The sun., 1919-05-31
CENSOR SHEARS
AUSTRIAN PACT
Many Vital Paragraphs Omit
ted From Draft Submitted
to Minor Nations.
ENTIRE CLAUSES BLANK
All the Sections Referring to
Italy Eliminated-Czecho-
SlOvakia Defined.
By the Associdted Press.

PARIS. May 30.-A summary Of the
Austrian treaty submitted to the
smaller nations Thursday for exami-
nation Is remarkable chiefly for its
omissions and reservations. Subject
heading after subject heading is fc!-
lowed either by a non-committal dis
play Of blank paper resembling q CEN
sored French newspaper discussion
Of the controversial part Of the days
diplomatic developments, or by the
statement This clause reserved"
This applies particularly to deflni-
ton Of the southern frontier, the repa.
ration clauses and the question of
Italian rights under the political
clauses. The greater part Of the sum
mary, in fact. is devoted to those
clauses which practically are identical
with the German treaty.
The new clauses are chiefly those deal
ing with frontiers. finance and the In
ternal affairs Of the new states and OF
Austria itself. Under the latter heading
come the disputed prov!sos for the pro-
lection OF racial minorites in the new
states. against which 1t is understood
, the representatives OF tine new states
may address protest to the Council Of
Four and also ask for revision of the
financial clauses, particularly that part
requiring the new states to compensate
Austria for public property.
Austria also is bound by the treaty TO
respect the rights and privileges Of racial
minorities in what is left to her of her
ancient domains, including the right to
use their own languages, although Aus
tria Is authorized expressly to make the
teaching of German obligatory.
The treaty will consist OF a preamble
and fourteen parts, the preamble and
section l embodying the covenant Of the
League OF Nations. as in the treaty with
Germany
Part H. deals with frontiers. That
with Czecho- -Slovakia follows practically
the old Bohemian frontier. although with
the reservation of a possibility Of maxi
ing minor changes later Austria re-
tains on the west her old frontier with
Switzerland, the question of the union OF
Norarlberg with Switzerland apparently
having been dropped, despite the pie
bisctes already undertaken in that
province and Switzerland. The southern
frontier is not determined in the treaty.
Part III. contains political clauses, in
Guiding also some OF the reserved geo.
graphical provisoS. and clauses establish
ing mixed commissions TO determine them
later. The sections referring 10 Italy
are all omitted Others deal with the
future relations OF Austria with CEesho-
Slovakia, Jugo- -Slavia. Poland, Hungary
and Russia, Here are found the stipu-
iations for the protection of racial mi
norlties which. so far as the mlnorities
In Austria are concerned, are to be en-
bodied In a bill OF rights as part OF
the Austrian constitution.
Then come parts dealing with Aus
tria's renunciation of all rights outside
OF Europe: military, naval and aerial
armaments, which hereafter will entail
virtually no expense for Austria, and the
return OF prisoners of war.
Part VIII, on reparations. is blank.
Part IN, dealing with finance. may be
changed as Il result OF the representa-
tions OF the new States. The economic
clauses and aerial navigation regula
tions are identical with those in the
German treaty.
Part Nil, on ports, waterways and
railways provides for commercial out
lets southwark by water and rail. These
details already have been covered in the
report OF the interallied ports, water
ways and railways commission. Part
NH. contains tho International labor
convention, and Part XIV. various mis-
cellaneous provisions OF minor impor-
tauCe