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Show INTERNATIONAL SITUATION 4 l"M (By the Associated Press) Austria's delegates at St Ger- main received today the terms of f the peace formulated by the Al- 4 lied and associated powers. The 4 treaty was not presented in its entirety, however, some ol the 4- clauses being reserved for future consideration. 4 The presentation occurred in 4 - the St Germain palace drawing 4 room, the ceremonial opening 4 hortlv before 12:30 o'clock with 4 a brief address by Premier Clem- -- enceau, president of the peace 4 -- conference The Austrian were 4 given fifteen days to reply. 4 Meanwhile a situation which 4 may aneci me peace otniitriui'ui with Germany has arisen through 4 the proclamation of an indepen- 4 fdent republic of the Rhine pro- f vlnces, Btretchlng along the fron- 4 tiers of Holland, Belgium and Luxemburg and extending from 4 v the lowlands along the Dutch bor der to the hills of ihe Saar. The - province contains vast fields of coal and iron, great industrial ci 4 4- ties and the .enters of some of the most ttuportant textile manu- 4 facturles in Germany. 4 4 Announcement that such a dec- 4 I iratlon was to' he made has been forecast for several weeks. Bast .IH week a statement was issued at -- Berlin denouncing those who JM f were behind ihe movement. It was charged that the French were 4- active in propaganda work in the 4 province. 9 May Set Up Buffer State 4 If the Rhineland provinces be- 4 come independent a buffer state 4 will be set up between Germany and France and Belgium, the Saar f region will be in the control of the new state and Germany will 4 have lost all her possessions west -f 4ol ihe Rhine. Bremen and east 4 and west Prussia, and possibly 4 other provinces in Germany are said to be contemplating a similar 4 4- serious step which might mean 4 4- the disintegration of Germany. 4 Recognition of the all-Russian 4 4 government at Omsk, headed by -f Admiral Kolchak, is expected to 4 be delayed until Roland S. Mor- f ris. American ambassador to Ja- pan. has reached Omsk and has 4 reported to President Wilson. It appears that various Russian fic tions object to the terms said to have been proposed to Admiral 4 4 Kolchak bv the peace conference and advices indicate that tbe 4 head of the Omsk regime may 4 ask for a modification of the conditions. Ignace Jan Paderewskl. Polish 4 premier, who is in Paris, has ask- 4 ed that an American commission 4 4 investigate reports of mistreat- 4 4 ment of Jews in Poland. 4 4 , 444444444 |