The New York herald., 1921-04-06

Copyright. 1927, bB The NEW YoEK HERALD.
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New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. April 5.
Private dispatches received here from
the mission headed by Rene Viviani, as
we'll as news contained in press reports.
have prepared the French Government
to accept the passage of Senator Knoxs
peace resolution and have destroyed the
hope to which the Government here
clmg up to a few days ago that some
way would be found whereby the United
States would ratify the Treaty of Ver-
sailes with the League OF Nations cove
nanI modified or excluded from the
treaty.
II is believed here that NJ. Viviani
himself hoped for this until he reacneo
Washington.
However. the mission is regarded as
having accomplished very much in tn
declarations obtained. even II Franc
must abandon her hope of seeing the
United States party to the treaty. Ac
cepting the passage of the Knox peac
resolution as now definitely assured, tn
problem before France and the othe
allies, it Is admitted here, IS to readjus
their policy on the basis of that of -.
United States, who has now fairly wei
defined her position on future negoti
ations
In this connection 1t is believed the
French Government is beginning % look
somewhat beyond the Knox resolution TO
the treaty which the United States will
~ tt,,,e
asked in diplomatic circles here are:
VIII the United States recognize in her
separate peace action the territorial
boundaries Of the Versailles Treaty and
the various other decisions of the Paris
peacemakers, such as Danzig. the status
of the Saare Valley and the mandate
theory?
Is the United States making a sepa-
rate peace with Germany as the Ger
man Empire was constituted in 1914, or
with the Germany of the Versailles
| Treaty?
1t is apparent that whatever informa-
tion has come here privately from Wash
ington in the last few days has not re
moved the necessity of asking these
questions A study OF the text of the
last Knox resolution fails to show any
declaration that the United States ac-
cepts the various Versailles settlements.
sumptuous one, here is that Senators
Knox and Lodge mean in some declara-
tion, either in new Knox resolution or
subsequent American-German treaty,
to recognize the new territorial limits OF
Danzig and the Saare Valley and the
other settlements, including the ap-
preaching division Of Upper Silcsia.
Dlplomatical il was said here that the
Administration in Washington has only
recognized German responsibility for the
war and reparation liability. Naturally
fear Is aroused that the new independent
position of the United States will be
taken advantage OF by Germany to
weaken the Allies treaty position, the
whole OF German diplomacy being aimed
at developing a controversy not only
respecting reparations. but over other
treaty disputes wherein she can bring
the United States as arbitrator, envisag-
ing Americas role from now on as a
neutral.
In line with this Germany is expected
to construe the last paragraph of the
American note as an encouragement for
her TO assume the initiative in new
negotiations, which, designedly falling
short Of the Allies terms. will give Ger
many the desired basis for an appeal TO
America TO arbltrate. That still appears
very undesirable to French officials.