TEXT OF TREATY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12647, 3 June 1919, Page 3

TEXT OF TREATY.

SECTION I. . • LEAGUE OF NATIONS. (SEE GERMAN TREATY.) SECTION 11. • • FRONTIERS. , The frontiers, of Austria are defined as follows:—The northern frontier, facing Czecho-Slovakia, follows the existing administrative boundaries formerly separating the provinces of Bohemia and Moravia from those of Upper and Lower Austria, subject to certain minor rectifications, notably in the region of Gcund and Feldsberg and along the River Moravia. The southern frontier, facing Italy and the Serbo-Croat-Slo-vene State, is to be fixed by tho principal Allied and Associated Powers at a later date. Tu the .eastern part the line, passing just east of Bleibnrg, crosses the Drave just about’ its eonfluence with the.. River Levant, and thence will pass north of the Drave so as to leave to the Serbo-Croat-Slovene State Marburg and Radkersburg, just to the north of which latter place it will join the Hungarian frontier. The western and north-western frontiers lacing Bavaria, the western frontier facing Switzerland, and the eastern frontier facing Hungary, remain unchanged, SECTION 111. POLITICAL GLAUSES. EUROPE. The high contracting parties recognise and' accept the frontiers of Bulgarin, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Rumania, the Serb-Cront-Slovene State and the Czecho-Slovak State as at present or as ultimately determined. Austria renounces in favour of the principal Allied and Associated Powers all her rights and titles over territories formerly belonging to her which, though outside the new frontiers of Austria, have not at present been assigned to any State, undertaking to accept the settlement fo be made in regard to these territories. ■ THE CZECHO-SLOVAK STATE. Austria recognises the complete independence of the Czecho-Slovak State, including the autonomous territory south of the Carpathians in conformity with the action already taken by the Allied' and Associated Powers. The exact boundary between Austria'and tho new State is to be fixed by a field commission of seven members, five. nominated by the principal Allied and Associated Powers, and one each by Austria and Czecho-Slovakia. Austria agrees to embody in a treaty with the principal Allied and Associated Powers such provisions as may be made necessary to protect racial, religious or linguistic minorities and to assure freedom of transit and equitable treatment for the commerce of other nations. THE SERBO-CROAT-SLOVENE. STATE. Austria similarly recognises the complete independence of the Serbo-Croat-Slovene State and renounces her right and titles. A similarly appointed field commission including a member nominated by the Sorbo-Croat-Slovene State is to fix the exact boundary. The question of the basis of Klagenfurt is reserved. Tho Serbo-Czccho-Slovenc State agrees to a similar Treaty for the protection of minorities and freedom of transit. RUMANIA. Rumania agrees to a similar Treaty for the protection of minorites and freedom of transit. RUSSIA. is to recognise and respect the full independence of all the ' territories which formed part of the former Russian Empire. She is to accept definitely the annulment of the Breste Litoi sk Treaty and of all Treaties or agreements of all kinds concluded since the revolution of November, 1917, with all Governments or political groups on the territory of the former Russian Empire. The Allies reserve all rights on the part of Russia for restitution and satisfaction to he obtained from

