Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-09-03
COUNCIL SENDS
SHARP REPLY To
HER0bJECT|0NS.
Responsible for War Says
Clemenceau in Note
Handed Renner.
Chancellor Starts for.
Vienna; May Ask
for More Time. !

1dflS, sept. Z-tby Inc aSsOcfdleu
Press. )-Chancelo Karl Renner, head
of the Austrian peace delegation, has
left for Vienna with the peace treaty
which was handed the Austrians Tues
day. He indicated that he would prob-
ably ask for an extention of time, as
the Austrian general assembly would
meet on Saturday and Sunday to dis
cuss the terms. The supreme council,
it is announced. will extend the time il
Austria requests.
In their covering letter the allied and
associated powers explain the impossible
lty Of admitting that the people Of Aus
tria do not share the responsibility of
the government that provoked the war
or that they are to escape making rep
aration TO the utmost of their capacity.
Until the signing of the peace treaty.
Austria is considered an enemy state.
Careful consideration it is declared has
been given to the counter proposals of
the Austrians and, with some modifi-
cations which are noted, the text of the
treaty as presented must be considered
final. Five days are allowed fer the
Austrian answer.
Study the Frontiers.
The allied powers have studied the
frontiers of the future reoublic of Aus
tria from an historical, geographical.
chronological. economic and political point
Of view, and, with the exception of one
point, no modification has been made in
regard to frontiers.
In defining the boundary of Czecho-
Slovakia, it is pointed out, they have
tried to assure this state a complete
system of communications and have
therefore departed from the historical
frontier of the crown of Bohemia to
assure west and east communications Of
southern Moravia and in the Gmund re-
glon to give Bohemia a junction of the
two larger lines supplying this province.
With respect to the frontiers between
Austria and Hungary, the allied and as
sociated powers have desired to guaran-
tee access to the sea of the Czeche-
Slovak state and have therefore pro-
vided that Pressburgh should have its
privilege to the sea assured by transit
across hungarian as well as Austrian
territory
Radkersburg to Austrians.
These are granted to Austria in con-
nection with the Serb Croat- -Sioyene
state insofar that Radkersburg is given
to the Austrians, also the basin OF
Marhurg. Styria is attached to the Serb
Croat- -Sloyen state as previously deter
mined
A most important change in the
treaty, however, is provision for ma
tlonallties. All persons possessing the
rights of citizenship INDECENT TO terri
tory which forms part of the territories
of the former Austro- Hungarian mon
archy. shall obtain. ipso facto. the es-
clusIon of Austria. the nationality OF
the state exercising sovereignty over
such territory.
Cerfoip paD6ftiarS crn 5,vrr,
right of option. The property of Austrian
nationals in territory ceded to the allied
powers is to be restored to its owners
free from any measure of liquidation or
transfer taken since the armistice, and
is guaranteed similar freedom frem
seizure or liquidation in the future.
Provision for Coal.
Contracts between Austrian nationals
and persons who acquire, under the
treaty, an allied nationality. are main
tanned without option of cancellation,
Provisions are made to insure To
Austria supplies of coal from Czecho-
Slovakia and Poland. in return for sun
plies of raw materials.
The period within which Austria is
obligated to give favored nations treat
ment in its commercial relations with
the allied and associated powers is re-
duced by the treaty from five to three
years.
The note transmitting the allied replv
TO the observations of the Austrian
delegation on the conditions of peaec.
addressed to Kari Renner, and signed
by NJ. Clemenceau. as president of the
council follows:
Contention of Austria.
1.-THE allied and associated powers
have given most careful consideration
to the observations of the Austrian dele.
CATION on the draft treaty Of peace The
reply of the Austrian delegation objects
70 the draft treaty on the grounds thar
IN view OF the dissolution Of the Austre-
Hungarian monarchy Austria ought ner
TO be treated rs an enemy state at al
and that. it contends she ought not ~
be made in any special way inferior or
responsible In regard to partitions II
which the Aistro- Hungarian monarehP
would undoubtedly be nkened. did lt stE.
exist
AS these observations point TO
fundamental misconception of responsl'
bilities of the people of Austria. the al
lied and associated powers feel it neces-
sary Ia state as briefly as may be the
nr;ncples which they consider must b.
annlied 70 the settlement of the late war
so far as Austria is concerned. The pee
nj, of Austria together with their
neichbors. the people of Hungary. bear
in peculiar degree responsibility fos
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