Evening Advocate, 1919-05-08

              THE EVENING A
Vol. VI.   No. 112.
THE    EVENING   ADVOCATE.   ST     JOHN'S.
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Tho following Is tbe official summary of the Poacc Treaty received by
His Excellency tbe Governor up to!
midnight:
PARIS.    May    "—The    Treaty
Peace between the twenty-seven  /
IM and  Associated   Powers  on    t
one hand and Germany on the other!
-as handed to the German plenlpolon-
tanci   ii Versailles today.
It is the longest treaty ever drawn.
It totals about 80,000 words, divided
into fifteen main sections, and repre-
tcuts the combined product of over i
thousand experts working contlnuous-
;i   '.'.'.roush   n   series  of  commissions
Allied and Associated Nationals tree- J
through her t
les. and to accept highly detailed pro- I
visions ns to pre-i
competition. * lnternal'lonsllsatlon
roads and rivers, nnd othor economic }
and financial clauses. She also ,
agrees to the trial ot the ex-Kalser j
International High Court for a I
supreme offense against International 4
morality, and of other  nationals  for ,
Official Organ of The Fyagrmen^Protective Union of Ne^ouadknd.
FOUNDLAND.       THURSDAY,   MAY   8,       1916-
PRICB:  ONE qEJJT
OiWOOtSCTyWrittOttS?
PEACE TREATY DELIVERED
s   Of    \
war. Holland to be saked to extradite
the former and Germany being responsible for delivering the latter.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
. The League ol Nations Is accepts*
The Treaty Is printed, by ,„„ A,||el am) A8Socl!lted Powora
. K_^es ot English und ;la 0pCrativc anj by Germany In prtn-
French, which are recognised as bar-',_,^ bul wlth(JUt mcml)e„h|p. s,m.
,,, o,,al validity. Il doe, not deal „..,_ an IntcruatIona, ljahor „„_, ls
..,.. ..ucstions affecting Austria Bul- bro_gh, ,nU) MnB with a permanent
;-.„:.: und Turkey, except insofar asjomco and __ „„__,, convcnllon. A
UnJing Germany to accept any cgree-, „_,.,, llumbcr or mtcmaUonul toUtH
,, hi reached with these former al-|of dlffere_t klnas ,_,,, for different
u> j purposes are created, some under thc
HERMAN FRONTIERS DEFINED | League of Nations, some to execute
Following ihe preamble and dcposl- q,0 Peace Treaty; among the'former
lion of Powers comes the Covenant |» u,e commission to govern the Soar
o: the League of Nations as the first Basin Ull a plebiscite is held fifteen
...:,.:, of the Treaty. Thc frontiers years hence: ,he ,Ugh Commissioner
v. o-rinany In Europe are defined ln!0f Dantzlg. which Is created Into a
tie Mcond section: European polit-ifrco c|tJ. ___er the League, and vari-
...u clause* given in the third: nnd ous commissions for plebiscites iu
citra-Evopeen political clauses in Malmody. Schlswlg and East Prussia.
Uie Io urtb. Next are the Military, Among those to carry out tbe Peacs
Naval, aud Air Terms as the Fifth Treaty arc the Reparations, Military.
Sv-cion. followed by a section on prls- .\_val. Air, Financial and Economic
oa.-r-, of war and military graves and Commissions, the International High
a seventh on responsibilities. Repar- Court and MUlUry Tribunals to fix
.t.e.i... financial terms, aud economic responsibilities, and a series of bodies'
term* are covered in sections eight to for thc control or International rivers.
im Then cornea the Aeronautic Sec- Certain problems ore left for solution. I'orts. Waterways, nnd Railways t!on bejween_the Allied.and, AssocUtt-
Sertton. the Labor Covenant, the Sec- cj Powers.'notably details of the dis-
lion on Guarantees, and the final position ot the German fleet and
daases. , cables,  the  farmer German  colonies.
