Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-01
AUSTRIAN TREATY
REMARKABLE FOR
. MANY OMISSIONS
Blank Paragraphs and ReSer-
yatiOnS Indicate That Allies
Wiling to Discuss Terms
With Former Hun Comrades
lsr MORNING. JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WISE


Paris, May 81 (hy the Associated
Press).-A summary of the skeleton
of the Austrian treaty submitted to
the smaller nations Thursday for ex-
animation is remarkable chiefly for
it's omissions and reservations. Sub
iect heading after subject heading is
followed either by a -committal
display of blank paper. or by the
statement: This clause reserved
This applies particularly to defini-
ton of the southern frontier, the rep
aration clauses and the question of
Italian rights under the political
clauses. The greater part of the sum
mary, in fact, is devoted to those
clauses which are practically Identical
with the German treaty.
The new clauses are chiefly those
dealing with frontiers, finance and the
internal affairs of the new states and
of Austria itself Under the latter
heading come the disputed provlsos
for the protection of racial minorit!es
in the new states, against which it is
understood the representatives of the
new states may address a protest to
the council of four and also ask for
revision of the financial clauses, par
ticularly that part requiring the new
states to compensate Austria for pub
lie property
Austria also is bound by the treaty
to respect the rights and privileges of
racial minorities in what IS left to her
of her ancient domains, including the
right to use their own languages, al
through .ttsts q IS eKpfcsSN duthoiizcd
10 make the teaching of German OBJ
! ligatory.
Has Fourteen Points.
The treaty will consist of a pream-
BE and fourteen parts, the preamble
and Section 1 embOdying the cove
nant of the league of nations, as in the
treaty with Germany.
Part two deals with frontiers That
with Czecho-S -Slovakia follows practic-
ally the old Bohemian frontier, al
though with the reservation of a pos
siblity of making minor changes later
Austria retains on the west her old
frontier with Switzerland. the ques-
ton of the union of Nerarlberg with
Switzerland having apparently been
dropped, despite the plebiscites al
ready undertaken in that province and
Switzerland. The southern frontier
is not determined in the treaty.
Part three contains political clauses
including also some of the reserved
geographical provisos. and clauses es-
tabllshing mixed commissions to de-
termine them later. The section re-
ferring to Italy are al omitted. Others
deal with the future relations of Aus
tria with Czecho-Slovakia, Jugo- -Slavia
Poland, Hungary and Russia, Here
are found the stipulations for the pro-
, lection Of racial minorties which so
far as the minorities in Austria are
concerned, are to be embodied in Il
bill of rights" as part of the Austrian
constitution.
Reparation Clause Blank.
Then come parts dealing with Aus
tria's remuneration of all rights out
side of Europe; military naval and
aerial armaments. which hereafter
will entail virtually no expense for
Austria and The return of prisoners of
war.
Part eight, on reparations, is blank.
Part nine, dealing with finance, may
be changed as a result of the repre-
sentations of the new states The
economic clauses and aerial naviga-
ton regulations are identical with
those in the German treaty
Part twelve, on ports, waterways
and railways. provides for commercial
outlets southward by water and rail
These details already have been COW
cred IN the report of the inter-alled
ports, waterways and railways COM
mission.
Part thirteen contains the nterna-
tonal labor convention. and part
fourteen various miscellaneous pro-
visions of minor importance.