The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-06-13
AUSTRIA STRIPPED
BY PEACE TERMS
Huge Territory Is Cut From For
mer Monarchy.
FOLLOWS THE GERMAN PACT
1000, 900 Nationals Taken Away
Head of Enemy Delegation Says
He viii Work for Peace
on Allies Basis.


Monday to reply to the terms Of peace
presented by the allied nations In the
Stone Age room In the old palace at
st. German.
NJ. Clemenceau, president Of the
peace conference, was the first promi-
nent figure to arrive at the meeting
at which the terms Of peace were pre-
sented.
Secretary Lansing and Henry White
were the first American representa-
lives to arrive, Premier Orlando OF
Italy and Premier Paderewski Of Po-
land and Arthur j. Balfour following.
Col. e. NJ. House was the only MEM
Der Of the American delegation not
present.
In addition to the conference repre-
s~entatives Of the allied and associated
powers there were present many dis
tinguished persons, including Marshal
Foch. General Bliss, Admiral Benson
and American Ambassador Wallace.
Wilson Delays Proceedings.
President Wilson delayed the cere-
mony Of presentation. He reached st.
German a; II IA. A puncture of the
tire of his automobile held him up on
the way.
The Austrian representatives arrived
at Il % o'clock, entering the chamber
by q rear entrance. The delegates
were attired In conventional morning
dress.
The Austrians were escorted IN by
an italian officer.
Immediately upon their arrival at
Il % p. IN. the session was opened
formally by announcement Of the head
usher. Premier Clemenceau, presi-
dent Of the peace conference. at once
began his address.
Clemenceau spoke in French. His
remarks were translated into English,
then into italian and then into Ger
man. He spoke only three minutes.
Paul Dutasta, general secretary of
the peace conference, presented the
terms to the Austrians at u :37.
DR.. Karl Renner. the Austrian chan
cellor and head Of the delegation, then
began an address In French.
Doctor Renner promised loyalty to
do his best to work out a peace on
the basis presented. "Our state rests
In your hands," said Doctor Renner
following the presentation Of TIE al
lies terms, sand we hope before the
conscience Of the world that the allies
will not abuse this power"
The entire peace treaty was not pre-
sented to the Austrians, and the Is
day stipulation with regard to their
reply. therefore, refers only to the pOr-
ton Of the terms handed them.
Doctor Renner opened with a com
plant at the delay In the p~resenta-
ton of the peace terms. The chan
cellor declared the Austrian republic
was entirely free from the Hapsburg
dynasty. 1t would have de-
clared war itself, he asserted. The
chancellor concluded his address at
| II 80. The address was translated
into English and Italian.
Doctor Renner stood while reading
his speech, and his attitude, like that
Of the entire Austrian delegation. was
extremely courteous, contrasting
sharply with that of Count Won Brock
| dorff- Rantzau and the Germans at
Versailles. The conciliatory tones Of
Doctor Renner apparently created a
good impression or the allied delega-
ton. The general atmosphere seemed
| quite friendly.
After Doctor Renner's address, In
which the chancellor expressed graft
tude for the food relief that had come
from the Hoover commission, Premier
Cemenceau asked If anyone else de-
sired to speak. There was no re-
Spouse and he declared the ceremony
ended.
The translation Of Premier Clemen-
ceau's and Chancellor Renner's
speeches into three languages occupied
the larger part of the session. 1t adj
journed at liza o'clock after haying
taken up 81 minutes.
Doctor Renner probably will 60 to
Switzerland.
Follows German Treaty.
tAN0ty AOiiOWS CAoCt-
ly the same outline as the German,
and In many places Is identical with
It. except for the change In name.
Certain specific clauses which applied
only to Germany are. of course, omit
ted, and certain new clauses included,
especially as regards the new states
created out Of the former AustrO-
Hungarian empire and the protection
of the rights Of the racial. religious
and linguistic minorities In Austria,
Czecho-Slovakia Roumania and Serb
Croat-Slovene state.
Austria Is left by the treaty a
state OF from 100000 to 100000
people. inhablting q territory of be-
tween 5000 and 1000 square miles.
she II required to recognize the com
plete Independence Of Hungary. Cxe.
cho-Sl0vakia and the Serb Croat-
Slovene state. and to cede other
territory which previously In union
with her composed the empire Of
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