Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-06-03
NNAENv0YS
MUST RESPOND
WITHIN 15 DAYS
hancellor Complains Of
Delay, as Treaty Is
Incomplete.
|LSON LATE At SESSION
THRU A PUNCTURED TIRE

st. Germain, June 2.-(By The
# the vanquished Austrian nation
eenth century castle of st. German
0 appeal for grace and just and
indy treatment. No trace of the
rrOgant spirit In which Count Won
Brockdorff- Rantzau, head of the
German delegation, attempted at
Versailles to arraign the allied pow
rs as jointly responsible for the
var and demanded participation in
he negotiations on equal terms,
harked the speech of Or. Karl Rem
er, the Austrian chancellor, who
epIied to Premier Ciemenceau.
Or. Renner, speaking in French,
id not seek to extenuate the guilt
II the former Austro- Hungarian
government for "the horrible crime
L l9i4.'
He asked only that the whole
Weight of the punishment should not
aII solely on the little mountain re-
ubIic, which was all that was left
II the once mighty Austria, but that
be regarded as only one of eight
eW republics into which the old
Monarchy had been divided and that
be apportioned no more of the
sunaIty than it could bear.
Translator Goes Astray.
The mishap of a photographer who, in
midst of DR.. Renner's speech. fell
one of the museum cases and the
lders of the French official trans
j.. who twice during the German
hslation of the speech went astray,
Sing gasps of mingled horror and
sement. also impaired the formal
hity Of the scene.
IA was the same setting as III the Irl-
IN at Versailles, altho on a reduced
The japanese and Chinese delegates
the first to arrive in the stone
led room and take their places. They
e closely followed by NJ. Clemenceau.
Tire Detains Wilson.
he others filed in rapidly several
utes before noon and all the pleni-
kntiaries were in their places except
Isdent Wilson and Colonel House.
kious glances were cast at the empty
RS of these leading plenipotentiarie
he minutes passed beyond the hour
for the ceremony. Finally an officer
sent to the telefone to learn ii
thing had happened. The president.
was detained by an auto tire pune
ng on the way, appeared at 12:12
took his seat, after a brief colloquy
Premier Clemenceau.
Ford was Immediately sent to the
Hqnarter of the Austrians. They
ered one by one, three minutes later,
door at the rear Of the hall. The
1 usher again announced the appear
of the Austrian plenipotentiaries.
(r. Renner was calm as tho entering
own house. He walked directly to his
and motioned his colleagues to their
Ees. The assemblage, which had risen
the entrance of the Austrians
ed itself. NJ Clemenceau alone re-
ned standing and with scarcely an
ants pause the session started.
ars which were strained to hear
b NJ. Clemenceau some phrases on
origin of the war or Austria's guilt
punishment We're disappointed He
fained from any political allusion in
short speech, merely outlining the
eedure of the negotiations and ex-
ned that only part Of the treaty was
Fly. He asked that any replies or
eryations to such parts of the treat
las were laid before the Austrians be
nitted in writing within fifteen DAYS.
The end Of his speech. NJ Clemenceau
Id for translations which on this oc-
on were given in Italian. as well as
man and French.
Translator Makes BIunder.
he French official who attempted
German rendition opened by ad-
fsing ''the delegations of the repub-
of German-Austria." He was i'm
lately stopped, and the diplomatic
der in the apparent recognition of |
manic attributes of the new republic |
tected.
The translator was now 50 nervous |
presently he was caught telling the |
|trians that their replies must be |
instead of written.
|r. Karl Renner rose to reply at the /
Of the translation, but Premier
|nenceau waved him to his seat to
(nit NJ. Dutasta, secretary of the
ference, to place before him the text
the draft of the treaty.
he Austrian delegate then arose and
his speech. He caused considerable
brise by choosing French as the
|ium of his remarks.
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