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VCAROLINA WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1919. SUMMARY OF THE TREATY GERMANY MUST ACCEPT Marks Nation's End as a Military, Naval and Colonial Power for All Time. EX-KAISER TO BE TR1:D. .Wilson Pledges Himself to Propose to Senate a Treaty to Protect France. Germany Responsible for All Dam. V agos-First Payment 20,000,000,000 1'Marks. New York.-An official summary of .the peace treaty ninde public here by the Committee on Public Information says: "In addltion to the securities afforded In the treaty of peace the Presilent of the United States has pledged hiimself to propose to the sei ate of the United States, and the prime minister of Great Iritain his pledged himself to proposo to the parlitilament of Great Britain in engaggxmeit, sub ject to the council of the Leaguie of -Nations, to come imnmedliately to the assistance of France in case of un provoked attaeck )y Germany." Gerninny, by lie terms of the treaty, restores Alsnee-l.orraine to Prance, accepts the initerni I onliizat ion of the Saar biasin tenmporariy 1 a and of Datiig permanently, agrees to terri tarl iI hunges towird IelgIun andt Deniark anid lin Enst Prussia, codes mllost of Upper Silesli to Poland, and renounceOs il territory and politeal rights outAlde Europe, as to her own or her allies' territories, anld espeli ly to Morrocco, Egypt, Siam, Liberia aed Shany-tung. She also recognizes the total independence of German Austrin, Czecho-Slovakn and Poland. Tier army is re(ticed to a htndred thousand men including oflicers; con scription within her territories is abolfsfiWM "'nll forts fifty kilometres enst of the Rhine razed; all inporta tion, exportation nnd nearly all pro duetion of war material stopped, Allied occupation of parts of Ger many will continue till reparation is made, but will be reduced at the end of each of three five-year periods if Germany IS fuilflling her obligation. Any violation by Germany of the con ditions as to the zone flfty-lilometres enst of the Rhine will he regarded as an net of war. The Germaniii iaivy Is redluced to six battle('shilps, six light cruisers and twelve torpedo bolIs, with10otf stibila rine s, nnl a personinel of not snore than 15.000. All other veo-ls must he surrendi'refl 1'or lestroyed. Gerinmny ls forbiddllen to hulid forts comntrolling the il IaIl1tle. must demnol ish li igoland, 01)1- the Kl ennal to all Iiatlins anld sitredier hewr fourteen submiarine en boes. Sh may live no mi litary or nan vn1 air foreos excelpt 100 unarm1-1 16d n pinnes uiltI 4ietoher to dotect niln,.*s, an(1 may anamufaet ure aviation mnate rial for six montis. Responsibility for Damage. Germany ineecpts full responsibility for dmanges cAnusedl to alle a . tn- as sa0(i)tedl gov'ernmntents nndl nati onals, agrees spellntlly to t'eimuu~trse all civilian damages, beginniing with an Initial pay'ment .of 20.000,000,000 marks, sub~sequent payments to b~e so Curedo~ by3 btonds to lbe 1sssued at the dis cret ion of the Ileparat ion Comnmission. Glermnany is to pay shuippling dlamage on a ton-for-ton basis by3 cession of a largo part of her merehnint, coasting andl river fleet all1nd ' by nw coastrueti tion, and)1 to devo'lte heri ecoiinoic ro slouarces to thle rebumiling of the dlevas tated regions. .Sho agrees to return to the 1914 inost favored nation tariff's, without 'discrimninatiion of any' sort ;to allow al 11ied andl assolaitedl nationals freedom of transit through her terr'itories, and to accept highly dletailedl provisions as to pro-war deb1ts, unfair coumpetition, internationalization of roads and riv ers and other conomic andl financial clauses. She also agrees to the