Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-07-25
GETS A
LITTLE OF SAME"
TERMS DELIVERED At ST. GER.
MAIN WITHOUT CEREMONY
is WHOLE TREATY..
PEACE TERMS LIMIT THE ARMY
Must Surrender Merchant Ships, Give
Up Live Stock and Return Jew
els and Other Loot-Gets Few
Years Time to Repair.

Paris.-The full peace conditions O.
the allied and associated powers are
now in the hands of the Austrians
The first section of the terms was
presented to the Austrian delegates
at st. German on June 2, and the
final sections were delivered to them
at the same place Sunday without Ger
emory, by M. Dutasta, secretary gen
eral of the peace conference.
Terms Comprise Whole Treaty.
The terms comprise the whole treaty
which Austria is asked to sign, in.
Guiding the reparation, financial mil
itary and certain other minor clauses,
which were not ready for presenta-
| ton when the official ceremony took
| place.
In an accompanying memorandum
| the Austrians are granted Is days in
which to make their final observa-
lions, although they have already sub
mitted large number of notes on
them.
In addition to the published sum-
mary of the terms of June 2, the new
clauses provide for reparation ar
rangements very similar to those in
the treaty with Germany, including
the establishment of an Austrian sub
section of the PREPARATIONS commits
sion, the payment of a reasonable
sum in cash, the issuing of bonds,
and the delivery of live stock and
certain historical and art documents.
The financial terms provide the Aus
trian prewar debt shall be apportion-
ed among former parts of Austria
and that the Austrian coinage and
war bonds circulating in the separa-
ted territory shall be taken up by the
new governments and redeemed as
they see fit.
Limit Army to 10000 Men.
Under the military terms the Aus
trian army is henceforth reduced to
10000 men on purely voluntary
basis.
tary, says the Austrian army shall
not exceed 10000 men. including Of
ficers and depot troops Within three
months the Austrian military forces
shall be reduced to this number, uni
versal military service abolished and
voluntary enlistment substituted as
part of the plan ito render possible
the initiation of a general limitation
of ornaments of all nations"
The army shall be used exclusively
for the maintenance of internal order
and control of frontiers. All officers
must be regulars, those of the present
army to be retained being under the
obligation to serve at least 20 consec-
utive years Of active service. Non
commissioned officers and privates
must enlist for not less than - con-
secutive years, including at least six
years with the colors.
Within three months the ornaments
of the Austrian army must be re-
duced according to detailed schedules,
and all surplus surrendered. The
of all material shall be
confined to one single factory under
the control of the state, and other
such establishments shall be closed
down or converted. Importation and
expectation of arms, munitions and
war materials of all kinds is forbid |
den.
Paragraph on PREPARATION.
The allied and associated govern
ments affirm, and Austria accepts the
responsibility of Austria and her al
les for causing loss and damage to
which the allied and associated gov
ernments and their nationals have
been subjected to as a consequence
Of the war imposed upon them by the
aggression of Austria and her al
les.
While recognizing that Austria's re-
sources will not be adequate to make
complete reparation, the allied and
associated governments request, and
AUSTRIA undertakes, that she will
make compensation for damage done
o civilians and their property, in ac-
ordance with categories of damages
imilar to those provided in the trea-
Y with Germany.
The amount of damage is to be
determined by the PREPARATIONS COM
mission provided for in the treaty
nth Germany, which is to have a
pecial section to handle the Austrian
ituation The commission will noti-
Y Austria before May /, 1921, of the
xtent of her liabilities and of the
chedule of payments for the dis
barge thereof during period of 80 !
ears. It will bear in mind the dimi-
ution of Austria's resources and {
apacity of payment. Z
AS immediate Preparations Austria I
hall pay during 1919, 1920 and the |
rst four months of 1921 "a reason. {
BILE sum, which shall be determined {
y the commission. c
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