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Show Defeated Nation Must Pay for Aiding Berlin's Attempt toThrottle World's Liberties Complete Terms Demanded by Allies Handed to Delegation at Paris; Army Crimped; Reparations Repara-tions Exacted; Summary of Provisions. By Universal Service. 1 PARIS, July 20. Austria's army is reduced re-duced to 30,000 men on a purely voluntary basis by one of the military mili-tary terms of peace, which, together togeth-er with the reparation clauses and a number of minor terms, were handed to the Austrian delegates at Saint Ger-maine Ger-maine today by M, Dutasta, secretary general of the peace conference, without ceremony. No definite reparational sum is fixed in the treaty, but Austria is told that the extent of her liabilities and the schedule of payments which will be. extended over a period of thirty years will be made known before May 1, 1920. The commission in charge of Germany's reparations will have an Austrian section. sec-tion. Austria now has the complete terms and must submit her final "observations" within fifteen days The clauses handed her delegates today are closely similar to those of the treaty with Germany. They include: The payment of a "reasonable sum." The establishment of an Austrian subsection sub-section of the allied reparations commission. commis-sion. t The issuing of bonds. The delivery of livestock and certain historical and artistic data. Army Forthwith to Be Greatly Reduced. Reduction of tiie Austrian army to 00,-000 00,-000 volunteers must be undertaken within three months after signing peace. This army can be used for no purpose other than maintenance of internal order and control of frontiers. Importation and exportation of arms, ammunition and war materials of all kinds is forbidden by the treaty. 1 The army reduction is described as "part of the plan to render possible the initiation of a general limitation of armaments arma-ments of all nations." Austria is assured that the reparations committee will "bear in mind the diminution diminu-tion of Austria's resources and capacity of payment resulting from the treaty." The allied and associated powers "recognize "rec-ognize that Austria's resources will not be adequate to make complete reparation," repara-tion," but she undertakes by the treaty that she will make compensation for damage dam-age done to civilians and their property along lines similar to those of the treaty with Germany. Responsible for Damage to Nationals, Austria, by virtue of the treaty, "ac- i cepts the responsibility of Austria and her allies for causing the loss and damage to which the allied and associated governments govern-ments and their nationals have been sub- ; jected as a consequence of the war imposed im-posed upon them by the aggression of Austria and her allie.' 1 On the subject of reparations, the treaty says : "As immediate reparation Austria shall pay during 1919, 19110 and tho first four months of 1921 in such manner as provided pro-vided by the reparation comrflission, a reasonable sum, which shall be deter- i mined by the commission." I Austria by the treaty loses her entire I merchant fleet and, in the way of ton- I for-ton replacement of all allied ships lost or damaged in the war, cedes all fish- ing boats and 20 per cent of her river fleet. All vessels have to be delivered to I the allies within two months ----- - Mast Restore Stock Taken From Nations. As part of the reparation, Austria must devote her economic resources to the physical restoration of the invaded area. Within sixty days of the treaty's going into effect, lists of animals, machinery, equipment and the like destroyed by Austria, Aus-tria, and lists of material which Austria must produce as a reparational measure, (Continued on Page 9, Column 6.) territory is transferred and each of the slates arising out of the dismemberment of Austria, including: the republic of Austria, Aus-tria, is to assume part of the Austrian prewar debt. No territory formerly part of the empire, except the republic of Austria, Aus-tria, shall, however, carry with it any obligation in respect of the war debt of the former Austrian government, but neither the grovernments of those territories terri-tories nor their nationals shall have recourse re-course againat any other state, including Austria, in respect of war debt oonds held within their respective territories either by themselves or their nationals. The war debt held outside of the former empire shall be charged on the republic of Austria alone. Other Renunciations. Austria renounces all rights as to all International financial or commercial organizations or-ganizations in allied countries, Germany, Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkey or the former Russian empire. She agrees to expropriate any rights of her nationals in any public utility or concession con-cession in those territories in the separated sepa-rated districts and in mandatory territories. terri-tories. .She must indemnify her nationals so dispossessed. She renounces any benefits accruing from the treaties of Bucharest and Brest-Litovsk. Brest-Litovsk. She transfers to the allies and associated asso-ciated governments all claims against her former allies. mm TREATY TERMS" DELIVERED (Continued flora Page Oaa will be handed to her. Meantime, as an advance in animals, she must deliver, within three months after ratification, 4000 milch cows to Italy, 10,000 milch cows to Serbia, 1000 milch cows to Rumania, Ru-mania, 1000 heifers to Italy, 300 heifers to Serbia. 500 heifers to Rumania, 50 bulls to Italy, 25 bulls to Serbia and Rumania, each; 1000 calves each to Italy, Serbia and Rumania; 1000 bullocks to iralv, 500 bullocks each to Serbia and Rumania, 2000 sows to Italy, 1000 I draught horses each to Italy and Rumania; Ru-mania; 1000 sheep each to Serbia, Greece, Poland, Rumania, the Serbo-Croat-Slovene state and Czeeho-Siovakia, which are to be represented on the reparation commission. commis-sion. Prewar Debt to Be Apportioned. They will have one representative to act for all. The United States, Great i Britain, France and Italy are to have one j delegate each, with two votes. Japan is I not mentioned as bing represented on i the commission. Austria's prewar debt j is to be apportioned among the various i former parts of Austria. Austrian coin-: coin-: a?e and war bonds circulating in the separated territory are to be taken up by the new governments and redeemed "as they see fit." Universal military service in Austria is abolished by the treaty. Three bond issues shall be made, as follows: First, before May 1, 1921, without interest. in-terest. Second, between 1921 and 1026, at 24 per cent interest, with an additional 1 per cent amortization beginning in 1926. Third, an issue at 5 per cent, "when the commission is satisfied that Austria can meet the interest and sinking fund obligation." The amounts are to be divided by the allies and asLociated governments in proportions pro-portions determined upon in advance on a basis of general equity. Renounces Cables. Austria renounces in favor of Italy all i cables "touching territories assigned to 1 1 Italy and in favor of the allied and asso- I ciated powers of others." Austria must pay the total cost of the armies of occupation from the armistice onward. She may export no gold before May 1, 1921, without consent of the reparation commission. Each of the states to which Austrian |