The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-23
Full Text of Treaty Delivered
70 Austrian Dele
gates
FIFTEEN DAYS IN
WHICH TO SIGN
Required to Pay For Damages
inflicted On ~Allies-Small
Army Allowed

al 1AIlVNO0
Paris, July 20.-The full peace con-
ditions of the allied and associated
powers are now in the hands of the
Austrians. The first section of the
terms were presented to the Austrian
delegates at ST. German on June 9.
The final sections were delivered to
them at the same place today without
ceremony. by NJ. Dutasta. secretary
general of the peace conference. The
terms comprise the whole treaty
which Austria is asked to sigh, in
cluding the reparation, financial. mill
tary and certain other minor clauses,
which were not ready Tor presentation
when the official ceremony took place.
In an accompanying memorandum,
the Austrians are granted Is days N
which to make their final observa-
tions, although they have already sub
mitted large number of notes ON
the terms previously submitted 20
them.
In addition to the published sum
mary of the terms of June 2, the
arrangements very similar to those
in the treaty with Germany, inclu3-
ing the establishment of an Austrian
subsection. Of the reparations commits
sion, the payment of a reasonable sum
in cash, the issuing OF bonds and the
delivery of live stock and certain his
torical and art documents.
The financial terms provide that
the Austrian pre-war debts shall be
appertioned among the various form
er parts of Austria and that the
Austrian coinage and war bonds cir
ensating in the separated Territory
shall be taken up by the new gov
erpments and redeemed as they see
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J5nder the military terms the Aus
trian army is henceforth reduced to
10000 men on purely voluntary
basis, including officers and depot
troops Within three months the Aus
trian military forces shall be reduced
to this number. universal military
service abolished and voluntary en-
istment substituted. as part of the
plan "to render possible the initiation
of a general limitation Of ar1naments
of all nations"
z The army shall be used exclusively
for the maintenance of internal order
and control Of frontiers. All officers
must be regulars, those of the pres
ent army to be retained, being under
old; those newly appointed agreeing
to at least 20 consecutive years Of
active service. Non commissioned Off
GERS and privates must enlist for not
less than 10 consecutive years, in
Guiding at least sixs years with the
colors
Within three months the arn1a-
ment of the Austrian army must be
reduced according to detailed sched-
:ule and ali surplus surrendered. The
manufacture of all war material shall
be confined to one single fctory un-
der control Of the Stote Importation
and expectation of arms, munitions
and war materials of all kinds is for
bidden.
lied and associated governments af-
sponsibility Of Austria and her allies
for causing loss and damage to which
the allied and associated governments
and their nationals have been sub
jeeted as q consequence of the war
imposed on them by the aggression
of Austria and her allies.
. While realizing that Austria's re-
sources will not be adequate to make
complete reparation. the allied and
associated governments request and
Austria undertakes that she will make
compensation for damage done to
civilians and their property in accord
ance with categories Of damage sim
liar to those provided in the treaty
with Germany.
The amount of damage is to be de-
terDined by the reparations commis-
sion provided for in the treaty with
Germany. which is to have a special
section to handle the Austrian situa-
ton. The commission will notify Aus
tria before May ], 1921. of the extent
of her liabilities and Of the schedule
of payments for the discharge thereof
during period Of 80 years. 1t will
bear in mind the diminution of Aus
tria's resources and capacity of pay
ment resulting from the treaty.
AS immediate reparation Austria
shall pay during 1919. 1920 and thc
first four months in 1921. "in such a
manner as provided by the reparatjon
commission reasonable sum. which
shall be determined by the commits
sion."
Three bond issues shall be made.
the first before May /, 1921. without
interest. the second at IL per cent.
interest between 1921 and 1926. and
thereafter at per cent with an ad-
dition and per cent for amortlza-
ton. beginning in 1926, and third
at 5 per cent when the commission
Is satisfied that Austria can meet the
interest and sinking fund obligations
The amount shall be divided by the
allied and associated governments IN
saronortion determined upon in ad-