The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-06-06

tons into conformity with the mi.
cipleS of liberty and justice and a.
knowledges that the obligations for n.
protection of minoriuies are mattar, :.
international concern over which r.
league of nations has Jurisdiction a.,
assures complete protection of life ana
liberty To all inhabitants of Aust,,.
without distinction OF birth, national
ity, language, race or religion. togeth4,
with the right to the free exercise q,
any creed. All Austrian national,
without distinction of race, language
or religion are to be equal before tbo
law.
Outside Europe, Austria renounces
all rights, titles and privileges as IA
her own or her allies territories TO all
the allied and associated powers and
undertakes to accept whatever meas.
ures are taken by the principal al cd
powers in relation thereto.
The clauses AS to Egypt, Morocco
China and Siam are identical after
the necessary notifications with those
of the German treaty, except that es.
pecially in the case of China there is
no need for so great detail.
The military clauses are reserved.
Must Give Up Warships.
All Austro- Hungarian warships, sub.
marines and vessels of the Danube flo
tilla are declared to be finally surrep
dered to the principal allied and associ
ated powers. Twenty-one specified
auxiliary cruisers are to be disarmed
and treated as merchant ships. All
warships and submarines under con-
struction in ports which belong or
have belonged to Austria-Hungary
shall be broken up. the salvage not
to be used except for industrial pur.
poses and not to be sold to foreign
countries.
The construction or acquisition Of
any submarine even FOR commercial
purposes is forbidden. All naval arms,
ammunition and other war material
belonging to Austria-Hungary at the
date of the armistice shall be surren-
dered to the allies.
Demobilze Air Forces.
Austria may have no military or
naval air forces, including dirs;ibles
must demobilize all existing forces
within two months and must surrender
to the principal powers wide categor
les of aviation material.
Austria agrees not to accredit or to
send any military, naval or aviation
mission to any foreign country, nor t.
allow Austrian nationals to enlist In
the army, navy or air service of any
foreign power
The section on penalties is identica
with the German treaty except for thu
omission of any provision similar t
that calling for the trial of the ex
kaiser Of Germany.
The section on reparation is re
served.
The financial clauses are reserved.
Economic clauses are, except in Ger
tain details, such as shipping, simila
to those of the German treaty. Specla
provisions are added, however, for for
mer Austro-Hungarian nationals aC
quiring allied nationality. Similar t
those in the German treaty, relating
to the inhabitants of Alsace-Lorralnt
their contracts are maintained subjec
to cancellation by their governments
Austria undertakes to recognize an
agreement or convention made by IN
allies to safeguard the interests @
| their nationals in any undertaking
constituted under Austro- Hungarla
law which operates in territories d'
tached from the former Austrian en-
pire and to transfer any necesSar
documents and information in regar
to them.
Freedom Of Transit.
The clauses as to freedom Of trans
are the same in the Austrian as in tn
German treaty except for the onl
sion of provisions affecting German
alone and the insertion of specIlI
clauses granting Austrian transit PRIV
ileges through former Austro- Hun&l
ian territory in order to assure TX
access to the Adriatic.
Miscellaneous provisions are, AIT
necessary substitutions, virtually Ide
teal with those of the German treat
The treaty is to come into force VINE
signed by Austria and three princllj
powers and to be effective for the u
dividual states on the deposit OF the
specific notifications.