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Official Summary of the Peace Terms Given to the Germans
Peace Terms
Offered to
The Germans
Continued from preceding page
twelve torpedo boats and no sub?
marines, either military or commer?
cial, with a personnel of fifteen
thousand men, including officers and j
no-reserve force of any character.
Conscription is abolished, only
voluntary service being permitted,
with a minimum period of twenty
five year?' service for officers and
twehe for men. No member of the
German mercantile marine will be
permitted any naval training.
All German vessels of war in for?
eign ports, and the German High
Sea Fleet interned at Scapa Flow
will be surrended, the final disposi-1
tion of these ships to be decided
upon by the Allied and associated
powers. Germany must surrender
forty-two modern destroyers, fifty
modern torpedo boats, and all sub?
marines, with their salvage vessels.
All war vessels under construction,
including submarines, must be
broken up. War vessels not other?
wise provided for are to be placed
in reserve or used for commercial
purposes. Replacement of ships,
except those lost, can take place only
at the end of twenty years for bat- I
tleships and fifteen years for de?
stroyers. The largest armored ship
Germany will be permitted will be
ten thousand tons.
Germany is required to sweep up
the mines in the North Sea and the
Baltic Sea. as decided upon by the
Allies. All German fortifications in
the Baltic defending the passages
through the belts must be demol?
ished. Other coast defences are
permitted, but the number and cali?
bre of the guns must not be in?
creased.
During a period of three months
after the peace, the German high
power wireless stations at Nauen,
Hanover, and Berlin, will not be
permitted to send any messages ex?
cept for commercial purposes and
under supervision of the Allied and
associated governments, nor may
any more be constructed.
Germany will be ullowed to re?
pair German submarine cables
which have been cut, but are not
being utilized by the Allied powers,
and also portions of cables which. \
after having been cut, have been
removed, or are at any rate not
being utilized by any one of the
Allied and associated powers. In
such cases the cables, or portions
of cables, removed or utilized re?
main the property of the Allied and
associated powers, and accordingly
fourteen cables, or parts of cables,
are specified which will not be re?
stored to Germany.
Air
The armed forces of Germany
must not include any military or
naval air forces, except for not over
100 unarmed seaplanes to be re?
tained till October 1 to search for
submarine mines. No dirigibles shall
be kept. The entire air personnel
is to be demobilized within two
months, except for 1,000 officers and
men retained till October. No avia?
tion grounds or dirigible sheds are
to be allowed within 150 kilometres
of the Rhine or the eastern or
southern frontiers, existing installa?
tions within these limits to be de?
stroyed. The manufacture of air?
craft and parts of aircraft is for?
bidden for six months. All military
and naval aeronautical material un
der a most exhaustive definition
must be surrendered within three
' s, except for the 100 sea
p'ares already specified.
Section VI
Repatriation of
Prisoners of War
The repatriation of German
prisoners and interned civilians is
to be carried out without delay and
at Germany's expense by a commis
ompoeed of representatives of
the AUiei and Germany. Those
under sentence for offences against
discipline are to be repatriated
without regard to the completion of
their sentence. Until Germany has
?errendered persons guilty of of
Utoceu against the laws and customs
of war, the Allies have the right to
?*tain selected German officers.
-fhe Allies may dea! at their own
'hscretion with German nationals
who do not desire to be repatriated,
*H repatriation being conditional
*i> the immediate release of any
AJJkd subject* still in Germany.
-'..y i? to accord facilities to
CrtftmiMione of inquiry in collecting
information in regar? to missing
plleoners ei war and of imposing
' O? German officials who
hav* concealed Allied nationals.
Oenaanjr is to restore all property
Mosging to Allied prisoners.
'?" " it to be a reciprocal exchange
ti information a? to dead prisoners
*ftd th?tir grave?.
Both parties will respect and
maintain the graves of soldiers and
sailors buried on their territories,
and agree to recognize and assist
any commission charged by any
Allied or associated government
with identifying, registering, main?
taining or erecting suitable monu?
ments over the graves, and to afford
to each other all facilities for the
repatriation of the bodies of their
soldiers.
