The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-09

PtOeObOiS WHICH ne Will present. lO LHS Senate Thursday. The German treaty makes 450 printed pages with French and 1 English texts side by side. It differs in many respects from the original draft of
 the treaty which was published in the
 United States, but in essentials it fol-
 lows the original draft.
 The President also has with him the treaty by which the United States prom ises to assist France if she is attacked by Germany, which he may present with the treaty and the message which he will read to Congress. The message l which the President wrote on the George l Washington contains about 5000 words
 and deals mainly with tre broad general phase of the war and peace
 | The President, who left for Europe De- cember f. nearly seven months ago, was | accompanied on the George Washington by number of economic and financial tpecialists, including Bernard Baruch. | Vance Mccormick, Norman Davis | Thomas W. Lamont and Professor Taus- sig of Harvard. The supreme economic
 council at Paris has virtually ended it's activities, although Herbert c. Hoover | will remain there until a final decision
 is reached. The American members felt 1 that the council should dissolve, but the British and French members favored | continuance of it's work
 The returning economists and experts | bring much material and information, l showing the economic phases of regeri-
 erated Europe growing out of the peace terms. On the effect on the German
 treaty on the United States, n1emorar- dunn by Professor Taussig says concern ling customs duties and navigation:
 NO SPECIAL ADVANTAGES | The United States gets no special ad- I vantages. and incurs no disadvantages. We become assured for the next five ftyna of xs as regards import duties.
 | We become assured also of completely equal treatment, on the same footing as IGerman ships Or any others, for our
 shipping in German ports.
 "A treaty will have to be concluded for a permanent arrangement, to take effect when the five-year period is over" | One of the summaries made from MT.
 Baruch reviews how the German treaty affects citizens of the United States in their industrial property rights, such as patents and trade marks Americans who were prevented during the war from ratenting their inventions or registering I trade marks in Germany or other coun- | tries may do so now. The treaty pro-
 vides that applications for patents in Ger
 many may be made within six months after the treaty becomes effective. Pat
 eEts may be renewed in Germany or any
 of the other signatory countries by full l filling the requirements of the war period l beginning August 1, 1914.
 | Measures taken during the war by the | United States to license or lquidate Ger
 man patents are recognized as valid and l remain effective. Germany valves liabll- ! ty of the United States for infringement of patents incident to the prosecution of l the war, but the right of Americans to sue for infringement during the war py l the German government or German fn- | dividuals is not waived.
 | memorandum of MT. Baruch gives | the effect of the German treaty on the i treatment of citizens of the United States.
 These include the usual rights under com
 mercial treaties for the citizens of each 1 country to enter and do business or prac- | tice professions in the other country. At the instance of the American delega- l tion it is pointed out, the right of cit izens of the allied and associated powers 1 to enter Germany and own land there was avoided.
 | The treaty also puts American and other allied citizens on terms of equality with German citizens in matters of tax ation The provision as to citizenship takes the place of the former treaty pro- visions with the several German states, | so that Germans who become naturalized | in the United States cease to have dual 1 nationality.
 GREAT NAVAL SPECTACLE "
 | On Board U. $. $. George Washington l July S.-President Wilson spent the | qst hours of his second home coming 1 ovage from France in witnessing among | ,tner things from the captains s br1dgr | he majestic naval spectacle in his honor l i'd waving and lowing acknowledge | rents as the great guns of the dread 1 aughts belched forth their presidential l alutes.
 l wigwagged from the battlesaip | oennsylvania, the flagship of the com | nander of the Atlantic fleet upon which were cabinet officials and mem l hers of Congress to welcome him nome
 was this message from Vice President | Marshall: | "Mr. President: We, who salute you, are only the advance guard of the vast
 army of your fellow countrymen who | joyfully welcome you to the home land, not to the hours of rest which your arduous duties so justly entitle
 you to, but in health of body and strength of mind to assist in the so- lutior of those vexing and intricate 1 internal problems arising out of the
 world war so happily now conclude1' l to congratulate you upon the auspi- l cious ending of your epoch making mission and your possession While at l the peace table of that rare blending of vision and common sense which en-
  give what you could not do so. and ie- | new our pledge of loyalty and service 50 long as you shall continue to stand | for the glory. the perpetusty and the
 manifest destiny of the republic. THOMAS R. MARSHALL This morning the presidential fleet
 passed lightship No. 2, 2s miles off Ambrose channel. The weather was clear and bracing. with the sea lightly
 rippled, the sky clear and cool south l erly breeze blowing--the same ideal | weather that has followed the Presl- | dent across the ocean. | At o'clock this morning six black l spots in the air became visible and
 were soon giving a hoarse roar as the
 outlines of six big naval hydro-air- planes came into view, bringing the
 first greeting from land.
 A stirring scene as they came on. perfectly aligned, was the dread- naughts in double column and the de- | stroyers stretching far on the horizon,
 coming to escort the President to his
 home shores.
 As they came abreast, the sreat guns of the dreadnaughts thundered
 out the presidential salute.