RLSTORES ALSACE-LORRAINE !and  thc values paid    in    reparation.
Germany, by tbe terms, of the Certain other problems, such as Hk-
Tn.ity, restores Alsace-Lorraine to laws of tho air and the opium, arms
France, accepts the Internationallsa- and liquor traffic arc either agreed io
nun ol thc Saar Basin temporarily in detail or set for early International
sn'i of Dantzlg permanently, agrees action.
to  territorial   changes   towards   Bel-, PREAMBLE.
and Denmark and In East Pros-     Tbe preamble names as parlies of
mo.^t of  Upper Silcasla to the  one  part  the  United  States, tie
territorial British    Empire.    France,  Italy  and
i   Europe. Japan, described as the five Allied and
' tcrrltor- Associated     Powers,     and   Belgium,
o Morrocco. Egypt Bolivia, Brazil, China. Cuba, Ecuador,
ntuug.    She Greece. Guatemala. Haiti, tho Hedjax.
Indcpcnd- Honduras.   Liberia,   Nicaragua. Pan-
a.     riiecbo- ama, Peru. Slam, Tchcko-Slorakia anil
Uruguay, who with thc rive above aro
| described as tbc Allied and Associated
Drawn iip in French am
Restore Alsace-Lorraftie* -Renounce all Territorial and Political   Rights    Outside
Europe--Army and Shvy Reduced to 100,
000 and Navy Peiwitel to 15,000-Hel-
igoland to be Demolished--Kiel Canal
Open to all Natio|is~14 Submarine
Cables Surrendeised--Must Accept
Responsibility for Damage* Mil-
....        _  , sf .   » and children  in  their own countries
iIlgllSil.--Vierm.anS IMUSt fi and oliier countries; and undertake tx
—-~ »*   —-•    ' 2 secure* Just treatment or the native In
habitants ot territories   under   their!
control: thoy will entrust the League
with the general supervision over the
execution of agreements for the sup-|
of traffic in women and child
and the control ot the trade]
and ammunition with coun
which control la
i tn arms
« of communications and transit, •gait-
tor
itary, Civil andi Shippin?£-Ex-
KaiserMust Face Trial—l_ea-
s 5]
t^ue of Natiomi Accepted in
| Principle Bit  With ant J"
; Membership
League, with specUl]
reference to Uie necessities of region
devaststed during Uie war; and th*y|
will endeavour to take steps tor la
teVnatlonal prevention aad control of
disease. International bureaaa aadj
commissions already
5 be placed under Uie League, aa wsll as]
iosc to be eitabllshed In UM future.
AMENDMENTS TO THB COVJBN
ANT.—Amendments to Uie Covenant
S will take effect when ratified by Uie
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man  frontier, and  In disputes ss to after tho aware.    Members agree to  stand by themselves will be entrusted sembly. .
