Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-06-06
PEACE CONDITIONS
RENDERED AUSTRIA
OFFICIAL SUMMARY OF THE DE.
MANDS ALLIES MAKE UPON
BROKEN FOE.
But Little Left of the Once Mighty
Austria Who Was a Partner in the
Horrible Crime of 1914 Which
Resulted in Her Downfall.

st. German. The conditions OF
peace of the allied and associated pow
ers, with the exception of military
preparations, financial and certain
boundary clauses, were handed to the
Austrian plenipotentiaries at St Ger
main on June ,. Those clauses which
are not yet ready for presentation will
! be delivered as soon as possible, the
| Austrians in the meantime having the
opportunity to begin work on the great
er part of the treaty in an effort to
facilitate a final decision.
The Austrian treaty follows exactly
the same outline as the German and
in many places is identical with it ex-
cept for the change in name. Certain
specific clauses which applied to Ger
many are, of course, omitted and GER
tain new clauses included, especially
as regards the new states created ont
of the former Austro Hungarian EN-
pire, and the protection of the rights
of the Hungarian empire and the pro-
lection of the rights of the racial, re-
ligious and linguistic minorities in
Austria, Czecho- Slovakia, Rumania
and the Serb CrOat-Slove state.
Austria is left by the treaty a state
of from six million 10 seven million
people, inhabiting a territory of be-
tween 5000 and 5000 square miles. She
is required TO recognize the complete
independence of Hungary, Czecho-Slo-
vakia and the Serb-C -SToyene state.
and to cede other territories, which
previously in union with her composed
the empire of Austria Hungary. with
its population of over 50,000,000 people.
Austria agrees under this treaty to
accept the league of nations covenant
and the labor charter; TO renounce all
her extra European rights; to demo-
billie her whole naval and aerial
forces TO admit the right of trial by
the allied and associated powers of her
nationals guilty of violating the law
and customs of force, and to accept /
detailed provisions similar to those of |
the German treaty as to economic re- /
lations and freedom of transit.
Contains League Covenant
Part one of the treaty, containing .
the covenant of the league of nations,
and part of twelve, containing the la
Dor convention, are identical with cor
sections of the German
treaty Part six, dealing with prison
ers of war and graves, and part eleven,
with aerial navigation, are also iden-
teal, except for the substitution of
names. Part thirteen of the German
treaty, containing guarantees of exc
cution, is not paralleled in the Aus
TRAN treaty
The preamble is longer and more
detailed than in the German summary.
Austria recognizes the complete in
of the TchechO-SlOvak
state including the autonomous terri
DRY south of the Carpathians, in con-
,ormity with the action already taken
~ the allied and associated powers.
Must Respect Russia.
Austria is TO recognize and respect
he full independence of all the terri
cries which formed part of the for
ner Russian empire. She is to accept
the annulment of the BreSt-
itovsk treaty and of all treaties or
greements of all kinds concluded
ince the revolution of November, 1917.
nth all governments or political
roups on territory of the former Rus 9
ian empire. The allies reserve all
ights on the part of Russia for res I
tuition and satisfaction to be obtained I
rom Austria on the principles of the
resent treaty.
Austria is TO consent, 10 the abroga d
on of the treaties of 1899 by which a
elgium was established as neutral {
ate and her frontiers fixed and to G
ccept in advance any convention with L
hich the allies may determine to re- u
lace them. Austria adheres to the p
Drogation of the neutrality of the Il
and duchy of Luxembourg and ac- L
,pts in advance all international
yreements as to it reached by the
lied and associated powers. Austria a
.cepts all arrangements which the al G
I'd and associated powers make with 81
urkey and Bulgaria with reference to nj
~ rights, privileges or interests cl
aimed in these countries by Austria III
her nationals and not dealt with ia
sewhere. Austria accepts all ar a,
ngements with the allied and associ-
ed powers made with Germany con- n,
rning the territories whose abandon ri
emit was imposed upon Denmark 10y r
e treaty of 1864. 81
Promises Equal Privileges. p,
In a series of special clauses. Aus di
IA undertakes to bring her institu- ST