Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-05
SUMMARY OF TERMS

the league OF nations ana the IaDoI
charter.
She must renounce all her extra-Eu-
ropean rights.
Austria must recognize the complete
independence of Hungary.
Austrian nationals guilty of violat-
ing international laws Of war to be
tried by allies.
Austria must accept economic condl-
lions and freedom Of transit similar to
those in German treaty.
Guarantees OF execution of treaty
correspond to those in German pact.
Western and northwestern frontiers
(facing Bavaria and Switzerland) un-
changed.
Austria must recognize independ-
ence of Czecho- Slovakia and Jugo-
Slavia
Austria is recognized as an indepen-
dent republic under the name "Repub-
lie of Austria
Austria must recognize frontiers OF
Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Poland,
Roumania, Czecho-Slovakia and JugO-
Slavia as at present or ultimately de-
termined.
Boundaries of Austria, Czecho-Slo-
vakia and JugO-Slavia to be finally
fixed by mixed commission.
Czecho-Slovakia and Jugo-Slavia
must agree to protect racial, religious
and linguistic minOrities.
Both new Slav nations and Rouma-
mia must assure freedom of transit
and equitable treatment of foreign
commerce.
Brest-Litovsk treaty is annulled.
Allies reserve right of restitution
for Russia and Austria.
Austria must abandon all financial
claims against signatories.
Entire Austro- Hungarian navy to be
surrendered to allies
Future use Of submarines prohib-
tied
Austria may have no military or ma
val air force.
Economic clauses in general similar
to those in German treaty. Austria
given access to Adriatic.
Penalties section identical with Ger
man treaty excepting reference to Ger
man kaiser.
of nations covenant and the labor
charter, to renOunce all her extra
European rights, to demObiliZe her
whole naval and aerial forces, to adj
NIT the right of trial by the allied
and associated powers Of her ma
tionals guilty Of violating the law and
customs of force, and to accept
detailed provisions similar to those
of the German treaty as to economic
relations and freedom of transit.
Of the following summary part one
of the treaty containing the covenant.
of the league of nations and part
twelve, containing the labor cOnven-
ton, are omitted as being identical
with corresponding sections of the Ger
man treaty. Part six, dealing with
prisoners Of war and graves, and part
eleven, with aerial navigation, are also
identical except for the substitution
OF names, and are likewise omitted.
Part thirteen of the German treaty
containing guarantees Of execution is
not paralleled in the Austrian treaty.
Preamble.
The preamble is longer and more
detailed than in the German summary
and is as follows:
"Whereas, on the request Of the for
ner imperial and royal Austro-Hunga-
rian government, an armiStlce was
granted to Austria-H Hungary on Novem-
Der 3, 1918, by the principal allied and
associated powers in order that
treaty of peace might be concluded,
and,
Whereas, the allied and associated
powers are equally DESTROYS that the
war in which certain among them
were SUCCESSFULLY involved, directly or
indirectly, against Austria, and which
originated in the declaration of war
against Serbia on July %, 1914, by the
former imperial and royal Austro-
Hungarian government, and in the hos
tilities conducted by Germany in alli-
ance with Austria-Hungary should be
replaced by a firm, just and durable
peace; and
Whereas, the former AustrO-Hun-
garian monarchy has now ceased to
exist, and has been replaced in Aus
tria by republican government and
whereas, the principal allied and
associated powers have already rec
ognized that the Czecho-Slovak state,
in which are incorporated certain por-
tions of the said monarchy, is free.
independent and allied state; and
whereas, the said powers have rec
ogniZed the union of certain portions
of the said monarchy with the terri
tory of the kingdom of Serbia as a
free. independent and allied state, I'M
der the name of Serb Croat-SlOv
state; and
whereas, it is necessary while re-
storing peace to regulate the situation
which has arisen from the dissolution