Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
PACT may
bE.DELAYE6 AGAIN
Time of Delivery Will Be De-
cided by P|enary Session
This Afternoon.
SUMMARY OF "SKELETON"

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 31.-Indications are that
the presentation Of the terms to the
Austrian delegation will be postponed
beyond Monday. when it had been ef-
pected they would be handed over
The plenary session of the peace con-
ference this afternoon will decide the
question.
o'clock this afternoon. The doors OF
the French foreign office were closed
promptly at the hour appointed Tor
the meeting.
While awaiting the converting of
the plenary session. President Wilson
receivers individuals. Among his call
ers was United States Senator Peter
G. Gerry of Rhode Island.
Jugoslavs Meet Americans.
The council of four held no meet
ing this morning, this fact giving the
President freedom to receive his
several visitors. Meanwhile the Jugo-
slav delegation to the peace confer
enee conferred at length with the
entire American delegation with. the
exception of President Wilson. The
conference was over the Adriatic
question. No decision was reached
by the conferees, the Jugoslavs stand
ing firmly for their claims. 1t is
understood that they are less dis
posed than the Italians at present to
give ground in the controversy.
President Wilson Joined the other
members of the American delegation
at the Hotel de Crillon at 12:45
o clock. The American conferees dis
cussed phases of the German peace
terms, as well as the Adriatic and
other pending problems.
Summary Of Treaty.
PARIS. May 3o.-A summary Of the
skeleton Of the Austrian treaty sub
mitted to the smaller nations Thurs
day for examination Is remarkable
chiefly for its omissions and reserva-
tions. Subject heading after subject
heading is followed either by non
committal display Of blank paper, re-
sembling a censored French news
paper discussion" Of the controver-
sial part Of the days diplomatic de-
velopments. or by the statement:
This clause reserved"
This applies particularly to defni-
ton Of the southern frontier, the
reparations clauses and the question.
of italian rights under the political
clauses. The greater part of the sum-
clauses which are practically identi-
cal with the German treaty.
New Clauses of 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 provisos
for the protection Of racial minorri-
ties in the new states. against which
1t Is understood the representatives of
for the protection of racial minori-
the new states may address q 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.
although Austria is expressly au-
thorized to make the teaching of
German obligatory.
Preamble and Fourteen Parts.
The treaty will consist of a pre-
amble and fourteen parts. the pre-
amble and section one embodying the
covenant Of the league of nations as
in the treaty with Germany.
Part two deals with frontiers That