Austria on the principles of the present treaty. GENERAL ARRANGEMENTO. . Austria is to consent to the abrogation of tho treaties of 1839 by -which Belgium was established as a neutral btato and her frontiers fixed, and to accept m advance any convention with which the Allies may determine to replace them. Austria adheres to tho abrogation of tho neutrality of tho Grand JJuehy of Luxemburg and accepts in advance all international agreements as 0 roached by the Allied and Associated 1 owers. Austrian nationals belonging to racial, religious or linguistic minorities are to enjoy tho same protection as other Austrian nationals, in particular with regard to schools and other educational establishments, and in districts where a, considerable proportion of Austrian nationals of other than German speech are resident facilities arc to bo given in schools for the instruction of children in their own lanKuago and an equitable share of public lunds is to be provided for the purpose, these provisions do not preclude tho Austrian Government from making the teaching of German obligatory. They are to be embodied by Austria in her fundamental law as a Bill of Rights, and provisions regarding them are to be Nation" 16 ro^ec^on the League of SECTION TV. RIGHTS OUTSIDE EUROPE. Outside Europe Austria renounces all rights, titles and privileges as to her a .™ , hor , a^'es ’ territories .to all the Allied and Associated Powers, and undertakes to accept whatever measures are taken by the principal Allied Powers in relation thereto. Austria) accepts all arrangements which the Allied and Associated Powers make with luckey and Bulgaria with reference to any rights, , privileges or interests claimed in those countries by Austria or her nationals, and. not dealt with elsewhere. Austria accepts, all arrangements which the Allied and Associated 1 owers make with Germany concerning tho territories whose abandonment was imposed upon Denmark by the Treaty of 1864. PROTECTION OF MINORITIES. In' a scries of special clauses Austria undertakes to bring her institutions into conformity with the principles of liberty and justice and acknowledges that the obligations for the protection of territories are matters of interna-„ tional concent over which the League of Nations has jurisdiction. She assures complete protection of life and liberty to all inhabitants of Austria without distinction of birth, nationality language, race or religion, together with the right to_ free exercise of any creed. All Austrian nationals without distinction of race, language or rehgion, are to be equal before the law. No restrictions are to be imposed' on the free use of any .language in private or public, and reasonable facilities are to be given to Austrian nationals of non-German si>eeeh for the use of their language before the Courts. The clauses as'to Egypt. Morocco, China and Siam are identical, after the necessary modifications with' those m the German Treaty, except that especially, in the case of China there is not need for so great detail. SECTION V. military. The military clauses are reserved. ' ■ NAVAL., : All Austro-Hungarian warships, submarines, and vessels of the Danube flotilla are declared to be finally surrendered to the principal Allies and Associated Powers. Twenty-one specified auxiliary .cruisers are to be disarmed as merchant ships. All warsiiip., and submarines under conj 1 .rijction'm ports which belong or have belonged to ft Austria-Hungary shall be broken up, the salvage is not to'be used except for industrial purposes, and not to be sold to foreign countries, ine construction or acquisition of any submarine's, even for commercial purposes, is forbidden. All naval arms ammunition and other war material bolomnng to _Austro-HnngaTy at the date of the armistice shall be surrendered to the Allies. The Austrian wireless station at Vienna' is not to be used for naval, military 7 or political mesages relating to Austria or her late allies without the assent of the Allied and Associated Governments, during three months, but only for commercial purposes, under supervision. During the same period Austria is not to build any more high-power wireless stations. AIR CLAUSES. The air . clauses- are practically the same as in the Germany Treaty, except for the 100 seaplanes and" their personnel, which Germany is allowed to retain til! October to . search for mines. GENERAL. Austria agrees not to accredit or send any military, naval or air mission to any foreign country, nor to allow Austrian nationals to enlist in the army, navy or air service of any foreign Power. SECTION VI. PRISONERS OF WAR. ■ (See German Treaty.) . SECTION VII. PENALTIES. Tliis section is identical with the German Treaty except for the omission of any provision similar to that calling for the trial of the ex-Kaiser of Germany. SECTION VIII. REPARATION. Deferred. SECTION IX. FINANCIAL. Deferred. SECTION X. ECONOMIC CLAUSES. Tho economic clauses are, except : n certain details, such as shipping, similar to those of the German Treaty. Special provisions are added however for fonner Austro-Hungarian nationals acquiring an Allied nationality similar to those in the German Treaty relating to the inhabitants of Alsace-Lorraine* The contracts of each are maintained subject to cancellation by the Governments. Austria undertakes to recognise any agreement or covenant made by; the Allies to safeguard the interests of their nationals in any undertakings wutsiiJjttei ..,.iuidsr

law which operate in territories detached from the former Austrian Empire and to transfer any necessary documents and information in regard to them.

SECTION XL AERIAL NAVIGATION. (See German Treaty.) SECTION XII. FREEDOM OF TRANSIT. The clauses as to freedom of transit are the same in the Austrian as in the German Treaty, ■ except for the omission of a comparison affecting Germany alone, and the insertion of specific clauses granting Austria transit privi- . leges through former Austro-Hungarian territory in order to assure her access to the Adriatic. SECTION XIII, LABOUR CONVENTION. (Seo German Treaty.) SECTION XIV. MISCELLANEOUS. The miscellaneous provisions are after the necessary substitutions virtually identical with those of the German Treaty. The Treaty is to come into force when signed by Austria and the three _ principal Powers and is to be effective for tho individual States on the' deposit of their specific ratifications-