Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-06-07
PEACE CONDITIONS
RENDERED AUSTRIA
OFFICIAL SUMMARY OF THE oE.
MANDS ALLIES MAKE UPON
BROKEN FOE.
But Little Left of the Once Miohty
Austria Who Was a Partner in the
Horrible Crime of 1914 Which
Resulted in Her Downfall.

81. German. - The conditions of
peace Oh the allied and associated pow
ers' with the exception of military
preparations, financial and certain
boundary clauses, were handed TO the
Austrian plenipotentiaries at st. Ger
main on June ?. Those clauses which
are not yet ready for presentation will
De delivered as soon as possible. the
Austrlans in the meantime having the
opportunity to begin work on the great
er part of the treaty in an effort to
facilitate a final decision.
The Austrian treaty follows exactly
the same outline as the German and
IN many places is identical with it ex-
cept for the change in name. Certain
specific clauses which applied to Ger
many are, of course, omitted and GER
tain new clauses included, especially
as regards the new states created out
OF the former Austro- Hungarian EN-
pire, and the protection of the rights
OF the Hungarian empire and the pro-
lection of the rights of the racial, re-
ligious and linguistic minorities in
Austria, Czecho- Slovakia, Rumania
and the Serb Croat-Slovene state.
Austria is left by the treaty state
of from six million to seven million
people, inhabiting a territory of be.
tween 5000 and 5000 square miles. She
is required to recognize the complete
independence of Hungary, Czecho-Slo-
vakia and the Serb -Slovene state
and to cede other territories, which
previously in union with her composed
the empire of Austria-Hungary, with
its population of over 100000 people
Austria agrees under this treaty to
accept the league of nations covenant
and the labor charter; to renounce all
her extra European rights: to demo
Billie her whole naval and aerial
forces; to admit the right of trial by
the allied and associated powers of her
nationals guilty of violating the law
and customs of force, and to accept
detailed provisions similar to those OF
the German treaty as to economic re-
lations and freedom of transit.
Contains League Covenant
Part one of the treaty, containing
the covenant of the league of nations
and part of twelve, containing the la
Dor convention, are identical with cor
responding sections of the German
treaty. Part six, dealing with prison
ers of war and graves, and part eleven
with aerial navigation, are also iden-
teal, except for the substitution OF
names. Part thirteen of the German
treaty, containing guarantees of exc
cution, is not paralleled in the Aus
trian treaty.
The preamble is longer and more
Austria recognizes the comkete in
dependence of the Tchecho-Slovak
state, including the autonomous terri
tory south of the Carpathians, in cor
formity with the action already taken
by the allied and associated powers.
Must Respect Russia.
Austria is to recognize and respect
the full independence of all the terri
tories which formed part of the for
mer Russian empire. She is to accept
definitely the annulment of the BreSt-
Litovsk treaty and of all treaties or
agreements of all kinds concluded
since the revolution of November, 1917,
with all governments or political
groups on territory of the former Rus
sian empire. The allies reserve all
rights on the part of Russia for res
titution and satisfaction to be obtained
from Austria on the principles of the
present treaty.
Austria is to consent to the abroga-
ton of the treaties of 1889 by which
Belgium was established as n neutral
state and her frontiers fixed and to
accept in advance any convention with
which the allies may determine TO re-
place them. Austria ndheres to the
abrogatlon of the neutrality of the
grand duchy of Luxembourg and ac-
cepts In advance all international
agreements as to Il reached by the
allied and associated powers. Austria
accepts all arrangements which the al
lied and associated powers make with
Turkey and Bulgaria with reference to
any rights, privileges or interests
claimed In these countries by Austria
or her nationals and not dealt with
elsewhere. Austria accepts all ar
with the allied and assocl-
ated powers made with Germany con-
corning the territories whose abandon
ment was imposed upon Denmark by
the treaty of 1864.
Promises Equal Privileges.
In n series of special clauses, Aus
tria undertakes to bring her institu-