SAAR

trib. of Moselle (49° 42’ N., 6° 34’ E.), rises in Vosges, flows through Fr. Lorraine, Saar basin, and Rhine land, joining Moselle above Treves; connected y Saar canal with Marne-Rhone canal. The valley is noted for its wines, has extensive coal and iron fields and many manufactures. By the Treaty of Versailles France secured the output of the coal mines of the Saar basin (area, c. 220 sq. m.; pop. 641,000) as compensation for the destruction of her N.E. coalfields. The basin is administered by a commi ion of five elected by the of Nations. A plebiscite will be League after fifteen years to determine its taken political status. Coal output, 14,000,000 tons.