The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-02

The article objected to is article 81
of the German constitution, as In con-
flict with article so OF the German peace
treaty forbiddtng German Interference
Article 50 OF the Versailles treaty
reads:
Germany acknowledges and will re-
spect strictly the independence of Aus
tria within the frontiers which may
be fixed in a treaty between that state
and the principal allied and associated
powers; she agrees that this indepen-
dence shall be inalienable, except with
the consent Of the council of the league
OF nations.
(The taxi of the paragraph in the
German Constitution retired to, has not
been received. 1t appears, however,
that the clause applied to all the ter
ritorfes of German speaking peoples in
Europe and therefore TO German A us
tria, with the effect Of providing that
Austria might have certain number
of representatives in the parliament,
proportionate to the Austrian popuia-
tion.l
The revised text Of the peace terms
framed for Austria's acceptance by inc
peace conference was handed to the
Austrian plenipotentiary at st, Ger
main this afternoon.
Future Left Open.
Tho Austrian treaty, as now virtually
completed by the supreme council fol
submission to the Austrian nfenipoten-
tjaries, leaves the future Of Austria VERY
largely In the hands of the league oi
nations. The league, that is, will b'
able to decide whether Austria shall bt
permitted to join Germany, and as
France is opposed to such a union, 81
are. Switzerland and many other coun'
tries there would appear to be LITTLE
chance OF Austria's securing permission
to terminate her existence as separate
state. should she so desire in future,
There seems. to be general feeling
OF dissatisfaction In peace conference
circles with the treaty which wal
adopted from the German treaty ant
does not ut such a small power yer,
well. The council. however, had agreeS
today on virtually all sections of tn
streaty. because there Is q general weari
ness with discussion \ *
Under the terms OF the treaty
| Vienna, with its 2,OOo.0o0 inhabitants
seemed doomed to lapse into compare
| tive commercial insignificance. as Their
Is a population of only 100000 within
the country outside the city to supper
the capital, while with Jugo- Slavia
Czecho- -Slovakia and Hungary existing
as separate powers. Vienna can hardl!
hope to recover the business formerl.
| drawn from their territories. If the in
standardization Of Fiume we're pro
| vided for. 9as is expected by many quar-
tefs, 1t IL pointed out by members OF tn,
peace delegations that Austria's shrunk
en- commercial interests would thereb,
be protected to some extent, but tn
territory contributory to the capital i
SO limited that It is generally though
| by the peace delegates that Vienna 4
| doomed as a great capital and must in
evitably relapse into a residential cit,
with relatively slight business impor
| tance.
| 1t is likewise pointed out by member
| Of the conference that even were Aus
tria to be Joined eventually with Ger
many, the future Of Vienna as a grea
city would not be assured, as II woul,
fail thus to acquire additional tributar,
and would be subjected to the sharl
competition of German cities with bet
ter transportation facilities.