Arizona republican., 1921-08-27
HUGHES CONSIDERS GERMAN TREATY IS FULL SETTLEMENT
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 26-Fun title to "all the rights. privileges, indemni- ties, reparations or advantages" spe- cified for the United. States under the unratified treaty of Versailles is reaffirmed in the separate treaty with Germany signed yesterday at Berlin.
 By state department officials the treaty is considered a full settlement, making possible not only resump- tion of diplomatic relations but a large measure of commercial inter course as well through it's reaffirma- tion of the economic and financial concessions of the pact of Versailles.
 There was every indication today that efforts would be made by the administration to secure senate rati- fication as soon as possible after congress reassembles late in Oc- tober.
 Such commercial and supplemental treaties as may be found necessary can then be negotiated through the ordinary diplomatic channels.
 With the treaty signed and await ing senate action. there was a re- newal of speculation here regarding the issuance of a possible peace declaration to carry into effect the declarations of the congressional peace resolution. No official would indicate whether the proclamation might be expected to precede ratifi- cation
 Another question which remained l unanswered from any authoritative source related to the probable dura- tion of the American occupation of German territory.
 Under the new treaty Germany | agrees to perpetuate the promise she made in the treaty of Versailles to 1 pay the expenses of occupation but | there is no direct mention of the 1 subject which it is understood. could | be interpreted as in any way affect l ing the present situation, or binding l the United States either to remain oi l withdraw.
 | The Versailles agreement fixed l; l years as the maximum period of oc. | cupation. So far as is known there was no consideration of the subject in the negotiations leading up to tho present treaty. and officials take tht view here that the decision lie: wholly with this governr cnt. It i: {, suggested by those favoring an early withdrawal. however. that mainte
 nance of the forces of occupatio
 might impose such a financial bur den on Germany as to delay mater. tally her payment of reparations Latest available figures place tht
 number of American troops in tn,
 army of occupation at 14 900. who's
 cost of maintenance is nearly a mil
 lion dollars a month. Only a smal Il part of the maintenance bill has beer
 met by the German government thu
 far. upwards of s250, 100000 being du
 and unpaid.
 Despite the predisposition of tn, administration to disengage Ameri
 can relations from any unnecessar. entanglements in Europe, man, questions will enter into considera T tion of the question of troop with
 drawal. Problems growing out o
 the occupation already have led t
 disagfeements among the European
 allies and it is the manifest hope o
 American officials to avoid offens
 to. any of them in the course i
 adopts
 It is considered unlikely that ther
 will be a definite decision pendin , ratification of the treaty by the sen ate and by the reiehstag. both 0 , which are expected to begin consid
 eration of the pact late next month
 Meantime. however. officials of tn state and war departments will mak , a detailed investigation of condition ? in Germany and in the occupied ter ] ritory for the guidance of Presiden
 Harding and his advisers. , Although the treaty signed yester 'day covers in a general way tn
 question of trade relations by re
 affirming many commercial provi
 sions of the Versailles sediment,
 5as disclosed today that a sep~rSt . rade treaty with Germany proL .b7
 Fill be sought in the near futm \ \ is possible that negotiations | Q hat end may begin even before th Q general treaty has been ratified.