Iron County register., 1921-09-08
Washington Correspondence.

Washington Correspondence.
Washington, D. O., Sept. 5-The
text of the Presidents treaty with
Germany is out and it turns out to be
somewhat revised version of Presi-
dent Wilson's Versailles treaty. The
expedient was simple; the American
delegates simply took from that FAM
Gus document. all the sections bear
ing on the relations between this
country and Germany and made a
treaty of them, emitting thoss Sec
tions which dealt with the relations
of Germany and the European powers
and those clauses which might be in
terpreted as involving the United
States In European squabbles. The
final effect Is to have Versailles
treaty with notifications approximat-
ing the reservations proposed in the
Senate of the last Congress, and
definitely omitting the League of
Nations.
Those familiar with the difficulties
of the situation expected nothing
else. 1t has been understood here
for some time that the President and
Secretary Hughes were not long find
ing out that the much -heralded Peace
Resolution, sending the war with
Germany" was null, void and of no
effect. That resolution sought, or
pretended to seek to fasten on Ger
many the hard terms OF the Versailles
treaty without the United States
ratifyipg that famous document.
Secretary Hughes ignored 1t by fall
ing to issue a proclamation of peace.
When the Peace Resolution was up
for consideration in the House, the
Democrats, led by Mr.. Flood of Vir-
ginia, ranking Democrat on the
Foreign Affairs Committee, and Mr..
Garrett of Tennessee, floor leader in
the absence of Mr.. Kitchin, pointed
out in plain terms that the Repub-
licans were passing resolution that
was bootless and of no avail, while on
the other hand it was fraught with
several distinct dangers. Mr.. Flood,
Mr.. Linthicum, Mr. Stedman, Mr..
SABBATH and Mr.. Connally, minority
members of the Committee, filed a
report in which they pointed out the
danger of the very situation which is
now freely admitted to exist. They
4 described the Republican attitude as
a palpable blunder, if not political
subtertuge. They showed that under
the Constitution we can not enter into
contracts with another Government
by act of Congress, that power being
a prerogatlve of the President, two
thirds of the Senate concurring. They
showed that, If the Resolution really
restores peace, then we surrender the
Advantages of our position as belli
gerent, which all OF the Allied Powers
possessed at the time they forced up
on Germany the Versailles Treaty
They demonstrated that we would
leave In an unsettled state our, right
to use the German property now in
the hands of the Alien Property
Custodian to satisfy the claims of oul
citizens who suffered losses at the
hands of Germany during the war
They cited to the fact that we woulc
endanger our claim for $3.50, 900 90,
for maintenance of our troops on the
Rhine.
Now that Germany has signed 6
treaty recognizing Americas position
as victor in the war, and signed 1t a
a time when we are without the mean
OF physical compulsion such as w
possessed when we had millions o
bay onets within striking distance 0
German cities, 1t is evident that sht
did so because of the fear hangin,
over head that failure to do g
: would mean that the United State
would be compelled to ratify tn
actual text of the Versailles treaty i
order to protect herself in her claims
rights and reparations.
Just before the House took tn
present recess, Mr.. Connally of Texa
: drew attention to the fact that Presi
y dent Harding called to the Whit
il House, to read the new treaty, onl
II Republican congressman, while
0 the case of the Versailles.treaty Pres
! dent Wilson called in Republican 9
]. we'll as Democratic members of th
d committees dealing with our foreig
j relations and submitted to a searcl
It Ing cross examination at their hand
y Mr.. Connally reminded the HouseI