the Kiel Canal, and decide certain of carry out an arbitral award, not to to advanced nations who are best fit- BOUNDARJES OF GERMANY.—|
tbo economic and flnanclol problems, go to war, concurred ln by all its led to undertake tt. The Covenant Germany cedes to France, Alsaee-Lor-
An international conference on lnbor members represented on the Council recognizes three different stages or raine, 6.600 square miles
Is to be held ln October under Its dl- ~nd a tltn-ilo majority of i'^3 rest, less; development requiring different kinds Southwest, and to Delgiui
rectlon. and another on the iu.crna- the parties to the dispute, will have of mandatories. (a) Commnnitle* districts between Luxemburg end Hoi
Uonal control of ports, wolorwsy. and thc force of a unanimous recommen- j llko those belonging to the Turkish land, totalling 882 square miles,
railways Is foreshadowed. dailon by the Council.   In either case.' Empire   which   can be provisionally also cedes to Poland the southeastern
iEMBERSHIP—•The members of it tbe necessary agreement cannot be recognized as Independent, subject to tip ot Silesia beyond and Including
tin League will be tho signatories of secured, tho members reserve the advice and assistance from a manda- Oppeln, mosk^pf Posen and West
th* Covenant and othor states Invited nub! to take such action as may be lory ln whose selection they should Prussia, 27J88 square miles. Eaa
toSaccede, who must lodge a declar- necessary Tor the maintenance of right bo allowed a voice, (b) Communities Prussia being Isolated from the male
ation of secession without reservation and Justice Members resorting to like those of Central Africa, to bi ad- body-by a part or Poland She loses
within two months. Any state, domin- arai in disregard of tbe Covenant will..ministered by the mandatory under sovereignty
ion. or colony may be admitted, pro- Immediately be debarred from all In-1 conditions generally approved by the most Up ot
vided its admission Is agreed to by two 'ercourse with other members. Ihe members of thc League, where equal miles north of the river Moeoe), and I
thirds of the assembly. A State may Council will In^sucb cases consider, opportunities for trade will be Wllow- Um ■- t-»fflatiojiaU*ed . are**_ abort]
wrrnrtrSW upon (riving two' y««rs no- what "military or naval" action can be ed   to  ull   rnctr.bcrsf ctrtaTn^aouiesi Oantza^, 729
- taken t
i," Dimlzig, 729 square'uilli
f the League collectively for'such  as  trade  In   : lares,  arms,  and basin mr the Saar. 788 square mtlos.
ection of the Covenants., and liquor will be prohibited, and the con-  twtwe ,n   the   western  border  of  the
jf.Ill afford  facilities to members co-Utructlon of military and naval bases Rhenish palatinate ot Bavari ant
operating ln this enterprise. and   the   Introduction   of   compulsory southwest corner of Luxemburg. The
|    VALIDITY      OF    TREATIES.—All  military  training  will   be disallowed.  Dantxig area consists  of  Ihe
r International engagements  (c) Othor communities, such aa South twee-  the  Nogat  and Vistula  rivers
JILTED
d to 100,000 mo t
iscription within
ia abolished:  all torts
i  oast of    tbo    Rhine
Powers, and on tbc other part, Gcr-
It states that: Bearing In mind that
on  ihe request of the then  Imperial
.German   Government   armistice   was
11  importation   exporta-1.^^ m Kovembcr n, 1918. by the
ly all production of war -
ticc. It It has fulfilled all its Intel
tlonal obligations.
SECTION II.
SECREARIAT.—A permanent
retarlat will be established at thi
ot the League which will be at
ova. |.?ciclndcd after the Institution ot thej West Africa and the South .Pacific Is- made a W. By the addition ot v
ASSEMBLY.—Thc Assembly will League will bo registered with the land, but administered under tha laws i|ar V—on tho west. Including th
consist of representatives of thc mom- Secretariat and published. Tho Av of thc mandatory as Integral portions city of Dantxig. The southeaaten
bcrs of the League, and will meet at sembly may from time to time advise'of Its territory. In every case the third of East Prussia and tho area oe-
stated Intervals. Voting will be by nu'inbirs to reconsider treaties which'mandatory will render an annua! re- tween Bast Prussia and the Vistula
States. Each member will have one ba%e become Inapplicable or i-»olvj port, and the degree or Its authority north'ot latitude 53 degrees three
vote aad not more than three rcpre- danger of peace.    The Covenant abjwlll be detined. minutes, ls to hare. Its nationality de-
scntatlves. jrugatcs all obligations between mem-      GENERAL INTERNATIONAL PRO- tcrmined     by    popular    vote,    5,785
COUNCIL—The Council will consist feis Inconsistent with Its terms, but (VISIONS.—Subject to and In accord- squarc miles, aa ls to bo tie case in
of representative* of the five Great nothing In It shall afreet tho validity once with the provisions or the Inter- part ot Schleswlg, 2.787 square miles.