Section VII
Responsibility
For Starting War
"The Allied and associated
powers publicly arraign William II
of Hohenzollern, formerly German
Emperor, not for an offence against
criminal law, but for a supreme of?
fence against international morality
and the sanctity of treaties."
The ex-Emperor's surrender is to
be? requested of Holland and a spe?
cial tribunal set up, composed of one
judge from each of the five great
powers, with full guarantees of the
right of defence. It is to be guided :
"by the highest motives of inter?
national policy, -with a view of vin- '.
dicating the solemn obligations of
international undertakings and the
validity of international morality,"
and will fix the punishment it feels !
should be imposed.
Persons accused of having com?
mitted acts in violation of the laws
and customs of war are to be tried
and punished by military tribunals
under military law. If the charges
affect nationals of only one state
they will be tried before a tribunal
of that state ; if they affect nation?
als of several states, they will be
tried before joint tribunals of the
states concerned. Germany shall
hand over to the associated govern?
ments, either jointly or severally, all
persons so accused and all docu?
ments and information necessary to
insure full knowledge of the in?
criminating acts, the discovery of
the offenders, and the just apprecia?
tion of the responsibility. The judge
will be entitled to name counsel.
Section VIII
Reparation for
War Damage
GermanyJs Responsibility
The allied and associated govern?
ments affirm, and Germany accepts
the responsibdity of herself and
her allies, for causing all the
loss and damage to which the allied
and associated governments and
their nationals have been subjected
as a consequence of the war im?
posed upon them by the aggression
of Germany and her allies.
While the allied and associated
governments recognize that the >e
sources of Germany are not ade?
quate after taking into account per?
manent diminution of such resources
which will result from other treaty
claims to make complete reparation
for all such loss and damage they
require her to make compensation
for all damages assessed a?ainst
Germany may exceed her ability to
pay, she undertakes to make com?
pensation for all damages caused to
; civilians under seven main catego?
ries: (A) Damages by personal in?
jury to civilians caused by acts of
war, directly or indirectly, includ?
ing bombardments from the air.
<B) Damage caused to civil?
ians, including exposure at sea,
resulting from acts of cruelty
ordered by the enemy, and to
civilians in the occupied ter?
ritory. (C) Damages caused by
maltreatment of prisoners. (D)
Damages to the allied peoples rep?
resented by pensions and separation
allowances, capitalized at the sig?
nature of this treaty. (E) Damages
to property other than naval or mil?
itary materials. (F) Damage to
civilians by being forced to labor.
(G) Damages in the form of levies
on fines imposed by the enemy.
Germany further binds herself to
repay all sums borrowed by Belgium
from her allies as a result of Ger?
many's violation of the Treaty of
1839, up to November 11, 1918, and
for this purpose will issue at once
and hand over to the reparation
commission .5 per cent gold bonds
falling due in 1926.
The total obligation of Germany
to pay, as defined in the category of
damages, is to be determined and
certified to her after a fair hearing
and not later than May 1, 1921, by
an interallied reparation commis
Kion. At the same time a schedule
of payments to discharge the obliga
, tion v,ith'n thirty years shall be pre
tented. These payments are subject
to postponement in certain contin
-.rcncicK. Germany irrevocably rec?
ognizes the full authority of this
commission, agrees to supply it with
all the necessary information and to
pass legislation to effectuate its find?
ing?. She further agrees to restore
; to the Allies cash and certain arti?
cles which can be identified.
As an immediate ntep toward res
toration Germany will pay within
two yearn $5,000,000,000, in cither
y/'l'l, foods, ?hip? or other sp?cifie
forms of payment, this sum being
included in and not additional to the :
first $5,000,000,000 bond issue re?
ferred to below, with the under- j
standing that certain expenses, such
as those of the armies of occupation
and payments for food and raw ma?
terials, may be deducted at the dis- i
cretion of the Allies.
In periodically estimating Ger- ;
many's capacity to pay, the repara?
tion commission shall examine the ,
German system of taxation, first to
the end that the sums for reparation
which Germany is required to pay
shall become a charge upon all her
revenues, prior to that for the serv?
ice or discharge of any domestic,
loan, and secondly so as to satisfy
itself that, in general, the German
scheme of taxation is fully as heavy
proportionately as that of any of
the powers represented on the com?
mission.
