The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-02
;AUSTR0 HUNGARIAN
EMPIRE CEASES TO EXIST
Peace Treaty Calls for Republic, Which is For
maly Recognized.
Recognition Required in Turn for Hungary
Czecho-Slovakia and Jugo Slavia.
Naval and Air Forces Must Be Demobilized at Once
War Offenders Surrendered; League of Nations
Ny Must Be Accepted Terms Reduce the
2t Population to Six Millions

and independent state under the
name of the Republic of Austria.
From that moment. and subject
10 the provisions OF this treaty,
official relations Will exist between
y the allied and associated powers and
the Republic of Austria !,
Part Two-The Frontiers OF Aus
triH: The northern frontier facing
Czecho -Slovakia follows the exist
ing administrative boundaries for
merly separating the provinces of
Bohemia and Morayia from those of
upper and lower Austria, subject to
certain minor rectihcations, notably
in the regions of Gmund and Feds
berg. and along the river Morava.
The frontier with Italy begins at
the Rescven pass on the Swiss from
tier and follows in general the
watershed between the basins of the
Inn ard the Drave on the north and
the Adige,. Piave and Tagliamento
on the south.
frontiers facing Bavaria, the west
ern frontier facing Switzerland and
the eastern frontie facing Hungary
4 are unchanged
! Europe = The high contracting
parties recognize and accept the
: frontiers of Bulgaria. Greece, Hum
gary, Poland, Rumania. the Serb
state as at present or as finally de-
termined. Austria renounces I'm
favor of the principal allied and as
sociated powers all her rights and
titles over territories formerly be-
longing to her which, though outside
the new frontiers of Austria, have
not yet been assigned to any, state.
undertaking to accept the settlement
to be made in regard to these ter
ritories.
The Czecho- -Slovak State--Austria
authorizes the complete independ-
ence of the Czecho- Slovak state, in
cluding the autonomous territory
south of the Carpathians in con-
fornity with the action already
taken by the allied and associated
powers. 81
The exact boundary between Aus
tria and the new state will be fixed
by a field commission of seven
members, being nominatedS by the
principal allied and associated pow
ers and one each by Austria and
CZecho- -Slovakia. Czecho Slovakia
agrees to embody in treaty with
the principal allied and associated
powers such provisions as may be
deemed necessary to protect racial,
religious or linguistic minorities and
TO assure freedom of transit and
equitable treatment for the COM
merce OF other nations.
Z !. The Serb qG Groat Slovene State-=sa =
SAustf'fa similariys- recognizes tire
complete independence of the Serb
Croat- -Slovene state and renounces
her rights and titles.
y A similar appointed field commits
sion including member nominated
by, the Serb Croat-Slovene state is
to fix the exact boundary. The
question of the basin of Klagenfurt
is reserved The Serb Croat-
or n re tn ed
treaty for the protection of minori-
ties and freedom of transit.
Rights Outside Europe.
"Outside Europe Austria re
nounces all rights. titles and priv
eleges as to her own or her allies
territories to the allied and asso-
ciated powers, and undertakes to
accept whatever measures are
taken by the principal allied pow
ers in relation thereto.
The Sauses as to Egypt. Mo-
rocco. China and Siam are SINH
lar, after the necessary moditca-
tions, TO those of the German
treaty, except that especially in the
case of China, there is no need tor
SO great detail. The provisions as
to Liberia are not includede owing
at war with Liberia. Part of the
military, naval and air clauses
are reserved.
"Naval-All Austro- Hungarian
warships, submarines and vessels
of the Danube tiotilla are declared
to be finally surrounded to- the
principal allied and associated pow
iary cruisers are to be disarmed
and treated as merchant ships.
All warships and submarines un-
der construction in ports which be-
long or have belonged 20 Austria
Hungary shall be broken up. the
salvage not to be used except for
industrial purposes and not to be
sold to foreign countries. The con-
struction or acquisition OF any sub
marine even for commercial pur-.
poses, is forbidden. All naval arms.
and other war mate
rial belonging to Austria Hungary
at the date of the armstice shall
be surrendered to the allies. The
Austrian wireless station at Vienna
or political messages relating TO
Austria or her late allies. without
the consent of the allied and asso-
ciated government during three
months but only for commercial
under supervision. During
the same period Austria is not to
build any more high power wire
less stations.
Nav Have No Air Forces.
"Air Clauses--Austria may have
no military or naval air forces. m
Guiding dirigibles, must be demob-
ilized all existing forces WITHIN
two months. and must surrender
to the principal powers WIDE cate
Eories of aviation material.
General-Austria agrees not 10
accredit or send any military. ma
vel or air mission to any foreign
country, nor to allow Austrian ma
tionals to enlist in the army, navy
or air service of any foreign power.
Part seven. on penalties cor
responds with the German treaty.
eycent for the omission of any pro-
vision similar to that calling for
the trial of the exkaiser OF Ger
MANY and the addition or a pro-
vision recurring the new states to
heln prosecute and punish any OF
their nationals so guilty.
Part eight. on reparatlons, ana
part nine, on financial clauses are
reserved ,
axcenf in certain details such as
shipping, similar to those OF the
German treaty. Special PROVISIONS
are added, however. for FORMER
Austro Hungarian nationals acquir
ing an allied nationality. similar 70
Hose in the German treaty relating
Ia the inhabitants of Alsace-Lor-
raine Their contracts are main
tained subject to cancellation by
their government. Austria under
takes 10 recognize any agreement
Or convention made by the allies TO
safeguard the interests of their ma
tionals in any undertakings consu-
.lIted under Austro- Hungarian law
which operate in territories de-
tached from the former Austrian
,mpire and to transfer any neces-
sary documents and information IN
regard TO them.
Comes Into Force When Signed.
Part Twelve--Freedom of Transit:
rhe clauses as to freedom of tram
.lt are the same in the Austrian az
IN the German treaty. except Tor
he omission of provisions affecting
Germany. alone, and the insertion
81 general clauses assuring Aus
trian transit privileges through for
mer Austro-Hungarian territories to