New-York tribune., 1919-06-04
New Austria Fully
Divorced From Old
Renner Tells Allies
Speech at St. German Puts
War Blame On Ex-Rulers:
Pleads for Justice From
Nictors in Peace Terms

ST. GERMAN, June (By The Asso-
ciated Press).-Dr. Karl Renner, head
OF the Austrian peace mission, accom-
panied by three of the leading men,
bers of the commission and two secre-
tarles carrying sixty copies of the AL
lied peace treaty. in German. French
and Italian, left St. Germain for Paris
at 6:15 o'clock this evening" In Paris
they will take train for Innsbruck,
there to meet members of the Austrian
government.
DR.. Renner will arrive in Innsbruck
Wednesday evening, and probably will
return to st. Germain Saturday.
Upon receiving the treaty from the
Allles here yesterday, DR.. Renner out
lined briefly the history of the estab-
lishment of the German-Austrian re-
public and declared it had no relation
with the former Hapsburg Empire. He
spoke as follows:
For a long time the people of Ger
man Austria were waiting in distress
for this present day to come, which
shall relieve the tension caused by the
uncertainty as to that peoples future
state. We were longing for the hour
of decision, because it was to render
peace at last to our hard tried coun-
try and to offer US an opportunity to
proclaim before this illustrious tri-
bunal, the worlds highest authority
what our country is, and what the
conditions are under which we may
hope to organize the possibilities for
the existence Of an independent COM
monwealtn.
"The Danube monarchy, against
which the Allied and Associated Pow
ers have waged war, and with which
they have concluded an armistice, has
ceased to exist. The 18TH of Novem-
ber, 1918, may be considered the day
of it's death. From that day on there
was no monarch any more, nor a big
power over which he could hold sway.
There was no more the fatal dualism,
neither an Austrian nor Hungarian
government; no army nor any other
recognized institution vested with pub
lie power.
"There remained only eight nation
alties deprived of any public organi-
zation, and overnight they created
their own parliaments, their own gov
ernment and their own armies; in
short, their own independent states.
In the same way as the other national
states our new republic, too, has
sprung into life. Consequently, she
can no more than the former be con-
sidered the successor of the late
monarchy. From this very point arises
the fundamental contradiction under
which we are laboring the most, and
which is waiting to be cleared before
this high assembly.
Eve are before you as one Of the
parts of the vanquished and fallen en-
pire. We assume our portion of the liza
biities growing out of these our re-
lations to tn. Allied Powers, and we
are we'll aware Of the fact that our
fate is resting in your hands
"Our new republic did not stain her
revolution with blood, and having faith
in the decisions of this conference, she
even has abstained from any military
action against her neighbors, although
the latter have occupied two-ifths OF
her territory. She has proved to be a
mainstay Of peaceful and organized So
cial development in Central Europe.
Eve know that we had to receive
peace from your hands-from the
! hands OF VlctOrs-but we are hrmly re
solved conscientiously to weigh each
and every proposition laid before us
and any advice offered by you to US
We shall, above all, make it a point
thoroughly to inform you Of the con
dtions prevailing in our country anc
to enlighten you regarding the primary
exigencies of our existence. If yol
heretofore have had the opportunity
to hear, with a few exceptions only
the voice of our neighbors, we now in
woke your hearing, for you, the ar
biters of a great world, will have tt
decide the fate of our small world, also
and it is only just and right that ar
bitcrs should hear both parties.
eve pray for a decision which viii
insure for all our national politica
and economic existence"