The measures which the allied
and associated powers shall have the
right to take, in case of voluntary
default by Germany, and which Ger?
many agrees not to regard as acts
of war, may include economic and
financial prohibitions and reprisals
snd in general such other measures
as the respective governments may
determine to be necessary in the cir?
cumstances.
The commission shall consist of
cne representative each of the
"united States, Great Britain, France,
Italy and Belgium, a representative
of Serbia or Japan taking the place
of the Belgian representatives when
the interests of either country
are particularly affected, with all
other allied powers entitled, when
their claims are under consideration,
to the right of representation with?
out voting power. It shall permit
Germany to give evidence regarding
her capacity to pay and shall assure
her a just opportunity to be heard.
It shall make its headquarters at
Paris; establish its own procedure
and personnel; have general con?
trol of the whole reparation problem
and become the exclusive agency of
the Allies for receiving, holding, sell?
ing and distributing reparation pay?
ments. Majority vote shall prevail ex?
cept that unanimity is required on
; questions involving the sovereignty
of any of the Allies, the cancellation
of all or part of Germany's obliga?
tions, the time and manner of sell?
ing, distributing and negotiating
bonds issued by Germany, and post?
ponement between 1921 and 1926
of annual payments beyond 1930
? and any postponement after 1926
, for a period of more than three
years of the application of a different
method of measuring damage than
in a similar form or case, and the
! interpretation of provisions. With?
drawal from representation is per?
mitted on twelve months' notice.
The commission may require Ger?
many to give from time to time, bj
way of guarantee, issues of bonds
or other obligations to cover sue!
claims as are not otherwise satisfied
i In this connection and on accounl
of the total amount of claims bone
issues are presently to be requirec
of Germany in acknowledgment of
its debt as follows: One thousane
million pounds sterling, payable not
later than May 1, 1921, without in?
terest; 2,000,000,000 pounds ster
ling bearing 2V_ per cent inter?s'
between 1921 and 1926 and there
after 5 per cent, with a 1 per cen?
sinking fund, payment beginning ir
1920 and an undertaking to delivei
bonds to an additional amount oi
2,000,000,000 pounds sterling bear
; ing interest at 5 per cent.
Under terms fixed by the com
mission interest on Germany's deb
will be 5 per cent unless otherwis?
determined by the commission in th?
future, and payments that are no
made in gold may "be accepted b;
the commission in the form of prop
erties, commodities, businesses
rights, concessions, etc." Certifi
cates of beneficial interest,represent
ing either bonds or goods delivere?
by Germany, may be issued by th
commission to the interested powers
As bonds are distributed and pas
from the control of the commission
an amount of Germany's debt equrv
aient to their par value is to be con
1 sidered as liquidated.
Shipping
The German government recop
nizes the right of the Allies to th
. replacement, ton for ton and claa
for class, of all merchant ships and
fishing boats lost or damaged owing :
to the war, and agrees to cede to the
Allies all German merchant ships
of 1,600 tons gross and up?
ward; one-half of her ships between
1,600 and 1,000 tons gross and one
quarter of her steam trawlers and
other fishing boats. These ships are
to be delivered within two months
to the reparation commission, to?
gether with documents of title evi?
dencing the transfer of the ships
free from encumbrance.
"As an additional part of repara?
tion" the German government fur?
ther agrees to build merchant ships
for the account of the Allies to the
amount of not exceeding 200,000
tons gross annually during the next
five years.
All ships used for inland naviga?
tion taken by Germany from the
Allies are to be restored within two
months, the amount of loss not cov?
ered by such restitution to be made
up by the cession of the German
river fleet up to 20 per cent thereof.
Devastated Areas
Germany undertakes to devote
her economic resources directly to
the physical restoration of the in?
vaded areas. The reparation com?
mission is authorized to require Ger?
many to replace the destroyed arti?
cles by the delivery of animals, ma?
chinery, etc., existing in Germany,
and to manufacture materials re?
quired for reconstruction purposes,
with due consideration for Ger?
many's essential domestic require?
ments.
