Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-06-06
STRIPPED
BY PEACE TERMS
Huge Territory Is Cut From For
mer Monarchy.
FOLLOWS THE GERMAN PACT
100000 Nationals Taken Away
Head of Enemy Delegation Says
He Will Work for Peace on
Allies Basis.

st. German, France, June Stiff
teen days was given to Austria to re-
ply to the terms of peace presented
by the allied nations in the Stone Age
room in the old palace at st. Ger
main.
NJ. ~Clemenceau, president of the
peace conference, was the first promi-
nent figure to arrive at the meeting
at which the terms Of peace were pre-
scented.
Secretary Lansing and Henry White
were the first American representa-
tives to arrive, Premier Orlando Of
Italy and Premier Paderewski of Po-
land and Arthur J.. Balfour following.
Col. E. M. House was the only mem
Der Of the American delegation not
present.
In addition to the conference repre-
~sentatives of the allied and associated,
powers there were present many dis
tinguished persons, including Mar
shall Foch, General Bliss, Admiral
Benson and American Ambassador,
Wallace.
Wilson Delays Proceedings.
President Wilson delayed the cere-
mony of presentation. He reached st.
German at 1874. A puncture of the
tire of his automobile held him up IN
the way.
The mishap occurred at st. Cloud,
While the punctured tire was being
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Communicated by the presidents
party and the president and Rear Ad-
miral Grayson drove at high speed to
st. German.
The Austrian representatives arrived
at 2:22 o'clock, entering the chamber
by a rear entrance. The delegates
were attired in conventional morning
dress.
The Austrians were escorted in by
an Italian officer.
Immediately upon their arrival at
70 % D. m. the session was opened
formally by announcement of the head
usher. Premier. Clemenceau, presi-
dent of the peace conference, at once
began his address.
cIemenceau's Words Translated.
Clemenceau spoke in French. His
remarks were translated into English,
then into italian and then into Ger
man. He spoke only three minutes.
The hall was densely packed, many
of the secretaries having been admit
ted to the chamber and the denseness
of the throng detracted somewhat
from the impressivness of the cere-
mOny.
Paul Dutasta, general secretary of
the peace conference, presented the
terms to the Austrfans at 1887.
DR.. Karl Renner, the Austrian chan
cellor and head of the delegation, then
began an address in French.
Doctor Renner promised Loyalty to
do his best to work out a peace on
the basis presented. "Our state rests
in your hands, said Doctor Renner
following the presentation Of the al
lies terms, land we hape before the
conscience Of the world that the allies
will not abuse this power"
The entire peace treaty was not pre-
sented to the Austrians, and the 10
day stipulation with regard to their
reply, therefore, refers only to the por-
ton Of the terms handed them.
Doctor Renner Complains of Delay.
Doctor Renner opened with a COM
Llaint at the delay in the p%resenta-
ton Of the peace terms. The chan
cellor declared the Austrian republic
was entirely free from the Hapsburg
dynasty. 1t would never have de-
clared war itself, he asserted. The
chancellor concluded his address at
10 80. The address was translated
into English and italian.
Doctor Renner stood while reading
his speech, and his attitude, like that
of the entire Austrian delegation, was
extremely courteous, contrasting
sharply with that of Count Won Brock
dorff-Rantzau and the Germans at
Versailles. The conciliatory tones Of
Doctor Renner apparently created a
good impression on the allied delega-
ton. The general atmosphere seemed
quite friendly.
After Doctor Renner's address, in
which the chancellor expressed graft
tude for the food relief that had come
from the Hoover commission, Premier
Clemenceau asked if anyone else de-
sired to speak. There was no re
and he declared the ceremony
ended.
The translation of Premier Clemen-
ceau's and Chancellor Renner's
speeches into three languages occupied
the larger part of the session. 1t adj
iourned at 1:14 o'clock after having
taken up 50 minutes.
Doctor Renner probably will go to
Switzerland.
Those clauses which are not yet
ready for presentation will be de-
iivered as soon as possible, the Aus
TRANS in the meantime having the
opportunity to begin work on the
greater part of the treaty in an eff
fort to facilitate a final decision.
Follows German Treaty.
The Austrian treaty follows exact
ly the same outline as the German,
and IN many places is identical with
it. except for the change in name.