The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-07
New Austria Made Import.
ent by Terms Of
Peace Treaty
Austrian Chancellor Pleads for
Leniency at Hands of
Victorious Allies

! The terms of peace to the new
| Republic of Austria" were presented
| to the delegates Of that country by
the Allies June 2 at the fifteenth
century chateau of St. Germain
France The attitude Of Chancellor
Renner and his colleagues of the
Austrian delegation was in marked
contrast with that of the German
delegates when the peace treaty was
read to them at Versailles. Chancel-
lor Renner's tone and manner were
extremely courteous and he stood
while reading his speech. 1t will be
recalled that Count Won Brockdorff-
Rantzau, the head of the German
Commission did not stand while
making his reply to Premier Glenn
enceau, a fact which caused consid-
erable irritation to the Allied dele
gates and was considered arrogant as
we'll as a breach of courtesy. Also
there was considerable surprise and
satisfaction because Chancellor Rem
ner. contrary to expectations, made
his remarks in French instead of in
German.
In the course of his speech the
Austrian chancellor freely admitted
the horrible crime" Of 1914 but said
that the new Republic of Austria
was free from the rulers who had
perpetrated that crime. "Our state"
the Chancellor said in another part
of his speech, "rests in your hands
and we hope, before the conscience
Of the world. that the Allies will not
abuse that power" He also ex-
pressed the hope that Austria might
be allowed to do its modest share
toward helping in the work of the
League of Nations. On the whole
the Chancellor's attitude and the
conciliatory tone of his speech made
a distinctly favorable impression on
the Conference.
1t was only skeleton treaty that
was presented to the Austrians. Mill
tary terms, reparations, boundary
terms were omitted. The latter are
to be decided by commission. It
is provided. for example. that the ex-
act boundary between Austria and
the new state of Czechoslovakia SIS
to be fixed by field commission of
seven members, five nominated by
the principle allied and associated
powers and one each by Austria and
Czechoslovakia." But the main out
lines are clear: Austria emerges as
Republic with population Of from
100000 to 100000 people occupying
territory of 5000 to 5000 square
miles. This is all that is left Of a
Federated empire of Austria -Hunga-
ry. comprising a population of more
than 100000 people. Austria must
recognize the independence of
Hungary. Czechoslovakia. the Serb
Croat-Slovene state, (Jugoslavia)
besides being forced to give up other
territories. To NJ Czechoslavakia |
she must give up her provinces of
Bohemia and Moravia. To Jugo-
Slavia she will give her former prov
ince OF Carniola and part Of Corin-
thia. Bosnia. Herzegovina and a part !
of Dalmatia. as we'll as Hungarian |
provinces of Croatia and Slayonia. |
Boundary questions as between Aus
tria and Bulgary. Greece, Hungary.
Poland and Roumania will be decided |
by Allied Commissions. and Hungary
will have to accept. How harmless
the new Austria will be may be
gathered from the fact that, by the
terms of the treaty she will be small
er than her newly created independ-
ent neighbors. Czechoslavia and Ju-
goslavia.
thus is shown and dismembered one
OF Europe's oldest and most power
fui monarchies. an Empire which |
covered total area of 23oo77 square
miles. the successor of the Holy |
Roman Empire. Voltaire's witty
pigram about that Empire, that it
was neither holy nor Roman. nor
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