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Show WILL SIGN TODAY. Dr. Karl Ecnner, head of the peace delegation, may be credited with having hav-ing determined the issue when tho Austrian national assembly discussed for the last time the matter of accepting accept-ing the peace terms proposed by tho allied al-lied powers. Benner, who appears to have labored under no delusions, told his compatriots that while the terms were hard they were the best that could be hoped for. He reminded the assembly assem-bly that prompt compliance with the terms might result in a future modification modi-fication which, would lessen the burden bur-den placed upon Austria in punishment punish-ment for its share in tho world war. Benner was one of tho Austrian leaders lead-ers who desired political union with Germany, but he accepted tho rejection of this plan by the allied powers with good grace. Declaring his disappointment disappoint-ment that the right of the "free disposal dis-posal of the Germans in Austria had failed," he urged tliat the treaty be signed "to end tho present state of things." The treaty, Dr. Benner declared, de-clared, was "the allies' last word. AVc must neply 'yes' or 'no.' " So the assembly voted "yes," and tho treaty is about to bo signed. It leaves very little to Austrians that their posterity will remember with comfort, com-fort, but it will carry its lesson to the end of time. |