New Britain herald., 1919-09-02
Terms Presented Fl day, Adapted Fro| German Text And \, Not Flt Small Powa
PLUME QUESTION
 IS NOT SETTL1
Vienna, With Its 2,OOO,O Population, Doomed Lapse Into Commerc Insignilicance.

Paris, Sept. 2.-The revised taxt the peace terms framed for Austr acceptance by the peace confere was handed to the Austrian plenil tentiary at St. Germain this afternoI
 The treaty was presented to \ Austrian delegates byg Paul Dutas general secretary of the peace cI ference. He also handed them reply to the Austrian eounter- pl posals and a covering letter reitl ating that Austria had precipita the war by an ultimatum unaccel able to Serbia.
 Austria Gets Blamed.
 The treaty was accompanied VI covering letter which according sets forth Austria's respi ibility in aiding to bring about Var and points out that she the| 1o'R could not obtain treatment s| liar Q that accorded Cecho- -SIova and 1Ngo-Slavia It is declared l recognlA> however. that because her smatr>extent Austria will nd economic ah>-anancial help t. insJ l ls existence.
 Plume -FNt Settied.
 l No official sumnnrv of the ~ toriaI changes in tfE> peace tst ] has been given out. butseports q conference circles from tIlSe to | have indicated that several alt" | tions in the original provisions V l to be made. It has been Gecla 1 unofficially however that the tr, did not provide for a settlement l the Plume controversy at present,1 inference being that Austria wS | simply be informed of the terrN | she would have to relinquish that the disposition of this terri in certain cases would be left for sequent adjustment s 1 Opposed Union With GcrnanN | As to the political future of / tria, however, it is known that uy 1 the trpaty the league of nationi to have @ very large say. For
 thing the decision whether Aus shall be ahowed to join Gerrn would be left with the league.
 such permission being giSoll, s~h ever, there would appear to bG~ chance, as France is known to be
 posed to such a union as are SwiE land and many other countries.
 Feeling of Dissatisfaction,
 There seems to be a general 1 ing of dissatisfaction in peace cor
 enco circles with the treaty which
 adapted from th3 German treaty
 does not fit such a small power
 we'll The council, however,
 agreed today on virtually all sect
 of the treaty, because there is a
 eral weariness with discussion. #s
 Vienna Seems Doomed.
 Under the terms of the treaty
 na, with its 2,0OO,006 inhabits seemed doomed to lapse into coA
 atlve commercial in&ignifical
 there is a ponuIation-t,f e>-alv 4, QJ1
 within the country outstde the I|
 support the capital while with j Slavia, Czccho- -SIovakia ard Hrn
 existing as separate powers Ns
 can hardly hope to recover the ness formerly drawn from theA ritories. If the internationaliza Plume were provided for, as Dected hy many quarters, it is l o0 OuL DN IDenl DeTS Ol l4lG pFoN cations that Austria's shrurE EeI mercial interests would there | protected to some extent but il ritory contributory to the capitj , limited that the peace delegates , ally believe that Vienna is doof great capital and must inevitapV | l lapse into a residential city witi' atively slight business importance Members of the conference like } l point out that even were Austria
 joined eventually with Germany | future of Vienna. as a great city E 1 not be assured, as jt would faA = to acquire additional tributar s tory and would be subject to ttA v competition of German cities k f better transportation facilitifs.