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hold good, except that, on the one hand, Ger-many should receive no credit for the mines,and, on the other should receive back both themines and the territory without payment andunconditionally after ten years. But this shouldbe conditional on France’s entering into anagreement for the same period to supply Ger-many from Lorraine with at least 50 per centof the iron ore which was carried from Lorraineinto Germany proper before the war, in return foran undertaking from Germany to supply Lor-raine with an amount of coal equal to the wholeamount formerly sent to Lorraine from Germany proper, after allowing for the output of the Saar.

(3) The arrangement as to Upper Silesia should hold good. That is to say, a plebis-cite should be held, and in coming to a finaldecision “regard will be paid (by the principalAllied and Associated Powers) to the wishes ofthe inhabitants as shown by the vote, and to thegeographical and economic conditions of thelocality.” But the Allies should declare that intheir judgement “economic conditions” requirethe inclusion of the coal districts in Germany unless the wishes of the inhabitants are decidedlyto the contrary.

Tariffs .—A Free Trade Union should beestablished under the auspices of the Leagueof Nations of countries undertaking to imposeno protectionist tariffs 1 whatever against the

1 It would be expedient so to define a “protectionist tariff”as to permit ( a ) the total prohibition of certain imports; (b) theimposition of sumptuary or revenue customs duties on commodi-