Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-02
Berlin Signs Pact Which Gives
America All Benefits of
Versailles Treaty.
NOT BOUND BY LEAGUE
Document Provides That This Govern
ment Will Not Be Bound BY Co.
venant-To Fight Shy of any
European Entanglements.

Washington-With the signing OF
the treaty of peace with Germany
preparations for the resumption Of
complete trade and diplomatic rela-
tions with Germany will soon be un-
der way in the various government de-
partments.
The treaty puts into force the eco
nomic, Preparations, military and vari-
Gus other provisions of the unratified
treaty of Versailles, but provides speci-
fically that the United States shall not
be bound by the covenant OF the
League of Nations or by other emu
merated parts of the Versailles settle
nent.
The declaration of the peace resOlu-
ton are rsaffirmed in the treaty and it
contains, in addition, blanket proyi-
sion that any benefit which might &C
crue to this country under the Yer
sailles pact is to be regarded as Of full
force. Germany's remuneration of her
overseas possessions Jointly to the big
five powers is reaffirmed, as are the
military clauses of the Versailles
treaty, the sections relating to prison
ers, reparatiOns, finance, economic set
Elements, commerce and abrOgation OF
all other existing treaties between the
two countries.
Not Bound by League.
In disassociating the United States
from the League Of Nations the docu-
ment provides not only that this gov
eminent will not be bound by the cove
nant, but that no action of the league
shall be considered as placing an obi
cation upon America. The United
States also stipulates that it will not
be bound by the sections of the Yer
sailles treaty relating to the bOunda-
ries of Germany, to political readjust-
ments in Europe, to the settlements
affecting China, Siam, Liberia, Moroc-
co, Egypt, Turkey, Bulgaria or Shan
tung, or to the establishment of an in
ternational labor organization.
In State department statement is
sued to announce the signature Of the
treaty special mention was made Of
the reaffirmation Of this governments
Shalt III LllS ICuOunCGu 0Cl IlldA OfCl-
seas possessions, the statement declar-
ing that this provision confirms the
rights Of the United States with re-
spect to zap and other former Ger
man overseas possessions upon an
equality with the other powers"
Immediate Resumption.
Although the treaty will not become
effective until after the exchange Of
notifications by the Senate and the
German Reichstag, probably in Oc-
tober, plans will be made so that the
resumption of relations can start i'm
mediately.
Enactment of the treaty will be more
than a formality. Through the repeal
of various wartime measures, includ-
ing parts of the trading ith-the-enemy
act, commerce between the United
States and Germany has gradually
been taken up again. The state Of
war being only technical, the way was
cleared for the exchange Of goods I'M
til it was recently revealed that Amer
lean commerce with the former enemy
during the first six months Of the pre-
sent year was larger than it had been
in the first six months of the year
preceding the outbreak of the Eu-
ropean war.