Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-10
AUSTRIA PROMISED
APLACE IN LEAGUE
WHENPUT IN ORDER
Must Possess Responsible
Government and Keep
Obligations.
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, Wednesday. July s.-Austria
will be admitted to membership In
the league of nations as soon as the
allied and associated powers consider
that she possesses a responsible gov
eminent with both the will and the
power to fulfill it's international obil-
cations The Austrian peace delega-
ton has been so informed in reply
nv the supreme council of the peace
conference to an Austrian plea for
immediate admission to the league.
Sympathy With League Idea
Sympathy with the idea of the league
Of nations and an expression Of willing
ness to be satisfied with taking the role
of a participating member in that or
eanization and enjoy its protection was
expressed in the Austrian reply to the
allied peace terms, made public here
today.
The reply was dated at St. Germafn-
en-Laye, June %, in the form of a
communication from Chancellor Sen
ner. head of the Austrian peace dele
cation. to Premier Clemenceau as
president of the peace conference.
Will Be Glad of Protection.
The reply sets forth that the dele
CATION recognized that German Aus
tria, as the text Of the note names the
nation, could not well take part in
the problem of creating the league,
which by its very nature remains in
the hands of the great powers" but
will be glad of it's protection. with
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rights and obligations entailed by
| membership in this league
The note pointed out that German
Austria had been charged with 1.-The
, responsibility for the war" but said
that it had been thus charged with
out any fault of it's own"
The principles upon which the new
nation are founded are set forth as
essentially democratic, the principles
| being those of the social democratic
and Christian socialist parties.
Founded on Two Glasses.
Essentially. therefore, the note con-
| tinues. the nation is founded ION the
two principal classes, workingmen and
never had a real share in the direction
of the state and could never freely
realize their political aims"
! at is the revolution" continues the
| exposition, (which has insured full
and complete preponderance to de-
mocracy in our country"
The history of the democratic move
ment in Austria since 1884 is gone
| into by the note. The idea OF the
movement, it is claimed, was to trans
form the country into a confedera
| ton of nations. in each of which the
people should govern themselves.
F.; Early Appreciated League Plan.
Therefore" the note says. has oul
democracy. especially in German Au'
stria, from the first day that Presi-
! dent Wilson proclaimed the principles
| of the league of nations, hailed this
| idea and appreciated it at its just
/ value, while the AuStro- Hungarian
monarchy was still in the midst of the
war"
| The progress that has been made
| to this end within the Austro Hun
! garian monarchy, DR.. Renner points
out, has been negotiated under the
| seeds of hate that the war has left
! behind it," but he added 1.-The idea OF
| a private union of several nations is
! far surpassed by the idea of league
| of nations. which is to include all the
nations of The world and render spe-
! cial leagues superfiuous."