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ceremony WITHOUT 'F0RMAU1Y
Ike NHGHBORHOOD GATHERING
No Hardness In Clemenceau's
Voice As He Announces Pur-.
pose Of. Meeting Unlike
Won Brockdorff ; Rantzau
He Stands Az .Premier's Re.
marks AZ Translated.
(By The Associated Press.) J

.ner, head Of the Austrian delegation
to the peace conference sipned the
treaty Of peace between the allied and
associated powers and Austria at 10:-.
Is this morning. The twelve mile
drive from Paris through the bright
calm, warm autumn morning put all
participating in good mood for the
simple ceremony which signatory was
without formality, and seemed much
lake neighborhood gathering.
There was no hostility. of any kind
in evidence when DR.. Renner entered
: the stone aged hall. He nodded polit-
ely smiling as he took his seat.
{ There was no harshness in the
voice Of NJ. Clemenceau as he announ-
sced in few words the purpose Of the
meeting. DR.. Renner rose while I'M.
Clemenceau's remat were being
translated into German, and then bow
ing graciously, followed the mRstar Of
ceremonies to the signing table ii the
center Of the room where he attached
his signature four times to the treaty.
He then returned to his seat where he
remained quite At ease whils lepres-E
estatives of tSaentey 1fffve p6WatB attag
sched their signatures. @,
There were no soldiers In the hall,
and only a small guard of honor in
the court chateau.
Frank L. Pope, who succeeded Sec
.retary Of State Lansing as head of the
United States delegation, signed af-
ter DR.. Renner, and was followed by
Henry White and General, Bliss. +,
The signing Of the treaty was fin
dshed at 11:15. M. Clemenceau then
in a brief announcement stated that
the session was closed.
Conditions Of Treaty
The Austrian republic, representa-
tives Of which signed the treaty to-
day, is very different from the proud
Austro-H Hungarian empire Of 1914.
All that remains Of the former en-
pire is what is known as German
Austria, fneludine UpQer and LQHse
Austria, and parts of Styria and of Ty
rol.
The treaty does not stipulate an ex-
act sum to be paid in indemnities but
this amount will be fixed by the repa-
rations commission on or before May
I, 1921. The commission also being
empowered to, determine the details
of payment, which will, extend over
a period of thirty years.
This sum must be paid BY the. Aus
trian republic, and is not to be APP
portioned among the component parts
Of the country which have been de-
clared independent.
In addition to paying indemnities
Austria must also replace, ton for ton
all ships lost by the allies through the
activities of the Austrian navy during
the war and physically restore all in
vailed areas. She also is to deliver
up to the allied countries works Of
arts and objects Of historic value
which were carried away by the Aus
trians during the conflict. :
The Austrian army reduced is to
10000 men on purely voluntary ba-
sis, and all her military establish
ments are cut down in q proportionate
manner. The entire Austrian naval
feet is to be handed over to the allies.
all ships under construction being
broken up, and the salvage not to be
used except for indlistrial purposes.
The economic clanseg,sand those. re-
lative to freedom of transit are si1a-
liar to those in the German pact.
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