Allied  Powers,  together  with  reprc- or International engagements, such ns( national Convention existing or here- SECTION III.
sentatives of lour other members sel- treaties or iirbilration or regional un- ntter to be agreed upon, the members      BELGIUM.—Germany Is to consent
ectcd by the Assembly Ironi time to deratandings    like    the Monroe Doc-lor thc Leaguo will-In general endeav-  m  tnc  abrogation ot the treaties of
Ume; It may co-opt additional States trine for securing the maintenance or jour, through Uio International organl-  1839 bv
and will meet at least once a year. Peace. ration established by thc Labor Con- ed al a
Members not represented will be In-!    THE MANDATORY  SYSTEM.- -Thejvcntlon. to secure and  maintain fair _dyar.ee to any convention with which
vlted to send a representative  when tutelage   ot nations   not yet able to.conditions of labor for men,  women the Allied and Associated Pow
questions airectlng their Interests are «_-_»____ -_-_».-_-_-_--__»-_-_-»---_-----_---_--»--_.----  determine to replace them.    She Is
discussed.   Voting will be by States.
s cstnblist
restored to France,. with their
! frontiers ss before 1871, to date from
the signing of the armistice, and to
be tree of all public debts.
Citizenship is regulated by detail*!
provisions diaUngulabing those who
are ImmedUuly mtored to fall
French cltHsoihlp, those who have to
make a torsaal application therefor,
aad those tor whom n*tur*li*aUon I*
open efts* three years., The last named class include* German residents In
Alsace-Lorraine, aa dUtlngdlaiied
from tbo** who acaalr* the position
ot Alsaee-Lerratner* aa aaaaetf In tb*
Treaty. All pubUc property aad all
private protwrty ot 0«r**aa ex-Sov-
erelgas passes to »*r*nc* wRhout payment or credit   Ftaace Is subwkuted
Uie railroad* and right* ever concessions of .tramways. The Rhine's
bridges pass to France, with the obll-..
gat I on for lhelr upkeep.
For five years manufactured products ot Alsace-Lorraine will be admitted lo Germany free of duty to a
total amount not exceeding in any
year tbe average of the three years
preceding the war, and textile materials may be Imported trom Germany
to Alsace-Lorraine and re-exported
free of duty. Contracts for electric
power from tbe right bank must bo
For seven yoars, with possible extension to ten. the porta of Kohl and
Strsssbourg shall be administered as
a single unit by a French administrator appointed and supervised by
the Central Rhine Commission Property rights wlU be safeguarded lu
both pons and equality ot treatment
rill continue till
itlon is made, but will be reduc-
the end ot each of three rivc-
lierlods If Germany Is fulfilling
gallon
y of tl
of thc Rhine,
II be regarded as an
W REDUCED
batilcifhlps/six light cruisers, aud]
torpedo-boats, wlthi
■ a personnel  of i
I other vessels must
Allied and Associated Poweis Iu
order 'that a Treaty of Peace might
be concluded with her, and  whereas
the Allied and Associated Powers being equally desirous that the war In
ilch they were successively involved directly or Indirectly   and which
(originated   In   the  declaration  of  war
rla-Hungary on July 28, 1914.
Serbia, the declaration of war
by Germany against Russia on August
against France on August
I In the Invasion of Bel-
Iglum, should  be replaced by a firm.
15,000. Just and durable peace, tbo plenipotentiaries (having communicated their
'full  powers  found  In  good and  due
form) have agreed aa follows:
(From the coming Into force of Uie
present Treaty the state or war will
terminate. From thst moment and
subject to the provisions of this treaty
official  relations  with German!
or destroyed. Germany
to build forts controlling the Baltic,]
B«'l demolish Heligoland, open the
Kiel Canal to all nations, and surrender her fourteen submarine cables.
Sin.- may have no military or naval
air forces except 100 unarmed ses-L
Planes until October 1st to detect'v,lth e*** of the German 8tates. will
minus, and may manufacture aviation °» resumed by the Allied and Asso-
maierlal far six, (elated Powers.)