Coah Etc.
Germany is to deliver annually
for ten years to France coal equiva?
lent to the difference between an?
nual pre-war output of Nord and
Pas de Calais mines and annual pro?
duction during above ten-year
period. Germany further gives op?
tions over ten years for delivery
of 7,000,000 tons coal per year to
France in addition to the above of
8.000,000 tons to Belgium, and of an
amount rising from four and a half
million tons in 1019 to 1920 to eight
and a half million tons in 1923 tc
1924 to Italy at prices to be tied, as
prescribed in the. treaty. C*ke may
be taken in place of coal in ratic
of three tons to four. Provision is
also made for delivery to France
over three years of benzol, coal tar
and of ammonia. The commission
has powers to pospone or annul the
above deliveries should they inter?
fere unduly with the industrial re?
quirements of Germany.
In order to effect payment by de?
liveries in kind Germany is required
for a limited number of years, vary?
ing in the case of each, to delivei
[ coal, coal-tar products, dyestuff anc
I chemical drugs, in specific amounts
| to the reparation commission. The
commission may so modify the con
i ditions of delivery as not to inter
? fere unduly with Germany's indu*
! trial requirements. The deliveries.
\ of coal are to be based largely upor
! the principle of making good dimt
j nutions in the production of the Al
; lied countries resulting from th<
war.
Dyestuff s and Chemicai
Drugs
Germany accords option to th?
: commission on dyestuffs and chemi
i cal drugs, including quinine up t?
I 50 per cent of total stock in Ger
, many at the time the treaty come
: into force and similiar option durinj
: each six months to end of 1924 U]
? to 25 per cent of previus six months
; output.
Cables
Germany renounces all title t?
specified cables, value of such a:
were privately owned being cr?dite?
1 to her against reparation indebted
i ness.
Special Provisions
As reparation for tho destructioi
of the Library of Louvarn German;
i is to hand over manuscripts, earl;
{ printed books, prints, etc., to th
equivalent of those destroyed.
In addition to the above German
1 is to hand over to Belgium wing
, now at Berlin helo, ging to the alta
j piece of the adoration of the lam
I by Hubert and Jan Van Eyck, th
j centre of which is now in the Churc
j of Saint Bavo at Ghent, and th
I wings now at Berlin and Munie
\ of tho altar piece of the Last Sur
I per by Dirk Bouts, the centre o
| which belongs to the Church of S
? Peter, at Louvain.
| Germany is to r?\sore within si
months the Koran of the Caliphs |
Othman, formerly at Medina, to the I
King of the Hedjaz, and the skull
of the Sultan Okwawa, formerly in j
| German East Africa, to his Britan-1
? nie majesty's government.
The German government is also
. to restore to the French govern
I ment certain papers taken by the
German authorities in 1870, belong
; ing then to M. Reuher, and to re?
store the French flags taken during
the war o? 1870 and 1871.
Section IX
Public Debt and
Occupation Cost
The powers to which German ter?
ritory is ceded will assume a certain
; portion of the German pre-war debt,
the amount to be fixed by the repa?
rations commission on the basis of
the ratio between the revenue and
of the ceded territory and Ger
! many's total revenues for the three
years preceding the war. In view,
| however, of the special circum
\ stances under which Alsace-Lorraine
' was separated from France in 1871,
; when Germany refused to accept
i any part of the French public debt,
i France will not asume any part of
; Germany's pre-war debt there, nor
; will Poland share in certain German
; debts incurred for the oppression of
Poland. If the value < f the German
public property in cededterritory ex?
ceeds the amount of debt assumed,
the states to which property ceded
will give credit on reparation for the
excess, with the exception of Alsace
Lorraine. Mandatary powers will
: not assume any German debts or
give any credit for German govern?
ment property. Germany renounces
ail right of representation on, or
control of, state banks, commission,
or other similar international finan?
cial and economic organizations.
Germany is required to pay the
total cost of the armies of occupa?
tion from the date of the armistice
as long as they are maintained in
German territory, this cost to be a
first charge on her resources. The
cost of reparation is the next charge,
after making such provisions for
payments for imports as the Allies
! may deem necessary.
