The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-09
AUSTRIA NAVY
is WIPED OUT
BY ALLIES IN
PEACE TERMS
All Ships to be Surrendered
to Entente-Annexation of
German-Austria to Ger
many is Considered.
GET TERMS NEXT WEEK
fBy Associated Pressl

PARIS, May 9.-The naval terms of
the treaty to be presented Austria, as
they have been completed, entirely
wipe out the Austrian navy All the
ships of that navy, large and small,
are to be surrendered. Their dispo-
sition among the allies is to be ad-
justed later.
The drafting committee this after
noon began work on the treaty as a
whole.
The Austrian peace delegation num-
bering from 40 to so persons is ex-
pected to arrive at ST. Germain on
May II. Information received from
French sources is that the delegation
has not as yet left Vienna owing to
difficulties encountered in selecting
its members because of differences of
opinion regarding the proposed in
corporation of German-Austria in Ger
many.
Discuss Boundaries.
Dispatches received here today in
dicate that while Franz Klein, presi-
dent Of the delegation favors annex
alton, Prof Lamasch, another infiu-
entail member, opposes it and that
sentiment against the proposal is
growing. The rest of the delegation
is said to be divided on the question.
Both the council of four and the
council of foreign ministers resumed
their sessions this morning. The
| former is giving special attention to
the impending negotiations between
the allies and Austria and the latter
! is discussing reports on the bounda-
ries of former Austro-Hungarian ter
| ritories.
The Chinese delegation to the peace
conference in Paris has received ca
/ bled instructions from Peking not to
| sign the peace treaty because of the
! settlement made in the Kiao-Chau and
Shantung controversy, by which Japan
was given German rights in the Shan
tung peninsula.
The Chinese peace conference 1T
Shanghai, where the northern and
southern governments are endeayoring
to settle their differences, has sent
instructions to the Paris delegates
Disorders in China
This news confirms recent dispatch.
es from Peking that the Chinese gov
ernment would not agree to the deci-
sicl Of the council of four. Serious
disorders have been reported from
the Chinese capital since last Sunday
and report from American Minister
Paul S. Reinsch to Secretary of State
Lansing in Paris yesterday, stated
| that Peking was cut off from tele-
graphic communication with the out
side world, with the exception of one
line running northward into Siberia.
The council of four is working today
on the program to be followed in the
j negotiations with German-Austria fav-
| ing taken up at meeting held last
( inh 1Io
on the eastern shore of the Adriatic.
The council of foreign ministers is
devoting its time to study of reports
relative to the boundaries of states
formed out of the erstwhile Austro-
Hungarian empire. American Ambas-
sador Page is on his way to Paris from
Rome to make a personal report to
President Wilson.
| Comment in the German press on
the treaty handed the German dele
gates at Versailles on Wednesday
seems to indicate that Germany may
sign the treaty, but only under the
strongest protest and that the diplo-
matte efforts of the enemy may be
concentrated upon President Wilson
meanwhile for modification of the
terms. Stress is laid by many of the
journals on the argument that the
terms of peace in many features are
in sharp contrast with his fourteen
points.
French Socialists Opposed.
French Socialist organs express
themselves as opposed to the treaty
because of it's drastic measures, and
manifesto issued by the national exec
utive committee of the British Labor
party says the treaty by its terms will
| cause jealousy and unrest leading to
further International disputes
Belgium's delegation to the peace
conference has made protest against
the reported decision of the council
of four in making Great Britain man.
datory for German East Africa. Bel
gium, it is said has interests in Africa
which must be considered in dividing
up sections of that continent for ad
ministration under the league of ma
tionS.
Admiral Kolchak's forces in eastern
Russia are moving steadily forward
in pursuit of the retreating Bolsheviki,
having captured number of import
ant points.