The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-03

portions of the German treaty as
to Liberia are not included owing
to the fact that Austria was not at
war with Liberia.
Military and Naval.
The military clauses are re-
served.
Naval: All Austro- Hungarian
warships. submarines and vessels
OF the Danube fiotilla are to be
finally surrendered to the principal
allied and associated Powers.
Twenty-one specified auxiliary
cruisers are to be disarmed and
treated as merchant ships.
All warships and submarines
under construction in ports which
belong or have belonged to Aus
tria-Hungary. shall be broken UP,
the salvage not to be used except
for industrial purposes and not to
be sold to foreign countries. The
construction or acquisition of any
submarines even for commercial
purposes Is forbidden. All naval
arms, ammunition and other war
material belonging to Austria
Hungary at the date of the armi-
stice shall be surrendered to the
Allies.
The Austrian wireless station
at Vienna is not to be used for
naval, military or political mes
sages relating to Austria or her
late allies without the consent Of
the Allied and Associated Govern
ments during three months, but
only for commercial purposes I'M
der supervision.
During the same period Austria
Is not to build any more high
power wireless stations. ....
iurAtr clauses: Apstrta may have
no military or naval air forces. In
o. Guiding dirigibles; must demobilize
all existing forces within two
months and must surrender to the
principal Powers wide categories
Of aviation material.
.. GENERAL:
Austria agrees not TO accredit or
send any military, naval or air
mission to any foreign country,
nor to allow Austrian nationals to
enlist in the army, navy nor air
service Of any foreign Power.
Part Seven on penalties CORE
spends with the German treaty,
except for tho omission OF any
provision similar to that calling
for the trial Of the ex-Kaiser of
Germany. and the addition of a
provision requiring the new States
to help prosecute and punish any
Of their nationals so guilty.
Financial Clause Reserved.
Part Eight. on separations, and
Part Nine. on financial, clauses are
reserved.
Part Ten. on economic clauses,
is, except in certain details such
as shipping. similar to that Of
the German treaty. Special pro-
visions are added. however, for
former Austro-H Hungarian nation
ais acquiring an allied nationality
similar to those in the German
treaty relating to the Inhabitants
OF Alsace Lorraine. Their con-
tracts are maintained subject to
cancellation by their Government.
Austria undertakes to recognize
any agreement or convention
made by the Allies to safeguard
the interests OF their nationals in
any undertakings constituted un-
der Austro-Hungarian law which
operate in territories detached
from the former Austrian Empire
and to transfer any necessary
documents and information in re-
gard to them.
The clauses as to freedom of
transit are tho same in the Aus
TRAN as in the German treaty ex-
cept for the omission of provisions
affecting Germany alone and the
insertion Of specific clauses grant
ing Austria transit privileges
through former Austro- Hungarian
territory in order to assure her nc
cess to the Adriatic. These privi-
leges are to be amplIfed by spe-
cial conventions with the states
concerned.