Germany is to deliver to the Al
I lied and associated powers all sum;
] deposited in Germany by Turkej
and Austria-Hungary in connection
j with the financial support extended
by her to them during the war, and
; to transfer to the Allies all claims
against Austria-Hungary, Bulgari.
i or Turkey in connection with agree
? ments made during the war. Ger?
many confirms the renunciation o1
1 the treaties of Bucharest and Brest
Litovsk.
On the request of the reparation;
commission, Germany will expro
priate any rights or interests of hei
' nationals in public utilities in cedec
1 territories or those administered bj
mandataries, and in Turkey, China
Russia, Austria-Hungary and Bui
garia, and transfer them to the repa
rations commission, which will credi
her with their value. Germany guar
antees to repay to Brazil the. func
arising from the sale of Sao Paul?
: coffee which she. refused to allov
; Brazil to withdraw from Germany.
Section X
Customs, Contracts
and Conventions
Tariff Duties
For a period of six months Ger
I many shall impose no tariff dutie
| higher than the lowest in force i
i 1914, and for certain agriculture
1 products, wines, vegetable oils, art;
ficial silk and washed or scourc
wool this restriction obtains for tw
and a half years more. For fiv
years, unless further extended b
the league of nations, German
must give most favored natio
treatment to the Allied and assoc
ated powers. She shall impose n
customs tariff for five years o
goods originating in Alsace-Lorrain
? and for three years on goods orig
| nating in former German territor
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ceded to Poland, with the right of
observation of a similar exception
for Luxemburg.
Shipping
Ships of the Allied and associated
powers shall for five years and
thereafter under condition of reci?
procity, unless the league of nations
otherwise decides, enjoy the same
rights in German ports as German
vessels and have most favored na?
tion treatment in fishing, coasting
trade and towage. Even in terri?
torial waters ships of a country
having no sea coast may be regis?
tered at some one place within its
territory.
Unfair Competition
Germany undertakes to give the
trade of the Allied and associated
powers adequate safeguards against
unfair competition, and in particu?
lar to suppress the use of false
wrappings and markings and on
condition of reciprocity to respect
the laws and judicial decisions of
Allied and associated states in re?
spect of regional appellations of
wines and spirits.
Treatment of ISationals
Germany shall impose no excep?
tional taxes or restriction upon th<
nationals of Allied and associatec
states for a period of five years
and unless the league of nation1
acts for an additional five years
: German nationality shall not con
I tinue to attach to a person who ha
: become a national of an Allied o
; associated state.
Multilateral Conventions
Some forty multilateral conven
tions are renewed between German;
and the Allied and associate?
powers, but special conditions ar?
attached to Germany's readmissioi
to several. As to postal and tele
graphic conventions, Germany mus
not refuse to make reciprocal agree
ments with the new states. Sh?
must agree as respects the radio
telegraphic convention to provision
al rules to be communicated to her
and adhere to the new convention
when formulated. In the North Se?
fisheries and North Sea liquor traf
fie convention rights of inspectio:
1 and police over associated fishin,
1 boats shall be exercised for at leas
j five years only by vessels of thes
! powers. As to the internationa
| railway union she shall adhere t
the new convention when formulate
as to the Chinese customs tariff ai
rangement the arrangement c
: 1905; regarding Whangpoo and th
'Boxer indemnity of 1901; wit
France, Portugal and Rumania s
| to the Ha?gue convention of 1903 r<
lating to civil procedure, and Gre?
Britain and the United States, a
j to Article 3 of the Samoan treat
; of 1899 are relieved of all obligs
| tion toward Germany.
Bilateral Treaties
Each Allied and associate sta'
may renew any treaty with German
insofar as consistent with the pea?
treaty by giving notice within s
months. Treaties entered into I
Germany since August 1, 1914, wil
other enemy states and before ?
' since that date with Rumania, Ru
i sia and governments representii
parts of Russia, are abrogated ai
all concessions granted under pre
sure by Russia to German subjec
; are annulled. The Allied and ass
ciated states are to enjoy most f
( vored national treatment und
treaties entered into by Germai
and other enemy states befo
August, 1914, and under treaties e
tered into by Germany and neutr
states during the war.
