Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-21
WILL
SIGN THE TERMS
GIVEN TO H E X
Allied and associated Popers GiDe Enemy Fifteen Days in
Which to Consider Treaty DefDered Yesterday Belief
in Allied Circles She VIII Sign Without Debate
By Associated Press.


Paris, July 81. Austria to-day
has before her the full peace condi-
tions of the Allied and associated
powers. Without ceremony the
final sections of the terms were de-
livered yesterday by NJ. Dutasta,
secretary-general of the Peace Con-
ference. There is little feeling in
Allied circles to-day that the Aus
trians will not sign the terms. Even.
ii is believed by some that the
treaty will be signed without fur
ther debate.
The terms comprise the whole
treaty which Austria is asked to
sign, including the reparation,
financial, military and certain 9TH
er minor clauses which were not
ready for presentation when the
official ceremony took place.
Granted Fifteen Days
In an accompanying memoran-
dunn the Austrians are granted fif-
teen days in which to make their
final observations. although they
ber of notes on the terms previous
ly submitted to them.
In addition to the published sum-
mary of the terms of June 2, the
new clauses provide for reparation
ARRANGEMENTS very similar to those
in the treaty with Germany, lnclud-
ing the establishment of an Austrian
subsection to the reparation COM
mission, the payment of reason
able sum in cash, the issuing OF
bonds and the delivery OF llNestoch
and certain historical and art docu-
ments.
The financial terms provide that
the Austrian pre-war debt shall be
among the various for
mer parts of Austria and that the
Austrian coinage and war bonds CIR
culating in the separated territory
shall he taken up by the new gov
ernment and redeemed as they see
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Limit Army to 10000
Paragraph five, relating TO the
says that the Austrian army
shall not exceed thirty thousand
men. including officers and depot
troops. Within three months the
Austrian military forces shall be
reduced to this number, universal
military service abolished and vol
untary enlistment substituted, as
part of the pan Ito render posslole
the initiation of a general limitation
of argument of all nations.
The army shall be used exclusive,
" for the maintenance of internal
order and control of frontiers. All
officers must be regulars. those OF
the present army to be retained pe-
ing under the obligation TO serve
until forty years old; those newly
agreeing to at least tWen-
~ consecutive years of active serv-
ice. Noncommissioned officers ana
privates must enlist for not less
than twelve consecutive years, IN
Guiding at least six years with the
colors.
The manufacture of all war ma
terial shall be confined to one FAC
tory under the control of the state.
Importation and expectation OF
arms, munitions of war materials
of all kinds is forbidden.
Paragraph COLLABORATION:
The Allied and associated govern
ments affirm. and Austria accepts,
allies for causing loss and damage
to which the Allied and associated
and their nationals
have been subjected as a conse-
luence of the war imposed upon
them by the aggression of Austria
and her allies.
To Fix Reparation
While recognizing that Austria's
resources will not be adequate to
make complete reparation. the AL
lied and associated governments re-
quest. and Austria undertakes, that
she will make compensation for
damage done to civilians and their
property, in accordance with cate
yories of damages similar to those
provided in the treaty with Ger
many.
The amount of damage is to be
determined by the reparation COM
mission provided for in the treaty
with Germany, which is to have
special section to handle the Aus
trian situation. The commission
will notify Austria before May /,
1921, of the extent of her liabili-
ties and of the schedule of pay
ments for the discharge thereof
during a period of thirty years. 1t
will bear in mind the diminution of
resources and capacity of
payment resulting from the treaty.
AS immediate reparation, Aus
tria shall pay during 1919, 1920 and