"•1ST PAY DAMAGES SECTION I.
Germany accepts full responsibility I LEA0UE 0F NATIONS.-The Cov-
<or all damsges c_u»«! to Allied and"""" ot «*• lM^t °f Nattooa eon-
Auoeiated Governments and Nation-i'11"""*8 _"_«<* °"e *.^VZ*
««■ arree, .specifically to reimburse!Trca""'' "*"h'c,h P1"ce» °f°n ""League
« civilian damage, beginning with man'r ,pec,,": ln "dd,,,on ,0.,U i"1'
•» initial payment ot 20.000,000.000
"■arks, subsequent payments
»«nred by bonds to be Issued
^wrction of the Reparation Commls-
*'°n- Germany Is to pay shipping
"O'ge on a ton-for-ton basis by ces-
"on of a large part of her mi
co**tliig and river fleets and by new
-onstrucilon; and to devote her
■°nilc resources to the rebuilding of
It may quesUon Oer-
e many at any Ume for a violation of
^ tbc neutralized zone east of the Rhine
a threat against the world's peace.
" It will sppolnt three of the five raem-
g bars of Uie Saar Commission, over-
is regime, sad carry out the plcb-
'' Isclte. It will appoint the High Com-
" mlsploner of Dantzlg. guarantee the
'* independence of Uie free city, and ar-
I range  for   treaties   between   Dantslg
Each State will have one vote and not
more than one representative. Decision taken by the Assembly and
ell mast be unanimous except in re-1
gard to procedure, and in certain cases
specified In the Covenant and la the
Treaty, whore decisions will be Ly n
majority.
ARMAMENTS.—The Council i
formulate plans far a reduction
armaments for consideration i
adoption. These plans wil!
ed every ten years. Onco they
with any party to thc dispute which
compiles with It; If a member falls to
carry out tho sword, the Council will
propose the necessary measures. The
Council will formulate plans for the
establishment of a permsnent Court
of International Justice to determine
International disputes or lo give advisory opinions. Members who do'
not submit their cose to arbitration
must accept the Jurisdiction of tbo
Council or the Assembly. It the Council, leu the parties to the dispute, ls
unanimously agreed upon the rights
of It, tho members agree thst thoy
will pot go to war with sny party to
tho dispute which complies with Its
n this esse a re-
le Assembly adopted, no member must exceed the
armaments fixed without the concurrence ot the Council. All members
will exchange full Information as to
armament* and programmes, and *
permanent commission will advise Uie
Council on military and naval quet-
[The above paragraph Is printed ss  j
received, but It has evidently got m
recognise tl
Wall Papers
Just at thi time when most   wanted,   comes   a
shipment of
English Wall Papers,
FOR SEASON 1919
These consist of artistic designs for
DINING ROOMS, PARLORS. BEDROOMS. HALLS*.
AND CEILINGS.
of   AMERICAN
II sovereignty of Bel
c contested territory ol]
Noreinot and  over part of  Prussian
Moresnct.  and  to renounce lu  favor|
I  of Belgium all rights ov
1   of Eapcn and  Mulmcdy.
of which are  to
ID  six months to protest against]
• honge of sovereignly either in
whole or ln part, the
; ret erved to Ibe Learfbc :of Nations,
commission ls to settle the details|
•   of thq, frontier, snd various oilier reg
i  ulatldis for change ot nationality ar
i   laid down.
LUXEMBOURG.—Germany   renoun
ces her various treaties and convcu
1   tlons^wlih tho .Grand Ducby of Lux
I  emboirg, recognises that it ceases tc
o Ojparl ot Uie German Zollverelu]
j from*
,   right of exploitation of Uie railroads.]
s to the abrogation of Its
1 accepts  ln advance
I  agreement    as    to
i by the Allied and Associated j
ite/batlona
I   Powers.
