to be laid down as to those Statás or Governments which nothing in it shall affect the validity of arbitration or regional have created themselves since the Russian Revolution.

understandings, like the Monroe Doctrine, for securing the main

In compensation for the destruction of coal mines in Northern The Fourth Section Deals with the political reconstruction of tenance of peace.

France and, as payment on account of reparation, Germany cedes territories outside Europe, affected by the war. It contains a general Mandatory System.The tutelage of nations not yet able to to France the full ownership of the coal mines of the Saar basin renunciation on the part of Germany of her possessions and rights stand by themselves will be entrusted to advanced nations who with their subsidiaries, socessories and facilities. Their value will in the eyes of the work as a abroad. By it, she yields her Colonies to the Allies, together with her best fitted to undertake it. The covenant recognises three different be estimated by the Reparation Commission and credited against further proof of the degradation rights in Africa under the various International Conventions, stages of development requiring different kinds of Mandates (a) that account. The French rights will be governed by the German of German honour-Statement particularly the Berlin Act of 1885 and the Brussels Act of 1895, communities like those belonging to the Turkish Empire, which can law in force at the Armistice, excepting war legislation, France issued by the Secretary of the which have regulated European enterprise in tropical Africs. This be provisionally recognised as Independent, subject to advice and replacing the present owners, whom Germany undertakes to Admiralty, December 29, 1916. section gives international recognition to the British Protectorate assistance from the Mandatory in whose selection they should be indemnify. France will continue to furnish the present proportion in Egypt and annuls the Act of Algeciras, which was one step in allowed a voice; (b) communities like those of Central Africa, to be of coal for local needs and contribute in just proportion to the local the German policy of aggression which led to the war.

administered by a Mandatory under conditions generally approved The Fifth Section sets forth the military, naval and air con- by members of the League, whers equal opportunities for taxes. The basin extends from the frontier of Lorraine as re-annexed ditions of the peace. limits the size of the German Army and Navy, trade will be allowed to all members. Certain abuses, such as trade France north as far as St. Wendel, including the Valley of the and abolishes compulsory recruiting in Germany, as a first step in slaves, arms and liquor, will be prohibited and the construction of Saar as far as Saarholzbach, and on the east the town of Homburg. towards general disarmament.

In order to secure the rights and welfare of the population and military and naval bases and the introduction of compulsory guarantee to France entire freedom in working the mines, the ter

A Japanese woman (31 years.... The Sixth Section imposes on all signatory Powers an obligation military training will be disallowed; (e) other communities, such as ritory will be governed by a Commission appointed by the League old), the wife of a soy and miss to maintain all graves of the fallen, and regulates the return of South West Africa and the South Pacific Islands, best administered of Nations and consisting of five members, one French, one a native retailer in Noiomachi, Dairen, is

under the laws of a Mandatory.as integral portions of its territory. The Seventh Section deals with responsibilities and punishment In every case, the Mandatory will render an annual report and the inhabitant of the Saar, and three representing three different coun- said to be gifted with what may tries other than France and Germany. The League will appoint a be termed as a superpersonal and provides for the trial of the ex-Emperor William..

degree of its authority will be defined.

member of the Commission as Chairman to act as Executive of the sight. It was last December that The Eighth Section sets forth the reparation and restitution to General International Provisions. Subject to, and in accordance Commission. The Commission will have all powers of government she was astounded to see by her be made by Germany, and contains special provisions relating to with, the provision of international Conventions existing or here- formerly belonging to the German Empire, Russia and Bavaria; will meats! vision, while meditating documents and war trophies seized by the Germans in earlier wars after to be agreed upon, members of the League will in general administer railroads and other public services and have full power with her eyes closed, things which. The Ninth Section contains the financial clauses, mainly design-endeavour through an international organisation established by the to interpret the Treaty clauses. The local courts will continue but be she had never seen, moving before ed to put into operation the provisions of the previous section. Labour Convention to secure and maintain fair condition of Labour subject to the Commission. Existing German legislation will remain her like a kaleidoscope. At first The Tenth Section, which is of great length and complexity, for men women and children in their own countries and other the basis of law, but the Commission may make modifications after the visions were rather faint, but contains the economic provisions and re-establishes the various countries and undertake to secure just treatment of the native consulting a local representative Assembly, which it will organise. It they have gradually become more non-political, international and Treaties Conventions which in such inhabitants of territorries under their control They will entrust will have the taxing power, but for local purposes only; new taxes distinct, and when she confided. matters as posts, telegraphs and sanitary regulations have the League with general supervision over and execution of must be approved by this Assembly. The Labour legislation will what she saw to her husband, been binding on civilised Powers before the war. Attached to this agreement for the supression of trafic. in women and

often pleasurably section is a special provision to regulate traffic in opium and similar children, etc., and control of trade in arms and ammunition with consider the wishes of the local labour organisations and the Labour they were

programme of the League of Nations. French and other labour surprised that her mental visions drugs.

countries in which control is necessary. They will make provision may be freely utilised, the former being free to belong to the French coincided with events in real life for freedom of communications and transit and equitable treatment

Unicus.

