The Washington herald., 1921-08-26
Harding Policy Adopted
In Ending Technical
War With Berlin.
NOT BOUND BY .,
LEAGUES ACTION
America Privileged to
Reparations Commits
sion by New Treaty.
BY ROBERT J. BENnER-

President Harding. in making
peace with Germany. has pursued
the policy outlined in his address
TO Congress April IL:
TO engage under the existing
treaty (the treaty Of versaillet)
assuming of course that this can
be satisfactorily accomplished by
such explicit reservations and modi-
fcations as will secure our abso-
ute freedom from inadvisable com
mitments AMI safeguard all our
ssentisl interests"
This was clearly shown last
icht when the State Department
gave out the text Of the Urited
itates-German treaty, which re-
vealed:
/. THAT the United States is ae-
corded all the rights, privileges.
ndemnities. reparations or advan-
ages specified in the Knox-Porter
resolution designed to protect
american interests under the Urea
y Of Velsailles-
Nd Bound by League.
:. That with a view TO defining
more particularly the obligations
Of Germany" certain sections of
the Versailles docu nent are named
section l of part 4. and parts s,
6. s. 3. 10. IL. IL, IL and Is.
3. That to define the explicit
reservations and notifications TO
the Versailles treaty the United
States does not regard Itself bound
by the provisions of part / of the
Versailles treaty-relating 20 the
covenant Of the league Of nations
nor shall the United Slater be
bound by any action taken by the
league of nations nor by the COW
ell or assembly thereof. Including
boundary disputes.
4. That the United states as-
sumes no obligation with respect 10
those provisions Of the Versailles
document relating 20 strictly Eu-
ropean political matters.
On ReParatisns Com mI..ion-
s. That the United Statos. while
privileged TO participate in the
repsrations commissions, is not
bound TO do so unless IL 30 elects
G. That Germany accepts and
recognizes as valid and binding ali
DEGREES regarding German ships,
goods and all orders relating 20
the payment OF costs and other
in"iH"ntals. effective, with respect
TO any act or election on the part
Of the United States, from the date
o. the coming into force OF the
present treaty"
Dresel Represents America
The statement with regard 20
the treaty follows:
The treaty defining peace rela-
tions between the United States
nd Germany was signed at Ber-
lin yesterday. II was signed on
tekalf of the President of the
United States by Ellis Loring
Dresel, Commissioner of the United
States, who had received full pow
ers Ior the purpose: and on behalf
Of the President Of Germany. by
DIR. Friedrich Rosen, minister Of
foreign affairs
The treaty with Germany 10 IN
accord with the peace resolution
adopted by Congress and approved
by the President on July 8. 1891.
The preamble OF the treaty re-
cites sections l. . and Of the reso-
luton which relate TO Germany.
| ARTICLE ! OF the treaty provides
that the United States shall have
an the rights and advantages speci-
fled in the resolution, including
those stipulated for the benefit OF
the United States ir the treaty or,
Versailles.
Defines Versailles Treaty.
Article II Of the treaty defines
more particularly the obligations OF
Germany with respect to certain
| provisions in the treaty OF YER
sailles. Thus IL is provided that
the rights and advantages stipu-
lsted IN the treaty Of Versailles for
the benefit Of the United States,
which IL is intended the United
ST. ties shall enjoy, are tNose defined
in Section Of Part " and Parts
| V, vi. VIII IN, y, SI, MI, XVI
and Nv.
Section 1 Of Part " contains the
"rovisio~s bv which Germany re-
nounced her former overseas poses
sions in favor Of the p-incipsl allied
and associated powers. This con-
fi-ms the richts of the United
States with respect 90 Yap and the
other former German overseas
! ~Nssess'ons rpon an equality with
the other powers. The other parts
Of the treaty OF Versailles above
mentioned embrace the military
clauses. the reparation, financial
and economic clauses. the parts re-
la'ing TO serial navigation. ports.
WATERWAYS. nd railways guRran-
tees and mis- ~ellaneous provisions.
The result Is TO put the United
States on footin with the other
allied associated powers with re-
srect TO all 'he rights defined In all
these clarses Il % pr~vi'ed that
the Uni'e1 States. In evaiiing itself
of the rights end advanta ses stipu-
l~tea In these provisions Of the
treaty, will do so in a manner con-
sIstent with the ri~hts accorded 90
crmany under s1ch provisions,
ym Not Assume osuestions.
- treaty provides that the
Uni ed States shall not be bound
by any Of the pI DIVISIONS Of the
treaty which relate to the League
Of nations. The United States also
assumes no obligations under Parts
II. III. Sections . 40 8 inclusive of
Part ". and Part Xiii OF the treat
OF Versailles. Part IL relates a.
the boundaries Of GeTmH ny; Part IL
to the political clauses Cor Eurol,c
Sections . 20 8 incluslNr nf Part ~
embrace certain prSvisioEs with re
speet 20 China, Siam. l. b, ria aioroc-
co, Egypt, Turkey, Bulgaria and