ANOTHER SHIPMENT OF
Japanese Straw Rags
Size 36 in. x 72 in.
Size 3 yds. x 2 yds.
. $1.10
. $1.50
HFT BANK OF    THE    RHINE.-
As  jrovided  in  Uie  military'  clauses,
1   Oera any will net maintain any fortl-
*  ficatjpns or  armed  forces  less  than
**-eAI8Eir8 nuju.
Iaad Germany and Poland. It will
work out Uie mandatory system to be
sgrees to return to Uie 1914 applied to Ihe former German Col-
'"orcu-nation tariffs, without onles. and act as a final court In part
nlnstlon of any sort:  to allow of Uie plebiscites of the Oelflan-Oer-
J
PREVENTION OF WAR.—Upon _
any war or threat of war, the Coun- "
cil will meet to consider what com-]
mon action shall be U
are pledged to submit
pute to arbitration or
to  resort to war until three months'J
i$M&ftjw&
|  Rhine, hold any manoeuvres, or i
I   tain iny works to facilitate mob
on.    In case of violation, "she
i regarded as committing a hostile]
:t against the Power* who sign the
» present Treety and as intending to]
urb the peace of the world."
|f vlrturl of Uie present Treaty, Germany]
,  shall-be bound to respond to any
1   quest* for an  explanation  which
Council of Uie League of Nations may]
ihlnk-Mt necessary to address to her.
ALUACE-LORRAINE.—After   recog
I  nitlon of the moral obligation to re-]
f  pair Uie wrong done In 1871 by Ger
ny to France and the people ot Al-.
e-torralne, the territories ceded to
| Germany by Uie Treaty of Frankfort]
vessel* aflu' "gobdr
country-
Contracts   between   Alsace-Lorraln-
ers and Germans uro maintained savo
for France's right to annul on grounds
of    public    Interest.    Judgmenta    of
Courts    hold In certain    classes    of
i,  while iu other Judicial execu-
is first required.    Political condemnations during the war are null
and void and the obligation to repay
tines Is established as in other
ol Allied territory,
rlous clauses adjust the general
provisions or tho Treaty to Uie spec-
conditions or Alsace-Lorraine, ccr-
n  matters ot execution  being left
conventions  to bo made
France and Germany.
THE   SAAR.—iu   compensation
io destruction of coal miles In Ne___
■n    France and as payment on   ac-
mut  of reparation.  Gormany cedes
i Franco full ownership of the coal
Incs 6f tbe Soar Basin  with their
Their value wil
Reparation Commission and credited
against that account. The French
rights will be governed by.German
law In farce at tbe armistice, excepting war' legislation. France replacing tbc present owners whom
Germany undertakes to Indemnify
France will continue to furnish tho
present proportion of coal far local
needs and contribute in Just proportion to local tuxes. The Basin ex-
tcuds from the frontier of Lorraine as
reanncxed to. France north as far as
St. Wentll. including on the west the
valley of tbe Saar as far as Saar
Holzbuch. and on the east ot tbe town
of Homburg.
In order to secure the rights and
welfare of the population and guarantee to Franco entire freedom In
working tho mines, the territory will
be governed by *• commission appointed by the Le.ague of Nations and
of five members, one F
[one a native inhabitant of th* S
rcpresenlibg three d|!fen
]countrles other than France and"G
The  League  will  appoint  ■
j member o! tho Commission ss Chsirj^
msn to act as executive of the com-'
mission.   The commission will    have
jail power* of government formerly-
belonging to Uie German Empire
Prussia and Bavaria will administer
railroads and other public eer- '
> and have full power to Interpret the Treaty clauses. The local
courts will conUnue, but subject to
Uie commission existing. German legislation will remain the basis of the
Uie Commission - may n
modlcatlon  alter    consulting «
representative assembly, which 11 «
lor'ganlse It will have tbe taxing t>
er, but for local purposes only a
must be approved by this 1
(Continued on page 3.) .