trial of the ex-Kniser by an international high court for a supreme offense against international morality and of other nationals for violation of the 4 laws and customs of war, Holland to be naked to exttadito the former and Germany being responsible for dolly ering the latter, No L.eague Membership Yet, The League of Nations Is accekeol by the alilled andl.associatedl 1owers as operative, nad by Germany in prin ciple, bu(t withouit memhbership). Simi larly an lnternationmal labor body Is br'oughit ito being wvithi a per rIlanent ollice and1( an r inaaI conven tion. A great number of international bodlies (of different kindls and1( for dif'r ent purp'hoseS are'f crea'ted~f, 50ome unmder the 1Ioutguef of Naltions amid somem~ to A~ iloig lh' foi'iuler is (lie c'Oningjisgjou to govern thei Nifir bilin till n ,lilte out anll a1rbiltrIl aIward, anid not to go to Wal 11unilss v'cnurred Iin by all Its inembers represellted oil the counlcil, and simple nmajority of tihie rest, le.s4 the parties to tie( dispute, will have thet force of at unanhn111ous, recomn datioll by tile couiell. III either Case, If the iecessary agrentent canliot be se. cured tie inembers reserve the right to take such action a1s mny be iiecepsairy for the( ninlltaltiance of right and jut Ice. Meinlers resorting to war ini (isre. gard of the covenant wIll Imediately be debarred froin till intereourse with other ietnbers. Th'!e co)inell iIlI In such eases conlsider whatt rmilitary or naRvHa1 l netton cai be tiaken by the league collectively for tite protetion1 ef the(!covennantid anild will 1afford1 fa. It tit to melinbers co-operating in this enterprise. Validity of Treaties. All trenles or flit ernational engage. m10ents concluded after the list ituti lonl of lit! Ivlegue will lie regIstered( witil the sec, retstiaIt and published. The Its. sem'bly ily from time to tini a(. Vise inemibers to reconlsicler trentles wIleh hate becone inapplienble or lin volvo danger to peace. Thle cove. lialnt abrogale' all obligatois between mnembors linconsIstent with Its termns, but ni04;I1ilg in it shall tiffect tile vallid. ity of international elgageient, sucli as treatles of arbitration or regional understandings like the Monroe Doc trine, for securing the maintenance of peace. The Mandatory System. The tutelage of nations not yet able to stand by themselves will lie en trusted to advanced nations who ire best ltteil to 1111dertk1ce it. Amendments to Covenant AneiiIents to the covennuit will fake effect whelln ralilled by th e l oun cl and by a iajority of the 8semibly. Boundaries of Germany. (Iernny codes to Fran e Alsace Lorrainlle, 5,000 square i)les, to the soilithwest. and to Ilelgillim two sm1all dis.tricts between ILuxellnburg anld Hol land, totaling 989 square itilles. Sile also (e01es to Poland the southeastern tIp of Silesia, beyond and inclding Oppelin, ilost of Posen and West Prusslia, 27,86 squrie i0les of E'ast Prussia behig isollted frlom tue 11111il body by a part of Poland. Sie loses sovereignty over the nort11haSternnios10t tUp of East Parussia, 40 square itulles north of the River M1%elliel, 1111d tile in ternationalized arens about Danlzig, 729 square miles, annd the basin of lie Saar, 7:18 square mileis, bet ween lie western border of the IRhenish Pnla tinte of tavarlia and the sotalitst Cor n1r of Luxembourg. The Danzig area consists of the V hetweel 1lhe Nogat and Vistula rivers inade by th addIl tioll of i 81111iiar V onl tle west, Inclu1d Ing 111 city of Dnizig. The south enstern tird of Ea1st l'inx"l nilI the rInI bet1ween East I'riussla 1111d t ho V\istiul north of latitude 53 d4eirees 3 inlintes is 10 wnvie Its naiollilty de termnine l by 1mpular