Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-07-21
r. KNOW TERMS
Continued from Pace One)

thirty years. 1t will bear in mind
the diminutions of Austria's resuorc-
es and capacity Of payment resulting
from the treaty.
AS immediate reparation, Austria
shall pay during 1919, 1920 and the
first four months Of 1921, in such
manner as provided by the repara-
tions commission, "a reasonable sum
which shall be fetermined by the
claim"
Three bond issues shall be made. the
first before May 1, 1921, without inter-
est; the second at p per cent. interest
between 1921 and 1926. and thereafter at
per cent. with an additional per cent.
for amortization, beginning in 1926; and
third at per cent when the COM
mission is satisfied that Austria can
meet the interest and sinking fund OBJ
legations. The amount shall be divided
by the allied and associated govern
ments in proportions determined upon
in advance on basis Of general equity.
The Austrian section of the repara-
ton commission shall include represent
atives of the United States, Great Bri-
tain, France, Italy, Greece, Poland, Ru-
mania. the Serbo- -Slovene state. and
Czecho-slovakia. The first four shall
eaach appoint a delegate with two
votes. and the other Ave shall choose
one delegate each year to represent
them all. Withdrawal from the COM
mission is permitted on IL months no.
tice.
Austria. recognizing the right Of the
Allies to ton-for-ton replacement of all
ships and fishing boats belonging to
nationals of the former empire. agrees
to deliver them within two months to
the reparations commission. With a
view to making good the losses in river
tonnage, she agrees to deliver up 20
per cent. of her river fleet.
The allied and associated powers re-
quire, and Austria undertakess that in
part reparation she will devote her
economic resources to the physical res
toration of the invaded areas. Within
60 days Of the coming into force Of the
theaty the governments concerned shall
file with the reparations commission
lists Of animals. machinery, equipment
and the like destroyed by Austria and
which the governments desire replaced
in kind. and lists Of the materials they
desire produced in Austria for the work
of construction and which shall be re-
viewed in the light Of Austria's ability
to meet them.
AS an immediate advance as to ami
mails Austria undertakes to deliver
within three months from the signing
"a G1l of
calves and bulls to the countries over
which her armies have fought.
Austria also agrees to give an op-
ton for five years as to timber. iron
and magnesite in amounts as near
ly equal to the pre-war importations
as Austria's resources make possible.
She renounces in favor of Italy all
cables touching territories assigned
to Italy, and in favor of the allied
and associated powers the others.
Austria agrees to restore all rec
ords, documents, objects Of antiquity
and art and all scientific and biblio-
graphical material taken away from
the invaded or ceded territories.
She will also hand over all records
of territories and all records. docu-
ments and historical material pos
sessed by public institutions and hav-
ing direct bearing on the histories
of the ceded territories which have
been removed during the past ten
years, except that for Italy the Pc
riod shall be from 1861.
AS for special objects carried off
by the House Of Hapsburg and other
dynasties from Italy. Belgium, Po-
land and Czecho -Slovakia, a COM
mittee of three jurists appointed by
the reparations commission to ex-
anime within a year the conditions
under which tho objects were re-
moved and to order restoration If the
removal were illegal. The list Of
articles includes:
For Tuscany, the crown jewels and
part of the Medici heirlooms.
For Modena: A Virgin by Andrea
Del Sarto and three manuscripts.
For Palermo: Twelfth century OBJ
jects made for the Norman Kings.
For Naples: 9S manuscripts carried OF
in 171s.
For Belgium: Various objects and
documents removed in 1891
For Poland: A gold cup Of King La
dislaus Nv. removed in 1772.
For Czecho-Slovakia: Various docu-
ments and historical manuscripts re-
moved from the royal chateau at
Prague.
The first charge upon all the assets
and revenues Of Austria shall be the
costs arising under the present treaty.
including in order Of priority the costs
OF the armies Of occupation. reparations
and other charges specifically agreed to
and. with certain exceptions. as granted
by the reparations commission for pay
ments for imports. Austria must pay
the total cost Of the armies of occupa-
ton from the armistice Of Nov. g. 1918.
so long as maintained and may export
no gold before May 1. 1921, without con-
sent of the reparations commission.
Each Of the, states to which Austrian
territory IL Transferred and each Of the
states arising out Of the dismember-
ment OF Austria. including the Repub-
lie Of Austria. shall assume part Of the
Austrian prc-war debt specifically Sc
cured on railways. salt mines and 9TH
er property. the amount to be fixed by
the reparations commission on the Ga.
sis Of the value Of the property 20 trans
ferred. Similarly. the unsecured bond
cd pre-war debt Of the former empire
shall be distributed by the feparations
commission in the proportion that the
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