Prewar Debts
A system of clearing houses is
be created within three months, o
;n Germany and one in each Alii
? and associated state which adoj
j the plan for the payment of pi
! war debts, including those arisi
i from contracts suspended by t
| war, for the adjustment of the pi
? cceds of the liquidation of ener
property and the settlement of oth
obligations. Each participating s?
assumes responsibility for the pi
i ment of all debts owing by its r
tionals of the enemy states except;
in cases of pre-war insolvency of
the debtor, the proceeds of the sale,
of private enemy property in each !
participating state may be used to I
pay the debts owed to the nationals |
of that state. Direct payment from
debtor to creditor and all communi-.
cations relating thereto being pro?
hibited, disputes may be settled by,
arbitration by the courts of the
debtor country or by the mixed arbi?
tral tribunal. Any ally or associ-1
ated pow-er may, however, decline te j
participate in this system by giving
Germany six months' notice.
Enemy Property
Germany shal restore or pay for i
all private enemy property seized or '
damaged by her, the amount of dam- '.
ages to be fixed by the mixed arbi?
tral tribunal. The Allied and associ- \
ated states may liquide German pri- !
vate property within their terri- !
tories as compensation for property j
of their nationals not restored or j
paid for by Germany. For debts?
cwed to their nationals by German I
nationals and for other claims '?
against Germany Germany is to :
compensate its nationals for such j
losses and to deliver within six
months all documents relating to j
property held by its nationals in Al?
lied and associated states. All war'
legislation as to enemy property
rights and interests is confirmed
and all claims by Germany against
the Allied or associated govern?
ments for acts under reciprocal I
war measures are abandoned.
Contracts
Pre-war contracts between Allied
and associated nationals, excepting
the United States, Japan and j
Brazil, and German nationals are
cancelled, except for debts for ac-,
j counts already performed, agree
' ments for the transfer of property
: where the property had already
i passed, leases of land and houses,
contracts of mortgages, pledge or
! lien, mining concessions, contracts
: with governments and insurance
contracts. Mixed arbitral tribunes
, shall be established of three mem
i bers, one chosen by Germany, one
; by the associated states and the
: third by agreement, or, failing
which, by the President of Switzer
j land. They shall have jurisdiction
! over all disputes as to contracts
! concluded before the present peace
! treaty.
Fire insurance contracts are not
I considered dissolved by the war,
j even if premiums have not been
! paid, but lapss at the date of the
| first annual premium falling due
'? three months after the peace. Life
| insurance contracts may be restored
j by payments of accumulated pre
! miums with interest, sums falling
j due on such contracts during the
j war to be recoverable with interest.
j Marine insurance contracts are dis
| solved by the outbreak of war ex- '
j cept where the risk insured against
j had already been incurred. Where
the risk had not attached premiums
? paid are recoverable, otherwise pre
i miums due and sums due on losses
; are recoverable. Reinsurance trea?
ties are abrogated unless invasion
has made it impossible for the rein?
sured to find another reinsurer. Any
? Allied or associated power, however,
| may cancel all the contracts run
; ning between its nationals and a
i German life insurance company, the
j latter being obligated to hand over
i the proportion of its assets attrib?
utable to such policies.
Industrial property rights as to
industrial, literary and artistic
property are reestablished; the spe?
cial war measures of the Allied and
associated powers are ratified and
the right reserved to impose condi?
tions on the use of German patents
and copyrights when in the public
interest. Except as between the
United States and Germany pre-war
licenses and rights to sue for in?
fringements committed during the
war are cancelled.
Opium
The contracting powers agree,
| whether or not they have signed and
i ratified the opium convention of
! January 23, 1912, or signed the
! special protocol opened at The
I Hague in accordance with resolu
| tions adopted by the third opium
I conference in 1914, to bring the
! said convention into force by enact
I ing within twelve months of the
i peace necessary legislation.
I
Religious Missions
The Allied and associated powers
agree that the properties of relig?
ious missions in territories belong
; ing or ceded to them shall continue
i in their work under the control of
i the powers, Germany renouncing all
claims in their behalf.
