New-York tribune., 1919-09-03
The Allied Reply to Austria

between Austrian nationals and per-
sons who acquire under tho treaty an
Allied nationality are maintained with
| out option OF cancellation.
Coal Supply Insured
"Provison is made to insure Aus
tra supplies of coal from Czecho-
Slovakia and Poland, upon which she is
dependent, in return for reciprocal
obligations to supply certain raw ma
terials. Outstanding questions affect
ing nationals Of Austria which require
settlement between Austria and it's in
heriting neighbors are to be regulated
by separate conventions, and these con-
ventions are to be drawn up by a con-
ference, to which Austria will be ad
mitted on footing Of equality with
the other states concerned.
"Details of these and other conces-
sions will be found in the annexed re-
ply. Finally. the Reparation Commits
sion will be instructed to carry out
the duties confined to it in a strictly
humanitarian manner. 1t will have due
regard to the vital interests of the
community and will permit any mitga-
tions which it may. consider required
blythe food situation in Austria.
No Territorial Concessions
"As regards the territorial limits
established for the Republic of Aus
tria, the Allied and associated powers
are unable to admit any notifications
in the decisions already communicated.
These decisions were arrived at after
months of careful examination, and
the observations furnished by the Aus
trian delegation have been found to
contain no arguments which had not
been considered by the conference.
"The Allied and associated powers
endeavored to determine the bound
aries of the states formed out Of the
Austro- Hungarian monarchy in such an
equitable way as to bring a lasting
peace to Central Europe. Thus they
have drawn for Czecho-Slovakia the
historic frontiers Of the crown Of Bo-
hemia, and, so far as Austria is con-
cerned, they have only departed from
this frontier in two minor instances,
where the economic interests of the
new state appeared, and still appear,
to outweigh the claims Of the Austrian
republic.
''In the case of Jugo~Slavia, the AL
| lied and associated powers have, so far
as was possible, followed the admitted
! linguistic boundary. AS regards Hun
gary, they have included within Austria
certain German speaking districts hith-
erto included within the Hungarian
frontier
"Thcy believe that the frontiers now
arranged are those which will best
guarantee the existenke of all the
without exposing them to anarchy or
internecine competition.
Protects Small Powers
"5. The Allied and associated
powers would further remind the Aus
trian delegation that the treaty Of
peace makes special provisions for the
as new Austria. 1t will no longer be
possible for powerful empires to
threaten with impunity the political
and economic life Of their lesser
neighbors.
"(6) In conclusion, the Allied and
associated powers wish to make it
clear that the notifications which they
have now made in the draft treaty are
final. They wish further to state that
If they have not replied specifically to
all the points in the reply of the Aus
trian delegation it is not because they
have not taken them into careful con-
any reply be taken as acquiescence or
in approval of these contentious, nor
must the present reply be taken as au-
thoritatYe interpretation of the text
of the treaty
''The text of the treaty, which we
send you to-day, following upon that
of July 20 last. which had already un-
dergone considerable changes since the
original text of June 2, must be accept
ed or rejected in the exact terms in
which it is now drafted. Consequent-
ly, the Allied and associated powers re-
quire from the Austrian delegation
within a period of five days, counting
from the date of the present communi-
cation, declaration informing them
that they are prepared to sign this
treaty as it now stands. SO soon as
their declaration reaches the Allied and
associated powers arrangements will
be made for the immediate signature
of peace at St. Germain-en-Laye
"ln default Of such declaration with
in the period above stipulated, the
armistice concluded on November 8,
1918, shall be considered as having
terminated, and the Allied and asso-
ciated powers will take such steps as
they may judge necessary to impose