The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-03

CZECHO-SLONA AkIA Austria recognizes the complete inde- pendence of the Czecho-Slovak state in- cluding the autonomous territory south of the Carpathians in conformity with the action already taken by the allied and associated powers. The exact boun- dary between Austria and the new state is to be fixed by a field commission Of seven members, five nominated by the [ principal allied and associated powers, and one each by Austria and Czecho- Slovakia. Czecho- S1ovakia agrees to em- body in a treaty with the principal allied and associated powers such provisions as may be deemed necessary to protect racial religious. or linguistic minorities and to assure freedom of transit and equi- table treatment for the commerce of oth- CT nations.
 | SERB ROAT-SLOEVENE STATE Austria similarly recognizes the complete independence of the Serbian Croat- -Sloevene state and renounces ] her rights and titles A similarly ap- pointed field commission, including a m ember nominated by the Serb-Croat- Sloevene state, is to fix the exact boundary. The question of the basin of Klagenfuert is reserved. The Serb i Croat-Sloevene state agrees to sim | liar treaty for the protection of mi norities and freedom of transit. RUMANIA
 Rumania agrees to a similar treaty for protection of minorities and frec- dom of transit.
 RUSSIA
 Austria is to recognize and respect the full independence of all the ter ritories which formed part of the for mer Russian empire. She is to accept definitely the annullment of the Brest- ,it tv, nd nf all traatiae agreements of all kinds concluded after the revolution of 1917 with all governments or political groups on territory of the former Russian em- pire. The allies reserve all rights on the part of Russia for restitution and satisfaction to be obtained from Aus tria on the principles of the present treaty.
 GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS Austria is to consent to the abrogation of the treaties of 1889 by which Belgium was established as a neutral state and her frontiers fixed and to accept in ad- vance any convention with which the allies may determine to replace them Austria adheres to the abrogation of the neutrality of the Grand Duchy of Luxem- burg and accepts in advance all interna- tional agreements as to it reached by the allied and associated powers made with
 
 any rights privileges or interests claimed in these countries by Austria or her na- tionals and not dealt with elsewhere Aus tria accepts all arrangements with the allied and associated powers, made with Germany concerning the territories whose abandonment was imposed upon Denmark by the treaty of 1864.
 PROTECTION OF MINORITIES
 In series of special clauses, Austria undertakes to bring her institutions into conformity with the principles of liberty and justice and acknowledges that the obligations for the protection of minorities are matters of interna- tional concern over which the league of nations has Jurisdiction. She assures complete protection of life and liberty to all inhabitants of Austria without distinction to birth. nationality, Ian guage. race or religion together with the right to the free exercise of any creed All Austrian nationals without distinction of race, language or relig- ion, are to- be equal before the law. No restrictions are to be imposed on the free use of any language in private Or public, and reasonable facilities are to be given to Austrian nationals of non-German speech for the use of their language before the courts. Austrian natinals belonging to racial religious
 
 same protection as other Austrian na- tionals, in particular with regard to schools and other educational estab = lshments, and in districts where a con- siderable proportion of Austrian na- tionals of other than German speech are resident, facilities are to be given In schools for instruction of children In their own language and an equitabl share of public funds is to be provided Tor the purpose These provisions do not preclude the Austrian government from making the teaching of German oblig- atory. They are to be embodied by Aus tria in her fundamental law as bill of rights, and provisions regarding them are to be under the protection of the league of nations.
 AUSTRIAN RIGHTS
 Outside of Europe, Austria re- nounces all rights. titles and privi- leges as to her own or her allies ter ritories to all the allies and associated powers and undertakes to accept whatever measures are taken by the principal allied powers in relation thereto.
 The clauses as to Egypt, Morocco, China and Siam are identical, after the necessary modification, with these of the German treaty, except that es- pecially in the case of China there is no need for so great detail The por- tions of the German treaty as to Li- beria are not included. owing to the fact that Austria was not at war with Liberia
 MILITARY AND NAVAL CLAUSES