Section XI
Rules Controlling
Aerial Navigation
Aircraft of the Allied and asso?
ciated powers shall have full liberty
\ of passage and landing over and in
German territory, equal treatment
with German 'planes as to use of
German airdromes, and with most
favored nation 'planes as to internal
commercial traffic in Germany.
Germany agrees to accept Allied
certificates of nationality, airworthi?
ness or competency or licenses and
to apply the convention relative to
aerial navigation concluded between
the Allied and associated powers to
her own aircraft over her own ter?
ritory. These rules apply until 1923,
unless Germany will have since
been admitted to the league of na?
tions or to the above convention.
Section XII
Freedom of
Transport
Goods in Transit
Germany must grant freedom of
transit through her territories by
mail or water to persons, goods,
ships, carriages and mails from or to
any of the Allied or Associated
Powers, without customs or transit
duties, undue delays, restrictions
or discriminations based on nation?
ality, means of transport, or place
of entry or departure. Goods in
transit shall be assured all possible
speed of journey, especially perish?
able goods. Germany may not di?
vert traffic from its normal course
in favor of her own transport routes
or maintain "control stations" in
connection with transmigration traf?
fic. She may not establish any tax
discrimination against the. ports of
Allied or Associated Powers; must
grant the latter's seaports all fac?
tors and reduced tariffs granted her
own or other nationals, and afford
the Allied and Associated Powers
equal rights with those of her own
nationals in her ports and water?
ways, save that she is free to open
or close her maritime coasting trade.
Free Zones in Ports
Free zones existing in German
ports on August 1, 1914, must be
maintained with due facilities as to
warehouses, packing and shipping,
without discrimination, and without
charges except for expenses of ad?
ministration and use. Goods leaving
the free zones for consumption in
Germany and goods brought into the
free zones from Germany shall be
subject to the ordinary import and
export taxes.
international Rivers
The Elbe from the junction of the
Vltava, the Vltava from Prague, the
Oder from Oppa, the Niemen from
Grodno, and the Danube from Ulm
are declared international, together
with their connections. The riparian
states must insure good conditions
of navigation within their territories
unless a special organization exists
therefor. Otherwise, p.ppeal may be
had to a special tribunal of the
league of nations, which also may
arrange for a general international
waterways convention.
The Elbe and the Oder are to be
placed under international commis?
sions to meet within three months,
that for the Elbe composed of four
representatives of Germany, two
from Czecho-Slovakia, and one each
from Great Britain, Prance, Italy,
and Belgium; and that for the Oder
composed of one each from Poland,
Russia, Czecho-Slovakia, Great Bri?
tain, France, Denmark, and Sweden.
If any riparian state on the Nenen
should so requeet of the Lea?gue of
Nations, a similar commission shall
be established there. These com
! missions shall upon request of any
i riparian 3tate meet within three
months to revise existing interna
i tional agreement.
The Danube
The European Danube Commis
; sion reassumes its prewar powers,
; but for the time being with repre?
sentatives of only Great Britain
France, Italy and Rumania. The Up?
per Danube is to be administered bj
a new international commission unti
a definitive statute be drawn up at i
, conference of the powers nominate<
I by the Allied and associated govern
ments within one year after th<
peace. The enemy governments shal
make full reparations for all wai
damages caused to the Europea]
Commission;shall cede their river fa
cilities in surrendered territory, an?
give Czecho-Slovakia, Serbia, an?
Rumania any rights necessary oi
; their shores for carrying out im
; provements in navigation.
The Rhine and the
Moselle
The Rhine is placed under th
central commission to meet a
Strassburg withni six months afte
. the peace and to be composed o
. four representatives of Franc?
; which shall in addition select th
president; four of Germany, and tvj
each of Great Britain, Italy, Be
gium, Switzerland and the Nethe
lands. Germany must give Fran<
, on the course of the Rhine includ?
? between the two extreme points <
! her frontiers all rights to take wat?
: to feed canals, while herself agre
ing not to make canals on the rig]
' bank opposite France. She mu
also hand over to France all h
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