Vote, 5,785 sqiulre 1111-s, its ks to hO thev ca in part- (of Sleswig, 2,' 37 s8un13 20 1les. Belgium. ;r'111y113' is to cons0nt to th 31abr'o gat ionl of the trentj1s of 18:10, by wi13 lIolgitiiun w:is established w4 31 netrl stte I n t- ( a0gree Iin advaniev it ay "onivent1ion with whilh tIllh 1 Aolied And AOitdP l'ower1 11ny deernn(1t4'4 ' to rephI lr h vthein. She Is to revognIl ize the fall soivere-igni3y of itelgimtu over [tho contested territory of Moresliet and toet agIt 11h 111c11h1alge of sovtei'1gnty 1 (either II inho or in par1t, th3e final 4de ('1810n to ibe reserved to1 te I .t'ngue4 of Nation1s. A Comm)11iss'ion I is to '1ettle lt' dlte1taiof the fron01tl4e, andit vaious11 roglations11 for' ('b1nge of 1111(illoly are laid( down'.)' Luxembourg. tGermany13 renlounces her1 various011 Iretles an' 124 'l''l conve t 11n w)ithl 1114 IIizes(1 that1 it ceased1 to bei 1a irt of I iast, renounces1'(' 1all right (if texp44lot tion of th ai('lroadsi'04, adhere'lo the11 IIb ment11 11s t( it, reacd1'( by3 tile Allied4 and1( A8sociate 101'owersH. Alsace-Lorraine. After r'ecogition)1 of thle moll~' obil. galtionl to1 rep~ir thlt wroniig (done1 in 1871 by Gierma~lny to 1l'ranc and 1( the people0 of AilsaCe-Lorine1it, thie terI-l tories ('eded( to Geranly by3 thle treatyt3 of l'rankfort nre restored to lFrance w~ih thir fr'ont iers' as8 before'u 1871, to dat11 fromi1 tile slging of lteI ari')l Iee and1( to be fr'ee (if all pubile1 Icdebts. The Saar. Inl compensti5Ion for t he detstrueII tion of ('01almineils ini2)1 nortern leralnce andiI11 tl 3s p 1ymen OnI ('('(1121 (If repara-'l1 tIlonl, (German111y code4s to 1l'Iranc' full oiwnely of thle ('oal1 11nines) of tile 51111r 143811in wihI thir 8sbsidaries, ill05(h'e5 1stimate fby 10 th ieparat ion theo 22rm41 tire, ex\''eptlin: war1 l4'3lsla2 (Cont iinui't on Next 1Iogm. is held fificen years hence - le high colli'sslonler of )Iinzig, which is cre. ated Into 11 free ty under the League, and various Commissions for pleblIs cites in Malmody', Schleswig, anl1d Enst Prussia. Among Ihose to carry out the peace treaity aire tle r'epa ratlitons, 111i1ta1ry, n1aival. air, financial, 111) eco. n1oimc con11niissionls, the literna tional hign court aind military tribunals to fix responsibilities, and a series of bodies ror the control of international rivers. Some Problems Left for Solution. Cue.',4'problems are left for solu. tian between the Allied anI Associatedl PI)w'ers, notahly deitails of tie disposi. tion of the German fleet and cables, the former German coloniles, andl(] the values paid ii reiaration. Certuin ot1her problem s such as the laws of the air and the opium, arms and liquor traille aire either agreed to in detaul or set for early international action. Preamble to Peaca Treaty Names Many Nations. The preamble to the peace treaty names as parties of the one part the United States, the British Empire, France, Italy and Japan, described as the five allied anil associated powers, and Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, the Iledjaz, Ilonduras, Liberia, Nicaragua, Panama, l'eru, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Serbia, Slam, Cbecho-Slovaka and Urugnuav, who with the flve above are (lescilbed a1s the allied and associled powers, and on the other part, Germiny. Fromt the coming Into force of the present treaty the state of war will terminate. From the moment aind subject to tle provisions of this treaty oflicial relations with Ocrniiiny, am1l with eailh of the GeriIIn II SIat'es, willI be resmnlled by the illie Id and111 ass(4 clate(i powers. League of Natiois.