Arizona republican., 1919-06-03
Appeal Only for Justice and Kindness-Ask No Great CT Burden Than Is Their Due - Assembly August and Businesslike = Eff teen Days to Reply
NOTE: The summary of the Aus trlan treaty is printed on pake 2.)

ST GERMAN, June 2.-The repre- sentatiVes of the vanquished Austrian nation met the victors in today's cere- mony in the fifteenth century castle of St. Germain to appeal for grace and just and kindly treatment. No trace of the arrogant spirit, with which count von Brockdorff- Rantzau. had of the German delegation. attempted at Versailles to arraign the allied powers as jointly responsible for the war, and demaned participation in the negotia- ttons on equal terms, marked the speech of Dr. Karl Renner. the Aus trian chancellor, who replied to Geor- ses Clemenceau, the president of the conference. The Austrian plenipoten- tiary, speaking in French. as a conces- sion to his auditors, did not seek to extenuate the guilt of the former Aus Hungarian government for the horrible crime of 1914"
 He asked only that the full weight of the punishment should not fall sole ly on the little mountain republic, which was all that was left of the once mighty Austria but that it be regarded as only one of eight new republics, in- 10 which the old monarchy had been divided, and that it be apportioned no more of the penalty than it could bear
 Renner Given Praise
 Dr. Renner even went out of his way to praise the generous relief work un- dertaken by the allies. The tone of his speech evidently made a most favor able impression. President Wilson list ened with the closest attention. The delegates of Switzerland and Jugo- Slavia alone evidenced discontent al those parts of the speech in which the Austrian chief. by implication, at tempted to assign to them propor- tionate share of separations.
 The session was vastly overcrowded The room gave the impression of an attempt to make a ring for an in prOmp discussion in a crowd. rather than a session for a dignified historic ceremony.
 The mishap of a photographer who in. the midst of pr. Renner's speech fell with a crash of shattered glass, in to one of the museum cases, ard the blunders of the French official trans lator who twice during the German translation of the speech went astral causing gasps of mingled horror anC amusement, also impaired the forma dignity of the scene.
 Japs First to Arrive
 The Japanese and Chinese delegates were the first to arrive and .ake thel places at tho table. They were rloSell followed by M. Clemenceau. The otheri filed in rapidly several minutes betor' noon and all the plenipotentiaries were in their places except President Wilson and Col. House. Anxious glances Ver' east at the empty chairs as the mn utes passed bayond the hour set TO the ceremony. Finally an official wa sent to the telephone to ascertain ] anything had happened. The l'reSl dent appeared at 12:15 ?. m.
 The Austrians entered one by on ten minutes later through door d the rear of the hall.
 Dr. Renner was calm and assured, a if entering his own house. He wake directly to his seat and mouoned m colleagues to their places. The entlr assemblage which had risen upon th entry of the Austrians. seated ltseil'
 NJ. Clemenceau alone rename standing and with scarcely an instant pause the session started.
 Ears which were eagerly stralned ' hear from M. Clemeceau some strIKin phrases on the origin of the war C Austrias guilt and punishment Wer disappointed The Tiger retrane from any political aliusion :n his shoi speech. merely outlined the proceduI of the negotiationh and explained tha on'v part of the treaty was ready. Ii asked that any replies or observation To such part of the treaties as Wef
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