Evening star., 1921-08-20
President Harding and Mr..
Huqhes Must Carry Burden
of German Pact.
TEUTONS' ARE UNWILLING
TO JUMP THROUGH HOOP
Demand Voice in Terms, Something
They Did Not Get at Versailles.
. Course of q. S. in Doubt.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

The strategy behind the United
States governments negotiations
with Germany over the making Of
new peace treaty Is just coming 10
light. 1t is one Of the most inter-
esting inside stories which official
Washington has developed since the
war
The truth is President Harding and
Secretary Hughes have been loath
to announce to the world that the
plan whereby Congress was to make
peace by resolution is after all in
effective. The executive ,brancn OF
the government Is finding out tnal
Il alone carries the burden OF making
peace with Germany and and tnas nheon9S nnS
the hoop at the mere nod OF wash
ineton. but are actually asking for
n voice in making the treaty pro.
cedure in contrast to the moments at
treaty and called the German dele,
gates into the room and commanded
them to sign on the dotted line.
u. s, Wanted Leverage.
When Congress passed the joint res
nlution declaring peace 1t was De-
lfeyed that peace had been accom-
pIished and that formal proclama-
tion Of peace would follow In the nat
ural course Of events. The Depart
putting up the argument that II
America announced by proclamation
that she is at peace with Germany
Tie United States would be playing It's
last card, so to speak. and would nave
no leverage upon Germany IN the
negotiations Of peace treaty. SO .ae
proclamation has been held up pend
ing the outcome of the Daraeys between
American Commissioner Dresel in Ber-
lin and the German government
But that isn't all For weeks the
White House and State Department
have been reticent about the nesotia-
tions, and, significantly enough. de-
malls have been made of various
stories as to whether the Versailles
treaty would be resubmitted.
Mernbers Of the irreconcflahte group
In the genate have stated positively
their S5Rvicdsn that the EersaiHes
treaty wouldn't be resubmitted to the
senate. But the truth of the matter. 1t
now appears. Is that nobody In the Sem
ate or even the executive branch OF the
government can be sure what the course
of the American government Will nave
to be. The Germans alone nave the
answer And this is why:
= American Rights Sought.
The American commissioner in Berlin
approaches the German government ana
says. in effect.
passed a resolution Of peace in which
the rights of the United States under
the Versailles treaty must be safeguard
ed. That's an instruction from Congress
which we can't ignore. Now we know II
will take months to work out new
treaty with all the important clauses OF
the Versailles treaty retained. so we
suggest temporary arrangement or
agreement in which Germany pledges
herself to make treaty later with the
United States in which the rights gwen
America under the Versailles treaty are
retained by America"
In other words, the United States has
tried to get reaffirmation OF the YER
sailles treaty in advance OF the nego-
tiat!on of formal treaty OF peace with
Germany If Germany declines, then
America simply says:
Don't forget we signed the Versailles
pact, and VIC can simply ratify 1t with
reservations that exclude the league OF
nations covenant and Shantung, and we
still maintain intact all the economic
and reparations clauses which relate
to our rights"
VIII Resubmit Versailles Pact.
Should Germany. therefore, decline
to make an agreement pledging
America all the rights which the
Paris. then the Versailles pact must
he resubmitted with reservations.
The Germans are confronted with an
alternative. They do not imagine that
an irreconcilable group in the United
States Senate will fight to the death
any plan to resubmit the Versailles
treaty, but, on the other hand, even
the irreconcilable group will have to
bow to the inevitable il President
Harding and Secretary Hughes an
nounce that no other course Is open
to America to get peace with Ger
many. II the German government, on
the other hand, approves the memo
randum handed her by American Com
missioner Dresel for a temporary peace
agreement, which is to precede the
making of q new treaty later on. the
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