Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-18
EXPECT RE|CHSTAG
TO 0. K. NEW PACT
Draft Of Proposed Peace Treaty
With America Is Finished
at Berlin
TERMS ARE KEPT SECRET
BY the Associated Press

Berlin, Aug. 1S.-Chuncellor Wirth,
FOREIGN Minister Rosen and DR.. Hanie,
Won Haimhausen. Under Secretary ot
the Foreign Office. conferred yes
terday with representatives Of the Co.
alition Party with regard to the forth
coming peace treaty between the
United States and Germany.
The Chancellor followed the estab'
lished custom in consulting parliamen-
tary leaders on important issues by
confning the deliberations to rep
resentatives Of the Clerical. Demo
cratic and Majority Socialist Parties,
ministry. During the next few days
he will call in the opposition leaders
and inform them that an agreement has
been drafted on the strength Of in
formal conversations between DR.. Rosen
rnd Ellis Loring Dresel, United states
Commissioner in Berlin. when Is be.
lievcd to be acceptable to the United
States Government as n basis for the
enactment of final and formal treaty
Of peace. ,
Little serious opposition is expected
by the Chancellor when the treaty. Is
taken up for ratification by the Foreign
Relations Committee of the Relchstag:
Whatever distractions are encountered
probably will come from the parties OF
the extreme right and left.
Support Is Assured
The support of the Peoples Party.
headed by DR.. Gustav Tiresemann, Is
virtually assured to the extent that the
Chancellor will be given the beneht OF
Its benevolent neutrality in the event
that its members decide to refrain from
casting their ballots.
None of the participants in the
conference would indicate the nature OF
the memorandum submitted by the
Washington Government through Com =
missioner Drcsel to the Foreign Min.
lister. Neither was any indication OF
the nature of the proceedings given out:
In answer to inquiries 1t was asserted
that complete secrecy was maintained
at the special request OF the American
Government.
officials of the American mission
were steadfast in their refusal to DIS
cuss the progress of the peace negotla-
tions, which are now believed to have
reached final stage.
FYnanciers In Consultation
Several well-known financial and
economic experts took part in the con
gultat0n Ill an ADVISORY CupuSits' "S
presence in Berlin of Frank A. Van
derlip and Paul NJ. Warburg, New
York finunciers., and the further fact @
that they have been in communication
with DR.. Walter Rathenau, Minister OF
Reconstruction. and other Government
officials has prompted rumor that the
American bankers also have been In
touch with Chancellor Wirth in con-
nection with the treaty. Max War
burg, the Hamburg banker, and brother
of the New York capitalist, was one OF
the experts in attendance at today $
conference. :,
The memorandum which Chancellor
Wirth submitted to the Government
leaders yesterday is said to take COM
plcte cognizance Of the provisos emu
merated in the Porter Knox peace reso-
luton. although it is assumed the ques-
tions Of indemnities, reparations. penal !
ties and other financial and economic
features of the treaty have not yet
been actively discussed In the course OF
the pourparley between representatives
of the two Governments.