The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-03

cd and associated powers Austria &C
ccpts all arrangements which the allied
and associated powers make with Tur-
key and Bulgaria with reference to any
rights. privileges or interests claimed
in these countries by Austria or her
Nationals and not dealt with elsewhere.
Austria accepts all arrangements with
the allied and associated powers made
with Germany concerning the territories
whose abandonment was imposed upon
Denmark by the treaty Of 1854.
Protection OF minoritics:
In a series OF special clauses Austria
undertakes to bring her institutions into
conformity with the principles of liberty
and justice and acknowledges that the
obligations for the protection Of minor
itics ore matters Of international con-
Germ over which the League OF Nations
has Jurisdiction. She assures complete
protection Of life and liberty 10 all in
habitants Of Austria without distinction
of birth for tho nationality. language
race or religion. together with the rlEh'
to tho free exercise Of any creed. All
Austrian nationals without distinction
Of race. language or religion, arc TO be
equal before the law. No restrictions
arc 10 be imposed on the free use Of any
language in private or public and rcas-
enable facilities arc 10 be given 10
Austrian Nationals OF non-German
speech for the use Of their language De-
fore tho courts. Austrian Nationals be-
longing 10 racial. religious or linguistic
minoritirs arc to enjoy the same pro-
tCction as other Austrian nationals in
particular with regard to schools ana
other educational establishments and IN
districts where a considerable PROPOSE
tion OF Austrian Nationals OF other than
German speech arc resident. facilities
are TO be given in schools for tho in
struction Of children in their own langu-
age and an cQuablc share Of public
funds is TO he provided for the purpose.
These provisions dc not preclude the
Austrian government from making the
teaching Of German obligatory. They
arc to be embodied by Austria in her
hill Of rights and provisions regarding
them arc TO be under the protection OF
;he league OF nations.
Austrian rights: outside Europe
Austria renounccs all rights, titles and
provides as 10 her own or her allies
territories to all :hc allied and associ-
atcd powers and undertakes to accept
whatever measures arc taken by the
allied powers in relation thereto.
The clauses as 10 Egypt, Morocco,
China and Sim arc Identified after the
necessary mod7ficati,ns with those OF
tho German treaty except that especial
" in the case Of China there IS no need
for SO great detail. The portions Of
the German treaty as to Liberia arc not
included. owing to the fact that Austria
was not at war with Liberia.
Military naval and air clauses:
The military clauses arc reserved.
Naval: All Austro- Hungarian war
ships. sums ard vessels OF the Danube
fotilla arc declared 10 he finally surrcn-
dcrcd TO the principal allied and a3soci-
atcd powers. Twenty one specified
auxiliary cruisers arc TO be disarmcd
and treated as merchant ships. All
warshps and submarines under con-
struction in ports which belong or have
belonged 70 Austria Hungary shall he
broken UP. the salvage not to be USED
except for industrial purposes and not
to be sold TO foreign countries. The
construction or acquisition of any sub
marine or even for commercial purposes
Is forbidden. All naval arms. ammuni-
to Auetria-HungSry Mt tho date OF the
armisticc shall be surrendered TO the
allies. The Austrian wireless station al
Vienna is not to be used for naval mill
tory or political messages relating TO
Austria or her late allies without 10
assent Of tho allied and associated gov
crnmcntx during three mouths but only
FOR commercial purposes under super
vision. During the same period Austria
is not to build any more high powered
wireless station.
Air clauses: The air clauses are
practically the same as in the German
troaty cxccr, for the 100 alrplancs and
their personnel which Germany is al
lowed to retain until October to search
for mines.
Austria may have no military or
naval air forces. including dirigiol"s'
must demobilizc all existing FORCES
within two months and must surrender
to tho principal powers wide categories
Of aviation material.
General
Austria agrees not TO accredit or u
send any military. naval or air mission
10 any foreign country. nor TO allow any
nationals 10 enlist in the army. navj or
air service ~ any foreign power
The section on penalties Is identical
with the German treaty. except Tor nc
omission Of any provision similar TO
that calling for ~ trial OF the ox-
kaiser Of Germany. and the addition OF
a provision requiring the new state 10
help prosecute and punish any OF their
nationals SO guilty. -