Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-03
TELL S AUSTRIANS THEY
SHARE GUILT OF WAR
Feace Conference Rejects Plea That Austria Should Not
De deemed Enemy State, Pointing Out It's People
Participated With Hapsburgs in Confederation

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,ra cannot escape tho rcanon oi nts =.
lor the deeds of their government.
They were IT'S ardent sunnnrier. ,r,.,
start ,n urish ma 49,, ,.. 80,
TO near their full measure OF rcspon-
SibilitN for tho crime which has
"T@uEht such misery on the world"
fhat is the burden OF the reply of
ne peace confcrcnce to Austria's plea
,nal' since the HaDsburG empire has
u"en niSSSiNed ANA The Austrian re-
- ,", - A., Hn'iuew OF me Austro-
Synas, -" s,, - S"i'er from me dctunct
The sr,;Sin., NJ, os ~, ..r,
France is seen in tho dire, tcnor OF
il rciteratrs OF tho AUSTRIAN ncnntn!.
support for their governments plottiur
and unloc$cniug the great var
The note MAS made public sinultan-
.nuAE. Win me preseniation to Aus
A, Irnrti, III" vcI,,mi NON u ,a ms..;
.'ohssrNntiors' or .br t,rn,s W. -, ~,
document. VI '''''
Austria is assured. however .b,.
the powers have no wish 10 add 10
tho hardShips OF .\us,ria's position
but on the contrary. they are anxious
{" 40 all IN their power 10 assist her
PEOPLE 10 acrommodate themselves 10
ihcir new position and 10 recover their
prosperity. hroNiutd always IL IS not
=, 'ht cNpthSt OF me new states
iorhrd out o. me tate empire.
TcNt of "CoycrinE letter.
The note transn,i;tiur tho allied re-
ply 10 the observations of the Austrian
delegation on the conditions Of peatc
addressed TO Kari Rcnner. and signed
by NJ. clcmcnce2u as president; % the
council. follows
DRAFT of the covering letter:
u w" allied ana associated pow
erS nave given most careful con
sldoratiou 10 the observations OF the
Austrian delegation on the drat; treaty
" p"'HS ne t'P!E oi me austrian
on thc grounds that IN yjew az tha
dissolution of the Austria Zimmerman
monarchv Austria ourh, NOT IN be-
treated AS an enemy state at ali and
10 be mad in ANY sn,ciaI way inhnT.
;tor o; rnsrnnsihil;; rs IN ra,-.ri -
repatriation. 10 which the Aus,rn.Hun
rari;.n monarchy would uudoubt,dIv
hn liable ala il SIN rxis,
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rs these observations point to a
F Fundamental riSconccption OF tho re-
I sronsihtltics Of the people of Austria.
! the allied and associated powers feel
/ il necessary to state as briefly as may
DO the. principles which they consider
mus. hc applied to the settlement OF
the late Mar SO far as Austria is con-
tccrned. The people OF Austria to-
/ Svthcr With their ncic hbors. the peo-
gree Responsibilities for The calnmitics
which have hefallcn Europe during
the last five years
The war was precipita;cd bv an III
timutum presented TO Serbia hv the
roverument at Vienna and recurring
acceptance within rorty-cieht hours Of
a series Of demand. which ntnnmntnd :, 4,
the destruction Of me iudcnnnGcncr Of
, nrirhhorinn scyrrcirn st.,tn .rLo
royal government OF Serbia accepted
WITHIN the prescribed time all the de-
rnanas except those which involved the
virtual surrender of its independence.
Lighted Fire OF Universal War
"yct ,bo tho, ,us,ro-u,n,,ri,r
~o,.a,,,, ,ar,,,.; III e., co . -
eonfnrnnc' ~ cnn,.;i;s io e,m ~ ~ W :; =
- ~, W ",aSa.,a ,o,i VI. ,he pas -
% !n..' iepi; i"',ntuIa'e!E opened nos
.i.t..vs "E.!mn' 'sSlpii t"ercoy uetip
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lcu '!ectl! 70 = h.NtIsai wal
is no" evident lhal inns Viii
h"luih WIS no moro imam an lhslncere
excuse Tor beginning war tor wh'c'l
,nr In'e autocEatlc Eovernncnt a.
, Vienna. IN close association with tho