Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-06-06


/ ciples of liberty and justice and ac.
knowledges that the obligations for the
protection of minorities are matters oil
I International concern over which the
league of nations has jurisdiction. She
assures complete protection of life and
/ liberty TO all inhabitants of Austria
without distinction of birth, national
ity, language, race or religion, together
with the right to the free exercise of
any creed. All Austrian nationals
without distinction of race, language
or religion are to be equal before the
law.
Outside Europe Austria renOunces
all rights, titles and privileges as to
her own or her allies territories to all
the allied and associated powers and
undertakes TO accept whatever meas
ures are taken by the principal allied
powers in relation thereto.
The clauses as to Egypt, Morocco,
China and Siam are identical after
the necessary notifications with those
of the German treaty, except that es-
pecially in the case of China there is
no need for so great detail.
The military clauses are reserved.
Must Give Up Warships.
All Austro- Hungarian warships, sub
marines and vessels of the Danube flo
tilla are declared to be finally surren-
dered to the principal allied and associ-
ated powers. Twenty-one specified
auxiliary cruisers are to be disarmed
and treated as merchant ships. All
warships and submarines under con-
struction in ports which belong or
have belonged to Austria Hungary
shall be broken up, the salvage not
to be used except for industrial pur-
poses and NOT to be sold to foreign
countries.
The construction or acquisition of
any submarine even for commercial
is forbidden All naval arms.
ammunition and other war material
belonging to Austria Hungary at the
date of the armistice shall be surren,
dered to the allies.
Demobilize Air Forces.
Austria may have no military or
naval air forces, including dirigibles,
must demobilize all existing forces
within two months and must surrender
% the principal powers wide categOr
es of aviation material.
Austria agrees not to accredit or to |
send any military, naval or aviation |
mission to any foreign country, nor TO /
How Austrian nationals to enlist in |
he army, navy or air service of any
oreign power.
The section on penalties is identical
With the German treaty except for the
mission of any provision similar to
hat calling for the trial of the ex-
aiser of Germany.
The section ON reparation is re-
erved.
The financial clauses are reserved.
Economic clauses are, except in GER
ain details, such as shipping. similar
D those of the German treaty. Special
rovisions are added. however, for for
Ter Austro-Hungarian nationals ac-
uiring allied nationality. Similar te
nose in the German treaty. relating
, the inhabitants of Alsace-Lorraine,
ieir contracts are maintained subject
, cancellation by their governments.
Austria undertakes to recognize any
greement or convention made by the
lies to safeguard the interests of
leir nationals in any undertakings
instituted under Austro-Hungarian
W which operates in territories de-
ched from the former Austrian EN-
re and to transfer any necessary
,cuments and information in regard
them.
Freedom of Transit.
The clauses as TO freedom of transit
e the same in the Austrian as in the
erman treaty except for the omis-
On of provisions affecting Germany
one and the insertion of specific
luses granting Austrian transit priv
,ges through former Austro- Hungar-