-The covenant of the league of nailtions constititles See tion 1 of tile ipnee treaty, which places upon the league mnivny speillc In al1lot tioni to its general duliles. It may question Germany at any time for a violation of the neutralized zone east of the Rihine as a threat against tile world's peace. It wvIll appoint three of the five ilembers of the Saar Com mission, oversee its reglime, and carry offC the plebiscite. It will appoint the High Commissioner of Danizig, guaran tee thie independence of the free city, anl arrange for treaties between Dw zig and Germany ani1d Poland. It will work out the mIaIllatory sys tei to be applied to the former Gerplan colonies, ani1d act as a 1inal court in part of the pleblscites of the Belghtin erman ifrontier, and11 inl disputes a4s to the Kiel CanIal, 111141 deelde certain of the ec(olnomilc and1l fin11111ca problems. Anl iltertia oIn a 414l onlferelev onl 1111o is to be lii in Oetober umeior Its dree tion, (nd 1111oi oi th 11inter444tional control of ports, waterways mill rail ways is foreshadowei. elilbersipii,.- -'I'le nL'v i 'itu ers of tie( leaguetio will be thie sigilil4ris 44 Ile cov'1111ui, lin( ]othe14r statecs ilnvite(I to IttIle, wh 411nu lodge a diiraton (if necessionl w~tillureratnwth Iin two months. A new stt, dlomiionm or volilly mIi4y be adsiit41te(, providted its a(dm)ISSiol Is gi'00(l 1yN" twO-thi'dis )f the alseinbly. A Wtat m1ay with draw up 1on giving two years' Ilotlee, if It 11ms flilliedI aill its linternatinalI obll gatllons. Secretariat. A Ipermanellnt slecretariat will be es taliished~ at ile seait oif the League, whlich will be ait Geneva. Trh'e ass5embly will conisist of repre 5(enltaitiv~es of the me4'ihers of theO Lea'1gue, and41~v wi llmeet ait stated)4 initer' vals, 'ot ing wvill be by states. Each mnembier wIll hlaveon v40~ ote aund not 411r1. tlhn three represenItatives. Armaments. 'The conn~lell will formulate 1phin4a for a r'eductio o414(f armnaients for conIald er(ion and41 adopt410)4Ion. The~ose 1pl4ans ullii het revised'4 every toln years'). Once they ar4e subitill ted bly any13 parity to4 thle die Iluto wleh1 compliles wlIih It if ai mem14 bucr faiis to carry out the award, the couneil will p lroposo the nlecessairy mecasures. T1he counell will formula411te plans41 for thle establlishmI~ent of a per mlanlent court of initerniationial justice to (determiino internlationall disiputes or to give advisory oplinionls. Memibers who do nlot submlit their case to arbi tr'ation must accept the jurisdiction of the assieimbly. If the council, less the parties to the dispute, Is unan11iousl1y agreedl upon the rights of It, thle mlem ber's agree that they will not go to war with any party to the dispute whilh complies with Its recommend~a tloons. Inl cais a r'ecomm~lend~atlon Ia adlopted biy the assemlbly 410 mlem~ber must exceed thle armanments fixed without tihe conculrrenlce of the coun.i cli. All mlemblers ill ekchango fuli informlation as to uiamaments an1( pro gramns, ando a permanent comm41ission1 wuili advIse tile cotuneli 0on mliltary andl~ navai questions. Upon any wvar, or' threat of waer, the coull'i will meet to constuiler what ac tionl shall be taken. Memiber's are' liedgedl to submll~it Inlatters of dispuite to rbtra4' or hwiuiry' 4and0 no(t to resrttown 111141 thrit't 40n1n1411 iit., === =--=--= OPERA HOUSE .f Next Week Friday, May 22 Next Week U Clara Kimbal Young IN "The Marrionetts" This picture has been advertised by us as coming to Laurens twice before but each time it has failed to arrive. This time we have assured its arrival for the above showing. ."The intimate article of dress known as the corset which the majority of women wear but know very little about" Xixe S. Cutkr M. D. 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