Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-02

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gary with Its population of over fifty
million people.
Austria agrees to accept the
League of Nations covenant and the
labor charter, to renounce all her
extra European rights, to demobilize
her whole naval and aerial forces,
to admit the right of trial by the
Allied and associated powers OF her
nationals guilty of violating the law
and customs of force and to accept
detailed provisions similar to those
of the German treaty as to economic
relations and freedom of transit
In the following summary part
one of the treaty, containing the
covenant of the League of Nations,
and part twelve, containing the
labor convention. are omitted as be-
ing identical with corresponding sec
tions of the German treaty. Part six,
dealing with prisoners of war and
graves, and part eleven, with aerial
navigation. are also identical except
for the substitution of names. and
are likewise omitted. Part thirteen
of the German treaty containing
guarantees of execution is not par
alleled in the Austrian treaty.
The preamble is longer and more
detailed than in the German sum-
mary and is as follows
Whereas, on the request of the
former imperial and royal Austro-
Hungarian government an armistlce
was granted to Austria Hungary on
November 8, 1918, by the principal
Allied and associated powers in or
der that a treaty of peace might
be concluded, and that
Whereas, The Allied and associ-
ated powers are equally desirous
that the war in which certain
among them were successfully in
volved, directly or indirectly. against
Austria, and which originated in the
declaration of war against Serbia on
July 2S, 1914. by the former inn
perial and royal Austro-Hungarian
government, and in the hostilities
conducted by Germany in alliance
with Austria Hungary should be re-
placed by a firm, just and durable
peace and
Monarchy Out OF Existence
Whereas, The former Austro-
Hungarian monarchy has now
ceased to exist and has been re-
placed in Austria by a republican
government, and
Whereas. The principal Allied
and associated powers have already
recognized that the Czecho-Slovak
! state, In WhlCn are incorporates GER
| tain portions of the said monarchy,
is a free, independent and allied
state and,
Whereas, The said powers have
also recognized the union OF GER
tain portions of the said monarchy
with the territory of the Kingdom
of Serbia as a free Independent and
allied state. under the name of Serb
Croat-Slovene state, and
Whereas, 1t is necessary, while
restoring peace to regulate the
situation which has arisen from the
dissolution of the said monarchy
and the formation of the said states.
and to establish the government OF
these countries on hrm foun-
dation of justice and equity.
For this purpose the high con-
tracing parties, duly named,
who having communicated their
full powers found in good and due
form have agreed as follows:
Terminates State of War
From the coming into force of
the present treaty the state of war
will terminate.
Austria is recognized as new
and independent state under the
name of the republic of Austria.
From that moment, and subject
to the provisions of this treaty, OIL
cial relations will exist between the
Allied and associated powers and
the republic of Austria"