The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-21
|AUSTR|A'S ARMY
IS REDUCED TO
/ THIRTY THOUSAND
Peace Terms Handed
Delegates at S q in I
| Gaudens Yesterday.
rs GIVEN Is DAYS
No Definite Reparational
Sum Fixed in Treaty
Must Restore Invaded
Areas.
is GIVEN is DAYS

Parts. July 20-Austria's army Is
reduced to 10000 men on purely volun-
tsry basis by one Of the military
terms Of peace which. together with
the rcparatfon clauses and = number
OF minor terms, were handed to the
Austrian delegates at Saint Germain
o. the peace conference. without cere-
mony.
Austria now has the complete terms
and must submit her anal "observa-
tions' within fifteen days.
The clauses handed her delegates
to-day are closely similar to those Of
the treaty with Germany. They In
Guide:
The payment Of 4 reasonable sum-:
The establishment of an Austrian
subsection Of the allied reparations
commission:
The issuing Of bonds;
Tho delivery Of livestock and GER
tain historical and artistic data.
Reduction Of the Austrian army to
10000 volunteers must be undertaken
within three months after signing
peace. This army can be used for no
purposes other than maintenance Of
internal order and control Of frontiers.
Importation and expectation OF
arms. ammunition. and war materials
Of all kinds IL forbidden by the treaty.
The army reduction is described as
part Of the plan to render possible
the initiation OF q general limitation
Ct ornaments Of all nations
NO DEFINITE SUM.
No definite reparational sum Is fixed
in the treaty. but Austria Is told that
the extent OF her liabilities and the
schedule OF payments-which will be
extended over 4 period Of thirty years
1870.
The commission in charge Of Ger
nany's reparations win have an Aus
trtAn aectioh. 4s-54.s- s-..--4-
Austria Is assured that the repara-
tfons committee viii bear In mind the
dfmtnution Of AustriA's resources and
capacity ,of payment resulting from
the treaty
Tho allied and associated powers
Recognize that Austria's resources
viii not be adequate to make complete
reparation," but she undertakes by
the treaty that ahe win make eoaapeH-
sation for damage done to civilians and
their property along lines similar to
those OF the treaty with Germany.
Austria, by virtue Of the treaty.
accepts the responsibility OF Austria
and her allies for causing the loss
and damage to which the allied and
associated governments and their ma
tionals have been subjected as con-
sequence of the war imposed upon
them by the AGGRESSION OF Austria and
her allies"
AS TO REPAR.ATIos
On the subject OF reparation the
treaty says:
"As immediate reparation Austria
shall pay during 1919, 1890 and tina
first four months OF 1891, in such
manner ~ provided by the reparation
commission. = reasonable sum which
shall be determined by the commits
ston."
Austria. by the treaty, loses her en-
tire merchant fleet and. in the way
Of ton-for-ton replacement OF all
allied ships lost or damaged In the
Ear. cedes all fishing boats and twenty
per cent Of her river feet. All ves-
sells have to be delivered to the allies
within two months.
Al part Of the reparation. Austria
must devote her economic resources
to the physical restoration Of the In
vaded areas.
within sixty days Of the treatys
going into effect. lists Of animals.
machinery. equipment and the like
destroyed by Austria and lists OF ma
teFiAls which Austria must produce an
= reparationAi measure, will be hand
ed 70 her. Meantime. ~ an advance
In animals, she must deliver within
three months after tihcat ton.
1000 mich cows to Italy. 1000
mich cows to Serbia. 1000 mich
&C W TO Rumania, 1000 heitcrs to
Serbia. 500 heifers to Rumania. so
bulls TO italy. IS bulls to Serbia and
Rumania each. 1000 calves to EACH
! italy. Serbia and Rumania, 1000 bulls
- - 80
Sc hia and Rumania, 1000 sows TO-
italy. 1000 draught horses each to
Italy and Rumania. 1000 sheep each
to Serbia and Rumania.
Greece. Poland. RumAnfa. the
Serb-Croat Slovene state. and Czech
Slovakia are to be represented on tho
Preparation commission. They will
have one representative to act for all.
The United States, Great Britain.
France. and italy are TO have one tiese-
gate each with two votes, Japan ID
not mentioned - being represented on
the commission.
Austria's pFe-war debt Ii TO be ap-
portioned among the various former
parts 81 Austria. Austria coinage and
war bonds circulating In III. aeparat-
ed territory 40 to be taken up by
the new governments and redeemed.
"as they zee At.
Universal Military service N Austria
ID abolished BY the treaty.
Three bond Issues shall be made
Firat Before Nay J. 1921. without
8econd Between 1874 ana l43s,
ut two. and half per cent interest.
with IN addttiouat one par cent amor.
tixAt zion beginning Ia 1875:
h 1htrd~An issue u nve per cent