When interviewed by a press for commerce of all members of the League, with special reference There will be no military service but only a local gendarmerie representative, her husband to the necessities of regions devastated during war, and they will

to preserve order. The people will preserve their local assemblies, answered on her behalf thatə at endeavour to take steps for the international prevention and control religions liberties. schools and language, but may vote only for local first his wife would give him of disease. International Bureaux and Commissions already assemblies. They will keep their present nationality, except so far descriptions of male or female. established will be placed under the League, as will all those to be as individuals may change it. Those wishing to leave will have visitors in such and sach attire to Amendments to Covenant-Amendments to the Covenant will every facility with respect to their property. The territory will form call later in the day. He was take effect when ratified by the Council and by the majority of the part of the French Customs system, with no export tax on coal and little interested in the strange metallurgical products going to Germany nor on German products prediction, but to his wonder- for the basin, and for five years no import duties on products of the ment, it proved true. This woman basin going to Germany or German products coming into the basin has become interested in the for local consumption. French money may circalate without mysterious Wharf fires and is restriction. After fifteen years & plebiscite will be held by Com-reported to have seen by ber munes 'to ascertain the desires of the population as to the con-ments! vision incendiarists. tinuance of the existing regime under the League of Nations, union setting fire to the produce stocks

prisoners of war.

The Eleventh Section' deals with aerial navigation. The Twelfth Section contains clauses dealing with the inter- national control of ports, canals, rivers and railways, with a special provision for the Kiel Canal.

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The Thirteenth Section contains the Labour Convention...

established in future.

The Fourteenth Section contains the guarantees for the execution of the Treaty.

The Fifteenth Section is made up of a series of miscellaneous clauses, including a recognition of other subsequent Treaties of Peace and confirmation of the Prize Court decisions. The final Assembly. clauses deal with the ratification and the date of entering into force of the Treaty, both the French and English texts of which are re-j rognised as authentic.

PREAMBLE.

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THE SAAR.

ALSACE-LORRAINE.

mist have satisfied himself as to the effectiveness of his two torpedoes, and yet proceeded to carry out in cold blood an set of murder, which could not possibly be justified by any urgency of of war, and can only be regarded

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SECTION 6: PRISONERS OF WAR. Repatriation of German prisoners and interned civilians is to be carried out by a Commission composed of representatives of the Allies and the German Government, together with local sub The Preamble, which recites shortly the origin of the war and Commissions. German prisoners of war and interned ofvilians are with France or union with Germany. The right to vote will belong It is even said that, in reply to the application of the Germans for an armistice, enumerates the to be returned without delay by the German authorities at their to all inhabitants over 20 years resident therein at the signature. questions put to her by a faw high contracting parties represented by the five Great Powere, the own cost. Those under sentence for offences against discipline On the opinion thus expressed, the League of Nations will decide interested parties, she United States of America, the British Empire, France, Italy and committed before 1st May, 1919, are to be repatriated without the ultimate sovereignty of the Baar basin. In any portion restored how

the incendiarists were Japan, together with Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Cuba, Ecuador, regard to the completion of their sentence, but this does not to Germany the German Government must buy out the French dressed and what their aboles Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, the Hedjaz, Honduras, Libéria, Nicaragua, apply in the cases of offences other than those against discipline, mines at an appraised valuation. If the price is not paid within six looked like, etc. Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Roumania, Serbia, Siam, Cecho- Until the German Government has surrendered prisoners guilty of months thereafter, this portion passes finally to France. If Germany Slovakia and Uruguay, on the one hand, and Germany on the other. offences against the laws and customs of war, the Allies have the buys back the mines, the League will determine how much of the The Plenipotentiaries representing these Powers are enumerated right to retain selected German officers. The Allies have the right coal shall go to France. who, having communicated their full powers found in good and dus to deal at their own discretion with German nationals who do not form, have agreed as follows:-From the coming into force of the desire to be repatriated, and all repatriation is conditional on the Fesent Treaty the state of war will terminate. From that moment, immediate release of any Allied subjects still in Germany. The and subject to the provisions of this Treaty, offical relations with German Government is to accord facilities to Commissions of After a recognition of the moral obligation to repair the wrong Germany any with each of the German States will be resumed by Enquiry in collecting information in regard to missing prisoners of done in 1871 by Germany to France and the people of Alsace the Allied and Associated Powers.

war and in imposing penalties on. German officials who have con- Lorraine, the territories ceded to Germany by the Treaty of cealed Allied nationale. The German Government is to restore all Frankfort are restored to France with their frontiers, as before 1871, property" belonging to Allied prisoners, and there is to be reciprocal to date from the signing of the Armistice and to be free of all public debts. Citizenship is regulated by detailed provisions, distinguish- Membership. Members of the Laagna will be signatories exchange of information as to dead prisoners and their graves.

Graves. The Allies and the German Government are to respecting those who are immediately restored, to full French citizenship, of the Covenant and other States invited to accede who must and maintain the graves of all soldiers and sailors buried on their those who have to make formal application therefor and those for lodge a declaration of Accession, without reservation, within two territories and recognise to assist any Commissions appointed in hom naturalisation is open after three years. The last-named months. Any State or Dominion or Colony may be admitted connection with thern, agreeing also to give any practicable class includes German residents in Alsace-Lorraine as distinguished provided its admission is agreed to by two-thirds of the Assembly facilities for removal and reburial A State may withdraw upon giving two years notice if it has

from those who acquire the position of Alsace-Lorrainers, as defined. in the Treaty. Becretariat permanent Secretariat will be established at

All public property and all private property of German at the sest of the League, which will be Geneva.

Under the provisions of the Labour Convention (1) An ex-Sovereigns passes to France without payment or credit. France Assembly The Assembly will consist of representatives of International Conference is to be held annually to propone Labour is substituted for Germany as regards ownership of railroads and members of the League and will meet at stated intervals." Voting reforms for the adoption by the States composing the League of the rights over concessions of tramways. The Rhine bridges pass.

ill be by State Each member will have ons vote and not more Nations. (2) There is to be a governing body to set as scutire to France, with an obligation for their upkeep the three represents

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