AUSTRIANS IN PARIS.

Taihape Daily Times, 23 June 1919, Page 5

AUSTRIANS IN PARIS.

COURTESY OINCONDUCT. SPEECH MADE IN FRENCH. 15ARIS," June 2. The peace delegates at St. Germain listened to Dr. Renner,‘ the leader of the Austrian p'eac‘e ‘delegation, ' with more sympathy 't7hal'l“‘tlie,v4sho\ved to Count Brohckdorf Raiitzatl, tlie"le'ader: of the German <lelega't’ieon-, tvhen he made his I'epl’}‘ to thé .-dXl.li'eS"_ terms of peace.’-' ' “" "The Austrian was wise enough not to follow the bad example of the Germans of remaining seated, and read his speech in French instead of‘ his native German, which of course, he had -the right. to use, The burly Austrian Chancellor conveyed -by his voice and manner, as well as by his word, that What he was there to do was to appeal for leniency on behalf of the hai-d«tried unhappy people. In the midst" of his speech the dig—nity of the proceedings was inter. rupted by the crash of brokeh glass. a photographer at the far end ofi the. room having acei<lentall,v thrust his shoulder through the glass front of an exhibit case. A The Austrian interpreter read an excellently translated English version of the spueech with an excellent accent._ He was succeeded by the Ital. ian interpreter. who had no sooner ceased speaking than ‘M. Clemenceau declared the sitting at an éfid. The Austrian hurried out through the pressmenfs door, the allied dole. gates crowded out at the other end, and the stuffy overcrowded mom quickly emptied.