The New York herald., 1921-08-26
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20. 1921.
The Separate Peace Treaties.

The forecasts Of the contents OF
the treaty OF peace with Germany,
negotiated at Berlin and signed yes
terday, have been quite accurate in
essential particulars. This epochal
instrument, belated through no fault
of the present Administration or OF
the Republican party. will reestablish
when ratified by both Governments
the old relations OF amity. formally
and technically and commercially, II
not quite yet sentimentally or in
psychologist perfection. Memories in
evitahly remain. but the business OF
the world cannot move on from
stepping stone to stepping stone OF
past record. This nation is now
looking forward and not back.
II Is reasonable to assume that
what Is true concerning the separate
treaty OF Berlin is likewise true con-
oerning the separate treaty with Aus
tria, signed at Vienna on "Wednesday.
They restore at both ends the status
oe peace that has, in fact, existed
for nearly three years; that is, ever
since the armistice.
Those Senators who had already
seen the text OF the treaty were re
ported as viewing It with almost
unanimous satisfaction. A favorable
opinion, for instance, is expressed by
members OF the Committee on For
eign Relations who were as far apart
during the historic debate on the
Versailles Treaty as were Senator
LODGE and Senator HITCHCOCK OF
Nebraska; or as Senator BRANDEGEE
and any of the enthusiastic former
devotees OF the Wilsonian project.
Even from the latter no comment is
yet reported that would indicate
prospect OF opposition and delay
when the Senate shall meet to con-
slider ratification after the weeks Of
It's recess.
Speaking generally, the conclusion
in this manner OF the period OF long
protracted Fictitious and fictitious
belligerency is straight to the line
OF the repeated efforts OF Senator
KNOX 70 end the war status inde-
pendently OF the diplomacy and the
negotiations OF the allied and asso-
ciated Governments, just as we en-
tered the war independently OF their
acts. The ratification OF the peace
treaties will be in particular a
vindication OF the craftsmanship and
foresight OF Senator KNOX and an
affirmation OF the validity OF the
Nnox-Porter resolution OF July 2, as
well as a credit to the Administra-
tion directly concerned in the proc
ess OF sealing the peace.
Except in the imagination OF the
indigo contingent there is no more
odium in the fact OF separate peace
by treaty than there was in the fact
OF a separate peace declared solely
by resolution OF Congress. The ad.
ditional factor here is Germany's
acceptance OF our legislative declara-
tion OF two months ago and her un-
reserved scquiescence IN the prin.
ciples then declared.
The only odlum anywhere discern
ible attaches to those who have been
responsible for the long delay-those
who, by insisting that no peace
should be made which did not obey
the voices in the air and recognize
the visions on the horizon, have com
PEELED the country and the world TO
pay the stupendous cost Of an un-
practical idealism.
The question OF greatest interest
has not been whether any part Of the
Versailles document reappears di-
rectly or by implication in this sep
arate convention. but whether any
part or the Versailles document, kept
in vitality and adopted by the United
States Government as its own sep
arateengagement. concerns matters