Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-26

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or by the other enumerated pa
The declarations of the peace reso-
luton are reaffirmed in the treaty and
it contains. in addition. blanket pro-
vision that any benefit which might
accrue 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
settlements, commerce and abrogaton
of all other existing treaties between
the two countries.
America Not Obligated.
In disassociating the United States
from the league of nations, the docu-
ment provides not only that this gov
ernment will not be bound by the
covenant but that no action of the
league shall be considered as placing
an obligation upon America. The
United States also stipulates that it
will not be bound by the sections of
the Versailles treaty relating to the
adjustments in Europe, to the settle
ments affecting China. Siam, Liberia,
Morocco, Egypt, Turkey, Bulgaria, or
Shantung, or to the establishment of
an international labor organization
In state department statement
issued to announce the signature of
the treaty, special mention was made
of the reaffirmation of this govern
ment's share in the renounced Ger
man overseas possessions, the state
ment declaring that this provision
confirms the rights of the United
States with respect to Yap and other
former German overseas possessions
upon an equality with the other
powers"
The departments statement re-
viewed the treaty in detail emphaslz-
ing that any advantage VIII ch might
have been gained by ratification of the
treaty of Versailles is fully preserved
under the present instrument. Regard
ing such further settlements as may
be necessary between the two nations,
the statement SAID:
To Open Commerce.
"It is understood that diplomatic
relations will be resumed upon the
exchange of ratifications of the treaty
and then negotiations can be under
taken with respect to commerce and
other matters through the ordinary
diplomatic channels"
Administration officials are under
stood to feel, however, that COM
mercal questions between the United
States and Germany are as fully COW
cred as seems necessary for the pres
ent by the reaffirmation of the Ainan-
cial and economic clauses of the Ver-
sailles treaty. In that connection there
is a provision in the treaty reaffirmlng
the present attitude of this govern
ment toward the reparation commits
sion, by declaring that the United
States reserved the right to partici-
pate in the commissions deliberations,
but would not be bound to any such
participation except by its own de-
cision.
1.-THE United States of America and
Germany:
"Considering that the United States,
acting in conjunction with its CO.
belligerents. entered into an armistice
with Germany on November II, 1913,
in order that a treaty of peace might
be concluded:
considering that the treaty of Yer
sailles was signed on June .2S, 1913,
and came into force according to the
terms of its article Four Hundred
and Forty, but has not been ratified
by the United States:
"Considering that the congress of
the United States passed joint reso-
luton, approved by the president on
July second, nineteen twenty-one,
which reads in part as follows:
Resolved by the senate and house
Of representatives of the United
States of America in congress assem-
bled, that tthe state of war declared
to exist between the Imperial German
government and the United States of
America by the joint resolution of
congress approved April 6, 1917, is
hereby declared at an end.
Section Two.
Section Two. That in making this |
declaration, and as q part Of it there |
are expressly reserved to the United |
States Of America, and its nationals |
any and all rights, privileges. indemni- |
ties, reparatiOns or advantages, to- |
same, to which it, or they, have be- |
come entitled under the terms of the !
armistice signed November II. 1918.
or any extensions or notifications
thereof; or which were acquired by or
are in the possession of the United |
States of America by reason of it's par
ticipation in the war or to which its
nationals have thereby become right
fully entitled: or which, under the
treaty Of Versailles, have been stipu-
lated for It's or their. benefit: or to
which it is entitled as one of the prn-
cipal allies and associated powers; or