The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-02
Treaty Just Signed 0mits Much
of Earlier Pact
LEAGUE OF NATIONS BARRED
Reference Made To Yap-CIaims Of
United States AS To Germany's
Overseas Possessions
Reaffirmed.

between the united states ana Ger.
many was signed in Berlin, and made
public by the State Department. 1t
puts into force the economic, repara-
tons, military and various other pro-
visions of the unratifed Treaty of Yer
sailles, but provides specifically that
the United States shall not be bound
by the covenant of the League of
Nations or by other enumerated parts
Of the Versailles settlement.
The text of the treaty is as follows:
"The United States of America and
Germany:
Considering that the United States,
acting in conjunction with its co-bel-
ligerents, entered into an armistice
with Germany on November IL, 1918,
in order that treaty of peace might
be concluded:
considering that the Treaty of Yer
sailles was signed on June 90, 1919,
and came into force according to the
terms of its Article 440, 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, July
2, 1921, which reads, in part, as fol-
lows:
Resolved, By the Senate and
House Of Representative of the Unit
ed States of America in congress as
sembled, that the state of war de.
clared to exist between the Imperial
German Government and the United
States Of America by the joint resolu-
ton Of Congress approved April 6,
1917, is hereby declared at an end.
"'Sec. 2. That in making this dec
expressly reserved to the United
States of America, and it's nationals
any and all rights, privileges, indem-
mites, reparations, or advantages, to-
gether with the right to enforce the
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 its benefit or to which it is
entitled as. one of the principal AL
He'd and Associated Powers; or to
which it is entitled by virtue of any
act or acts of Congress; OF otherwise.
"'Sec. 5. All property of the I'M
perial German Government or its sue
cessor or successors and of all Ger.
man nationals which was on April 6,
1917, in or has since that date come
into the possession or under control
or has been the subject of demand
by the United States of America or
any of its officers, agents or en-
ployees from any source or by any
agency whatsoever, and all property
of the Imperial and Royal Austro-H Hun.
garian Government or its successor or
successors and of all Austro- Hungarian
nationals which on December Z, 1917
in or has since that date come into the
possession or under control of or has
been the subject of demand by the
United States of America or any of
its officers, agents or employees from
any source or by any agency whatso-
ever shall be retained by the United
States of America and no disposition
thereof made. except as shall have
been heretofore or specifically here
after shall be provided by law until
such title as the Imperial German Gov
ernment and the Imperial and Royal
Austro-Hungarian Government or their
successor or successors shall have re-
spectively made suitable provision for
the satisfaction of all claims against
said Governments, respectively, of all
persons wherever domiciled who owe
permanent allegiance to the United
States of America and who have suf-
fered through the acts of the Imperial
German Government, or its agents, or
the Imperial Royal Austro- Hungarian
Government or its agents since July
81, 1914, loss. damage or injury to
their persons or property, directly or
indirectly, whether through the owner
ship of shares of stock in German,
Austro-Hungarian, American or other
corporations OF in consequence of hos
tilities of any operations of war or
otherwise, and also shall have granted
to persons owing permanent allegi-
ance to the United States of America
MISREPRESENTATION treatment whether
the same be national or otherwise in
all matters affecting residence, bust
ness, profession, trade, navigation.
commercial and Industrial property
rights, and until the Imperial German
Government and the Imperial and
Royal Austro-Hungarian Government
or their successor or successors shall
have respectively confirmed to the
United States of America all fines for