The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-07-11
Taussig Explains the Rights of
America Under Provisions
of the Treaty.
BARUCH ISSUES SUMMARY
Financial. Expert Reviews Indus
trial Phases of the Document
for Benefit of Citizens of the
United States.

| New York, July 1O.-President
Wilson on his return to the United
States brought with him the Ameri-
can draft of the German peace treaty
and several protocols which he will
present to the senate today. The
German treaty makes $50 printed
pages with French and English texts,
side by side. 1t differs in many res
poets from the original draft Of the
treaty which was published in. the
United States, but in essentials it
follows the original draft.
The president also has with him
the treaty by which the United States
promises to assist France if she is at
tackled by Germany which he may
present with the treaty and the mes
sage which he will read to congress.
The message which the president
wrote on the George Washington
contains about 5000 words and deals
mainly with the broad general phase
Vi tne war ana peace.
Council Holds On.
The president, who left for Eu
rope December 4, nearly seven
months ago, was accompanied on the
George Washington by number of
economic and financial specialists, in
cluding Bernard Baruch, Vance Nc
Cormick, Norman Davis, Thomas w.
Lamont and Professor Taussig of
Harvard. The supreme economic
council at Paris has virtually ended
its activities, although Herbert c.
Hoover will remain there until fl
nal decision is reached The Amer
can members felt that the council
should dissolve but the British and
French members favored continuance
of it's work.
The returning economists and eX-
perts bring much material and infor-
nation showing the economic phases
OF degenerated Europe growing out
of the pease treaty. The effect OF
tho German treaty on the United
States memorandum by Professor
Tassig says concerning customs du-
ties and navigation:
"The United States gets no special
advantage and incurs no disadvan-
tages. We become assured in the
next five years of most favored ma
tion treatment as regards import du-
ties.
I'VE become assured also of COM
plete equal treatment, on the foot
ing of German ships or any other, for
our shipping in German ports.
"A treaty will have to be conclu-
ded for a permanent arrangement to
take effect when the five year period
is over"
One of the summaries made from
Mr.. Baruchs reviews show how Ger
man treaty affects citizens OF the
United States in their Industrial prop
erty rights, such as patents and trade
marks Americans who were pre-
vented during the war from patent
| ms 'iicIi iHNtuilohS VI ItSlSltflHS
trade marks in Germany or other
signatory countries may do so now
The treaty provides that applications
for patents in Germany may be made
within six months after the treaty
becomes effective. Patents may be
renewed in Germany or any of the
other signatory countries by fulfill
ing the requirements OF the war pc
riod beginning August I. 1914.
i Patent Rights for Americans.
\ Measures taken during the'war by
the United States TO license or liqui-
date German patents are recognized
as valid and remain effective. Ger
many valves liability of the United
States for infringement of patents in
cident to the prosecution OF the war.
but the right OF Americans to sue for
infringement during the war by the
German government or German indi-
viduals is not waived.
A memorandum by Mr.. Baruch
gives the effect of the German treaty
on the treatment of citizens of the
United States. These include the US
ual rights under commercial treaties
for the citizens of each country to
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