THE AUSTRIAN PEACE TREATY.

Taihape Daily Times, 5 September 1919, Page 3

THE AUSTRIAN PEACE TREATY.

ALLIES SPEAK PLAINLY T 0 ‘AUSTRIA. PARIS, Sept. 3. The Supreme Council’s letter covering the Austrian Treaty trelicliantly traverses in detail Austria’s claim that she should not be treated as an enemy in View of the dissolution of the Empire and the fall of the Monarchy. The letter says Austria’s rulers were specially responsible "or starting the war with Serbia. in close association with the rulers of Germany. The people of Austria. before the warldid not attempt to curb their rulers? ambitions, and acclaimed the ‘.var_, by which they hoped to consolidate the supremacy of the German and Magyar elements of the Austro-Htingarian Empire. Similarly the partition of the Empire, one result of Austriafs prewar ascendancy over subject races, will inflict heavy blows. on Austria, but the people of Austria have only themselves to blame._ The Council re» fuses to alter the new boundaries of Austria.