Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-11
Soldiers Take Place Of Striking Policemen With
Orders to Break up laW|essness at Any Cost
Three Killed, Many Wounded in Rioting
Machine Gun Turned on Mob
AUSTRIANS SIGN
Peace Treaty and Dele.
cation Departs

On Way Back 70 Vienna 70 Brace
Up Unstable Government - Dr..
Renner Cheerful ann Friendly as
He AfTxes Signature ID FatefuI
Document
81. Germain. Sept 1e-iBy The AS
soclRted P-esss-Ausr-ra' s slguarure
u the peace treaty today and the de-
par7ure Of Dr. Kari Renner. the
Austrian chancellor and head Of
Peace delegation. for Vienna N an
endearnr TO brace I'D the unstable
government have caused a feeling
Of relief in conference circles. where
there has been great unsasiness lest
the Vienna government should fall
before the completion Of the treaty.
The Bulgarian treaty probably viii
ne handed 10 rhe Bulgarian delega-
ton IN Frday al the French Foreign
ONCE, where arrangements ha e
BEEN made for al informal ce-e-
mony. the Buigar1Hns having ex-
pressed discomfort al the proposed
simple delivery Of the treaty by the
secretary Of the conference
Probably Twenry-ane days viii ne
granted the Bulgzr,ans 70 make un-
servariuns ON the treaty. and il is
expected that rhe conference Will
take snort vacation while rhe Bull
gar1Ans nave Il under consideration
DR. Renners cheerful acceptznce
Of the treaty, which ne mad rranks-
, denounced as impossible OF accept
Gnce and the dignifiea good oarure he
displayed throughout the days or
/. deal when he alone faced the peac.
conference ana signed the documents
which seal The fa-e of the old AUS
rrp-Eunga-ian empire and preclude
the union Of the remaining fragment
Of the dual empire with Germany,
proved the rranscending feateure IF
the ceremony and excited the adimi-
ration Of all the allied delegates and
spectators
The feeling of t-iendliness among
Ansr-;Rs former enemies inspired ny
CI- RsnnerE sporzsmEniike conduct.
zEgurE well for Austria and Is gener-
ally commented upon as assurance that
Vienna. with lie TWO millions NJ penple.
and the <pur millions IL the remaining
hit of old austria. comprising the pres
ent Austrian republic. may reasonably
expect zneliuraripn Of the treaty terms
in the near future IF they make an hon.
est ef1or- 10 live I'D ID them.
The representatives Of rne various
powers with the exception Of Rumania
and Jugc- Siavia affixed their sigma
lures 70 the treaty. Jugo- Siavra Is ex-
pec1ed 10 attach its signature befD-e
the END of the week. but RumanIa will
ror reconsider tts decision nor 10 sign
al least fnr thf present
To carry out the technical arrange
msnts under the treaty DR.. Renner ac1-
uaiiy signed L documents.
Alter the ceremony n the course of
an interview he said:
IF France lends US aid tbs name Of
ST. German will soon evoke in our
hearts feelings which VIII alleviate the
bitterness Of the hour we nave Jusr
passed.
"Ausrr.a can NOT hate: II always re-
Epects the man with whom II mas 10
fixnt We ars the conquered Yet mis-
frsr-uns has sIhen uE !igerry. freed ID
from the Yoke Of a dynasty whence
for three generations no man Of worth
ras sprung. freen Us from bonds with
nations which were never m unner-
standing with uE nor with themselves "