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Final Sections Of Treaty Deliv.
cred to Them without Cere.
mony-They Are Given Is
Days in Which to Make Reply
PREPARATIONS STATED
Under che Military Terms the Austrian
Army Is Reduced to 10000 Men, In
GLIDING Omcers, on strictly volun-
teer Basis

pO"eEc arc now IN inc ndnQb Oh the
Auetrians. The first sections of the
terms were presented to the Austrian
delegates at st. Germain on June 2;
the final sections were delivered to
them at the same place to-day without
ceremony by NJ. Dutasta. secretary-gen-
eral of the peace conference.
The terms comprise the whole treaty
which Austria 10 asked to sign, in
GLIDING the reparation, financial. mill
tary and other minor clauses, which
were not ready for presentation when
the oflcial ceremony took place.
FIFTEEN DAYS TO ANSWER
In an accompanying memorandum
the Austrians are granted Is days in
which to make their Anal observations,
although they already have submitted
large number OF notes on the terms
previously submitted to them.
In addition to the published sum-
mary Of the terms of June 2, the new
clauses provide for reparation arrange
ments very similar to those in the
treaty with Germany including the es-
Enlistment Of an Austrian subsection
OF the reparation commission, the pay
ment OF reasonable sum in cash, the
issuing OF bonds and the delivery OF
livestock and certain historical and
art documents.
The financial terms provide the Austrian
pre- war debt shall be apportioned to the
various parts of Austria and that the
Austrian coinage and war bonds circula-
ting in the separate territory shall be
taken up by the new government and
redeemed as they see At.
ARMY OF 10000 MEN
Under the military terms the Austrian
army lie henceforth reduced to thirty
thousand men on a purely voluntary ba-
sis.
Paragraph FIVE, relating to the mill
tary says that the Austrian army shall
not exceed thirty thousand men, includ-
ing officers and depot troops. Within
three months the Austrian military
forces shall be reduced to this number
universal military service abolished and
voluntary enlistment substituted, as part
of the plan "to render possible the in.
itiation of a general limitation of arma.
ments of all nations"
The army shall be used exclusively
for the maintainsnce Of internal order
and control Of frontiers. All officers must
be regulars. those Of the present army
to be retained being under the obliga.
ton to serve until forty years old. Those
newly appointed agreeing 10 at leas,
twenty consecutive months Of active serv.
ice. Non-comm!ssioned officers and pri.
Yates must enlist for not less than twelve
consecutive years. including at least SIX
years with the colors.
Within three months the armament o.
the Austrian army must be reduced &C
cording to schedules and all surplus sur
rendered. The manufacture of all war ma
terial shall be confined to one single fac
tory under control of this state, ant
| other such establishments shall b,
closed or converted. Importation and ex
portation of arms, munitions and wal
materials of all kinds is for hidden.
PREPARATION
The allied and associate government!
affirmed and Austria accept the re
sponsibility of Austria and her allies fo
| causing loss and damage to which III,
allied and associates and their national.
have been subjected as a consequence o
the war imposed upon them by the ag
gression Of Austria and her allies.
While recognizing that Austrias re
| sources will not be adequate to max,
complete reparation the allied and as
ISOLATED governments request and under
| takes that she will make compensation
| for damage done to civilians and the
property in accordance with categorie
| OF damages similar to those provided
in the treaty with Germany.
| The amount of damage is to be deter
mined by the reparation commission pro
We'd for in the treaty with Germany
which is to have a special section to han
| die the Austrian situation. The commits
son will notify Austria before May 1. 1921
OF the extent of the liabilities and Of tn,
schedule Of payments for the charg,
thereof during period Of thirty years.
will bear In mind the dimtnutions Of Aus
tria's resources and capacity OF paymen
resulting from the treaty.
As immediate reparation, Austria shall
pay during 1913, 1890 and the first fou
months Of 1921. In such manner as provided
by the reparation committee. "a reason
able sum which shall be determined b!
the committee
BOND ISSUES ORDERED
Three bond issues shall be made, tn
first before May I, 1921 without interest
the second 21-2 per cent. interest between
1927 and 1926 and thereafter at five per cent
with an additional one per cent. for amor
tization beginning in 1925 and a third a
isfied that Austria can meet the interes
and sinking fund obligation. The amour
shall be divided by the allied and associat
ed governments In proportions determines
upon In advance on a basis of genera
equity.
The Austrian section OF the Reparatio
Commission shall include representative
OF the United States. Great Britain. Italy
and France Rel1ium Poland Rouroa n
Ia. the Serbo Stevens State and Czecho
slovakia The first four shall each ap
point delegate with two votes. and tn
other five shall choose one delegate eac
year to represent them all. withdrawu
from the commission is permitted o
twelve months notice.
Austria, recognizing the right OF tn
Allies to ton per-ton replacement OF a.
ships lost or damaged In the war, cede
all merchant ships and fishing boat
belonging to nationals of the former en-
; pire, agreeing to deliver them With
two months to the reparation commits
sion. With view to making good tn
losses In river tonnage. she agrees I
deliver UP twenty per cent Of her rive
fleet.
The allied and associated powers re
quire, and Austria undertake. that
part reparation she will devote her ece
nomic resources to the physical restore
great domain the Germany and German
ton OF the invaded areas. Within sixt
days OF the coming into force Of III
treaty tho governments concerned sha
nile with the reparation commission lis,
OF animals, machinery, equipment an
the like destroyed by Austria and whic
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