The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-03
Fifteen Days Time Is
Given to Answer to
Conditions.
NO ARROGANCE SHOWN
Meeting Unlike That Held
With the German
Delegates.
INCIDENTS MAR PROCEDURE
Photographer Falls Into
Museum Case; Trans
lator Goes Astray.
Bv The Associated Pres,

Nv The Associated Preu
ST, GERMAN. June -.Repre-
sentatIves OF the vanquished Austrian
nation met the victors at tuday's
ceremony In the fifteenth century
castle at st German 10 appeal for
grace and kindly treatment No
trace OF the arrogant spirit with
which Count Won Brockdortf- Rant
Eau, head OF the German delegation.
attempted at Versailles to arraign
the allied powers az Jointly respons-
ible for the war and demanded par
tiCipatfOn in the negotiations on
equal terms, marked the speech Of
DR.. Kari Renncr, the Austrian chan
cellor. who replied to Georges elem
encoau, president OF the conference.
The Austrian plrntipotsnttaTy.
speaking in French az a concession
to his auditors. did not seek to eX-
tcnuate the guilt OF the former Aus
tro-iIungarian government for the
horrible crime OF 1914"
lie asks only that the fun weight
OF the punishment should not fall
solely on the little mountain repub-
lie, which was all that was len OF
the once mighty Austria, but that It
be regarded as only one OF the eight
new republics into which the aid
monarchy had been divided and that
II he apportioned no more or tn"
penalty than II could bear
Austria was given / 6 days TO reply
TO the terms Of peace presented by
the llled nations
The entire peace treaty was not
presented to the Austrians today and
the 10 days stipulation with regard
10 their reply therefore. refers only
to the portion OF the terms handed
them at today's session
The mishap Of n photographer
who. In tho midst OF Doctor Reuner's
speech. fell with a crash ~ spdltcrcd
glass into one OF the museum cases
and the hlunders OF the French Off
Cial translator, who twice during the
German translation ~ the speech
went astrRy. causing gasps Of
mingled horror and amusement. also
impaired the formal dignity ~ The
scene
II was the same sitting AS In the
Trianon al Versailles, although on a
reduced scale
gates were the first 10 arrive In the
stone walled room and take their
places al the table" They were close
ly followed by NJ. Clemenceau. who
came early
The others filed in rapidly several
minutes before noon. and all the
plenlpoicntiaries were In the places
except President Wilson and Colonel
House.
Finally an official was sent 10 tho
telephone 20 learn II anything had
happened. The president appeared at
u Il and took his seat after u brief
cOlloquy with NJ Clemenceau word
was Immediately sent to the head
quarters uf tho Austrians.
They entered, one by one, o min
utes later. through door at the rear
Of the hail The head usher ~ tho
foreign office. wearing his silver
chain. announced the appearance Of
the Austrian plenipOtentiarics
Rrnncr ~ Calm
Doctor Rcnner was calm and as
sured. as II entering his own house.
H." walked diroctely 30 his scat and
motioned his colleagues 20 their
places The entire assem- bIagc.
which had risen mp on the entry Of
tho Austrians seated Itself M elem .
enceau alone remained standing. and
with scarcely an iustants pause the
session started
" Clemcnceau refraincd from any
political allusion In his short speech
he merely outlined tho procedure Of
'hc ucEoiiauons and explained that
only part ~ IN" treaty was ready.
lie asked that any replies or ob
scrvations 10 such parts Of the treat
lcs as were laid today before tho
Austrians he submitted In writing
within lj days
A, the end Of his speech he called
FOR translatiOns, which on this occa-
sion were given In Italian as well as
German and English