Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-26
u. S-GERMAN PEACE TREATY

missioner Of the United States OF Amer
lea to Germany, and
"The President Of the German en-
ire. DR.. Friedrich Rosen, minister for
foreign affairs,
who, having communicated their
full powers, found to be in good and
due form, have agreed as follows:
ARTICLE 1.
Germany undertakes to accord to
the United States and the United states
shall have and enjoy all the rights,
| privileges, indemnities, reparationS or
advantages specified IN the aforesaid
Joint resolution Of the Congress of the
United States Of July 2, 1921, including
all the rights and advantages stipulated
for the benefit OF the United States In
the treaty OF Versailles, which the United
States shall fully enjoy Notwithstanding
the fact that such treaty has not been
ratified by he United States.
ARTICLE II.
with a view to defining more par
: ticularly the obligations Of Germany
under the foregoing article with re-
spect to certain provisions is the treaty
Of Versailles, it Is understood and agreed
between the high contracting parties:
81 That the rights and advantages
stipulated In that treaty for the benefit
OF the United States, which It IS In
tended the United States shall have and
/ enjoy, are those defined in Section l or
parts four, and parts five. six, eight.
nine, ten. eleven, twelve, fourteen and
/ fifteen. The United States, in avail
ing itself of the rights and advanta ges
| stipulated in the provisions Of that
treaty mentioned in this para graph will
do so in a manner consistent with the
I rights accorded to Germany under such
/ provisions.
/ ~. That the United States shall not
| be bound by the provisions of part one
T OF that treaty. nor by any provisions of
/ that treaty including those mentioned on
/ paragraph (one) of this arhcle, which
relate TO the covenant of the League of
/ Nations, nor shall the United States be
| bound by any action taken by the Lea que
I OF Nations. or Ly the council or by the
/ assembly thereof. unless the United
States shall expressly give its assent to
/ such action.
IS. That the United States assume no
obligations under OF with respect to the
/ provisions Of part two, part three, Sec
tions TO S. inclusive Of part four, and
/ part thirteen Of that treaty.
"A. That, while the United States is
privileged TO participate IN the repa-
ration commission. according to the
terms Of part eight Of that treaty, and
In any other commission established I'M
der the treaty or under any agreement
supplemental thereto, the United States
is not bound to participate in any such
commission unless 1t shall elect to do so.
- That the periods Of time to which
reference is made in Article 40 Of the
treaty of Versailles, shall run, with re-
( spect to any act or election on the part
NOf the United States. from the date OF
/ the coming into force Of the present
/ treaty.
ARTICLE III.
The present treaty shall be ratiied
in accordance with the constitutional
forms Of the high contracting parties
and shall take effect Immediately on the
exchange of ratihcations which shall take
place az soon as possible at Berlin.
In witness whereof the respective
plenipotentiaries have signed this treaty
and has hereuutO affixed their seals.
Done IN duplicate in Berlin, this 18th
day of August, 1921"